TCARES

Nevada QSO Party
2018-10-11 - 2018-10-14 | California
http://nvqso.com
Nevada QSO Party – Oct 12 – 14, 2018
The Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society is proud to present the Nevada QSO Party which will be an annual event on the second full weekend in October. This year it will start at 2000 hours Nevada time (PDST) on Friday, October 12 (0300z 10/13/2018) and run until 1400 on Sunday, October 14 (2100z 10/14/2017)
The objective of this contest is to activate and work all 17 of the counties in Nevada. Nevada stations will work anyone, anywhere, and out of state stations will work Nevada Stations. All stations may be worked up to three times on each HF band and once on the VHF+ frequencies. Rovers in Nevada and the two other states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, can be worked again when they change counties.
The VHF+ band will consist of all legal frequencies from 50 MHz up to 1300 MHz. In order to bring a lot of new hams into contesting, we are allowing the use of repeaters on these frequencies. There are linked systems which will allow out of state contacts. All modes will be allowed with the exception of the WSJT modes.
On the HF side, Phone, CW, and Digital modes will add multipliers to the QSO points. All conversational digital text modes are allowed with all counting the same. Currently the WSJT modes do not have a contest exchange message that is handled as a valid regular message, so those modes are not allowed. (This may be changed if this is added to the WSJT modes in the future)
Logging software
Logging software from N1MM, N3FJP, and WriteLog will have the ability to work on this contest. For those that are using paper and pencil or some other logging method that does not produce a Cabrillo file, we also have the WA7BNM Cabrillo log maker which will allow you to build a Cabrillo file. All entries over 10 contacts must submit an electronic Cabrillo log.

California QSO Party
2018-10-06 01:00 - 2018-10-07 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
53rd Running Of The CQP!
County Expeditions Wanted
http://www.cqp.org
CQP needs more intrepid expeditions to activate some of California’s “rare” counties. This is your chance to generate exciting pileups without foreign travel. Great, already-scouted locations are available. Let us know about your equipment and operator team. We’ll match you up with that “rare” county. Click on this link to contact CQP organizers.
Welcome! The California QSO Party (CQP) is held every year on the first weekend of October. The first CQP took place in 1966. Since 1974, the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) has sponsored CQP. CQP has traditionally opened the annual contest season by providing an opportunity for contesters to prepare for the ARRL November Sweepstakes since the format is similar.
Stations outside of California, worldwide, work stations in California only. The 58 counties of CA are the multipliers. California stations work all stations in or out of CA. The 50 US states and 8 Canadian areas are the multipliers. Stations outside of Canada and the US add to one’s QSO total but do not count as multipliers. See the full set of CQP Rules for more details.
On this site you will find lots of information, so peruse the index above and learn all about the California QSO Party! Also, be sure to visit the NCCC website for the latest scoop on a super contest club.
Before CQP:
Review the current County Operating Plan for CQP 2018
Please “Register-Your-County” (county listing of active stations and form for CA stations to input their county plans)
Read The 2018 Rules (will be updated in July 2018)
Read CQP Operating Strategy, by K6RB
After CQP
Send In Your Log Before The Deadline: 23:59 UTC MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018
Start HERE (TBD)
NOTE: See the Rules page for submitting via email.
After you submit your log, you can check to be sure it’s listed on the CQP server: HERE (TBD)
CQP T-Shirts – Like the wine, each year’s T-shirt is a special vintage. All entries qualify for the special CQP T-shirt — no minimum number of QSOs needed. The 2018 CQP T-Shirt color will be MEDIUM GRAY. Place your order for a T-shirt by sending an email to shirts@cqp.org stating the sizes and quantities for each size (M/L/XL/XXL), the call sign of the CQP operation, the call sign of the person placing the order, and the address to ship to. Send payment, $15 ($20 for DX entries), either via PayPal [using this email address: paypal@nccc.cc ] — or a check to: NCCC, c/o Tom Carney, K6EU, 1545 Elwood Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95032. All orders are due by January 31, 2019.
NOTE: You MUST send that email order to shirts@cqp.org to trigger the order. If you don’t, your order will not be processed.
Contest Logs
Please refer to the Rules web page for the preferred way to submit your log.
http://www.cqp.org

