SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SECTION Report for the month of Dec 2015
SM Dan Pruitt, AE6SX- ASMs K6YK and N2NS, ACC W6DPD, SEC KF6FIR, OOC N1VM, STM K6RAU, PIC vacant, TC W6TE.
Hello All;
One more year gone and posted to the History books! I’m already late
with my inept computer competition holding me back. I do want to say
that there is a bright new year ahead. We have a long “To Do
List”. AMSAT is trying to establish a Geosynchronous Satellite with
in the year. Dave, W6TE will be working through the West Coast to
explain the system that needs to be created from the ground stations to
the “Bird” itself. Be on the look-out for Dave speaking near you,
or contact him directly or you may invite him to your Club”!
We have contests, of course and The National Parks on the Air. There
are many other opportunities to operate. Stay informed and educate
your relatives and neighbors. Then bring them to the club meetings and
work with them so they realize their potential in the hobby.
We need to keep apprised of the Amateur Radio Parity Act. Tell
everyone you know and give them the link to get their letters in. The
link is: www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act
Now the bad stuff. The weather is here, rain and we should be grateful
but we need to be mindful of all the water coming at once. Are you
ready to help if needed? Take the on line EC-001 Emergency
Communications course. Add the FEMA IC 100, 200, 700, and 802 on line
study courses that are offered for free. Then work in your county ARES
contingent to practice doing Public Service Events. Regularly test your
skills by contacting your neighbors in adjacent Counties. Work with
your PIOs or equivalent in collecting and dispensing information
properly. Be an effective communicator.
73;
Dan Pruitt, AE6SX
NEWS: From ARRL newsletters. Read complete articles from December to
now.
12/14/2015 | Gabi San Martin Hernandez, EB1BT, Dies in Afghanistan
Violence
12/16/2015 | Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, to Host First ARISS Video
Contact
12/16/2015 | Philippine Radio Amateurs Respond to Typhoon Threat
12/17/2015 | Preliminary CQ World Wide Survey Results Suggest
Contesters Trending Older 12/19/2015 | FCC Proposes to Penalize
California Licensee $25,000 for Causing Intentional Interference
12/21/2015 | School in Remote Alaskan Village Reaching Out via Ham
Radio
12/24/2015 | First Geosynchronous Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Aid
Disaster Communication
12/28/2015 | New Wild and Scenic Rivers, Scenic and Historic Trails
Added to NPOTA Sites List
12/29/2015 | CQ World Wide Participants Favor Limiting Operating Time
to Less Than 48 Hours
12/30/2015 | Medium-Wave Transmitters in Germany and France Shutting
Down at Year’s End
01/02/2016 | Palmyra, South Sandwich/South Georgia Will Help Kick Off
2016 DXpedition Calendar
01/05/2016 | ARRL Board of Directors to Elect New President, Officers
at January Meeting
01/06/2016 | Dishtronix Purchases TEN-TEC Assets
01/06/2016 | “Official” P5/3Z9DX North Korea Activation Now Set for
this summer
01/06/2016 | National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) Event Gets Off to a
Strong Start!
01/06/2016 | Redesigned FCC Website Makes it Easy for Hams to File
Interference Complaints
01/07/2016 | Ramsey Kits Calls it Quits
01/07/2016 | CWops Announce Award for Advancing the Art of CW
01/08/2016 | SAQ Alexanderson Alternator Christmas Eve Transmission
Generates a Host of Reports
03/05/2015 | Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Introduced in Congress
03/11/2015 | FCC Enforcement Bureau Field Resources Poised to Shrink
03/17/2015 | Amateur Radio Roundtable Offers Live, Weekly Ham Radio
Discussions
03/16/2015 | ARRL President: H.R. 1301 is All About Fairness
03/16/2015 | Colorado Governor Signs Amateur Radio Antenna Bill Into
Law
03/13/2015 | IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide Available Online
03/26/2015 | “Radio DARC” Program Debuts on Ham-Operated German
Shortwave Outlet
04/01/2015 | Utah Group Puts Broadband-Hamnet to Work for Food Project
04/02/2015 | Standard General Affiliate Acquires 1743 RadioShack Stores
04/03/2015 | TEN-TEC and Alpha Purchased from RF Concepts
04/08/2015 | WWV’s 25 MHz Signal Still Going Strong After 1 Year Back
on the Air
04/10/2015 | New iOS App Available for The ARRL Repeater Directory®
04/13/2015 | “Thinking Day” Activity Gets Girl Scouts Thinking
About Ham Radio
04/13/2015 | Switching Power Supplies a More Common Noise Source than
