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ANNAPOLIS :

The Annapolis Crew meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:30 PM
local at The Broadneck Grill - http://www.broadneckgrill.com/
This is an informal gathering and minutes
are kept only if there is club business to deal with.
We order dinner about 6:00 and break up by 8.
Director is Bob Finger W9GE on 703 408-2176

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THE BWI REGIONAL:

Weekly breakfast Wed at 7:00 AM at
Basil's Deli Port on Elkrdige Landing Rd 1/4 mile South of
Winterson Road 410-850-4333. Director: Ike Lawton, W3IKE,
410-263-2830. Sec: Howard Leake, W6AXX, 410-465-7008,

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Caroll County:

The Carroll County PVRC group meets several times per year and we are famous for
our spring and fall
BBQ/Open House Events.
On PVRC contest weekends, a Friday "meeting" will often be held at WX3B in the
form of a contest and meal.

Meeting destinations will be announced on the PVRC reflector in advance, as the
destination often changes. Most meetings are held in the Westminster, MD area.
Please contact Jim Nitzberg, WX3B for more information or phone him at
410-346-6011

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CENTRAL:


Meets monthly the second Monday of each month (Except June, July & August).
The location alternates between the below MD and VA locations.
Pre-meeting dinners start at 6:00 pm and meetings start at 7:30 pm.
VA LOCATION: Anita's, 521 E. Maple Ave, Vienna, VA. Tel: 703-255-1001. Meets at
this location during the months of February, April and October.
Chairman: Rich NN3W nn3w@cox.net
MD LOCATION: Topolino's, 6320 Old Branch Avenue, Temple Hills, MD. Tel:
301-449-6160. Meets at this location during the months of January, March, May,
September and November.
Chairman: Mark KD4D kd4d@comcast.net

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CENTRAL VA- Richmond:

Central Virginia
Chair: Puck Motley - W4PM, hmmjr@comcast.net

We welcome you to join us on the first Tuesday of the month at St. Martins Church
located at 9000 St. Martin Lane, Richmond, VA; between W. Broad St. and N. Parham Road
and behind Tucker High School. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.

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Colonial Capitol:

Williamsburg, Virginia
Contact: Herschel Kreis W4TMN

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The Downtown DC Lunch Group:

The Downtown DC Lunch Group:Monthly since April 2005, PVRCers, contesters,
DXers, and others comingthrough this area, have been meeting for lunch in the
Metro Center areaof downtown Washington, DC. By coincidence (or not), many of us
are not regulars at the CentralRegion evening meetings, which take place before
ours, so it's a goodtime to hear about those meetings. And if you give him
enough notice,regular attendee Fred K3ZO may bring you your 3-land QSL bureau
cards! We invite and encourage you to join us every month for good food, good
company,and good conversation. With rare exceptions (i.e., when we have a
speaker), we meet 12 noon at : R.F.D. Washington810 7th St. NWWashington, DC
20001Metro access via the Galley Place station on the Green, Yellow and Red Line
lines. We generally gather on the second Wednesday or Thursday of the month,
after the Central region meeting. If you have any questions (Is the food good?
Is the food affordable? Where can I park?) feel free to email or call me (W3DQ)
; 202-482-2527) or our co-convener, Rich NN3W or Brian WV4V.Hope you can join  us !

 Eric W3DQ

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LAUREL REGION.

Bill Smith, N3XL is the PVRC contact, email him at n3xl@arrl.net.
Chapter meetings are held quarterly in conjunction with the regular
Laurel Amateur Radio Club (LARC) monthly meetings - i.e. JANUARY,
APRIL, JULY, and OCTOBER. LARC meetings are held monthly (except December)
on the 4th Wednesday at 7:30 PM. Interested? The LARC website at
http://larcmd.org/ has additional information on the club,
including the club activities schedule and membership applications.
The clubhouse address is 384 Main Street in Laurel, Maryland.

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NORTH CAROLINA:
PVRC/NC/EAST:
Chair: Rob K4OV ; Sec: Keith W4KAZ;
http://PVRCNC.ORG
PVRC/NC/E meets at 6pm the first Thursday of each month at Manchesters in N.
Raleigh (Sept thru May).

