Steve Gillis-KZ6H reports the MORSE Group will having its monthly meeting on Zoom Friday, October 2, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. All are welcome to attend.
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Steve Gillis-KZ6H reports the MORSE Group will having its monthly meeting on Zoom Friday, October 2, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. All are welcome to attend.
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Meeting ID: 927 1315 2107
By Pete Heins-N6ZE
I went out for about half an hour last Tuesday evening to see who was participating in the Fall 2020 135 cm (222.1MHz SSB/223.5MHz FM) Sprint. In 25 minutes of operating, I contacted seven stations, all located in Ventura County.
Continue reading “The Fall 135 cm (222MHz/223.5MHz) Sprint”The next regular club meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. will be conducted via Zoom video conferencing software as we continue social distancing efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19. Details on how to access the meeting are below.
Topic: RFI in the Shack: Bob Brehm-AK6R is Chief Engineer of Palomar Engineers , a company that specializes in helping hams deal with radio frequency interference. Bob will talk about the causes of RFI and how to reduce or eliminate it in your shack. Bob has been a ham for over 50 years with experience in contesting, RTTY, amplitude modulation, vintage radio restoration, boat anchors, linear amps and unique antennas.
Continue reading “October Club Meeting Information”Here is a series of talks hosted by Dan Marler-K7REX, that reflect a variety of approaches on best practices when using Winlink:
Continue reading “Winlink Best Practices”By Pete Heins-N6ZE
The fourth of the major yearly VHF contests was held during the second weekend in September. I’d known for months that it would be significantly affected by the COVID-19 virus because multi-operator and two-person rover operations would be nearly impossible to achieve. Then high temperatures and dense, polluting smoke from the wildfires further inhibited the contest event.
Continue reading “ARRL September 2020 VHF Contest”Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we do not have access to the Community Room at the East County Sheriff’s Station and we have cancelled the October 11 VE session. It appears unlikely that we will have access to the room for the remainder of this year. Until we can resume in-person testing, please read the two links in the article below for instructions on how to take an on-line license exam.
Click here to view a presentation made by Andy Moorwood-K3CAQ on the October 17, 2020 “Did You Feel It” Great California Shakeout event in Ventura County.
Save the date! This year’s fall Mini-Field Day will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19 mean we will have to conduct all activities on-air and online.
Continue reading “CVARC “Virtual” Mini-Field Day Set for October 3”“Did You Feel It? (DFYI)” is a collaboration between the USGS and amateur radio operators intended to use the skills and capabilities of hams to get messages regarding the intensity of earthquakes out to first responders. The DYFI event will be held on Saturday October 17th as part of the “Great California ShakeOut 2020” CVARC members wishing to participate in the event are invited to three preparation meetings to be held on Zoom:
Continue reading “Preparation Begins for DYFI “ShakeOut” Event October 17”Operators hiked to local hilltops or worked the VHF bands from home shacks, cars and even bicycles for the CVARC “Virtual Picnic” Sprint on Saturday August 29, 2020. Sprint organizer Keith Elliiot-W6KME said 24 operators reported scores. A remarkable total of 455 QSOs were made during the three-hour VHF contest.
Continue reading “CVARC “Virtual Picnic” Sprint a Big Success!”