Power Lines, ARRL Lab Manager Says
04/14/2015 | Ohio ARES to Sponsor “NVIS Antenna Day”
04/15/2015 | Call for Papers: ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications
Conference
04/16/2015 | ARRL 600 Meter Experiment Coordinator Recommends Renewing
Experimental License
04/16/2015 | FCC Proposes to Make Past Amateur Radio Address
Information Private
04/17/2015 | Australian Ham’s “PicoSpace” Balloon Circumnavigates
the Globe
04/20/2015 | Fox-1C and 1D Satellites to Include L-Band Uplink; Fox-1E
to Have Linear Transponder
04/22/2015 | Participants May Apply Anytime for Centennial Points
Challenge, W1AW WAS Awards
04/23/2015 | CQ DQs Two Dozen CQ World Wide DX Contest SSB Participants
04/24/2015 | House Committee Asks FCC for Documents Related to Proposed
Enforcement Bureau Closures
04/26/2015 | AMSAT: Amateur Radio Payload Could Share Space on
Geosynchronous Satellite
04/27/2015 | Jacob Nunez-Kearny, KF7DSY, is 2015 Goldfarb Scholarship
Recipient
04/28/2015 | FCC Proposes to Permit Amateur Access to 2200 and 630
Meters
04/29/2015 | ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Seeks
“Social Entrepreneurs”
04/30/2015 | Central States VHF Society Annual Conference Set for July
23-26 in Denver
04/30/2015 | ARRL Facebook Repost of Interview with Ham in Nepal Draws
Huge Response
05/01/2015 | Remotely Controlling VY1JA Station in Yukon Territory a
Win-Win
05/05/2015 | Whistler Recalls Jump&Go Portable Jumpstart and Power
Supply Units Due to Fire Hazard
05/05/2015 | ARISS “Ham Video” Ground Station Tests Under Way
05/07/2015 | US Naval Academy CubeSat Launch to Include Next APRS
Satellite
Contests:
January 2016
+ NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 21
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 22
+ YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW/SSB 0000Z, Jan 23 to 2359Z, Jan 24
+ Montana QSO Party 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 23
+ SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jan 27
+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Jan 27
+ CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 2200Z, Jan 29 to 2200Z, Jan 31
+ UBA DX Contest, SSB 1300Z, Jan 30 to 1300Z, Jan 31
+ Winter Field Day 1700Z, Jan 30 to 1700Z, Jan 31
+ ARRL January VHF Contest 1900Z, Jan 30 to 0359Z, Feb 1
February 2016
+ RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 2000Z-2130Z, Feb 1
+ Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 3
+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Feb 3
+ YLRL YL-OM Contest 1400Z, Feb 5 to 0200Z, Feb 7
+ Vermont QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 6 to 2400Z, Feb 7
+ Triathlon DX Contest 0000Z-0759Z, Feb 6 (CW) and
0800Z-1559Z, Feb 6 (SSB) and
1600Z-2359Z, Feb 6 (RTTY)
+ 10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB 0001Z, Feb 6 to 2359Z, Feb 7
+ Black Sea Cup International 1200Z, Feb 6 to 1159Z, Feb 7
+ Minnesota QSO Party 1400Z-2400Z, Feb 6
+ British Columbia QSO Party 1600Z, Feb 6 to 0400Z, Feb 7
+ AGCW Straight Key Party 1600Z-1900Z, Feb 6
+ FISTS Winter Slow Speed Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Feb 6
+ Mexico RTTY International Contest 1800Z, Feb 6 to 1759Z, Feb 7
AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS
CENTRAL VALLEY RADIO CLUB ++ Bill, K6WGJ, opened up his warehouse to
Greg KI6OUI and other Instructors to educate nearly 40 new Hams over 4
weeks of Saturday study. Following on the Tech Class a hands on forum
for “What to do next” as half a dozen Elmer’s answered questions
and gave practical advice. Thank you Bill and Greg and the whole crew!
www.centralvalleyradioclub.org
CLOVIS ARP ++ T-Hunt on Jan. 9, Sat. A.M. Fox(s) will be Ron K6MTS
and Ken WA6OIB. Public Service events: February 20 – The Rotary
Chocolate Run, March 5 – Blossom Trail 10K. www.k6arp.org/
FRESNO ARC++ Dave, W6TE, was our January speaker at the FARC meeting.
He is informing all Hams concerning the exciting AMSAT Phase IV mission
on a very fast track with a launch at the end of 2016 or early 2017.
New officers for 2016: Stuart WB6VRJ, Pres.; Ken WA6OIB, VP; Joe
WA6FFJ, Sec; Ron N6MTS, Treas. A transverter box built by Dave, W6TE,
our January speaker was shown. It will be in use for the January VHF
contest on Jan. 30-31. Frequencies covered are 900mc., 1.2g, 2.3g,
3.5g, 5.7g, and 10g. 24g and the lower vhf bands are all covered in
separate radios. EmComm Group: For Newbie’s – “IntroNet”. Lew
N3LER, will be starting a new net Tuesdays at 19:30 hrs, Local.
