Activities and Events   The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club:     Has Monthly Meetings Has Monthly Volunteer Examination Sessions Has a Monthly Breakfast social gathering, an annual Holiday Party, and an annual Picnic along with it's Field Day activities Maintains a 2 meter repeater which is open to all and has a telephone autopatch covering the Northern Virginia - DC Metro area for it's members Participates in the Fairfax County ARES/RACES program Conducts a weekly ARES net on the Club's repeater Publishs a monthly club newsletter entitled Ye Olde RF Output or YORFO as it is often called Maintains this web site to advertise the Club and keep our members informed Co-sponsors Venturing Crew 80-W3BSA Members serve as the primary operators for the US Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information System Command's amateur radio equipment, thereby keeping the equipment, antennas, and operators ready for when there's a need for emergency communications Conducts s Special Event Station in commeroration of George Washington's Birthday each President's Day weekend from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate on the West shore of the Potomac River Participates in the annual ARRL Field Day exercise in late June. MVARC is affilated with the American Radio Rely League (ARRL).