WØVFW Amateur Radio Club - VFW POST 3115
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Annual Derby Radio Shack Memorial Sidewalk Sale
When Derby Radio Shack closed it was decided that the annual Sidewalk sale was to important to lose. As always, the event is held the third Saturday of June. Instead of the parking lot at the Shack in Derby it is now held in the parking lot at the VFW Post 3115 at 48Ø1 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita, Kansas 672Ø9. Starts at 6am. Talk in on:
- Downlink: 443.32500 MHz
- Uplink: 448.325 MHz
- CTCSS tone Uplink Tone: 162.2 Hz Band width: Wide 25 Kc
Field Day
Dates vary from year to year but always the fourth weekend in June. Being a small club we generally partner wit another club. Check for more information.
Shack cleanup
As with anyplace the Radio Shack in the Post seems to collect STUFF. It needs a good cleaning so we schedule a day for it. The day also includes whatever maintenance is needed on antennas and cables.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
September 21, 2025 Chenney Lake State Park
Picnic/Cookout and fun. Might even make a few contacts.
PAST EVENTS:
- VFW 3115 Charity Golf Tournament
Friday April 26th 0700
Crestview Country Club
The WØFVW amateur radio club will be sponsoring a hole, come out and support us bring a friend. - Allen Smith KFØFUL gave a great demonstration on making
an antenna from a ladder! We had 12 people in attendance.
Here is a copy of it he gave to the blind hams on You Tube - VFW WØVFW Sloppy Joe Feed fund raiser. March 16th 2024
We had 23 people purchase lunch Saturday. A lot of great conversations and 1 new member joined. 1 renewed. - PARKS ON THE AIR (POTA) 2023
WØVFW was on the east side of Cheeney Lake State Park in the pavilion across from the east marina from 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM on the 7th of October (Saturday).
Parks on the Air(POTA) went great! the contacts came in like falling rain. - Greater Wichita Amature Radio Community 2023 ARRL(r) Ham Field Day. Located in Park City, Kansas This was a blending of several of the Ham radio groups around Wichita, KS