Frequency 147.150 + MHZ PL 141.3. This is designed for the new Ham.
December 18, ARES & SATERN members assisted The Salvation Army with
their annual food and toy distribution. Over a 1,000 families received
assistance so that the children would have toys and food on the table
Christmas morning. www.w6to.com
LODI ARC ++ Jim WB6BET, trustee, announced that our original club
call, WB6HUM, was re-issued by the FCC. They now have control over
their original call that we could use for a special event or one of the
lesser contests. The use of the call will have to be cleared through
Jim. Our club will again do both Field Day and the California QSO
Party. Our program tonight was presented by Jim, WB6BET, on the ARRL
National Parks on the Air year long event. This is the 100 year
anniversary of the national park system. The second half of his
presentation was on ham equipment for doing a portable operation in one
of the National park units. For further details see;
https://npota.arrl.org/. lodiamateurradioclub.org/
LOS BANOS ARC ++ IMPORTANT BUSINESS of Election of Officers for 2016
will be the main subject of the January Meeting. www.aa6lb.org
SIERRA ARC ++ The annual SARC Installation dinner was held on January
- Mike, WA6ARA reported that the R/C Desert Classic went well.
Dave, W6TLA reported the December 12 exam session went well with three
new techs and 2 generals. Steve, N6MVX will be having the CPR class on
a Saturday morning in January or February. Dennis, W6DQ ran a radio
spectrum clinic checking out everyone’s HT. He had a borrowed Field
Fox N9918A spectrum analyzer to check the power, spurious signals, and
harmonics coming from the HT. The 2016 officers are: Pres: Dennis,
W6DQ; First VP Steve, KK6JTB; Second VP Mike, KK6TAZ; Secretary Bill,
WA6QYR; and Treasurer Julie, KI6YRA. Check out the Airwaves for the
HT analyzer results. www.qsl.net/wa6ybn/
SEQUOIA ARG ++ 2016 Leadership: Pres: Pete W6SV; VP Donna WA6FUN;
Sec.: Christine KK6AZQ; Treasurer/ Web Master & Past Pres. Mike KA6IYS.
There is too much fun stuff in the “Kern River Voice”. Please
check out the frivolity. www.n6krv.org
STOCKTON DELTA ARC ++ The Club went in November to The California
Historical Radio Society Museum (CHRS), the West Coast’s largest
educational center for radio, and it publishes the Journal for the
Restoration and Preservation of Early Radio. Recently relocated in
Alameda, they hosted many Amateur Radio Clubs. Check out the website:
http://www.CaliforniaHistoricalRadio.com. New officers 2016:
President: KI6FTT, Dan; VP: W6MSU, Guy; Treas: N6LHL, David; Sec:
W6INP, Eric. www.w6sf.org
The following Amateurs became Silent Keys since the last report:
WA6OZZ John, WA6JGR Eleanor, WD6CAZ Tony, KJ6RIL, Gordon, and K6SNL,
Steve.
They will be missed.
Traffic for December 2015:
ORS: W6SX 6 WS6P 1562 K6RAU 14 TOTAL: 1582
PSHR: W6SX 30 WS6P 205 K6RAU 81
Mark your Calendars:
02/19/2016 | Southwestern Division Convention (Yuma Hamfest)
Location: Yuma, AZ
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Yuma Amateur Radio Hamfest Organization
Website: http://www.yumahamfest.org/
03/12/2016 | Santa Clara Valley Section Convention (RADIO FEST)
Location: Del Rey Oaks, CA
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Naval Postgraduate School Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.radiofest.org
03/12/2016 | Hamfest 2016
Location: Loomis, CA
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.w6ek.org
03/12/2016 | Palm Springs Hamfest
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Desert R.A.T.S. ARC
Website: http://www.palmspringshamfest.com
04/15/2016 | 67th International DX Convention
Location: Visalia, CA
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Southern California DX Club
Website: http://www.dxconvention.org
04/23/2016 | VALLEY OF THE MOON ARC’s ANNUAL HAMFEST
Location: Sonoma, CA
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Valley of the Moon ARC
Website: http://vomarc.org
04/29/2016 | Nevada State Convention (NVCON)
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club
Website: http://www.nvcon.org
06/03/2016 | Northwestern Division Convention (SEA-PAC)
Location: Seaside, OR
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Oregon Tualatin Valley ARC
Website: http://www.seapac.org
06/18/2016 | Santa Maria Radio Swapfest
Location: Orcutt, CA
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Satellite ARC
Website: http://satellitearc.com
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ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section
Section Manager: Dan Pruitt, AE6SX
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