SC4 Amateur Radio Club

I have uploaded a blank logging form to the site:
http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sc4ares_logging_2019_simplex.pdf

This is a pdf form; you can either print it out, and fill it in by hand, or […]

If you select listen-only, I’ll assume you are not transmitting. Mostly, a listen only registration will collect the location info, which is not public but will let us create a map of the results.

The instructions for the simplex test have been uploaded at:
http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sc4ares_instructions_2019_simplex.pdf

Stations need to register in advance. The registration form […]

There were a few questions about local nets at the meeting and afterwards. I don’t have a complete list, but we should try to collect one as we learn about them.

The events calendar lists the San Mateo […]

I uploaded the slides from the Simplex overview to the library:
http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019_simplex_overview.pdf

We confirmed February 9th as the date. Instructions and registration […]

I uploaded the slides from the Simplex overview and local repeaters […]

Need:
Logging Software
Site Survey – what’s available for antenna supports?

Antennas:
There is an Inverted Vee in the resource trailer, not sure if it’s 40M or 80M.

Power:
The trailer has 300 AH of […]

It’s the K6ACS repeater, in Santa Rosa. 146.730, PL 88.5. Same frequency as W6SCF, different PL.

They come in surprisingly strong in some spots like Sand Hill road in Menlo Park, and up on Skyline Ridge. Not […]

The 20/15/10 dipole I built for the Field Day GOTA station hasn’t made it into the trees yet, so it’s available.

I’m interested….any thoughts on a station or location ?

OK, I’m now monitoring CTL95.

For the record, there were 10 of us on 80 Meters this morning, from EL Granada down to Ventura County. So HF was up 🙂

For those that missed the net – the repeater failed to reset at the start of Monday night’s net (1/7/19). It came to life a few minutes later, before I was able to switch to simplex. I was able to hear others […]

I can cover them.

I can cover the 22nd.

The results and charts have been uploaded to the web site:

http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sc4arc_fd_2018_results.pdf

The repeater is on 24/7, so outside the Monday evening net, there’s a lot of time open for testing.

You probably want someone at the ‘other’ end with known good repeater access to help with the testing – […]

The K6ACS repeater in Santa Rosa is on the same frequency as ours, 146.730-, with a PL of 88.5 instead of our 114.8.

They come in surprisingly strong down here when you get to higher elevations, unless tones […]

That’s a really nice UPS with true sine wave and extended run time, but I don’t think it will work for us.

As best I can tell, it wants a 48V battery input, typically 4 x 7Ah batteries in series in a […]