Events

Loomis Hamfest 2022 Start Date: 03/19/2022End Date: 03/19/2022Location: Historic Loomis Train Depot5775 Horseshoe Bar RoadLoomis, CA 95650Website: http://w6ek.org Sponsor: Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio ClubType: ARRL HamfestTalk-In: 145.430 MHz -.6 kHz 162.2 Hz Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club’s - W6EK.ORG […]

NEIGHBORHOOD RADIO WATCH: Twain Harte Area - The first NRW Directed net will be tomorrow Sunday at 9 AM. FRS/GMRS Channel 17 with no tone, or tone zero. There are […]

The Sheriff’s office has invited TCARES to set up a display next Tuesday evening during their national night out event in Twain Harte.  They will put us next to CERT. […]

TURLOCK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB SPRING 2024 AUCTION 90 Minute Drive from SONORA. Saturday February 10, 2024, Doors open at 7:00 am and auction starts at 9:00 am Turlock Salvation Army […]

The 75th Annual International DX Convention sponsored by the Southern California DX Club and to be held at the Visalia Convention Center.  The International DX Convention is the world's foremost DX convention. […]

Scenario: A cyber attack against critical infrastructure has brought down all common-carrier communications systems across the San Joaquin Valley Section of the ARRL. This includes land-line and cellular systems as […]

1.MANDATORY BEFORE THE EXAM           FCC Registration Number (FRN):  Examinees are required by            the FCC to submit your FRN with your license application form.            New license applicants must create an FCC user account and            register their […]

Learn basic radio communications. Hands on skills training will get you up and transmitting right away, with instructions on emergency communication when cellphones are down and power outages occur. This […]

This month’s meeting will feature a live and in person presentation titled, “WINLINK: Below the Tip of the Iceberg”, by TCARES members Rich Combs KN6SHR and Greg Kiyoi KN6RUQ. If […]

TCARES Board Meeting. Members and the public are welcome to attend.

JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital and radio Scout event, promoting friendship and global citizenship. Check it out at jotajoti.info. Here are the frequencies: 147.540 MHz; 147.450 MHz; 147.480 MHz; […]

Join TCARES for our monthly club breakfast at the My Garden Cafe in east Sonora. Mike, W6MVM, will be giving a presentation on Remote Ham Radio Operation (CW & SSB) […]

The CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35,000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend of October (SSB) and November (CW) with […]

ARRL contests for the next 12 months are listed below. A generic ARRL contest calendar is also provided that gives the weekends for all our events, to assist with long-term planning of your […]

Join TCARES for our monthly club breakfast at the My Garden Cafe in east Sonora. We hope to see you soon!

TCARES Board Meeting. Members & public welcome to attend. Location to be announced.

The CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35,000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend of October (SSB) and November (CW) with […]

ARRL contests for the next 12 months are listed below. A generic ARRL contest calendar is also provided that gives the weekends for all our events, to assist with long-term planning of your […]

Ron Trout, KK6QPP, is developing a radio communication plan for Friday's parade, and instructing a short (1 hour) training class on the plan, integrating Amateur, GMRS, and FRS radio services […]

Ron Trout, KK6QPP, is holding a radio communications plan training session for volunteers for the Twain Harte Christmas parade. The radio comms training is the night before, at 5 pm. […]

This exam is in conjunction with a Tech Ham Cram Study Session that begins at 08:00. If you wish to attend the study session as well please send email to […]

Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10 meter band. Dates: Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through […]

All are welcome, JOIN US! Come to the back room around or just before 9 AM to order your breakfast…or just a cup of coffee. At 9:30 we will begin […]

Join us for winter field day at Columbia State Park School house and bring a portable rig to get on the air, we will take a head count around 11am […]

TCARES Board Meeting from 9-11:00 am. Location: Papa's New Roost Restaurant (in the back room), 20049 Highway 108, Sonora, CA 95370. The new 2026 Board will begin serving their terms […]

This is an exam session to obtain your FCC Ham/Amateur radio license. Exams for all levels of license (Technician, General, and Extra) are available. Please have the following: 1) your […]

All are welcome, JOIN US! This month we will be raffling a NanoVNA (worth ~$50; $5 minimum bids)! Come to the back room around or just before 9 AM to […]

There will be a TCARES Board Meeting following the monthly club breakfast meeting. Feel free to attend!

Free test session (3-5 pm) for the ARRL General License. This is in conjunction with a General Class License Ham Cram that will begin at 08:00 am. The Ham Cram […]

TCARES club members can operate K6TUO anytime during the year to give other Hams an ARRL-club affiliate contact from California. George, N6GEO, will be setting up a calendar where folks […]

There will be a TCARES Board Meeting following the monthly club breakfast meeting. Feel free to attend!