Author: Ted Bauer

This year PVRC funded two $3000 scholarships: The 2025 year recipients are Caroline Kuebert, KM4VCO and Jonathan Patton, KC3PQC. Both are active Hams from families of Hams whose grandfathers are PVRC members, and we hope they will join PVRC as avid contesters once they complete their academic studies. Their Thank You letters will appear in the October Newsletter and they will also be forwarded via our email reflector.

Congratulations to both Caroline and Jonathan! We wish you well and look forward to hearing you on the bands.

W3AO’s Field Day 2025 interview on Q5, by Kevin Thomas, W1DED, is now available under Presentations on the PVRC Website. Most of you know that W3AO is PVRC’s Field Day “contest that’s not a contest” operation. This year it was a 10A + GOTA entry with 10,000+QSOs accrued.

The W3AO/PVRC Field Day operations have won every category entered for every year since 1999 – including multiple all-time, all-category QSO records which remain unbeaten to date.

Over the years, W3AO has demonstrated its contesting prowess, promoting excellence in Radiosport, exemplifying the camaraderie of a hard-working group of PVRC members, and teaching newcomers.

PVRC is the top sponsor for WRTC2026 tents. PVRC is sponsoring 2 North American team tents and one of the Youth tents for 2026, thanks to the generosity of PVRC contesters.

WRTC2026 will be held in the UK concurrent with IARU HF contest in July 2026. WRTC is the Radiosport equivalent of the Olympics, wherein 2-operator teams vie for top contester honors in the world of Ham radio every 4 years.