SC4 Amateur Radio Club

I’ll be at the LHFB tent 10-11, can switch over to the HAM booth at 11-12.

Hi Peter, i have already signed up for the LHFB table 10-12, but Kathleen is recruiting more for that one, can we coordinate with her? I could switch over to the HAM table if we have more than we need for the LHFB table, could also help with set up for the HAM table. Maybe we can all meet at the FH at 9 and figure this out?

If these are still open, w can do: We welcome the practice.

KN6CZH Terry: Oct 12 & Oct 19
KN6CZD Eva: Oct 26 & Nov 2

Hi Pat,

I could do tomorrow and Terry next Monday (Sept 7).

Please send the latest list.

cmd31 down again please switch to ctl95 until further notice.

Cmd31 repeater has been restored. please switch over from ctl95.

Thank you Neil for this extra info. Very helpful! We will be using Prankster Home for this drill and will stay put in our canyon to see what we actually get in an emergency using simplex from home. Most likely much less than we got on FD up on windy hill parking lot.

Thank you DOV

For tactical call sign you can just make something up? any word or string? Chances are too many people may use “home” (?)

Will this tactical calls sign need to be spelled in phonetic alphabet? or could one use an unambigous word like “unicorn”?

I am not sure I understand the point of tactical call signs except as assigned in an…[Read more]

Terry and i would like to participate. Few questions.

1. No HT allowed, correct? so we would use our home base station @50watts.
2. If we register under our station under my call sign KN6CZD, what would be the our “tactical call sign?”
3. Does it matter who would be the operator i that scenario, Terry or I or both?
4. What’s the total length of…[Read more]

Tech Talks are a great idea. How about “Connectors for Dummies”. Terry and I are feeling challenged by the wealth of options and lack of selection criteria and vendor specs. We keep ordering parts that disappoint 🙁

Have any changes to the data collection protocol been considered due to Cvid-19? For example, contact-less online preregistration to avoid using a shared iPad and talking close up through a rolled down truck window to a mask-less person (or someone wearing a mask and pulling it down) shouting over their engine noise. Could we simply count cars or…[Read more]

We have the Astron ss-25, Jeneen brought this into the Fire House during the Power Outage last year, it is small and has meters for amps and volt I love the meters. It is easy to carry around and super quiet. It is a switching power supply.

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/asr-ss-25m

We need to transcribe and cross-validate our scribbly notes, we made roughly a dozen contacts each day as class 1C mobile. We will send you an electronic spreadsheet. Assuming one point for each contact (yes?), how many bonus points for listening to the demos? what bonus point can we collect as class IC (why is the bus not emergency power?)

When…[Read more]

Few more questions, maybe they can be addressed in some of the the training/help offerings on Friday?

Does anyone have a *csv version of the field day 2m band plan in the ops manual that could be used for programming?
How do i enable memory banks on the FT-60 in the programming software? I currently have the coastside communications plan…

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I’d be very interested in Casey’s topic and learn about the “stupid” places to avoid and why 🙂
Terry and i did a whole bunch of tests after we got our license last summer from various places on skyline and up he hill, and we had a very mixed bag of success with our handhelds. For example, we have never been able to connect to home via the…[Read more]

H Angelo, Terry and I can take the May21 and 28 slot.
Regards, eva

Hi Pat,

I think the electronic form of the Newsletter is a winner! Like many of the new practices we are evolving during this pandemic should be here to stay 🙂

A few ideas for fire brigade fund raising below, there is so much need now and people divide their spare resources between Puente fund, Alices free food delivery and Fire Brigade may…[Read more]

Sorry not going to make it to the meting. Need to bring my cat to Emergency vet.

eva