Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club

February 17, 2022March 17, 2022

March Club Meeting To Be Held At Sheriff’s Station

The next regular club meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the East County Sheriff’s Station.

Topic – Interference-Busting Strategies for Field Day: Bill Willcox-KF6JQO shares the results of his research and testing on ways to reduce interference when many radios operate at one site, such as with our typical Field Day setup. Bill shares tips on reducing interference not just from the radio to the antenna but also from the antenna connection through the radio. He’ll also share his list of Field Day interference self-defense strategies.

February 11, 2022May 19, 2023

QSO Machine!

Congratulations to Stu Forman-AD6SF for racking up the QSOs during last October’s CA QSO Party.

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

President’s Message

Hello CVARC members, families, and guests!

We had a great start to the new year! Our CVARC January General Meeting speaker was Dr. Jack Nilsson-N8NDL owner and inventor of the COMPACtenna. I have one and find it to be a surprisingly good performing antenna for the extremely compact size of 9 inches! Several members of the club have purchased the antenna and are getting good results.

Winter Field Day was Saturday January 29^th at Dos Vientos Park. The event was well attended by members and visitors, including two new club members! Thank you to Martin Hickey-AJ6CL for securing the park and seeing that everyone was fed. A well-fed HAM is a happy HAM. Our next event will be the Spring Fling in April. More details will be coming at the next club meeting.

January 31, 2022

Winter Field Day Photos

It was fun to have a rare opportunity to gather and operate as a group at Saturday’s (January 29) CVARC Winter Field Day event.

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

February Club Meeting

The next regular club meeting on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. will be conducted via Zoom. Details on how to access the meeting are below.

Topic – Grounding and Bonding: Proper station grounding is important. Tim Duffy-K3LR, CEO of DX Engineering will discuss ways to make sure your station is built using effective grounding and bonding techniques.

January 3, 2022

President’s Message

Happy New Year CVARC members, families, and guests!

I am honored to be your new CVARC President for the coming year. A big thank you to all the 2021 Board Members who worked to keep everything moving forward during this unprecedented time. With 2021 now in the books (and not a day too soon), the past two years have been unlike any I can remember. When our neighborhoods all but shut down, our ham community stepped up, big time! Whether checking in with members to make sure all was well; to more frequent nets, zoom classes and zoom meetings, our members made a difference.

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

January Club Meeting

The next regular club meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. will be conducted via Zoom video conferencing software. Details on how to access the meeting are below.

Topic – COMPACtenna: “Dr. Jack” Nilsson-N8NDL is an inventor of revolutionary antenna science and technology. His various designs are used by many entities including such as the US Secret Service, Washington DC Homeland Security, the Cleveland Clinic Mobile Stroke Ambulance, diverse WiFi and cell phone networks, public service agencies, and ham radio operators. Dr. Nilsson’s presentation covers his patented small, yet powerful COMPACtenna antennas.

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

Results of December 12, 2021 VE Session

CVARC held its first in-person VE session since February 2020 on December 12th. Due to COVID restrictions, session attendance was limited and four candidates were served. Among those who earned new licenses or upgrades at the session were:

Robert M. Fesinmeyer, KN6SEE General

Matthew C. Griffin, KN6SEC Technician

John M. Jubera, KN6SED Technician

David A. Westlund, KK6WES Extra

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021

Amateur Extra License Classes Begin in January

We have dates for the Amateur Extra class, and it’s going to be at the East County Sheriff’s Station! After nearly two years of doing everything virtually we’ll finally be back to in-person instruction.

The classes will be Saturday mornings from 8:00 A.M. to noon on January 8, 15, 22, and 29.

November 30, 2021January 31, 2022

CVARC Winter Field Day is January 29th

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 29, 2022.

The purpose of Winter Field Day is to foster ham camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and just plain on-the-air, outdoor fun during winter for American, Canadian, and DX Hams. Don’t let those winter doldrums keep you locked up in the house. Get out and play some radio!

The Conejo Recreation and Park District will not turn on the power to the electrical outlets at Dos Vientos until 12:30, so be prepared to power your rig on an emergency power source for at least the first two hours of Winter Field Day.

See you at the park!

Martin, AJ6CL

CVARC OPS