TCARES Ham Radio Exam Session Sept 2018
2018-09-22 02:00 - 03:30 | Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Rd, Sonora, 95370, United States
Click here to learn how to study for your Exam.
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 that
specifically names the person; or a postmarked envelope addressed
to the person at his or her current mailing address as it appears on
the Form 605.
3. Students/minors may bring any of the above items and/or a school ID,
minor’s work permit, report card, or a legal guardian may present a
photo ID.
4. Social Security Number (SSN) or your FCC issued Federal
Registration Number (FRN); VEC’s are required by the FCC to submit
either your SSN or your FRN number with your license application
form. If you prefer not to give your SSN at the exam session, then
you may register your SSN with the FCC before exam day. Once you
have a FCC issued FRN, you may no longer use your SSN on the
application. For instructions on how to register your SSN with the
FCC and receive a FRN, visit the FCC’s FAQ page and the
FCC’s registration instructions page. Please note that some
exam teams will only accept a valid FRN on your application.
Check with your local exam team before exam day.
5. If applicable, bring either a photocopy of your current Amateur Radio
license or a reference copy printed out from the FCC website, the
license information printed from ARRL website or QRZ website,
or the original(s) and photocopy(s) of any Certificates of Successful
Completion of Examination (CSCE) you may hold from previous
exam sessions. If your license has already been issued by FCC,
the CSCE showing license credit is not needed. The photocopy(s)
will not be returned.
Instructions on how to obtain an official FCC license copy are on
our Obtain License Copy web page.
6. Two number two pencils with erasers and a pen.
7. A calculator with the memory erased and formulas cleared is allowed.
You may not bring any written notes or calculations into the exam session.
Slide rules and logarithmic tables are acceptable, as long as they’re free
of notes and formulas. Cell phone must be silenced or turned off during
the exam session and the phones’ calculator function may not be used.
In addition, iPhones, iPads, Androids, smartphones, Blackberry devices
and all similar electronic devices with a calculator capability, may NOT
be used.
8. Bring a check or cash to cover the exam session fee of $15.

TCARES Monthly Breakfast Meeting: SEP 15
2018-09-15 01:30 - 04:00 | PineTree, 19601 Hess Ave, Sonora, CA, 95370, United States
Join us Sept 15 at the Pine Tree restaurant. The room opens at 8:30 AM for those who want to have breakfast, coffee, or just socialize. The meeting starts promptly at 9:30 AM.

TCARES: Incident Command System Training
2018-08-25 02:00 - 09:00 | Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Rd, Sonora, 95370, United States
The 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 at the Tuolumne County Library. This workshop will be presented by Craig Konklin, a retired Battalion Chief and Training Officer from CAL FIRE. There is NO CHARGE for this workshop; however, RSVP (to KJ6QVI@yahoo.com) / sign-up (during weekly TCARES Nets) will be appreciated, to ensure that there is sufficient material for everyone. A certificate of completion for IS-100 is a prerequisite for completing the workshop.

0900 – 1600
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Tuolumne County LIbrary
480 Greenley Rd., Sonora

August TCARES Breakfast Meeting (new hours)
2018-08-18 01:30 - 04:00 | PineTree, 19601 Hess Ave, Sonora, CA, 95370, United States
Join us Aug 18 at the Pine Tree restaurant. The room opens at 8:30 AM for those who want to have breakfast, coffee, or just socialize. The meeting starts promptly at 9:30 AM.

July TCARES Breakfast Meeting (new hours)
2018-07-21 01:30 - 04:00 | PineTree, 19601 Hess Ave, Sonora, CA, 95370, United States
Join us July 21 at the Pine Tree restaurant. The room opens at 8:30 AM for those who want to have breakfast, coffee, or just socialize. The meeting starts promptly at 9:30 AM.

TCARES Club Annual Membership Dues
2018-06-30 - 2018-08-01 | California
Membership renewals are due on July 1 of each year.
Full membership is open to all licensed Amateur Radio Operators.
As a member of TCARES, your dues help support a variety of club activities. Membership fees provide maintenance fees for the club repeaters. Funds are also used to support TCARES’ portable communications gear, and pay for printing and mailing the club marketing materials. In addition, your dues help TCARES provide emergency service training, education and testing for license upgrading and community service.
NOT A MEMBER? JOIN NOW! http://tcares.net/join-tcares/.
……… Membership Dues are due on July 1………
$30.00 per year per household. (TCARES is a 501c 3 Charitable Corporation)
Mail to:
TCARES
PO BOX 3555,
Sonora CA, 95370

2018 Field Day @ Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Station
2018-06-22 - 2018-06-24 | Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Station, 24247 Highway 108, Mi Wuk Village, CA, 95383, United States
TCARES will host field day at the MI-WUK SUGAR PINE FIRE STATION
Field 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 Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
2018 FD Flier
2018-Field-Day-Rules
2016 fd log

2018 Father's Day Fly-In
2018-06-15 - 2018-06-17 | California
TCARES Exhibit @ 2018 Father’s Day Fly-In
TCARES has been approved 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.
In the booth space, we will put up a canopy and tables, set up some antennas and radios, hand out flyers and brochures, etc. It is a very popular event with tons of families with kids there along with Boy Scouts and other organizations and vendors. This is a great way to educate some youth about Ham Radio.
Interested in staffing a 2 hour shift?
Send us an email: info@tcares.net
https://fathersdayflyin.org

We have new ARRL brochures to hand out.

