It could not be better said from our Breakfast Hosts Dee KM6ELE and Mike N6AXQ that this was the best Breakfast gathering ever. The jovial spirit of the CARS members made the event very special and memorable. Just take a look at the pictures below, it can’t be denied this group of Hams were having fun!
December is upon us the last month of 2023 posted below are photos from the Multi-Club picnic, as well as the Veterans Day Parade in Copperopolis. CARS members will again be active in 2024 stay tuned for more action!
One of our long time club members, Ben Autry, K6LHR, passed earlier this week.His grand daughter, Becky Cookson, wanted the membership to know of his memorial service being held on Monday Nov. 27 at 11:00am at the Angels Memorial Chapel, 1071 S. Main St. Angels Camp, CA.I had the pleasure of meeting Ben a few times a the the old Perko’s Coffee shop in Angels Camp before he temporarily moved to Florida. The club used to hold the club breakfasts there until closing and becoming the Calaveras Hospice Thrift Store.For those club members not having known Ben here is an excerpt from his biography on QRZ.
I have been a Ham since the early 50’s when I lived in San Leandro, CA.. Spent several years in the Navy ( 1942-1945) and then another stint in the Naval Air Corp. After some 18 years in the engineering Dept of Southern Pacific RR and another few years as Engineer for a major construction Co. I finally worked for and retired from the City Of Newark, Ca, Moved to Angels Camp, CA and set up a repeater on Fowler Peak which is still operating on `145.170. Club call there is still CARS.
After XYL passed away I Moved to Leesburg, Fl in 2006. I have now moved back to Murphys, Ca.
. Still active on 2 and HF.
Station is rather simple. I run a Kenwood TS 450 into a Mosley 2 element beam. Gives me really good results at only 20 ft. above ground. Gated community rule.
Work 20 and 40 most of the time
OMISS # 7516
Southcars #8896
Ben must have been one of the founding members to have mentioned help setting up the repeater on Fowler Peak. I am sure fellow members have some great stories to tell ,perhaps at a club meeting.
Sorry to bring sad news on your Happy Thanksgiving Day.
73
Mark, N6IV
Sam – WS6P
ARES Emergency Coordinator – Calaveras County
RACES Radio Officer – Calaveras County
Hm: (209) 293-4010
1st Net Cell: (209) 418-9207
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Subject: Today’s RatPac “Cracking the WWII Enigma Codes”
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Topic: Inside ENIGMA Cracking the WWII Enigma Codes
Presented by Tom Perera, W1TP ◄ Click on callsign to view Tom’s QRZ.com page
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Passcode: RATPAC
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Dear ARRL Pacific Division Member:
We need your assistance, and we need it NOW. We strongly encourage you
to assist the ARRL and the entire U.S. Amateur Radio community by
submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
before October 30th to save the privileges we have fought to gain on 60
meters. Even if you are not currently active on 60 meters, the proposed
reduction in power from 100 watts to an equivalent of less than 10 watts
is the most sweeping reduction of HF privileges in decades. If Amateur
Radio opposition to this proposed change is weak and the FCC goes
through with the change, will a lackluster response from the Amateur
Radio community embolden the FCC to remove or modify more HF
privileges?
Please read this message in full to understand why your help is needed
prior to submitting your comments.
The FCC has issued Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’s (NPRM) Docket
Number 23-120 which would reduce power on 60 meters from 100 watts ERP
(Effective Radiated Power) to the equivalent of 9.5 watts ERP. The NPRM
would replace the current five channels (currently each with a 100-watt
power limit) with a 15 KHz continuous spectrum from 5351.5 to 5366.5
KHz, but limiting power to the equivalent of 9.5 watts ERP. ARRL is
proposing to keep the current five channels AND add the docket’s
proposed 15 KHz of continuous spectrum, all at a power level of 100
watts ERP.
It’s important to note that in 2022 our neighbor, Canada, enacted
ARRL’s position by keeping the five current channels AND adding the
expanded 15 KHz of continuous spectrum, all at 100 watts. ARRL is
advocating for the FCC to adopt the identical allocations and power
limits which Canada put in place over a year ago.
When the FCC authorized 60-meter access for Amateur Radio operators in
July 2003, the Commission cited the positive propagation attributes for
emergency communications. Over the past twenty years during hurricanes,
Caribbean Amateur Radio stations used 60 meters to relay critical
weather and situational reports to U.S. operators. Clearly, 9.5 watts
ERP would be woefully inadequate to maintain communications for these
purposes.
In the May 2023 ARRL survey, members overwhelmingly pointed to Spectrum
Defense as the #1 priority of the League. The Pacific Division takes
this priority seriously. For the maximum impact, the FCC needs to hear
from ARRL members in California, Nevada, and Hawaii to underscore the
importance of 60 meters in our geographically diverse region. Having a
consistent bandplan with Canada will also ensure harmonious
communications throughout most of North America.
PLEASE support the ARRL’s filing in this matter.
To learn more about the NPRM and its impact on our 60-meter privileges,
please visit https://www.arrl.org/60-meter-band . On this webpage you
will find the links to file comments with the FCC. Please don’t
delay. A substantial response from the Ham community before the October
30 deadline is the only way to forestall the loss of our valued
operating privileges. Please urge your fellow Hams to file comments as
well. Protection of our Amateur Radio spectrum is our number one
priority.
Kristen McIntyre, K6WX
Pacific Division Director
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ARRL Pacific Division
Director: Kristen A McIntyre, K6WX
k6wx@arrl.org
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In 1938 sales of radio receivers were robust it was the years before television and a variety of commercial radio programming graced the air waves. The public huddled around those receivers to listen to music, comedy and radio plays. An up and coming actor Orson Welles developed a radio play about an H.G. Welles science fiction novel. With Halloween coming his intention was to broadcast a play of a fictious invasion of New York and the World. Refer to your internet to find out how radio became a powerful media. The Mercury Theatre along with Orson Welles adaptation of H.G. Welles novel The War Of The Worlds.
This October Marks the 85th anniversary of the Broadcast
If you would like to listen to a recording of the broadcast please refer to the Link below