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February 2018
TCARES Breakfast Meeting
Doors open at 8:30 and the club meeting starts @9:30.
Find out more »Ham Radio Exam Session
Click here to learn how to study for your Exam. What to Bring to an Exam Session: MAP OF TEST LOCATION 1. A legal photo ID (driver’s license, passport) 2. If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification: a. non-photo ID/driver's license (some states still have them) b. birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal) c. social security card d. library card e. utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that specifically names the person; or a postmarked…
Find out more »March 2018
Listen to the ISS Space Station
The ISS International Space Station will fly right over the motherlode tomorrow, and we can listen! at 10 AM Listen: Downlink 145.800, some handhelds can pick it up. Maybe 5 minutes of silence before you hear anything. Will only hear the space station. Parkside Middle School, San Bruno, CA, direct via K6PVJ THIS IS NEAR SFO AIRPORT The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-03-07…
Find out more »TCARES Breakfast Meeting
Doors open at 8:30 and the club meeting starts @9:30.
Find out more »Public Service: Jamestown Run
TCARES members: Meet at Jamestown CHP 7 AM TCARES is providing radio communication for this fundraiser event. All levels of hams are welcome. Guests can be paired with hams. Questions on the runs? contact Grayson, KE6KYI This is an annual community event, coordinated by Jamestown School, Parents, Teachers. This run is a fundraiser for Jamestown Science Camp and Band Program. Kids Dash starts @ 8:00am at Jamestown School Registration starts @ 7:00am in the Jamestown School Library. **This event…
Find out more »April 2018
Public Service: 2018 Old Mill Run, Columbia CA
Old Mill Run, Saturday April 21, Meet at fire house/Gazebo Main St Columbia State Park 7AM TCARES is providing radio communication for this fundraiser event. All levels of hams are welcome. Guests can be paired with hams. Questions on the run? contact Grayson, KE6KYI EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK
Find out more »Ham Radio Exam Session April 2018
Click here to learn how to study for your Exam. What to Bring to an Exam Session: MAP OF TEST LOCATION 1. A legal photo ID (driver’s license, passport) 2. If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification: a. non-photo ID/driver's license (some states still have them) b. birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal) c. social security card d. library card e. utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that specifically names the person; or a postmarked…
Find out more »May 2018
TCARES Breakfast Meeting
Doors open at 8:30 and the club meeting starts @9:30.
Find out more »June 2018
2018 Father’s Day Fly-In
TCARES Exhibit @ 2018 Father's Day Fly-In TCARES has been approved for a free information and demo booth at the 2018 Father's Day Fly-In for the purpose of educating the general public about the Amateur Radio arts. In the booth space, we will put up a canopy and tables, set up some antennas and radios, hand out flyers and brochures, etc. It is a very popular event with tons of families with kids there along with Boy Scouts and other organizations…
Find out more »2018 Field Day @ Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Station
TCARES will host field day at the MI-WUK SUGAR PINE FIRE STATION Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular…
Find out more »July 2018
TCARES Club Annual Membership Dues
Membership renewals are due on July 1 of each year. Full membership is open to all licensed Amateur Radio Operators. As a member of TCARES, your dues help support a variety of club activities. Membership fees provide maintenance fees for the club repeaters. Funds are also used to support TCARES' portable communications gear, and pay for printing and mailing the club marketing materials. In addition, your dues help TCARES provide emergency service training, education and testing for license upgrading and…
Find out more »July TCARES Breakfast Meeting (new hours)
Join us July 21 at the Pine Tree restaurant. The room opens at 8:30 AM for those who want to have breakfast, coffee, or just socialize. The meeting starts promptly at 9:30 AM.
Find out more »August 2018
August TCARES Breakfast Meeting (new hours)
Join us Aug 18 at the Pine Tree restaurant. The room opens at 8:30 AM for those who want to have breakfast, coffee, or just socialize. The meeting starts promptly at 9:30 AM.
