An ARRL Special Service Club
CVARC is hosting four weekly FCC Technician License (Level 1) and General License (Level 2) classes.
The class dates are:
Sunday, January 13, 2019 Saturday January 19, 2019 Saturday February 2, 2019 Saturday February 9, 2019
The Technician License (Level 1) class will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The General License (Level 2) class will be held from 8:00 am to Noon. Continue reading “Ham Radio License Classes Return in January”
The 2019 CVARC Board of Directors was elected at the November 15th club meeting.
President: Stu Forman – AD6SF
Vice President: Brett Price – KM6VFW
Secretary: Andy Ludlum – K6AGL
Treasurer: Christian Ylagan – K6CAY
Editor/Publisher: Stu Forman – AD6SF
Education: Kat Hunley – K6VQN
Technical: Adrian Jarrett – K6KY
Operations: Bill Willcox – KF6JQO
Public Relations: Paul Van Zuyle – K6PVZ
Social: Mike Felio – K6MJF
Member at Large: Zak Cohen – N6PK
Member at Large: Mark Horner -KK6IKX
Member at Large: Diane Wainwood – KJ6JEJ
Melissa Reinhardt, KD6BIT SK
CVARC member Melissa S. Reinhardt, a marketing and advertising executive with close ties to the amateur radio industry passed away peacefully on November 9, 2018 after an 11-year battle with cancer.
Her ever-present smile was often seen at Dayton and regional hamfests. Over the years she created promotional programs for AOR, Alinco, Kantronics, U.S. Tower and others. She served clients in many other disciplines including manufacturing, sporting goods and financial services. Through her career, she won several national and regional awards for advertising excellence. Continue reading “In Memoriam”
The CVARC Holiday Party is December 13 at the Best Western Posada Royale on Madera Road in Simi Valley. The cost is $30/person. The club meeting on Thursday, November 15th is the best time to sign up and pay for your tickets. If you are not attending this month’s meeting, you can send a check, payable to Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club, to P.O. Box 2093, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358 by December 1st.
There will be TWO Raffles at the Holiday Party: One prize is a $350 DX Engineering Gift Card. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. You can buy tickets at the club meeting. Winner need not be present. The second raffle uses all the raffle tickets purchased throughout the year. The prize is a gently used mobile rig that was donated to the club: A Yaesu FT-100 (HF + 2m/440). It originally retailed for $895. One sold last month on eBay for $599.99. The prize package includes two external speakers, a travel tuner, an SWR meter, power supply, cables, ground straps and mounting hardware and more. All total, this is probably a $7-800 prize package. For this raffle, winner must be present.
This month I had planned to write about my first time participating in the CQ World Wide contest but, with everything that’s going on around us, it seems a little superficial.
It’s been a difficult week for us here in the Conejo Valley. First, of course, there was the horrific incident at the Borderline Bar & Grill, and now the fires. Continue reading “President’s Message”
Saturday, November 3, from 8:00-11:00 am, at 13629 Deering Lane, Moorpark.
Items include:
CVARC’s October VE session served 11 candidates. Among those who earned new licenses or upgrades at the session were: Continue reading “CVARC VE Session Report – October 14, 2018”
By Norm Campbell-AB6ET
Turn on your radio. Get on the air. Have fun. It’s that simple.
CW is no longer required for licensing, it’s not used for commercial messages, and there are many other forms of communication that are more reliable, faster, and easier. We are free to do CW just for the historical value of it and for the fun of it. Continue reading “Have Fun with CW”
Due to some back-ordered parts, the magnetic loop antenna build has been rescheduled for December 15. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Adrian Jarrett-K6KY.
