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Posted on by October 14, 2023
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SJV ECs or designees please share this with your Volunteers and Amateur Radio Clubs in your Jurisdictions.

Everyone else is free to share it with their Amateur Radio Service Clubs and Groups.

https://winlink.org/sites/default/files/ShakeOutWinlinkExercise_cm6.pdf

If you can follow instructions and have a computer – after downloading Winlink Express from Winlink.org and getting anyone who is using  Winlink to help you get started with Telnet mode –  the instructions below, updated today, will have you ready to participate in the FEMA sponsored National 2023 Great Shakeout by submitting an Amateur Radio Service Winlink Express “Did You Feel It” (DYFI) Form as close to or after 10:19  AM local time as you can.

Your DYFI will be a tangible contribution to the FEMA Sponsored National 2023 Great Shakeout test use of Winlink Express on a National level..

Be sure to follow the CC: instructions precisely on October 19th.

These step by step instructions are in a downloadable PDF so you can read them as you follow them. The first couple of times.

Practice sending a few DYFI Forms transmissions between now and October 19th.

As long as you have “Exercise” checked you will do no harm. 

You can CC:me if you want at wl7coo@winlink.org … or if you have a SHARES  Callsign I can be reached at NNA9HD.

Cheers & 73,

..dan sohn

SJV SEC

sohn@sti.net or wl7coo@ winlink.org or NNA9HD

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New Tower Under Construction At Fowler Repeater Site

Posted on by October 14, 2023
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After our Tower suffered catastrophic wind damage last Winter, work has begun on its replacement. The photos below document the progress being made, we are all anxiously waiting the final placement of our two meter antenna on the tower. I’m sure the reception reports that will be received will show a marked improvement in the coverage area.

Photos Courtesy Of Ken Sanders AE6LA

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Emergency Set 2023

Posted on by October 3, 2023
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 The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is scheduled for October 7 – 8, 2023.

The SET is ARRL’s annual national emergency exercise designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers, as well as those affiliated with other organizations involved in emergency and disaster responses. The SET is open to all radio amateurs and partner organizations, in addition to national, state, and local officials. Besides ARES volunteers, those active in the National Traffic System (NTS), Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), National Weather Service’s SKYWARN® Storm Spotter program, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and a variety of other allied groups and public service-oriented radio amateurs are needed to fulfill important roles in this nationwide exercise.

During the exercise, volunteers can assess equipment, modes, and skills under simulated emergency conditions and scenarios. Individuals can use the time to update a go-kit for use during deployments and to ensure their home station’s operational capability during an emergency or disaster

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FEMA and FCC

Posted on by October 3, 2023
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On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will jointly conduct a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The test is being conducted to make sure that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) are working properly. The test will begin at approximately 2:20 PM ET and will be split into two sections. The first alert will test the WEAs, and the second will test the EAS. Your cell-network based mobile devices will alert at that time.

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WW0WWV on the air for the 104th Anniversary of WWV September 29-October 1,2023

Posted on by October 3, 2023
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The WWV ARC will once again celebrate the anniversary of WWV the Weekend of September 29 to October 1, 2023. Club member stations will be-on-the-air from various locations across the country and would like to have a QSO with you.

7.038 7.238 14.038 14.238 QSL WWV Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 273226, Fort Collins, CO 80527

See Website For More Details about the event and also how you can participate!

https://www.wwvarc.org

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VOA 79th Anniversary

Posted on by September 24, 2023
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Look for WC8VOA on the weekend of September 23rd-24th as we celebrate the 79th anniversary of the Voice of America Bethany Relay Station located in West Chester, OH. The station is now The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting, if you’re in the area it’s certainly worth a visit. You will also get a tour of the WC8VOA shack which is located inside the museum.

We plan to operate from 12:00 – 23:59 UTC both days using FT8 and SSB, there even might be some CW.
A digital certificate will be available for anyone who made contact with us during the special event.

The certificates will be available for download starting Monday, September 25th.
Thanks for participating.

Example of the printable QSL card

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Doug Hanson Passes Away

Posted on by September 15, 2023
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CARS, it is with sadness that I pass along this information we received yesterday:

My name Is Len Hanson, I grew up going up to Fowler peak working on the 145.170 repeater with my Dad Doug Hanson WB6MFV.
Later, after his father passed, he took his fathers call sign W7IRJ.
I am sad to report that my father passed away yesterday in Roseburg, OR.
I felt it was important to write to this club and let them know.

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