wspr Another first for the intrepid Balloon, yesterday the 28th of November in the evening (PST) the Balloons utilized its 20m transmitter to report its position over Mongolia. Several stations on the 20m band heard the beacon one from Russia one … Continue reading
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WB6TOU-12 Treks On On this Thanksgiving Day in the early morning hours transmissions were heard again from the high altitude balloon. Maintaining a course in a North Easterly direction, nearest largest city being Hanover Germany. Telemetry reports relay that the … Continue reading
aprs.fi The intrepid balloon of David Voit id call wb6tou-12 has come alive around Plymouth, England on November 25th. Tracking transmissions from the balloon have been inconsistent, but the times it has come alive, appeared both on the 20m WSPR … Continue reading
CADS lines up and prepares to depart on the November 21st exercise in which Calaveras Amateur Radio Society provided communications at different evacuation points along the route. CADS familiarized themselves to the roads in the area of West Point, Railroad Flat, Mountain … Continue reading
Session According to Ken AE6LA “were on track for a session this Saturday Nov 21st at 2 pm”. Bring a picture ID and one other form of ID. We will observe Covid protocols . Please call Ken for an update … Continue reading
Radio Operators are needed for this CADS exercise on November 21st 9:30 am to 12:00. Please call Sam Hernandez for details. If you are registered on ARES connect you can sign up on the website. Sam’s phone number (209) 293 … Continue reading
Balloon David Voit has sent along updates on the launch status of his new high altitude balloon which will carry along a 20 meter WSPR transmitter. The beacon has gone thru successful testing, and the balloon itself has been prepared … Continue reading
Emergency Services Hello XCA ARES members, Looks like the power has been restored to a lot of the County, just some around the Big Trees area and some around Mt. Ranch. Thank you to everyone that logging into ARES Connect … Continue reading
To Look for your local Center go to pg&e.com for information and hours. Centers do have water and light snacks wifi and charging stations. Morning hours now are cooler so many Centers will have blankets. Search the website for other … Continue reading
The PSPS has started in many areas the Fowler Repeater is fully operational, the back up power option has not been utilized due to a change in WX wind models. PG&E was able to alter is sectionalizing power grid. … Continue reading