SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SECTION Report for the month of October 2014

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Dan Pruitt, AE6SX- ASMs K6YK and N2NS, ACC W6DPD, SEC KF6FIR, OOC N1VM,

STM K6RAU, PIC K6QI, TC W6TE.

 

Pacificon 2014 was quite the event. W100AW/6 put on a real show! The

ARRL 100 Anniversary was very well celebrated with fun, frolic and lots

of commemorative merchandise. There are perks on multiple renewals and

Life memberships. Technical advisers from HQ, Educational advice and

Pres. Kay Craigie were present to personally answer questions regarding

the future of ARRL. We were very lucky to have had the Pacific Division

as a “Regional Convention” for the 100th Anniversary of ARRL.

 

Forums were plentiful and very interesting. I had many comments

regarding the PIO instruction from the SCV Section PIO. Sue Ellen is

very knowledgeable and accessible. Other forums and talks ranged from

the extremely technical to the easy and practical.

 

The were many venders with people ready to answer questions and offer

assistance. The swap meet was great as usual offering antiques to the

state of the art computer and radio components.

 

We were privileged to have the Kern County Central Valley amateur Radio

Club interviewed on TV. Very nice publicity for Ham radio.

 

Remember to support HR4969 and get your letter to ARRL and your

Congressional Representative. Go to the link on the ARRL website

http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969 .

 

73;

 

Dan Pruitt, AE6SX

 

 

 

NEWS: From ARRL newsletters. Read complete articles from October to

now.10/14/2014 | ARRL Executive Committee Adopts Mobile Amateur Radio

Operation Policy

10/15/2014 | AMSAT Offering Fox Satellite Collectable Coin as Donation

Premium

10/15/2014 | Celebration of First Great Britain-New Zealand Contact

Highlights Interesting History

10/15/2014 | Young Ham Recognized for Navigation Aid for Visually

Impaired

10/17/2014 | CQ Will Not Accept Logs from Stations in Crimea Using

Russian-Issued Call Signs

10/20/2014 | ARRL Headquarters IT Department Working to Resolve Threat

to Logbook of The World Server

10/31/2014 | New DX Summit Website Seeking Beta Testers, Will Debut

Formally by December 1

11/04/2014 | Kansas Radio Amateur is ARRL McGan Silver Antenna Award

Winner

11/05/2014 | ARRL Introduces Kindle Edition of Ham Radio License Manual

 

11/05/2014 | South African 5 MHz Research Project Sees Unexpected

Results

11/06/2014 | ARRL Asks FCC to Continue Issuing Hard Copy Licenses to

Those Who Want Them

 

Call: W6YO Operator: N2NS Station: N2NS

California QSO Party

Class: SOFixed HP Total Qs: 526

 

Call: N2NS

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Class: SOSB(A)/10 HP Total Qs: 201

 

Contests:

November 2014

 

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint       0145Z-0215Z, Nov 14

+ NCCC Sprint       0230Z-0300Z, Nov 14

+ SARL Field Day Contest       1000Z, Nov 15 to 1000Z, Nov 16

+ Russian WW MultiMode Contest       1200Z, Nov 15 to 1200Z, Nov 16

+ NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB       2100Z, Nov 15 to 0300Z, Nov 17

+ ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB       2100Z, Nov 15 to 0300Z, Nov 17

+ Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party       1300-1500Z, Nov 16 (40m) and

1500-1700Z, Nov 16 (80m)

+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest       0200Z-0400Z, Nov 17

+ CWops Mini-CWT Test       1300Z-1400Z, Nov 19 and

1900Z-2000Z, Nov 19 and

0300Z-0400Z, Nov 20

+ NAQCC CW Sprint       0130Z-0330Z, Nov 20

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint       0145Z-0215Z, Nov 21

+ NCCC Sprint       0230Z-0300Z, Nov 21

+ YO International PSK31 Contest       1600Z-2200Z, Nov 21

+ CWops Mini-CWT Test       1300Z-1400Z, Nov 26 and

1900Z-2000Z, Nov 26 and

0300Z-0400Z, Nov 27

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint       0145Z-0215Z, Nov 28

+ NCCC Sprint       0230Z-0300Z, Nov 28

+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW       0000Z, Nov 29 to 2400Z, Nov 30

December 2014

+ARRL 160 Meter Contest 2200Z December 5 to 1600Z December 7

+ ARRL EME Contest 0000Z December 6 to 2359Z December 7

+ARRL 10 Meter Contest 0000Z December 13 to 2359Z December 14

 

