### Upcoming Meetings

**Thursday, August 9, 7:30 PM** Dolley Madison Library, McLean, VA. Bob Sullivan, W0YVA, will make a presentation on restoration of amateur radio equipment. See: http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ras-hardware.htm

### Recent Meetings

**Thursday, July 12** Members were invited to bring amateur radio equipment and components to the meeting for exchange.

**Thursday, June 14** Richard O'Neil made a presentation on "How to Make a Crystal Set" including circuits, variable capacitors, coils, diodes, impedance matching, phones, etc and displayed several completed crystal sets.

### Upcoming Events

**July 22** Maryland Hamfest and Computerfest, West Friendship, MD, www.bratsatv.org/hamfest

**August 5** Berryville Hamfest, Berryville, VA, [www.w4rkc.org/hamfest](http://www.w4rkc.org/hamfest)

**August 19** Carroll County Tailgate Fest, www.qis.net/~k3pzn

**September 5** Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach Hamfest, www.vbhamfest.com

**September 21-23** ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC), Atlanta at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel. July 31 is the paper submission deadline. Please send papers to Maty Weinberg, ARRL HQ by mail or e-mail maty@arrl.org. 

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