SCRA Blog

2011-04-01T20:15:00.000-07:00

SCRA SPONSORING MINI-DXPEDITION TO CM79

Over the weekend of August 12-14th SCRA will mount a mini-DXpedition to Northern California’s Lost Coast to activate Grid Square CM79, a narrow slice of uninhabited land on the rugged north coast. The rest of CM79 lies in the Pacific Ocean.

Grid Squares (not really square or rectangular, but close) are of particular interest to hams who search for DX on the VHF and UHF bands. Our club plans to be active on 6 meters, 2 meters, 430, satellite, APRS, and high frequency, using a special event callsign N6T. We have to pack in our equipment to the operating location, about two miles from camp, so power output and antennas will be limited in scope.

We plan to base our operations at a group camp site within the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Wailaki Campground, located about 20 miles west of Garberville. The campground is a drive-in facility.

This event is being chaired by Charlie KZ6T. If you would like to participate, please contact Charlie at KZ6T@arrl.net. More information will be provided as planning continues and is available at this link.

73, Dave W6IBC

Event Information Chair.

Photos of Technician Class on February 11

2011-02-20T20:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from the Technician Class on February 11.

Photos courtesy of John WB6FRZ

Photos from HSC Demonstration

2011-02-20T20:21:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from the radio demonstration at HSC in Rohnert Park.

Click on the images for a larger look.

Photos courtesy of Darryl KI6MSP

High Altitude Repeater Test

2011-02-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

Brenden Geary, KJ6HVP, will be launching a high-altitude weather balloon equipped with an amateur radio repeater on February 27 from Rancho Cucamonga, California. The details are included in a PDF file.

March Meeting Program

2011-02-12T18:41:00.000-08:00

The program for our March meeting will be "Sailmail: Ham Radio and Boating" presented by Bill Finkelstein (WB6JAO). The meeting will be on March 2, 2011. We hope to see you all there!

Great Opportunity

2011-02-12T18:37:00.000-08:00

Richard Dillman is looking for key operators who can work out at the Marine Radio Historical Society at the Pt Reyes RX site on Saturdays. It could be every Saturday, some Saturday’s, for a couple of hours.

They can work out their own schedule with Richard. They main thing is he needs a commitment. With Denise Stoops gone (merchant marine), he has no one to back him up.
He could really use some help out there. They operate from about 11 am to 4 pm. A person could work at an operating position though from 12-14:00 for example every other Sat., if that is all they could commit to.

They would become official NPS volunteers

If any are seriously interested, Richard can be contacted at ddillman@igc.org

Website www.radiomarine.org

Next VE Session

2011-02-12T18:36:00.000-08:00

Our next VE session will be on Sunday, April 16, 2011.

Visit VE Testing for more information.