Arnold’s 4th Of July Parade started off with the Firecracker Mile with many of the Participants being students of Hazel Fischer Elementary School. CARS members Mark N6ARP and Mike KB6USJ helped with accurate timing and course information via radio to the officials at the race table. For our good work we were presented with these nifty T-shirts, come join us next year and you can get yours too!
In efforts to aide communications during the Death Ride cycling event, a team of CARS technicians were busy preparing cables, radios etc.
Ken AE6LA, Helen KM6ELE, Mike WA6ZTY photos courtesy of Mark N6IV
Usually a Field Day in the Foothills could mean hot and dry weather conditions, but this past June offered up mild temperatures and pleasant sunshine. A contingent of CARS members headed up to Avery to get on the air for Field Day, below are photos of the group in action.
Pictured Above: Walt K6WGY, Mark N6IV, Aaron KN6QBY, Mike KB6USJ……….73’s
The annual 13 Colonies special event will begin on July 1 at 1300 UTC and conclude on July 8 at 0400 UTC. Stations representing the original 13 British colonies, plus two bonus stations, will be on the air with 1 × 1 call signs. The event sponsor stresses that participants do not need to work all 13 colony stations to obtain a certificate and do not need to work the two bonus stations for a clean sweep. All HF bands will be in play, with the exception of 60 meters, and simplex on 2 and 6 meters is encouraged. All modes of operation may be represented.
Bonus station WM3PEN will be in Philadelphia (the call sign commemorates the Pennsylvania colony’s founder, William Penn). The other bonus station will be GB13COL in the UK.
Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
To contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above, and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries.
Field Day is once again very near to get information on Rules and Participation click on the Link listed below
After being launched on May 20th the balloon took a Northerly track across the United States then turning slightly South over the Great Lakes to New York, leaving North America at St. John’s, New Foundland. An unusual weather system over the North Atlantic created a brisk Easterly wind which pushed back the forward progress of the balloon from Southern Ireland back to the North Atlantic. It languished in a slow area of wind for several days, then met a trough of wind which transported it to Iceland. Since Iceland it has continued on its journey in the last 72hrs traveling through Norway, Sweden and today Finland.
Daily Progress can be checked on
For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace. We have vowed that we shall not see space filled with weapons of mass destruction, but with instruments of knowledge and understanding.
John F. Kennedy
We choose to go to the Moon Speech
September 12th 1962
Contest Objective: For amateurs in the US and Canada (and their possessions) to work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees x 1 degree Maidenhead grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies above 50 MHz. Stations outside the US & Canada (and their possessions) may only work stations in the US (and its possessions) and Canada.
Dates: The second full weekend in June. (June 10-12, 2023)
Contest Period: Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 0259 UTC Monday.
Contest Rules are now maintained as a single downloadable document.
Click Here for Complete ARRL June VHF Contest Rules (PDF)
For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232
All legal modes are permitted. For Cabrillo file mode definitions, Digital modes should be represented as “DG” (for all things digital), SSB Phone as “PH”, FM voice as “FM”, and CW as “CW”.
Stations in KH0-9, KL7 & KP1-KP5, CY9 and CY0 count as W/VE stations and can be worked by DX stations for contest credit.
New For 2022:
Single Operator entrants can now enter in either All Mode (which includes all digital modes) or Analog-Only (CW/SSB/FM) subcategories. See the complete rules for more details.
Museum Ships Weekend is not a contest, it’s a fun operating event so you don’t have to be a “contester” to come out and get on the air. The event starts Friday, June 2nd at 5:00PM (0000Z June 3rd) and continues through Sunday. We will have 4 stations running all modes including SSB Voice, CW, and Digital (FT8 mostly) from any station. If you’re a new ham or new to HF there will be plenty of “Elmering” on board to help you get on the air. Since it’s not a contest, you can make contacts at your pace and learn a lot about HF operating. Pretty much everything is there – bring your own headphones if you like. Water and snacks will be available. Come for an hour – stay on board for the weekend. Night shift operators are encouraged and needed!
The USS Lucid is an amazing piece of US History. Built 70 years ago, the ocean going mine sweeper is the last of the “great Navy wood boats”. Her motto: “Wooden Ships and Iron Men”. Even if you don’t want to get on the air and operate, you’re welcome to join us on the Lucid and tour her fascinating history.
We will be on the air from Friday 5PM to Sunday Noon. After that we will remove the radio’s and the antennas. (Come back noon on Sunday and give us a hand with that!)
Questions? call John NZ6Q 209-687-0774
Don’t miss this exciting on-the-air event!
Welcome Aboard the USS Lucid & 73,
John NZ6Q
You can find out more about Museum Ships Weekend on the Battleship New Jersey website here:
Article Courtesy of the Stockton Delta ARC Flysheet
Photos Courtesy of N6IV and NV6V
A Fine group of Endurance runners as well as support staff during the last edition of the Arnold Rim Trail Run that took place on May 13th
https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Arnold/ArnoldRimTrailEnduranceRuns
A Day Of Remembrance
