WOW !! This year has really flown by. It was this time last year, 2021, when Pat Ryan N9JIX, named me Net Manager. Now, in 2022, so much has changed. We were in the middle of the Pandemic, rallies had been cancelled or planning cancelled; Alan Beebe, AC0F, was hosting a Colorado rally in uncertain times; and a Virtual online event was planned for Fall. RVRN was in unchartered territory.
During the last year the pandemic ended and then came back again, fuel prices went thru the roof, a successful, but small, spring rally took place in Ohio, and during that time your RVRN Advisory Board has been hard a work, every month, trying to improve the club.
We hold a monthly Zoom meeting and stay in constant contact through email and phone calls. The Constitution and By-laws committee has been working hard to come up with a new document in order to re-form our club into a more democratic organization. I am happy to report that with the help of the ARRL and input from members through the online polls, a new document should be ready in 2023. In the
future, every member will have a voice through the ballot box.
2023 is the 40th anniversary of the founding of our club. In 1983 the Good Sam Hams Net was formed. Later it would become the RV Radio Network.
The year ahead could be our greatest year ever, with the help of our members.
BRANSON 2022 - Our Fall Rally this year will kick off transition to 2023
HamCation 2023 – RVRN will have a booth inside and social events surrounding this major Hamfest. Details announced to members soon.
Return to Ohio AMISH Country & HamVention 2023 – RVRN is planning a booth and social event at Dayton and our Spring Rally in Berlin will occur just before the world’s greatest hamfest. Make plans to attend both, back to back in Ohio. Details coming soon.
Fall Rally in Texas Hill Country – Tentative plans include a rally in Fredericksburg Texas. Details to be announced later
HF NETS - Our 40m net continues to be the mainstay of our club. Even though the band has been difficult at times, our NCS’s have had increased check-ins, and Netlogger has made it easier for stations to find us and check in when it is difficult to hear. We continue to look for ways to make it easier for our Mountain/Pacific time zone members to check in. We are studying the possibility of a west coast net but need further input from our western members.
Multi-mode Net – What began as an EchoLink Net only has expanded into a true multimode net as DMR, D-Star, C4FM, and other modes are now available for use. See our website for all the different ways you can check in to this Thursday evening net.
Club Call – We recently were granted a club call for use during our rallies/events. WE2RV is exactly what we do. N3YRZ is our QSL Manager.
I hope you will join me in thanking the Advisory Board for their loyalty and support of RVRN through their many hours of FREE work to benefit our club. No one in the club receives any pay for the work they do. Without all these volunteers RVRN would not be possible. Please send them a comment and let them know what you would like to see from your club. board@rvradionetwork.com
Hank Montgomery K4HM -
Deputy Net Manager, Webmaster, Constitution Committee Chair, NCS
Michelle Sack N3YRZ –
Secretary, Newsletter Editor, NCS
Alan Beebe AC0F –
Treasurer, Constitution Committee
Fred Koch KA2HPG –
Communications Manager, NCS
Dwight Bonifield W8TJT –
Public Relations, NCS
Tom Abernethy W3TOM –
ARRL Liaison, Constitution Committee
Bob Carl AI1N –
NCS, Constitution Committee
I would also like to thank Immediate Past Net Manager, Pat Ryan N9JIX, for her belief in me. A special thanks to past Net Manager, Membership Manager, and Treasurer Marshall Kiel KF9SU, for all his efforts during and before the change in leadership.
Many thanks to all our members who enjoy the fun of Ham radio and RV’ing

73 & Safe Travels
Calvin Means W4QMT