Neil, W6VG

I can take July 18th – Neil, W6VG

Thank you Pat and Angelo, IC and Deputy, for the marvelous job pulling a group Field Day together after a two-year hiatus! Thanks also to the Officers and Chiefs, all of the Operations crew, and everyone who attended.

I’m still working on final numbers but a preliminary attendance count shows we had 27 participants including 15 operators, 56…[Read more]

Hi Eva, hope Terry is better today. Sorry you missed the dinner but glad you came up for a while. Thanks for offering to help out!

Thanks Pat. Also check out these short YouTube videos shot at Winter Field Day 2021 to give you an idea of what phone (voice) and digital contacts are like in a contest. Please excuse my “been up all night” hairdo! Still you can see what contesting is all about in these rough videos. We plan to make more professional videos for our “SC4 Amateur…[Read more]

This Saturday morning 10am I’ll be setting up an HF radio, laptop and 20m antenna at the La Honda Fair SC4 booth. I encourage everyone to come see a station similar to one we’ll be using at Field Day. I can demonstrate the logging software, digital and voice (phone) contacts, as well as an introduction to one of the radios we’re likely to use for…[Read more]

p.s. more information in the ARRL Section Newsletter — June 1st 2022

I have enough parts to build four 2m/70cm j-pole antennas. Also available are a couple of already-built antennas by Nate and Courtney from our last antenna build. I’ve tried to prep the parts so that it will be easy to build an antenna in a reasonable period of time.

At the station you can learn:
Wire stripping and prepping
Soldering
Using an…[Read more]

Wow, that does sound extreme! I guess now you have a nice raised ceiling though.

Thanks David! Finally had a chance to watch.

Casey, I’ve only had the Sinvitrons since last September so can’t really gauge their battery shelf life. So far they’ve been excellent with very moderate use and only cost $25. The handle has a hook for hanging, they’re lightweight and make it easy to keep light with you moving about the house or property.

Thanks for the minutes Catherine!!

I’ll take March 14th – Neil

Hi Catherine,

You provided (or uploaded) a link to the Aug. 21st 2021 meeting. I think you’ll have to correct your upload to the library as I don’t see the 1-15-22 minutes there.

Thanks! – Neil

I like the hope, advice, and good resolve for 2022 you’ve all expressed. Best wishes for this new year!

Thanks for the heads-up David. It would have been a perfect rainy day activity if the weekend hadn’t slipped away with meetings and rain prep! Hoping to do more contesting in the new year.