SC4 Amateur Radio Club

as a self-appointed outlier I use these:

https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=2254792
of which I have two in duty.These are allegedly intended for radio comms.

I also use a different open frame MeanWell power supply but it’s sorta scary.
all so far are fine; you’ve…[Read more]

Angelo, Mary, Mike, and Neil –

Thanks for all the help during this afternoon’s RigPi / VOIP / Wireguard shake down.
it was very encouraging.

( back it it again. still in belmont still in meetings! )

ok at Eva’s suggestion I did scan through the rest of the operating guide, what a work!

found the operations schedule. thanks.

Bob, how about I / we pop in around Sat 11:30. That allows some time and then I can scoot back into the canyon for the zoomer.
Neil, after 5 saturday sounds…[Read more]

( catching up (absurdly busy), scanning the various PDFs. )

Questions:

• Did an online sign-up ever appear for the Visitor Stations? I have 1 tentative taker to join me biking over to the Mitton’s, and I would like to visit Neils Joint, but don’t want to cramp anyone’s style.
• Flash Educational Demos – I am guessing we’ll just gather our wagons…

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Sorry I had to scoot.
I offer to present, during the zoom ‘technical talks’ a Technician’s POV on “stupid places I have gone to try and joint the SC4ARC net and how it worked out”

it will cover using my Yaseu HT with a variety of antennas and locations
using various mobile units from rooftops with FongTennas, mobile antennas and a log periodic…[Read more]

Grogs of the Air,
is this happening weekly?

Pat,

May I use some of that content ( mostly the contact info for the Puente fund ) in the PMAC ‘South Coast Covid-19 Resources’ page I’m maintaining?

http://www.pescaderocouncil.org/south-coast-covid19-resources

Thanks for that link – I will humbly apply

very clean. I was getting all inspired to add things and then just sat back and relaxed.

The squelch explanations are succinct.

W/in the Butano community the most commonly asked question by any one with radio experiences is ‘how do I change the squelch?!’

Angelo, feel free to include the PMAC site I’m running

http://www.pescaderocouncil.org/south-coast-covid19-resources

http://www.pescaderocouncil.org/costa-sur-covid-19-recursos

if I may I will nab some of the information you’ve gathered.

we have a small, sorta closed list where we work it out what’s going on.

sccr@pescaderocouncil.org <-…[Read more]

Hey Angelo, thank you for the succinct write up. May I share it out-of-group? I could host it elsewhere if traffic is a concern.

The various reports out of Italy are sad and sobering.

I’ll be there, and will bring some gear. I may have a teenager in tow.
Gear can stay if the car if it’s not needed. If it’s a hot day I can’t leave the teenager in the car.

( catching up )

@Neil, we’ll have to come up with some kind of practical advice for Puente and their FT-60’s

There are a couple of Yaesu FT-5100 mobiles with power supplies and antennas in the Pescadero and Loma Mar fire stations that were purchased by Pescadero Emergency Preparedness back around 1999 with grant money. PEP and PMAC now consider those to be SC4ARC’s property and responsibility although there’s limited site access to test or to ser…

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Update, `cuz I’m back and it’s time:

The Puente 8900 has

• a slightly outdated plan
• a broken knob ( actually the stem is broken, not just the knob )
• a precarious spot
• the antenna’s radials have been bonked / truncated, which is a natural side effect of its location. They are lopsided, with the longest remaining element pointing NNE.

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Thanks all,

I’m surfing on-going schedule waves with this get go.

Mary thanks for introducing me to the idea of a radio_officer. Said radio officer is rather busy at all times, no?

Hi Radio Officer Peter. I now understand the hat in your profile. Thanks for the backgrounder.

strong>Peter if you would rather I hold off on all this just say so.…[Read more]

hey it does seem to be up!

FWIW the 805 doesn’t reach well into butano canyon proper. we’ll do some more testing about the place.