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Mike, KJ6VCP started the topic Kenwood Amateur Radio service center in the forum
General 3 months, 1 week agoAs of April 14, 2021, JVC Kenwood have transitioned all service for Amateur radio equipment to United Radio in East Syracuse, New York. https://www.unitedradio.com/
Kenwood previously had a west coast service arrangement with FTH Group, who are no longer servicing amateur radio equipment. United Radio is the only remaining amateur radio service…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP replied to the topic Field Day 2021 Operating Guide Preliminary in the forum
General 3 months, 2 weeks agoThis guide looks really good.
We need some educational session proposals.
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Mike, KJ6VCP replied to the topic A Few Beginner Questions in the forum
General 8 months, 2 weeks agoSounds like fun – we all need more of that!
Most handhelds like the FT-60 are in the 5 Watt power range, while mobiles are more like 50 Watts. The extra power helps when you get a little off the beaten path. Combined with a good external antenna, a mobile is hard to beat for range. It’s nice to be able a hold a conversation on a repeater 20…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic General Meeting Agenda for November 21st in the forum
General 10 months, 1 week agoHere are the zoom meeting details…
https://zoom.us/j/95795553006Meeting ID: 957 9555 3006
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+16699009128,,95795553006# US (San Jose)
+12532158782,,95795553006# US (Tacoma)Meeting ID: 957 9555 3006
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) started the topic General Meeting Agenda for November 21st in the forum
General 10 months, 2 weeks agoOur next general meeting is Saturday, November 21st at 10AM. This will be a virtual meeting on Zoom – I will post the zoom details later.
Here’s the agenda:
– Announcements and general updates
– Board Election Results
– October PG&E PSPS ARES debrief
– October Simulated Emergency Test(SET) debrief (Great Shakeout)I don’t have a tech session l…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic Special Board Meeting in the forum
General 11 months agoIn light of concerns expressed to me by multiple club members, I am withdrawing this proposal, and cancelling this meeting.
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic Middleton Tract simplex testing results in the forum
General 11 months agoThey were new-ish. One was new, one was about a year old.
I like the Tera 505’s because they’re foolproof – power/volume knob and a channel knob, so it’s hard to get anything wrong. Li-Ion batteries, and a charger you can leave them sitting on. With an external antenna, you can also use MURS.
I met Deanna at Rick’s house, so not sure which…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic Middleton Tract simplex testing results in the forum
General 11 months agoThey were new-ish. One was new, one was about a year old.
I like the Tera 505’s because they’re foolproof – power/volume knob and a channel knob, so it’s hard to get anything wrong. Li-Ion batteries, and a charger you can leave them sitting on. With an external antenna, you can also use MURS.
I met Deanna at Rick’s house, so not sure which…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic Middleton Tract simplex testing results in the forum
General 11 months agoThey were new-ish. One was new, one was about a year old.
I like the Tera 505’s because they’re foolproof – power/volume knob and a channel knob, so it’s hard to get anything wrong. Li-Ion batteries, and a charger you can leave them sitting on. With an external antenna, you can also use MURS.
I met Deanna at Rick’s house, so not sure which…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) started the topic Special Board Meeting in the forum
General 11 months agoI called a special board meeting for Wednesday at 7pm for a discussion about the removal of our radio officer.
Agenda:
1. Discussion re: Removal of Radio Officer
2. Repeater project assignmentsSC4ARC Board meetings are open to club members (but not the general public, like our general meetings are.)
The meeting will be virtual using the Zoom…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) started the topic Middleton Tract simplex testing results in the forum
General 11 months agoWe did some radio testing within and from Middleton Tract on Sunday, October 25th. It was mostly GMRS, with Amateur VHF for coordination. Here’s a short summary of the results.
On the GMRS side, we used two Tera 505 GMRS/MURS radios (4W) with stock antennas, and two Motorola MS350R ‘bubble pack’ GMRS radios.
Two teams of volunteers drove…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic New date – Oct. 4th Simplex Test in the forum
General 11 months, 3 weeks agooops – forgot to mention – you can get feedback if the monitor radio is loud enough when you are transmitting, so turn it down when it’s your turn.
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic New date – Oct. 4th Simplex Test in the forum
General 11 months, 3 weeks agoSince we’re using the repeater output frequency for simplex, you will also hear the repeater when you’re on the simplex frequency. That’s how you will know we’re starting the next turn.
And, yes, you can use a another radio to monitor.
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic Noiminating committee volunteers needed in the forum
General 1 year agoYou can contact any club member with an account on our site by going to http://www.sc4arc.org/groups/general/members/ Pick a member, and there are public and private message options.
Radio also works for getting in touch with people!
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) started the topic Noiminating committee volunteers needed in the forum
General 1 year agoOur annual board of directors elections are approaching, so it’s time to assemble a nominating committee.
Bob Mitton has volunteered as a board member to lead the committee, but we need two additional volunteers from the general membership to join.
This is a short term committee assignment, since nominations close on October 31st, and elections…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) started the topic No October General Meeting in the forum
General 1 year agoWe will not be having an October general meeting. We will be participating in the Simulated Emergency Test (SET) event instead.
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic General Meeting Agenda for September 19th in the forum
General 1 year agoWhen I mentioned using an NMO adapter for an outside antenna to stay out of the rain, I really meant that for anyone that already has an NMO mount. David and Mary pointed out a couple of better options if you _dont_ hanve an NMO mount.
The MFJ-310, HT Window Mount Clip lets you stick an HT antenna on a car window – there are BNC and SMA…[Read more]
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic General Meeting Agenda for September 19th in the forum
General 1 year agoI uploaded the slides from the tech presentation to the library:
http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ham_connectors_coax_notes.pdfThe first 20 pages are the slides, the next 20 are slides + notes.
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) started the topic ARLB022 5-MHz Interoperability Channels Designated for emergency response in the forum
General 1 year agoSB QST @ ARL $ARLB022
ARLB022 5-MHz Interoperability Channels Designated for Wildfires and
Hurricane Sally ResponseZCZC AG22
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 22 ARLB022
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 16, 2020
To all radio amateursSB QST ARL ARLB022
ARLB022 5-MHz Interoperability Channels Designated for Wildfires and
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Mike, KJ6VCP (president) replied to the topic General Meeting Agenda for September 19th in the forum
General 1 year agoHere are the Zoom Meeting Details
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/2224556690Meeting ID: 222 455 6690
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+12532158782,,2224556690# US (Tacoma)Dial by your location
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
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