Training
TCARES: Incident Command System Training
Tuolumne County Library 480 Greenley Rd, Sonora, United StatesThe 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 […]
Sonora Beginner Radio Communications Class
The BunkHouse 14535 Peaceful Valley Road, Sonora, CA, United StatesSonora 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 […]
2019 DX Convention, Visalia CA
Visalia CA Visalia, CA, United Stateshttp://www.dxconvention.com Visalia is 150 Miles from Sonora. (2.5 hour drive) The 70th International DX Convention sponsored by the Northern California DX Club will be held again at the beautiful Visalia Conference Center in downtown Visalia, California from April 12-14, 2019. If you’re a DXer or interested in any aspect of Ham radio, then IDXC is […]
Introduction to Ham Radio Class April 27, 2019
SHERIFF CSU OFFICE 13775 Mono Way, Sonora, CA, United StatesHave you ever wondered what Ham Radio is all about? Come to this FREE Saturday workshop to learn about Ham Radio. See demonstrations and equipment, talk to local Hams, see what you will need to learn to get your own license, You can even talk to other Hams on our radios, take practice examinations using […]
PUBLIC SERVICE: Groveland Grind @ Rush Creek
Rush Creek Resort 34001 Highway 120, Groveland, United StatesThis is an ARES EMCOMM Training exercise.
2019 ARRL TCARES FIELD DAY
Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Station 24247 Highway 108, Mi Wuk Village, CA, United StatesField 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 […]
Introduction to Ham Radio Workshop 2020
Red Cross Sonora 850 Sanguinetti Rd, Sonora, CA, United StatesThis workshop is for all interested in becoming a ham radio operator, or is a new ham radio operator. AGENDA: When all else fails…. Emergency Preparedness What is an FCC License? How to prepare and take a FCC test Basics of a Transceiver How to operate and use a radio How repeaters work Repeater demonstration […]
Intro to Ham Radio Online Workshop April 17 2021
Learn how to be a ham radio operator in Tuolumne County. SIGN UP BELOW, REGISTRATION REQUIRED, LIMITED TO THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE! In this workshop, you will learn: Emergency CommunicationsHow to get your FCC Ham Radio LicenseHow to study for the 35 question examHow to get started for little as about $200 in radio gear […]
Ham Radio Winter Field Day 2023
Columbia State Park Historic School House 22890 School House St, Columbia, CaliforniaTCARES will participate in Winter Field Day January 28th 2023 We will be in Columbia State Park at the Historic School House! (north of the park) We will operate from some picnic benches with Vertical antennas. We will have at least 2 stations, one 2 Meter and one HF on 40 Meters, and maybe more. […]
2023 ARRL Field Day – 16582 Oakhaven Lane, Sonora CA
ARRL Annual Field Day Contest starts at 11 AM SAT until 11 AM SUN with set up and tear down before and after the contest window. This event is HF oriented and any class ham can participate. This year the event will be in the lower Twain Harte Area at the upper end of Phoenix Lake road at 16582 […]
SEA-PAC 2024, Seaside Oregon
SeaSide Oregon Sea Side, Oregon, United StatesThe Northwest's Largest Ham Convention and the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention To stay in formed about SEA-PAC, subscribe to the low volume eMailing List by sending an email with your name and callsign to info@seapac.org.Commercial Exhibits - Giant Flea Market - Workshops - Seminars Banquet - Prizes - VE Testing - DX & YL Luncheon […]
OES Emergency Drill
Ham Radio Operators will be assigned to key County locations like Resiliency Centers, Airports, Fairgrounds, Hospitals, etc to check in to prove county wide VHF communications between key operational buildings. The Earthquake will be at 10:17 am tomorrow (OCT 17, 10:17) NEW - The NET sequence will be…. (STARTING ABOUT 10:30 am) 1. ASSIGNED LOCATION NET […]
2025 Quartzfest Ham Radio Convention
Quartz AZ Quartz, AZ, United StatesQuartzFest is special in part because it comes to life each year, rising from nothing in a remote area of the Sonoran desert in the southwestern USA. Hundreds of Hams and their families and friends choose to unplug from their daily lives, travel to and setup this desert community, and immerse themselves in this week-long […]
County OES Emergency Siren Test MAY 13 11:00 AM
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. WHEN: Tuesday (corrected) MAY 13 11:00 AM Schedule: WHERE: Groveland, […]
ARRL Ham Radio Field Day June 2025 in Strawberry!
Pinecrest Academy 30433 Old Strawberry Rd, Cold Springs, California, United StatesNEW LOCATION -- in Pinecrest on old Strawberry Road, see below. (20 miles from Sonora, at 5,600 ft elevation, on 108, 5 minutes from Pinecrest Lake. Rich Combs, KN6HSR, and Greg Kiyoi, KN6RUQ, will teach a WINLINK CLASS so anyone that has a computer with Winlink and an appropriate interface between the CPU and their radio […]
Beginner Radio Class
Mill Villa Estates 18717 Mill Villa Rd, Jamestown, California, United StatesTHIS IS A FREE CLASS, Limited to the first 25 people. REGISTER BELOW. Learn basic radio communications skills with a focus on the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), Family Radio Service and Ham Radio (GMRS/FRS/HAM). A NO TEST LICENSE is required to transmit on the GMRS frequencies. However, you can transmit without a license on the FRS frequencies […]