Find out more »TCARES: Incident Command System Training
The Incident Command System is Useful in Both Emergency and Routine Incidents Join Ham Operators in a day of basic / refresher training on the Incident Command System (ICS) on Saturday, August 25, 2018. A working knowledge of ICS and how it might impact amateur radio operators will be the subject of an all-day workshop at the Tuolumne County Library. This workshop will be presented by Craig Konklin, a retired Battalion Chief and Training Officer from CAL FIRE. There is…
Find out more »September 2018
TCARES Monthly Breakfast Meeting: SEP 15
Join us Sept 15 at the Pine Tree restaurant. The room opens at 8:30 AM for those who want to have breakfast, coffee, or just socialize. The meeting starts promptly at 9:30 AM.
Find out more »TCARES Ham Radio Exam Session Sept 2018
Click here to learn how to study for your Exam. What to Bring to an Exam Session: MAP OF TEST LOCATION 1. A legal photo ID (driver’s license, passport) 2. If no photo ID is available, two forms of identification: a. non-photo ID/driver's license (some states still have them) b. birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal) c. social security card d. library card e. utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that specifically names the person; or a postmarked…
Find out more »October 2018
California QSO Party
53rd Running Of The CQP! County Expeditions Wanted http://www.cqp.org CQP needs more intrepid expeditions to activate some of California's "rare" counties. This is your chance to generate exciting pileups without foreign travel. Great, already-scouted locations are available. Let us know about your equipment and operator team. We'll match you up with that "rare" county. Click on this link to contact CQP organizers. Welcome! The California QSO Party (CQP) is held every year on the first weekend of October. The first CQP…
Find out more »Nevada QSO Party
http://nvqso.com Nevada QSO Party - Oct 12 - 14, 2018 The Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society is proud to present the Nevada QSO Party which will be an annual event on the second full weekend in October. This year it will start at 2000 hours Nevada time (PDST) on Friday, October 12 (0300z 10/13/2018) and run until 1400 on Sunday, October 14 (2100z 10/14/2017) The objective of this contest is to activate and work all 17 of the counties in…
Find out more »PACIFICON October 2018, San Ramon Marriott.
Pacificon gives you three great days of activities for one low cost: A full slate of outstanding Forum presentations about a wide range of amateur radio topics; a large Vendor Expo filled with exciting products and exhibits; an outdoor Swap Meet; QRP activities; Youth Activities; electronics kit building and soldering classes; a One Day License Prep Class to prepare you to pass the amateur radio Technician license examination and get your first amateur radio license; a Special Events Station where…
Find out more »November 2018
Sonora Beginner Radio Communications Class
Sonora Radio Communications Class Beginners: Learn radio communications for all ages. Advanced: Study for the Technician and General license. Cost: FREE! (sign up below) When: OCT 6, 2018, 9 AM til Noon. Where: 14535 Peaceful Valley Road, Sonora CA (New address) How will you communicate with family during emergencies? Learn how to use all types of hand held mobile and base station radio equipment. Find out what frequencies you can use without a license and start communicating right away. This class…
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TCARES Ham Radio Exam Session NOV 2018
Click here to learn how to study for your ham test. What to Bring to the Sonora Ham Test Exam Session: MAP OF SONORA TEST LOCATION A legal photo ID (driver’s license, passport) and a second of identification: birth certificate (must have the appropriate seal) social security card library card utility bill, bank statement or other business correspondence that specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on…
Find out more »December 2018
TCARES Annual Christmas Party Dec 1 @1PM
TCARES Christmas Party 2018 (elves may come at noon to help decorate) Please come at 1 PM to start the party, we will sit down to eat around 2 PM. The Turkey and Ham are being provided, Please bring a side dish to share. Raffle Bring an extra $5 or $20 to buy raffle tickets. Please bring any extra Ham Radio or Related gear and electronics to donate for the Raffle. Other interesting items area also allowed, but you have…
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