http://pacificon.org Note: Registration Closes @ Midnight on October 1st! 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 […]
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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 […]
SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR — in Cold Springs, on old Strawberry Road, see below. (~20 miles from Sonora, at 5,600 ft elevation, on Hwy 108 (on the left, heading east), ~5 minutes east of Cold Springs, or west of Pinecrest Lake. Rich Combs, KK6RIC, and Greg Kiyoi, KN6RUQ, will teach a WINLINK CLASS so anyone that has a computer with the Winlink app and an appropriate interface between the CPU and their radio can send digital Winlink messages. They’ll start the training at 3 pm and it’ll likely go until around 5 pm. SCHEDULE For SATURDAY 9:00 AM Ham Test Session […]
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, camping, learning and living event. QuartzFest is an ARRL Specialty Convention […]
