An ARRL Special Service Club
By Pete Heins-N6ZE
The ARRL January 2020 VHF Contest was held on January 18 – 19, 2020. N6ZE/R, operated by Pete Heins-N6ZE and Woodie Woodward-WA6WDY, made just over 250 QSOs on 6 bands from activating four Ventura and Los Angeles county grids. Our 7-hour stint at our Saturday location in the Santa Monica mountains (DM04qb) yielded 150 QSOs.
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The next regular club meeting is Thursday, February 20, 2020 (always the third Thursday) at the East County Sheriff’s Station’s Community Room, 2101 E. Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks at 7:30 pm. Talk-in coordination is on the Bozo repeater, 147.885 (- 127.3)
Topic/Guest Speakers – Solar Cycle: Ken Larsen – KJ6RZ discusses sunspots which have a profound effect on HF radio communications. HF communications are excellent during solar maximum (lots of sunspots), but not so great during solar minimum when few if any sunspots are visible. Why is this? Why do the number of sunspots follow an 11-year cycle? What are the predictions for the upcoming solar cycle?
Raffle Prizes: Viaboot Rasberry PI 3 Complete Kit – 16Gb, Samlex 250W AC Inverter, Heil Handie-Talkie Headset
Pre-Meeting Dinner: Join fellow club members for dinner at 5:00 p.m. at Junkyard Cafe, 2585 Cochran Street, Simi Valley.
Join us for CVARC’s first mesh network “flashmob” on Sunday, February 23, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East County Sheriff’s Station’s Community Room, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks and outside areas as appropriate.
This event is intended to give CVARC members hands-on experience setting up a wireless mesh network for a public service event or as an emergency communications activity.
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I have a barely used MFJ-993B Intellituner and an MFJ-5124 Radio Interface for sale. Both are in excellent condition. I believe the Interface is specific for Yaesu radios, and is presently configured for the Yaesu FT-450D.
The tuner has a few scratches on top from being installed and removed from my go-box but, otherwise, it’s in excellent condition.
Anderson Powerpole connections have been added to the Radio Interface.
Ham Radio Outlet sells the tuner for $279.95 and the Interface for $69.95.
Tuner – $200
Interface – $40
Or $225 for both
Stu Forman-AD6SF
ad6sf@cvarc.org
CVARC’s Winter Field Day will be held Saturday, January 25, 2020.
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Please setup no earlier than 9:00 AM. The Park District will charge us extra if we occupy the space outside of our permitted hours.
Location: Dos Vientos Community Center, 4801 Borchard Road, Newbury Park CA 91320
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Well, another year is coming to an end. And with it, so does my term as club President.
I hope everyone has enjoyed these last two years – the meetings and programs, the Field Days, Picnics, project builds, the holiday parties, and everything else we’ve done.
Continue reading “President’s Message”
The next regular club meeting is Thursday, January 16, 2020 (always the third Thursday) at the East County Sheriff’s Station’s Community Room, 2101 E. Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks at 7:30 pm. Talk-in coordination is on the Bozo repeater, 147.885 (- 127.3)
Topic/Guest Speakers – High Places Ham Radio – Summits on the Air (SOTA): Scott Hanley -WA9STI will talk about SOTA, which is HF and VHF operation from mountain and hill tops. Since 2014 Scott has operated ham radio from 200 summits in 24 states and Ireland and has communicated with over 2200 hams from the summits. He will talk about the radios, antennas, batteries, and hiking gear that he takes on his trips. The talk will also cover the use of APRS, a hiking plan, and the 146.52 MHz Wilderness Protocol.
Raffle Prizes: TBA
Pre-Meeting Dinner: Join fellow club members for dinner at 5:00 p.m. at Stonefire Grill, 3635 E Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Westlake Village.
Written by Bill Willcox-KF6JQO
The Monstrosity Solar Generator is an ongoing project to provide a semi-portable, high-capacity, 12 VDC power supply for amateur radio and limited power for household appliances.
I’ve coined the name because it consists of bits and pieces spliced together like Frankenstein’s monster.
Continue reading “The Monstrosity Solar Generator”The CVARC Holiday Party is coming up fast. It’s Thursday, December 19 at the Best Western Posada Royale, 1775 Madera Rd in Simi Valley, starting at 6:00. We’re able to accommodate a few more people, but you must act fast because we have to give the venue a final count within the next few days.
If you would like to attend the Holiday Party, please email me as soon as possible at ad6sf@cvarc.org The cost is $27.50 per person. You can send your payment to PO Box 2093, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358 or bring a check to the party.
The Holiday Party includes appetizers, a delicious buffet dinner, raffle prizes and, of course, we’ll be announcing the winner of the Hugh Bosma Legacy Award.
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