TCARES Breakfast Meeting
2018-05-19 01:30 - 03:30, 2018-03-17 01:30 - 03:30, 2018-02-17 00:30 - 02:30 | PineTree, 19601 Hess Ave, Sonora, CA, 95370, United States
Doors open at 8:30 and the club meeting starts @9:30.

Ham Radio Exam Session April 2018
2018-04-28 02:00 - 03:30 | Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Rd, Sonora, 95370, United States

Public Service: 2018 Old Mill Run, Columbia CA
2018-04-21 00:00 - 03:00 | Columbia State Park Gazebo, 38.035564, -120.400870
Old Mill Run, Saturday April 21, Meet at fire house/Gazebo Main St Columbia State Park 7AM
TCARES is providing radio communication for this fundraiser event.
All levels of hams are welcome. Guests can be paired with hams.
Questions on the run? contact Grayson, KE6KYI
EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK

Public Service: Jamestown Run
2018-03-24 00:00 - 03:00 | Jamestown CHP, 18437 5th Ave, Jamestown, CA, 95327, United States
TCARES members: Meet at Jamestown CHP 7 AM
TCARES is providing radio communication for this fundraiser event.
All levels of hams are welcome. Guests can be paired with hams.
Questions on the runs? contact Grayson, KE6KYI
This is an annual community event, coordinated by Jamestown School, Parents, Teachers. This run is a fundraiser for Jamestown Science Camp and Band Program.
Kids Dash starts @ 8:00am at Jamestown School
Registration starts @ 7:00am in the Jamestown School Library.

**This event is Rain or Shine

Listen to the ISS Space Station
2018-03-07 02:00 - 02:15 | California
The ISS International Space Station will fly right over the motherlode tomorrow, and we can listen!
at 10 AM Listen: Downlink 145.800, some handhelds can pick it up. Maybe 5 minutes of silence before you hear anything. Will only hear the space station.
Parkside Middle School, San Bruno, CA, direct via K6PVJ
THIS IS NEAR SFO AIRPORT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-03-07 18:05:06 UTC 36 deg
https://www.issfanclub.com/node/44640.
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ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n@amsat.org or aj9n@aol.com.

The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:05 UTC.
The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K6PVJ
K6PVJ is:
SAN BRUNO AMATEUR RADIO VOLUNTEERS
2136 Shelter Creek Lane
San Bruno, CA
The contact should be audible over the state of California and adjacent areas.
Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.800 MHz .
The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
73 de IW2BSF – Rudy
INFO:
Parkside Middle School has a diverse student population of almost 900 students, grades 6 through 8 with more than 20 languages spoken, including Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Indian and Pacific Islanders. Ours is an economically disadvantaged district in an otherwise affluent area. 4 out of Every 10 Students Receive Free or Reduced Lunch. Our science and math teachers and students are very excited about hosting an ARISS contact.
One special characteristic of our school district is a STEM magnet program in one of our grade schools. The students from that school help carry a great enthusiasm for STEM and the maker movement into the middle school and share it with the student population at large. Our science curricula include atmosphere, include layers, and weather, biology including the effects of gravity versus micro-gravity, climate, coding and robotics in an after school program, history with how the constellations and planets got their names, geography including land forms and tectonics, soil and erosion, making model lunar rovers, exploring re-entry for orbital launch vehicles, making and launching rockets, and a number of activities around waves, including sound and radio.
We have established contacts with the local print, radio and televisions stations, as well as a social media community of more than 1,000 active participants. We’ll have a sequence of events, with press releases and online reminders building up to the event. We will also engage our local cable channel and our very active Next-door communities.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How does being in space affect your body’s overall health?
2. What is it like when you see spacecraft launch from earth and how does the
spacecraft attach to the space station? Is it like a jet way for a plane?
3. What does it feel like after you’ve been in space with no gravity and you
are back on earth?
4. Do you become light headed in space?
5. Is it common to have to fix things on the space station, either on the
inside or the outside of the station.
6. Do you have to wear special shoes inside the space station? What are they
like?
7. When the falcon heavy launch carrying the Tesla that SpaceX launched into
space have you seen the Tesla yet?
8. What is it like to live without gravity? What is the worst part? What is
the best part?
9. Is space food good or bad? Is drinking water like blowing then eating
bubbles?
10. Do you get TV and internet in space?

Ham Radio Exam Session
2018-02-24 01:00 - 02:30 | Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Rd, Sonora, 95370, United States
