SC4 Amateur Radio Club

There’s been increased interest in a Technician Licensing Preparation Class following the recent PSPS by PG&E.

We will hold a 2 day class December 14 and 15, 9:00 to 4:30 both days, at the La Honda firehouse. Registration forms are available at http://www.sc4arc.org/tlc.pdf

If you would like to distribute posters in your community, you may download…[Read more]

W6SCF-8 is operational on 145.630 MHz (same as W6SCF-10)

This temporary, Winlink gateway is connected to a 20 kWh battery bank and generator backup. Internet connection is via satellite eliminating outages caused by downed wires.

Coverage of the W6SCF-8 gateway should roughly correspond to the primary area of the 2m, voice repeater, but test…[Read more]

In anticipation of PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff starting Wednesday, I’ve turned on the “Local User” option on our Winlink station.

• Effective immediately, anyone who accesses the message server W6SCF-10 will be added to a list of local users for 72 hours following their last login to W6SCF-10.
• Incoming messages for local users will be…

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Night of Nights XX – Schedule & Information

It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty years but Night of Nights XX is upon us. As always you are invited to participate in person or on the air.

Night of Nights Origin Story

On 12 July 1999 a ceremony was held at the Globe Wireless receive site in Half Moon Bay, CA. Even though refreshments were…[Read more]

Sunnyvale VEC will administer an exam session Saturday, July 6, 11:00 AM at the La Honda fire house. If you have been putting off getting your upgrade because you have to drive all the way over the hill: You no longer have that excuse!

We’d like a count of how many people will attend so Sunnyvale VEC has enough supplies. Please let me know ASAP…[Read more]

Our annual technician licensing class is coming up June 29 and 30, the weekend after Field Day. As is our custom we are reaching out to our club members who have General or Extra class licenses and who would like to teach a 45 to 90 minute section. People who’ve taught the class have found it extremely rewarding. Half Moon Bay ARC will share…[Read more]

You may download posters for the upcoming licensing class from http://sc4arc.org/tlc_poster.pdf Please post these in your community. Registration forms may be found at http://www.sc4arc.org/tlc.pdf

This class will be held at the La Honda fire station, and Sunnyvale VEC has offered to administer an exam session at the La Honda fire station the…[Read more]