There is an additional meeting at the Raleigh hamfest in April.
PVRC/NC/WEST:
The chairman for the PVRC/NC West chapter is Henry Heidtmann W2DZO
PVRC-NC/West:
"The Winston-Salem Courteous Operators Club" (W4WS), otherwise known as
PVRC-NC/West, meets on the fourth Monday of each month at about 7:00 PM at the
"Mellow Mushroom" establishment, 314 West 4th Street (4th & Marshall Sts.),
Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Look for the table occupied by the oldest folks in the
place. Wide variety of cold 801s. Info at http://www.w4ws.org


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NORTHWEST:

Chair: Jim Nitzberg, WX3B [at] ARRL.NET

 Meets monthly the 3rd Tuesday. Informal dinner about 6 pm;
meeting at 7 pm at the City Buffet, 1306 West Patrick St,
Frederick, MD 301-360-9666.

 From West Patrick Street, turn up McCain Dr.
(the Mountain View Diner is on the corner),
then turn right into the shopping center,
then turn left and search for a parking place.
The City Buffet is tucked back in the left corner
of the shopping center behind the
Mountain View Diner. You can't see the
City Buffet from West Patrick Street.

 The NW Region meetings are on the third Tuesday
of each month. Most arrive about 6 PM for dinner
and informal discussions. The meeting begins
at 7:00 PM.

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OVER-THE-HILL LUNCH BUNCH (VA DC MD):

The Over the Hill Bunch meets for lunch at noon
alternately in Maryland at the College PARK Holiday Inn Route 1
and the Beltway or in Virginia at the Parkview Marriot near route
50 and the Beltway.
Meetings generally are held on the last
Wednesday of the month in Maryland and the last Thursday of the
in Virginia. Individual meeting dates are subject to change. Meetings
are announced by E-Mail. All PVRC members, non-members interested in
membership and guests are welcome.
For information contact Roger
Stephens, K5VRX, at rogerergo@verizon.net , 703-658-3991


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PENNSYLVANIA: Steve Cutshall, K3TZV 717-763-0462.
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RAPPAHANNOCK:

Steve Bookout, NR4M .
Also, Larry Schimelpfenig, K7SV.

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SOUTHERN MD CHAPTER:

Chairman: Wayne Rogers N1WR
P.O.C. Tom Shelton, AB3IC

This Chapter primarily serves the Hams in St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles counties.
This area includes several large population centers (Waldorf, La Plata, Lexington Park,
Prince Frederick, Brandywine, Leonardtown, and a few others).

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SOUTHWEST VA CHAPTER:

Chairman: Mark Sihlanick N2QT, Tel: 434-525-2921
The Southwest VA group meets each Wednesday at about 8:30 AM at Hardees at
20265 Timberlake Road in Lynchburg, VA.
This is an informal gathering. Minutes are kept only if there is club business
to deal with.

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TIDEWATER

PVRC Tidewater Chapter meets in conjunction with the Virginia DX Century Club the third Tuesday each month at Frankie's
Place for Ribs Restaurant in Virginia Beach tel: 757-495-7427.
Arrive at 6:30 pm with dinner at 7:00pm.

A chapter representative does a PVRC member roll call and visitors interested in joining are noted in chapter reports.
Additional meetings dedicated to contesting are held as needed at member QTH's with email invitations to all chapter
members.

Anyone interested in becoming a member of PVRC Tidewater can contact
Don Lynch, W4ZYT, w4zyt.don@gmail.com
or Chet Moore, N4FX,chetmoore@cox.net
or Ron Young W8RJL, w8rjl@arrl.net tel:757-427-5695

OTHER MEETINGS based on prior year(s):

May. Meeting at Dayton Hamvention
Jun. W3LPL open house & PVRC/NCDXA joint
meeting >12N 6/21/03 Sat before FD<
Jun/Jul Joint FRC/PVRC meeting.Date varies.
Jul. PVRC/NC cook out
Aug. NCDXA/PVRC Fowlfest at W3YOZ
Sep. PV meeting >FALLfest Howard Co Fair Gr<
Sep. Open house, WR3L, Baltimore
Dec. Christmas dinner, DC area.

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