https://www.winterfieldday.com Winter Field Day Association Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) is a dedicated group of Amateur Radio Operators who believe that emergency communications in a winter environment is just as important as the preparations and practice that is done each summer but with some additional unique operational concerns. We believe as do those entities of ARRL Organizations like ARES & RACES that maintaining your operational skills should not be […]
04/12/2021: Pacificon Family, Well, the year 2020 is behind us, minus Pacificon, unfortunately. But we’re looking forward to October, 2021. We hope and expect that the pandemic will have been brought under control by then, allowing us to hold Pacificon 2021 in person. We’ll be working hard to make it the best one ever. Thank you for your loyalty to Pacificon. We’ll see you at the San Ramon Marriott […]
The California QSO Party (CQP) is held every year on the first weekend of October. The first CQP took place in 1966. Since 1974, the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) has sponsored CQP. CQP has traditionally opened the annual contest season by providing an opportunity for contesters to prepare for the ARRL November Sweepstakes since the format is similar. Stations outside of California, worldwide, work stations in California only. The […]
Ham Radio Parachute Mobile Mission 39 is scheduled for Saturday August 21, 2021. You can reach via Simplex 146.430 MHz and jumps are made from 13,500 feet. Very reachable from Tuolumne County. If you have line of sight due west, you can participate! Ham radio operators Mark Meltzer, AF6IM, and Michael Gregg, KF6WRW, were chatting on a repeater in 2008 and learned that they shared skydiving as a second […]
2021 ARRL Field Day is June 26-27 Rules & Resources | Facebook Group | Field Day T-shirts & Gear | Join ARRL ARRL Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June. 2020 Field Day results will appear in December QST. Follow 2021 Field Day preparations with the news and stories below (more stories will be added every few weeks, so check back): ARRL to Extend Field Day […]
Sonora CA Ham Exam Scheduled: June 13 TCARES will offer a HAM License Exam session on Sunday, June 13 at 1:00 PM. All classes of testing will be offered. This session is open to all who want to take the FCC Ham Exam. All new applicants must have an FRN number and an email address for the paperwork. Bring two forms of Identification. (Drivers License and Credit Card or Phone Bill) Also bring $15 for the testing fee. —GET REQUIRED FRN NUMBER INSTRUCTIONS—SONORA TESTING LOCATION MAP—Questions:Grayson KE6KYIpapa-bird@sbcglobal.net209-962-4661
Tuolumne County Amateur Radio Electronics Society has joined Amazon Smiles. Amazon smiles is a charitable organization with Amazon.com. When you choose to use our amazon smiles link we, as a Non profit, will receive a half percent of the eligible purchase. Amazon Smiles Link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/77-0266803 If you are an IOS or Android user please: Go to your app store and download the amazon shopping app. Login to your account like […]
04/22/2021 (from the ARRL.org) ARRL and the American Red Cross (ARC) have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another 5 years. The MOU spells out how ARRL and the American Red Cross will work cooperatively during a disaster response. “We are pleased to extend our partnership with the American Red Cross,” ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said. “This agreement details how ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) volunteers will interface with Red […]