Peter, KI6FAO (treasurer)

A message from our friends at K6KPH

PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19 concerns Night of Nights XXIII will be a NON-PUBLIC event

On 12 July every year since 2000 the MRHS has held a special evening called Night of Nights when we pick up the thread of commercial Morse once thought dead and continue in the best tradition of the service.

Since 2000 the…

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This five week class runs July 20 through August 17 and consists of approximately 20 hours of independent study, online practice exams and weekly, on-line meetings.

Our text book is “General Class License Manual” 9th edition by The ARRL. Available in printed or Kindle versions from ARRL or from Amazon in print or Kindle version. ARRL ships m…[Read more]

Curious about what goes on at Field Day? You can find information from the 2019 Field Day (our last, full event) in our library.

The big overview, Incident Action Plan (including schedules and maps: http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-field-day-schedule.pdf

Angelo’s presentation on the Fox Hunt: http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/…[Read more]

News from ARRL about the FCC’s applicaton fee:

The FCC released a Public Notice on March 23, 2022, stating that the amateur radio application fees, including those associated with Form 605 application filings, would become effective on April 19, 2022. The Federal Communications Commission’s authority to impose and collect fees is mandated by…

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The Electronics Flea Market returns in April after a long hiatus. The new location is the Parking lot of the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale. I’ve added it to the club’s calendar of events.

The swap meet supports several non-profit organizations related to amateur radio and emergency communications in the Silicon Valley.…[Read more]

I’ve been playing Wordle, the popular word puzzle where you have six chances to guess a common five letter word, and I’ve found that the Morse code has helped me improve my score.

Even though I’ve tried really hard to learn to copy the code (listen to it by ear) I’ve had a tough time of it. It’s a rhythmic language and I think those with a…[Read more]

It’s been a long time since we were all able to get together as a group and enjoy each others’ company over a meal. It’s not the same thing, but I’m offering one lucky ham a free pizza and beverage (or whatever else $25 will get you at Alice’s.) It’s a “thank you” for your participation in our community.

Over the next 4 Mondays, March 7, 14, 21…[Read more]

It’s been a long time since we were all able to get together as a group and enjoy each others’ company over a meal. It’s not the same thing, but I’m offering one lucky ham a free pizza and beverage (or whatever else $25 will get you at Alice’s.) It’s a “thank you” for your participation in our community.

Over the next 4 Mondays, March 7, 14, 21…[Read more]

The 2021 radio officer’s report has been uploaded to the library: http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/radio_officer_annual_report-21.pdf

A preliminary copy of the treasurer’s report has been uploaded to the library and may be found at http://www.sc4arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/treasurers_annual_report-21.pdf

A final version of the report along with detailed ledger will be uploaded shortly.