Click on the poster, or here, for more info about the TCARES ARRL Field Day – we hope to see you there! More info can be found at the American Radio Relay League (ARRL): https://www.arrl.org/field-day https://www.arrl.org/news/start-planning-for-arrl-field-day-2026
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On Saturday, May 23rd, at the TCARES monthly breakfast meeting, Andrew, K6AEF, and Jeff, N6JWT, gave a presentation on the recent (May 2nd) POTA event, at Elizabeth Peak./Mt. Elizabeth, near Twain Harte, CA. For those not able to attend the meeting, here is the slide presentation of the talk. Learn more about Parks on the Air (POTA) (Click on the link below to view the presentation). https://tcares.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260502_POTA-Event.pdf
Tuolumne County OES and Sheriff will be testing 5 Sirens in the following locations: Groveland, Tuolumne City, Twain Harte, Cold Springs and Strawberry. The County has asked TCARES if we can monitor the locations and report what was heard in a live Net that day. Go to the link below for more info and details. WHEN: Thursday MAY 14 10:30-11:30 AM
Jeff, N6JWT, George, N6GEO, and Ginger, KM6RFT, at the soldering meetup, hosted by George on April 11th. Jeff & Ginger learned quite a bit from George, soldering cable connectors, and getting tips on soldering components onto surface mounts. Thanks so much George!! Stay tuned for more events like this to come.
Join us for a casual Parks On The Air (POTA) meetup at Elizabeth Peak in Cedar Ridge, Tuolumne County, on Saturday, May 2nd (Note: Date changed from April 28th, due to weather forecast). See the events calendar on the tcares.net home page for details.
TCARES hosted a Winter Field Day (WFD) event on Saturday, January 24, 2026, in Columbia State Historic Park, at the old schoolhouse. A number of hams showed up for the event, including: 1) Mike, KI6WJT; 2) Grayson, KE6KYI; 3) Ned, K6NED; 4) Toni, K6TNI; 5) Tim, KO6LLM; 6) John, KN6RLM; 7) Brad, KN6ERF; 8) Ed, KO6DJZ; 9) Carl, K6KRL; 10) Andrew, K6AEF; 11) Ginger, KM6RFT; 12) Steve, KN6JLU; 13) Paul, KN6CWT; 14) Jeff, N6JWT; and (15 & 16) Carl & Andrew’s significant others (hope I didn’t miss anyone!). Tim, KO6LLM, was the big winner, in terms of contacts – he racked […]