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Weekly NetsFirst, third and fifth Thursdays are local only. Second and Fourth Thursdays will be nets that are IRLP/Echolink connected. To connect us via IRLP or EchoLink on the second and fourth Thursdays via the Western Reflector useIRLP: 9257 / Echolink *DCF-ARC* (Emcomm Nets) 336037. Please connect via the western reflector and not directly to our repeater on those Thursdays. |
Tech Talk - Introduction to Emergency Communications - Wednesday May 22th @ 1900This month's talk will be on Wednesday May 22nd @ 1900 at the San Benito County ARES/ACS/RACES Headquarters/Ham Shack/DOC in Hollister (3224 Southside Rd, Hollister) See the San Benito County ARES/ACS/RACES Headquarters/Ham Shack/DOC Flyer (PDF) for directions. NVIS projectCheck out this new page for details on what Brad (KJ6ATF) and Tim (W6TST) have been doing with their NVIS work. Monthly Meeting this Wednesday May 8th @ 1900This month's meeting will be on Wednesday May 8th, 2013 @ 1900 at the San Benito County ARES/ACS/RACES Headquarters/Ham Shack/DOC in Hollister (3224 Southside Rd, Hollister) See the San Benito County ARES/ACS/RACES Headquarters/Ham Shack/DOC Flyer (PDF) for directions. FAQs for Ham Radio Operators espeically newly licensed hamsCheck out this new page Silent Key KK6ZTZ: L.C. Shorter(12/25/1939-4/11/2013)L.C. Shorter passed away at his Hollister home at the age of 73. He was born in Tennessee and lived in Hollister for 23 years. He married his wife, Rudy, in Hollister in 1992 and served 24 years in the US Army retiring as a Master Sergent. He is survived by his wife, Remedios "Rudy" Shorter of Hollister, his children, Joan Sandberg (Bob) of Medway, MA, John Sablan (Zuky) of San Jose, Julie Rodrigues of Sacramento, Joseph Sablan of Sacramento, Lynn DeFiesta of San Jose, Tommie Shorter of Sacramento, Kim Glover of Sacramento, Angela Ivey of Sacramento, Derrick Shorter of Sacramento, Lester Hendriex of Jackson, CA, Willinett D. Shorter-Piggee (Larry) of Memphis, TN, Julia Shorter Johnson (Anthony) of Memphis, Jerome Hendriex of Memphis and Debbie Shorter Haine of Memphis. He is also survived by 35 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by 2 sons, L.C. Shorter Jr and Vincent Heneriex. 2013 Events
San Benito ACS/RACES Event - ACS/RACES is primary, but may have role for ARES as well - more information closer to the event |
Exam Session
Please bring one photo ID, Social Security card or FRN, cash for fees, and previous License Grant if testing for upgrade. This session is sponsored by the San Benito County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, & W5YI-VEC Congratulations to the new ham radio operators and those who got their upgrades Click here for an FAQs for Ham Radio Operators espeically newly licensed hams
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What to put in a "Go Bag"Your "Go Bag" may be customized depending on your paritipation level, skill and experience level and your own personal endurance Here is an excellent presentation of a very complete go bag put togehter by Dan O’Connor - KE7HLR. Click Here for the PDF file. What are Q Codes and when to use them and when not to?The Q Code came into being internationally in 1912 to overcome the language problems involved in communications by radio among ships and shore stations of all countries. The original list of 50 adopted by international agreement in London contain many which are still familiar to amateur operators-QRN, QRM, QSO, the traffic operator's QRK, QSY and QRV - are now nearing the century mark of continuous usage. QSL still has the official 1912 definition despite the changed informal usages it is subjected to in amateur parlance. The QN signals for amateur net operation were introduced in the late 1930s by E. L. Battey W1UE (W4IA-SK) to lighten the burdens of net control operators. From ARRL.org Click here for a list of Q-codes from K4JWM.com Q codes are quite handy when talking to an international station or sending a message via morse code Q codes should not be used in emergency communication especially if operating public safety radios. Incident Command System (ICS) standards require that "Plain Text" be used in emergency communication to avoid misunderstandings or memorization errors. -Tim W6TST Yaesu WIRES Function - How to turn it off.Those with Yaesu radios have a tendency to accidentally turn on a function called WIRES. It is a feature that isn't used locally, but can cause annoyances. KB6OT wrote up directions that Jack Kirk found to turn off this feature that is handy. Included in this note in this PDF File | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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