The CVARC Board has voted to take a "front line" role in fighting to keep our bands usable, by opposing the "Broadband over Power Lines" (BPL) initiative being considered by the FCC.

BPL has been found by the ARRL to render the HF bands all but useless. The system uses existing electrical distribution lines to deliver broadband internet services. Tests show it creates massive interference with the reception of broadcast, shortwave and amateur radio communications. Fueled by powerful utility interests, the FCC is considering the authorization of BPL on a nationwide scale.

The ARRL (see www.arrl.org) has done extensive research showing the harm BPL can do, yet the proposal is moving forward. What can you do to help?

Come to the next CVARC meeting, and bring your check book! CVARC is prepared to match your donation with one from our club's treasury, to assist the ARRL's efforts in fighting the adoption of BPL. We need to ACT NOW, or it may be too late to save the hobby we love so much. If you can't attend, please use the handy coupon below and SEND YOUR DONATION TODAY!
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Yes! I want to help the ARRL fight BPL!

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Mail to: CVARC, P.O.Box 2093 Thousand Oaks, CA 91358-0917

Elections for the 2004 CVARC Board of Directors will be held at the CVARC General Meeting on Thursday November 13. The candidates for board positions are listed below:

CVARC hosts FCC License Examinations at 8:30 AM on the second Sunday of even numbered months at the Ventura East County Sheriff Station on Olsen Rd. (near the Reagan Library). CVARC conducts exams for all license classes . Exam candidates must bring a form of government issued photo I.D., the original AND a photocopy of any existing license or Certificate of Exam Element Completion, a Social Security (or government issued Taxpayer I.D.) number, and $12 ARRL VE Exam fee (cash is preferred). No advance reservation is necessary, walk-ins are welcome. Advance notice is needed for special circumstances, such as reading the exam to sight-impaired candidates. If you have any questions, contact CVARC VE Coordinator Jeff Reinhardt at 818-706-3853.

We had a good test session on October 12th. A big THANK YOU to the V. E.s that took the time to help. Ken Larson, KJ6RZ, Rick Leyton, WB6WFH, Noel VanSlyke, K6NVS

We tested 11 candidates + 1 retest. We gave 15 exams that consisted of 10 Tech and 05 General. We had one paperwork General upgrade. There were 9 individuals that qualified for a new license, 08 Tech and 01 General.

The exam was wrapped up at 10:30

73, Rob, W6RH

Hi there, this is Jose ( N6VUY ) and as usual I am stuck on swing shift during meeting days so I am unable to show up there for the meetings. In November, I will be on vacation visiting the family in Puerto Rico (KP4/KP3 land) I will be operating from November 12th to November 26^th on all HF bands. I will be participating in the November Phone Sweepstakes as N6VUY/KP4 and will do a lot of PSK-31 operating. So take a listen for me. I hope that I can work many of you on HF.

73s de Jose
N6VUY

All CVARC members and their guests are invited to our annual CVARC Holiday Party on Saturday December 6 , 2003. As in the past, the holiday party substitutes for our December CVARC general meeting. Each year the party is a lot of fun and a great time to relax and socialize Plus each year we have great raffle prizes.

The party will be held at Rory Eikland’s home and begins at 6:00PM with dinner planned for 7:00PM. The dinner will be pot luck. Everyone is asked to bring a dish ( Main, Side, or Dessert.

If you plan to come, please give Rory a call at 805-493-4949 so that he will know how many people will be attending and can plan accordingly. Rory also needs to know what dishes people will bring so the pot luck dinner can coordinated. If you are uncertain of your plans, you can call as late as Friday December 5 (the evening before the party) to let them know that you will be attending.

Rory’s address is 3072 Camino Del Zuro, Thousand Oaks. To get to Rory’s house, take the 23 Freeway to Los Arboles. Exit at Los Arboles and go west toward Moorpark Road. Turn right off of Los Arboles onto Calle Castano, you will be heading north. Go roughly ¾ of a mile up Calle Castano to Camino Del Zuro. Turn left on Camino Del Zuro. Rory’s house is up the long driveway on your left, a few feet past the corner of Camino Del Zuro and Radcliffe Road. Radcliffe Rd is one block up on Camino Del Zuro from Calle Castano. Radcliffe Rd. is not a cross street. It comes in from the right and terminates at Camino Del Zuro.

Hope to see you there.

Ventura County Area 2 R.A.C.E.S. members are encouraged to check in every Tuesday night at 7:00 pm on the Area 2 Check-in Net. Specific ARES/RACES times and frequencies are as follows:

The Net Controller’s script for the Area 2 weekly RACES check-in net is on the CVARC website, in printable form. Every member is encouraged to periodically serve as net controller. RACES members should remember that their RACES card is issued for only two years. When your card is due to expire call Jackie at the Office of Emergency Services in Ventura for an appointment to renew your card. Call (805) 654-2551 or toll free from the east half of the county at (800) 660-5474. For packet, call coordinator Dan Dicke KE6NYT (805) 983-1401. To register for Red Cross Disaster Services Classes, call (805) 339-2234 ext 0 Ventura County ARES/RACES web site: http://home1.gte.net/res19999/

The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL affiliated Special Service Club. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Meeting location is at the Elks Lodge, 158 Conejo School Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA. Meetings start at 7:30 pm. with a pre-meeting social and technical assistance session, for those who are interested at 7:15 pm. Meetings are open to the public, and members are encouraged to bring their friends.