The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) is made up of people who enjoy the hobby of amateur or “ham” radio. The club’s primary purpose is to exchange information to build knowledge of amateur radio. We conduct regular events for fun and to build our skills in the best operating practices. Continue reading “Welcome to the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club”
Basic Radio Tech Talk
Mark your calendar for July 18 for the first CVARC Basic Radio Tech Talk which will be on antennas. Everyone is invited.
Location: Thousand Oaks City Hall Oak Room.
Time 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Presenters: Bill Willcox, Education Coordinator, Adrian Jarett, Technical Guru, Zac Cohen, CVARC Member at Large. All types and sizes of practical amateur radio antennas will be discussed. Some you buy and install, others you can build yourself. We will attempt to answer specific questions for your situation, so bring your questions.
For more information contact William_willcox@pacbell.net
Free Amateur Radio Licensing Classes
CVARC is offering free classes leading to an Amateur Radio License. We offer classes for the TECHNICIAN (Entry Level) and GENERAL (Intermediate Level) Licenses.
All classes will be at the East County Sheriff’s Station Community Room, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, California.
TECHNICIAN LICENSE CLASSES
1:00 – 5:00 PM, Saturday July 21, 28, August 4, and August 11.
GENERAL LICENSE CLASSES
8:00 AM -12:00 PM, Saturday July 14, 21, 28, August 4 and August 11. Continue reading “Free Amateur Radio Licensing Classes”
Summer Sporadic E Season
about 300 miles to a maximum of about 1200 miles. Multi-hop Es also occurs with DX as far as the East Coast, Hawaii, and even Japan on a very SPORADIC basis! Continue reading “Summer Sporadic E Season”
July Club Meeting Information
The next regular club meeting is Thursday, July 19, 2018 (always the third Thursday) at the East County Sheriff’s Station Community Room on Olsen Road at 7:30 pm.
Talk-in coordination is on the Bozo repeater, 147.885 ( – 127.3).
Topic/Guest Speaker: Logging Software: Adrian Jarrett K6KY, Stu Sheldon AG6AG and Dean Nedelman K6DIN will present a panel presentation about several of the more popular logging software programs.
Raffle Prizes: Sony Shortwave Radio ICF2010; RTL-SDR Dipole Kit; Morse Code Wall Clock
Pre-Meeting Dinner: Join fellow club members for a pre-meeting dinner, at 5 p.m., at Junkyard Café, 2585 Cochran St., Simi Valley, (805) 520-5865.