SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SECTION Report for the month of January 2018

SM Dan Pruitt, AE6SX- ASMs K6YK and N2NS, ACC W6DPD, SEC KF6FIR, ASEC
WL7COO, OOC N1VM, STM K6RAU, PIC KJ6OUI, TC W6TE.

Hello All;

I’m putting this together to finish reporting 2017 and to get 2018 off
to a good start.  Remember to support our new Director in the Pacific
Division.  I believe we will not miss a beat as Jim moves forward.

There are some new things coming from ARRL concerning ARES and Public
Relations.  We have had a bit of recognition during the disasters we
have experienced and we should continue.

February report is being edited as I speak and will be up to date.

73;

Dan Pruitt, AE6SX

NEWS: From ARRL newsletters.  Read complete articles from December to
now.

Our most significant news was our Pacific Director being voted as 2nd
Vice President for ARRL.  Good luck Bob W6RGG!
This makes Jim K6JAT our Director.

CLUBS

CALIFORNIA CITY ARC ++ Great site for California City Emergency Radio
Team   www.ke6rn.com

CLOVIS ARP ++   Rob AE6GE, has their 3 event this month.  A foxhunt is
due.   www.k6arp.org/

FRESNO ARC++   FT8 mode is on every mind for the newest mode . 
www.w6to.com.

LODI ARC ++    .  lodiamateurradioclub.org/ 

LOS BANOS ARC ++   Fox Hunt March 10, 2018  www.aa6lb.org

SIERRA ARC ++  New Board installed, Winter Field Day and Mule Team
support. www.qsl.net/wa6ybn/ 

SEQUOIA ARG ++  Amateur Radio glossary and history is noted in Kern
River Voice.  www.n6krv.org

STOCKTON DELTA  ARC ++ Christmas Dinner event discussed. www.w6sf.org

TULARE Co. ARC ++  .  www.tcarc.net/

TURLOC       ARC ++    The Arc-Over continues.  New Pres Bambi KI6YQL
lead the club into 2018.  w6bxn.org/arc-over/

The following Amateur became Silent Key since the last report: 
.Bobby AA6HU, Bob K6UGM, Charles KC6UEW, Pam KD6LBS, Tim K4EOV and John
KF6JG
.
They will be missed.

Traffic for December 2017:
ORS:  WS6P 979,  K6RAU 13  Total 992
PSHR:  WS6P 345, K6RAU 70

Traffic for January 2018:
ORS:  WS6P 1506,  K6RAU 9  Total 1525
PSHR: WS6P 420, K6RAU 70

Mark your Calendars:  

 03/17/2018 |Hamfest 2018

The 69th annual International DX Convention 
In Visalia, California, takes place April 20-22 at the Visalia
Convention Center. The Southern California DX Club (SCDXC) sponsors the
2018 event. Online convention registration opens on January 15 at 1700
UTC. The Saturday banquet program will be on the…
Learn More 

04/28/2018 |VALLEY OF THE MOON ARC HAMFEST

07/20/2018 |Nevada State Convention (NVCON 2018)

09/15/2018 |Western Placer ARC Hamfest

10/19/2018 |Pacific Division Convention (PACIFICON 2018)

Need to take an Amateur exam? Are you having an exam? Check the ARRL web
page, www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml for exam information. You
can also search for Amateur Radio Classes in your area and register your
exam. Instructors can also register classes there.
Card Checking in the Section: You can get cards checked for awards
within the section. W6XK, K6ZZ, and W6DPD can check your cards for DXCC
in accordance with the rules for field checking. DXCC card checkers may
now check cards dated from Nov 15, 1945, including Deleted DXCC
Entities. K6ZZ can now check 160 Meter Cards. DXCC card checkers may, at
their discretion, check cards for WAS, WAC, and VUCC. W6DPD and K6ZZ can
check cards for the CQ Awards, WAZ, DX, Field, and Prefixes. The card
checkers may also check applications for the IARU Region 2 Award. ARRL
Special Service Clubs may appoint a HF awards manager for WAS and a VHF
Awards Manager for VUCC.

The Webinar by Hank Garretson, W6SX, has been posted to the WWROF
webpage (www.wwrof.org) under the Webinars link. 
Hanks presentation will be of particular interest to “Little Pistols”
and those who are space limited. It’s worth checking out!

Hank added a link to the elevation plot which can be viewed at
http://www.heywhatsthat.com/ 
Also the Ladder Snaps in the presentation can be found at
http://www.73cnc.com/product_p/ls100.htm You can e-mail Hank at
w6sx@arrl.net for additional details.

The K6RAU (our Traffic Manager) Morse Code Instruction Course is
available at www.pdarrl.org/K6RAU or www.pdarrl.org/k6rau.
No need to know a “dit” from a “dah”, simply with paper and pencil, and
following the instructions.

San Joaquin Valley Nets:
The Noontime net meets on 7.268.5 MHz. This net handles a lot of
messages. 
Daytime Region 6 Traffic Net meets daily at 3:30 pacific time on or near
7.275 MHZ. This one is probable not in operation at this time.
The California Traffic Net meets daily on 3.906 MHZ and 6:00 PM local
time. 
The Golden Bear Amateur Radio Net meets nightly at 7:00 PM local time on
3.975 MHZ. 
Northern California Net (NCN), the Section Traffic Net, meets nightly on
3.533 MHZ at 7 PM Pacific Time. 
San Joaquin Net meets Monday-Saturday on 3918khz, at 6 PM Pacific Time.
Western Public Service System (WPSS) meets nightly on 3952khz, roll – at
7:30 PM local Pacific Time.
The Mission Trail Net meets nightly on 3.856 MHZ at 8:00 PM local time.
Northern California Net 2 (NCN2) The slow speed training session of NCN,
meets nightly on 3.533 MHZ at 9 PM Pacific Time. Handling traffic on CW
is a good way to improve your CW skills. 

CWops Tests are held weekly – Every Wednesday at 1300Z, 1900Z, and
0300Z (Thursday). Info and rules at http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html .

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ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section
Section Manager: Dan Pruitt, AE6SX
ae6sx@arrl.org
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