SC4 Amateur Radio Club

Do you need to be a certified CW operator or is this also for the curious to listen in and learn about CW and how to use it?

We loved this presentation, Bob, and thanks for promptly posting it. The battery graphs were very interesting as well.

Casey, we use a milk crate to pack up and transport our rig in the Bus. It works, but there is something deeply satisfying to a well designed and tightly packed shack-in-a-box.

Here is another cool idea for a portable HF station…[Read more]

Angelo,

Wishing you a Happy Birthday and many more radios!

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Eva & Terry

Hi Jeneen,

I can help out between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM. I feel somewhat limited with HT only, no 4 wheel drive, and I do not know the area well.

eva kn6czd

Turns out i have a conflict Tuesday night (Web committee), please change my time to Thursday either one of the available slots. Sorry for that.

Hi Jeneen,

i’ll take Tuesday 1800-2400

I will meet you 20 minutes early for a good prep and briefing.

Could we make a google spreadsheet like Angelo did for the last DOC? Of course now i lost that link…

eva

We are sitting on the fence due to weather concerns. If the weather is nice and clear we will drive our busmobile out to the windy hill parking lot and do the same (limited) protocol we did last summer with our Kenwood and pole antenna. Instead of in the bus we can set up the radio on a folding table outside, and if anyone wants to meet us there…[Read more]

Hi Sue,

we can recommend the Kenwood TM-V71A We have not permanently installed it in a car, we are using it as a base station at home, but with the setup and configuration we followed Neil’s and Jeneen’s recommendation.

Radio: Kenwood TM-V71A (144/440 MHz FM Dual Band mobile transceiver)
Power Supply: Astron SS-25M
WEST MARINE backup battery…

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Hi Irma, i have the Gordon West’s 2019-2023 General Class text. I can loan it to you, but would like it back as i use to as a reference.

eva

We can take these dates:

Eeb 15 & 22 – Eva
Mar 1 & 8 – Terry

I second Irma’s requests for ARES vests, esp. sizes that fits petites.
My cert vest from 2006 accommodates an elephant. Light mesh, no pockets.

Also clarification of deployment protocol for people with 2 hats would be helpful.

Should HAM/Certs respond to the text messages from SMC/OES for CERT deployment or follow Angelo’s call for staffing DOC…[Read more]

Add Terry & Eva.

Peter,could these classes be posted to the La Honda message board? There may be people interested that we were hoping to sign up during the (cancelled) CERT training and others. We also had the Technician Class posted at the pots office, that’s how I noticed it.

Sure, sign me up 🙂

Great write-up, Peter. Love it!
I wish there was a way to make this kind of information more findable on the website.

Hi Pat & David.

I’d be happy to help staff the radio table (assuming the radio table is set up outside).
Preferred Shift Sunday AM, but could do afternoon Sat or Sun PM if needed).

Could also help with setup and tear down.

eva

Well i missed these. Perhaps they could be archived? Please consider…

Hi Catherine,

Has the program schedule changed? Could you narrow down the times if these interviews are still on? Today or tomorrow.

eva

Where can we buy tickets?

One question that came up discussing this Drill with some of the new HAMS: are we allowed to drive to the gathering point? In a real Earthquake driving might not be safe or possible. This may impact the kind of field station you will be able to set up.

Lots of holes discovered reading through the FOG that will need more time to prepare and…[Read more]