Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club
An ARRL Special Service Club since 1970
CVARC held a VE session on December 11th. There were five candidates and five new licenses or upgrades were earned, two Technician, one General, and two Extra. Those who earned new licenses or upgrades at the session were:
| Rob Postle | Technician | KN6WZO |
| Ryan Huggins | Extra | KI6BTY |
| Tom Henderson | Extra | N6QDI |
| Richard Dean | General | KN6NGP |
| Neil Thomson | Technician | KN6WYF |
Several CVARC members participated in the ARRL 10m contest held Dec 10-11, 2022. Band conditions were favorable with lots of activity on both CW and voice portions of the band.
Mark your calendars for the CVARC Winter Field Day on January 28. There will be lots of activity on all the bands and a great chance to make contacts, practice your skills and learn from others. See you at the park!
Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club will hold Winter Field Day at Dos Vientos Park, 4801 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 28, 2023.
Continue reading “Save The Date! CVARC Winter Field Day is January 28th”The next regular club meeting will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 7:30 P.M. at the East County Sheriff’s Station.
Topic: James Webb Space Telescope: Most of us are enjoying the spectacular images coming from the new James Webb Space Telescope. CVARC member Gary Bostrup-KM6DMM has been involved with the landmark project, working on the sensors that are collecting those precious photons. Gary will be talking about how those amazing images are created and how radio is used to control the spacecraft and send data back to earth.
Special note: if you can’t attend the meeting at the Sheriff’s station you can still participate via ZOOM, details below.
Continue reading “January Club Meeting”CVARC members, family, and guests gathered Thursday, December 15th at the Best Western Posada Royale in Simi Valley, resuming an annual tradition that had been cancelled the last two years due to the pandemic.
Keith Elliott-W6KME has been selected by the CVARC Board of Directors as the recipient of the 2022 Hugh Bosma Legacy Award. Keith was recognized for his contributions in leading CVARC’s education efforts.
The Bosma Award is awarded in memory of Hugh Bosma-AE6YC, SK and his commitment to teaching, mentoring and community service.
The award is presented annually to the ham who best perpetuates Hugh’s legacy through their contributions to CVARC and amateur radio.
On Saturday, October 29, CVARC hosted its first in-person build event in over three years. Eight builders and many helpful Elmers worked through the morning to complete two different kinds of VHF antennas.
Continue reading “Antenna Build Event”…as in baseball, the stats are a fun part of the game.
Field Day results are out!
This year we scored 26% more points than last year! This was in no small part due to our emphasis this year on outreach with things such as educational activities, youth involvement, supported agency involvement, elected officials’ involvement, and promoting amateur radio to the wider public. Aside from enjoying ourselves, and having a great barbecue, these were the aspects of FD that we stressed and which also, incidentally, accrued points and account for this year’s higher score.
Continue reading “It’s Not A Contest, But…”The 2023 CVARC Board of Directors was approved by members attending the November 17th General Meeting. Board members serve a one-year term beginning January 1, 2023.
President: Ed Zimmermann-N6XEW
Vice President: Daphne Vandervalk-KN6TXX
Secretary: Craig Grimm-KN6NFD
Treasurer: Christian Ylagan-K6CAY
Operations: Martin Hickey-AJ6CL
Technical: James Smith-KK6YAM
Publisher: Andy Ludlum-K6AGL
Social: Mike Felio-K6MJF
Education: Keith Elliott-W6KME
Public Relations: April Taylor-KN6QQW
Member at Large: Phil Bartlett-K6UJO
Member at Large: Zak Cohen-N6PK
Member at Large: Ron Topolinski-K6CPR
Member at Large: Warren Wegerer-K6WKW
Hello CVARC members, families, and guests!
Wait! It’s November? What happened to October? In just a little over a month we have the CVARC Holiday Banquet on December 15th in place of our normal monthly general meeting. If you have not purchased your tickets for this wonderful event, you can do so at the November 17th General Meeting. There’s more information here. At our November meeting we will be electing our 2023 Board of Directors, please plan on attending. The 2023 Board of Directors is elected by a vote of members attending the meeting.
Continue reading “President’s Message”