Hunting Foxes at Pinecrest Expedition Academy by Richard Combs Pinecrest Expedition Academy is a very outdoors oriented hands-on school. So, under the guise of giving a presentation about amateur radio, a few of us arranged for a Fox Hunt for the students. Those in the know realize this is not an actual fox hunt, but rather an exercise in radio direction finding. With the help of Greg Kiyoi KN6RUQ and “Fox Master “Brian Zoraster KA6ZED, foxes were found, and students educated. My task was talking about radios, its history, and how they work. There were two groups young K-3 and older […]
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TCARES volunteers have a very exciting adventure helping out with the 2025 Groveland Grind. Scroll through this presentation or download the whole file to view it any way you prefer. Enjoy.
Project Vision TCARES seeks to increase its mobile communications capability with a small cargo trailer customization project, built in phases, that would be used in community events and in emergencies. The trailer will have two main purposes 1) Marketing and Recruitment (with Training) and 2) Emergency Preparedness and Awareness. The cargo trailer will be purchased new and be small enough to tow with any SUV or truck. The sidewalls will be utilized to emblazon with bill-board style branding and Radio related Logos. It should be tall enough inside to stand in and have two radio workstations with chairs inside. Funding will […]
December 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm PST Come join fellow TCARES members and enjoy a holiday feast with roasted turkey and ham with tasty side dishes, raffle for ham radio items, live holiday music and much much more! This is our biggest social event of the year. We will also announce who won the election to the board of directors. 18375 Fir Ave, Tuolumne, CA 95379 Come and bring your family, a side dish, a raffle item, money to buy raffle tickets…see you there! MENU: Free (bring a side dish and an item for the raffle)
SHAKEOUT DRILL: A big thanks to the 40 people that checked into the net from all parts of the County and other counties. The County GIS Mapping crew made amazing maps and kept updating as we conducted the 45 minute NET. TC OES staff thanked us for the demonstration and we discussed changes and additions for the next exercise/drill. Here are some photos. Results/Feedback/Lessons Learned: 40+ Local hams checked in! Good coverage across the county Some stations had difficulty checking in from Pinecrest and Moccasin We want to test the SWR on all UHF/VHF antennas at the EOC. Need more stations […]