from the ARRL: Stay Safe and Stay On the Air With 2020 ARRL Field Day – one of the biggest events on the Amateur Radio calendar – just about 12 weeks away, ARRL officials are monitoring this situation with the coronavirus very closely and paying close attention to all of the information and guidance being offered by the CDC’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html). At its core, Field Day […]
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2020 Board Member Nominations TCARES BOARD of DIRECTORS: The Corporation has seven ( 7 ) Directors, consisting of : The four (4) executive Officers and three (3) Directors at large. Elected from the membership, these seven (7) board members will be known as the Board of Directors. ELECTION Process: 1. Nominations shall be collected during October. 2. Elections will be held in November. 3. Balloting will end on November […]
We are asking all members to update their contact information and sharing preferences. Please fill out this form here. TCARES membership is open to everyone. As a member of TCARES, your dues help support a variety of club activities. Membership fees provide for maintenance fees for the club repeaters across the county. Funds are also used to support TCARES’ portable communication gear, and pay for printing and the club […]
We had a GREAT Workshop! On Saturday, April 27, TCARES members presented a workshop oriented toward new and potential Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) and to the general public who might not have a good understanding of what Ham Radio is all about. The workshop commenced at 0900 hours and ended about 1500 hours with topics including what to expect as you study for your FCC license exam, practice exams, […]
I have only been a licensed ham operator since August 23, 2011, so most of the history of the hobby comes from what I hear from other hams who have been in the hobby longer than I have. But I have been in the emergency services as a fire fighter and medic for 38 years. I have observed the evolution of the emergency services in America generally and in […]
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: JAN 5, 2019, 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 […]
Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10 meter band. Online Log Submission: Participants can now submit their Cabrillo-formatted contest logs via the web. A new online log submission web page can be used to upload your log as a file or by copy-and-pasting the log text into a text window. The log will then be checked for proper formatting and […]
Pacificon, San Ramon, CA. * 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 instruction * A One Day License Prep Class to prepare you to pass the amateur radio Technician license examination and get your first amateur radio license […]
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2019 Board Member Nominations TCARES BOARD of DIRECTORS: The Corporation has seven ( 7 ) Directors, consisting of : The four (4) executive Officers and three (3) Directors at large. Elected from the membership, these seven (7) board members will be known as the Board of Directors. ELECTION Process: 1. Nominations shall be collected during October. 2. Elections will be held in November. 3. Balloting will end on November […]
http://www.pacificon.org The Pacificon staff has negotiated a convention rate of $138 per night per room for a set number of rooms. That rate is good until September 19th, or until that block of rooms has sold out, whichever occurs first. Click Here to Make Your Hotel Reservations The Pacificon 2018 Team has been working very hard to bring you the very best Pacificon that we can. The location will […]
Amateur radio is more than a hobby for Groveland resident Carl Croci. On top of spending many nights a week relaying messages with amateur radio operators in the area and across the globe, the 77-year-old also serves as the Tuolumne County coordinator for Amateur Radio Emergency Services. The service is capable of providing backup communication for the community during wildfires and other types of emergencies to alleviate the burden […]
A Live Conversation from the ISS Thursday July 26: 1:20 PM. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink from Sonora on any 2 Meter radio. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), a Space Station Explorers partner organization, will host a live radio contact with an astronaut on the ISS. Local students will ask the astronaut questions about living and working in space and […]
Parachute Mobile | In the Air, On the Air Mission 31 Update QST, QST, QST… Parachute Mobile Mission 31 is scheduled for June 16, 2018. This will be an opportunity to for you to make a unique contact with a skydiver while he descends under his parachute. Frequencies (Corrected HF Rx frequency typo) FM: 146.430 MHz simplex HF: 14.250 MHz up 10 KC (Tx 14.250, Rx 14.260) APRS […]
Expect to see a ton of Northern California contacts on 2 Meters Simplex. Objective: To work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees by 1 degree grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies above 50 MHz. Foreign stations work W/VE amateurs only. Date and Contest Period: The second full weekend in June. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 0300 UTC Monday (June 9-11, 2018). June VHF Contest […]
TCARES Exhibit @ 2018 Father’s Day Fly-In TCARES applied 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. We are looking to see if there are about 10 to 14 club members interested in staffing 2 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday. If we get enough sign ups, we will send in our application […]
ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST (12 May 2018) The Military Auxiliary Radio System will host this year’s Armed Forces Day Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12, 2018. This annual event is open to all radio operators, and will not impact any public or private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event, which is only an exercise scenario, designed to […]
Saturday, April 21, 2018, TCARES.NET conducted a public service event for the OLD MILL Walk/Run event in Columbia State Park for about 75 participants over a 10K race route and we staffed it with about 20 members of our club. Here are some photos of the preparation and actual event. In addition, we had a public information table for those interested in learning more about ham radio.
Ham Radio Exam Session April 2018 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 […]
Sonora, CA — Local emergency services have been activated and some of those are the amateur radio operators. In certain situations phone circuits can be overloaded and cell phone service may not be available. HAM Radio is one way communication can continue. Tuolumne County RACES Radio Officer, Phil Fish says, “We volunteer to the county to assist in anyway they need us. The county has asked us to perform […]