+ NRAU 10m Activity Contest       1800Z-1900Z, Dec 4 (CW) and

1900Z-2000Z, Dec 4 (SSB) and

2000Z-2100Z, Dec 4 (FM) and

2100Z-2200Z, Dec 4 (Dig)

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint       0145Z-0215Z, Dec 5

 

CLUBS

 

CLOVIS ARP ++   . www.k6arp.org/

 

FRESNO ARC++   Stu, WB6VRJ announced the annual “Swap Meet” at the

next meeting. Jim W6NIF and Ken WA6OIB demonstrated JT-65 mode at the

October meeting. W1AW/6 was operated at W6TV. Operators were Eric,

NI6G, Pat, W6YEP, and Rob, AE6EG. Pictures of the station are part of

“Skip”. Glen, N6HEW ARES Fresno Co. talks on the month’s

happenings. www.w6to.com.

 

KERN CO. CV ARC++ Mark, WI6J sent this link showing the Bakersfield

ham TV stars, hi.

www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/ham-radio-operators-can-help-save-lives-in-times-of-crisis-110414

www.w6lie.org/

 

LOS BANOS ARC ++ October pictures showing off the new Club T-shirts.

A heartfelt graphic thanking our troops is included..   www.aa6lb.org

 

SEQUOIA ARG ++ Rescue radio: ham radio in the Yukon when all else

fails …… This is a great reprint of the original article by AL,

N6ALP. How many Satellites are up there? There is a chart in this

newsletter. www.n6krv.org

 

SIERRA ARC ++   “Tale of the Coax” by Mike, WA6ARA. Very well written

artical on diagnosing transmission line. Many activities are described

from JOTA and Horse ride events to Marathons and other public service.

www.qsl.net/wa6ybn/

 

STOCKTON DELTA ARC ++ October 1st W1AW/6 -Bob, N6TCE, Bob, N6GTO, Ed,

N6XMA, and Bill, AE6J, were huge helps at the NZ6Q home station. Bob,

K6DGQ got more than a few CW contacts on 10M. LT, KJ6YVF learned from

the “Zen” QSO Master Dan, KB6UNC and quickly had a full house of

calling stations on 40M SSB. Dave, N6LHL, Bob, N6TCE and Charlie,

WB6NVB were main ops and Bill, AE6J, came by almost every night. Ed,

N6XMA, led the GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKE-OUT DRILL. CA QSO PARTY 2014

REPORT FROM MARIPOSA & MERCED: This year’s crew included Bob, N6TCE,

whose call sign was used for Mariposa County QSOs; Ed, N6XMA, Bob,

N6GTO, Dan, KB6UNC, Paul, N6KZW, Bill, AE6J; and John, NZ6Q, all

participated. www.w6sf.org

 

TURLOCK ARC ++ “The RACE and GOMX-2 CubeSats, both carrying Amateur

Radio payloads, were among more than 2 dozen satellites lost after an

unmanned Orbital Space Sciences (OSC) Antares 130 vehicle

exploded…”, as reported by the ARRL letter dated 30 October.

Auction has been postponed until Spring 2015.   www.w6bxn.org.

 

 

The following Amateurs became Silent Keys since the last report:

Robert, KI6KIJ, Imogene, WB5JFS, and John, KB6TRN. They will be

missed.

 

Traffic for October 2014:

ORS: W6SX 14, WA6IAF 221, WS6P 1011, K6RAU 34 Total 1280

PSHR: W6SX 39, WA6IAF 90, WS6P 215, K6RAU 103

BPL: WS6P

 

 

Mark your Calendars:   SPECIAL EVENT call sign K7NRA for the NRA’s

143rd birthday, will be November 17, 2014. Operating from 0800MST to

1700 MST; on frequencies of 7.250, 14.050, 14.250 and 21.335 MHz.

Story and details are at www.w7yrc.org   Skywarn Recognition Day is

December 6, 2014; 000 to 2400 UTC. For detaiils go to

www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio/.   RADIOFEST (Santa Clara Valley Section

Convention) is March 7, 2015. Visit www.radiofest.org for

information. 2015 International DX Convention is April 17-19 in

Visalia. Check www.dxconvention.com for information as the dates

approach. NEVADA STATE CONVENTION is May 1, 2015. See particulars at

NVCON.org . Northwestern Division (SEAPAC), is scheduled for June 5,

  1. Details are at   www.seapac.org

 

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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