Amateur Radio
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2024 Father’s Day Fly-in Public Info Table TCARES ham radio club will set up a public information and radio demonstration table at the 2024 Father’s Day Fly-in with other vendors and public agencies and organizations. Will you volunteer? The information booth will be open for about 6 hours on Saturday, can you work a 2 or 3 hour shift and help hand out flyers and demo radios? if so, please email info@tcares.net and indicate when you can help in the booth.
TCARES ham radio club will set up a public information and radio demonstration table at the 2024 Father’s Day Fly-in with other vendors and public agencies and organizations. Will you volunteer? The information booth will be open for about 6 hours on Saturday, can you work a 2 or 3 hour shift and help hand out flyers and demo radios? if so, please email info@tcares.net and indicate when you can help in the booth. Schedule of Events – Saturday (from https://fathersdayflyin.org/event-schedule) 9:00 – Vendor Booths Open & Rides Begin 11:30 am to 3:00 pm – Runway Closed for Aerial Demonstrations 8:00 […]
TCARES ham radio club will set up a public information and radio demonstration table at the 2024 Father’s Day Fly-in with other vendors and public agencies and organizations. Will you volunteer? The information booth will be open for about 6 hours on Saturday, can you work a 2 or 3 hour shift and help hand out flyers and demo radios? if so, please email info@tcares.net and indicate when you can help in the booth. Schedule of Events – Saturday (from https://fathersdayflyin.org/event-schedule) 9:00 – Vendor Booths Open & Rides Begin 11:30 am to 3:00 pm – Runway Closed for Aerial Demonstrations 8:00 […]
By David McNeil W6PHO We are now entering the “Solar Maximum” part of Solar Cycle 25, which could mean four years of excellent conditions for DXing. Maximum solar activity increases ionization in the “F” region of the ionosphere (150-250 miles up) which facilitates daytime 20 to10-meter propagation and nighttime 40 through 10-meter propagation. If you’re wondering when to look for DX, the SN (Sunspot Number) may help. While the SN is the result of observation and calculation with some tricky statistics thrown in (for a “smoothed” number), it is often a good indicator of conditions for DXing. The highest SN count […]
https://www.w6ek.org/activities/hamfest 2.5 Hours of travel time from SONORA (up Hi-way 49) The first Hamfest of 2024 at the historic Loomis Train Depot. There will be plenty of coffee and donuts for you to enjoy while you shop for gear at our Club Table and swap meet, attending presentations. Come on out rain or shine!! DEPOT TIME Depot Time is where you get to learn new things. Currently, we are working hard in our shack to bring you informative and exciting topics. Stay tuned and check back often. ELMER TOURS Are you a new ham? Or just wondering what all this stuff is […]
The 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 and lots more… On the beautiful Pacific Ocean beach Information: info@seapac.org Facebook: SEA-PAC ABR Industries www.abrind.com Alpha Antennas www.alphaantenna.com Amateur Radio Relay Group / K7RPT arrg.org American Radio Relay League Inc. / W1AW www.arrl.org Arcom Controllers www.arcomcontrollers.com Arlan Communications “Radio […]
http://pacificon.org acificon awarded radios to the youngest ham and twin 11 year old girls from Napa that passed their Technician exam on Saturday morning, the second and third youngest. With permission, above is their reaction to their exam results with their proud father Nik W6QY. Over $11,000 was given out as prizes. Three jumpers made parachute mobile contacts. People Got On The Air at the Special Event Station W1AW/6 hosted by paara.org. Elecraft released the KH1 radio and we gave one away as a grand prize to an attendee. Wayne Burdick N6KR interview by KK6USY. Pete Harris was awarded Volunteer of […]
TCARES members Rich Combs, KN6HSR; Ned Sudduth, K6NED, and Toni Sudduth, K6TNI, reported that the October 2023 Great California ShakeOut exercise was an “outstanding” success. Here is their story as reported to the ARRL News (11/03/2023): K6NED / WRPM781 “This is a drill. Drop! Cover! Hold on!” was the mantra for the Great ShakeOut exercise on October 19, 2023, at 10:19 AM in Tuolumne County, California. The Great ShakeOut is an annual international event that promotes awareness of how to prepare for and react to an earthquake. For the past 2 years, TCARES has used this event as an opportunity to test our […]
Coming to a Desert near you January 21 to 27, 2024 QuartzFest 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 one-of-a-kind ham radio, camping, learning and living event. The educational classes at QuartzFest offer something for everyone including those new to ham radio or even the most seasoned veteran. QuartzFest is a week-long ham radio, […]
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. Objective-To contact as many stations as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20,15 and 10 Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above, and to learn […]
For those interested in Neighborhood Radio Watch (NRW) programs, here are links to two Facebook pages + a webpage: 1) Columbia College GMRS Group (NRW nets on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm); https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCollegeGMRS 2) Groveland GMRS Radio Watch (NRW nets on Saturday nights at 7 pm): https://www.facebook.com/groups/885555812498346 and 3) TUOLUMNE COUNTY GMRS Radio Repeater webpage: https://tuolumnecountygmrs.weebly.com Twain Harte Area – check in on GMRS , channel 18 (no tone) Wednesday evenings 7:00 PM. With the potential for massive failures of our land lines and mobile phone infrastructure, during a wildfire, there is increased interested in developing neighborhood based radio watch groups. Everyone in a neighborhood can participate with a Family Radio (FRS), […]
TCARES Christmas Party 2019 Dec 7 (Elves may come at noon to help decorate) Please come at 1 PM to start the party, we will sit down to eat around 2 PM. The Turkey and Ham are being provided, Please bring a side dish to share. Raffle Bring an extra $5 or $20 to buy raffle tickets. Please bring any extra Ham Radio or Related gear and electronics to donate for the Raffle. Other interesting items area also allowed, but you have to take it home if it is not won as a prize. This raffle is a big fundraiser to […]
TCARES Christmas Party 2018 (elves may come at noon to help decorate) Please come at 1 PM to start the party, we will sit down to eat around 2 PM. The Turkey and Ham are being provided, Please bring a side dish to share. Raffle Bring an extra $5 or $20 to buy raffle tickets. Please bring any extra Ham Radio or Related gear and electronics to donate for the Raffle. Other interesting items area also allowed, but you have to take it home if it is not won as a prize. This raffle is a big fundraiser to help pay […]