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Section Newsletter — ARRL Santa Clara Valley — April 1, 2025 I’m sorry to relate that our EC and former DEC, Linda Bennett / W6LJBis a silent key. Linda was a constant during the 2020 firestorms here.She’s greatly missed — https://www.facebook.com/sc4ares/# *** Extracts from the ARRL website follow — Five Steps to Get Ready for April’s…
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References from the Stanford University Radio Club / W6YX — https://w6yx.stanford.edu/old/history/Stanford100th.html https://w6yx.stanford.edu/old/history EIMAC — https://ethw.org/Eimac The Origins of Silicon Valley: Roots in Ham Radio, by Paul Wesling / KM6LH — https://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/km6lh_silicon_valley.pdf
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Sunnyvale VEC / volunteer examiners — https://www.amateur-radio.org/ Electronics Flea Market (EFM) — https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/ Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association (PAARA) — https://www.paara.org/ Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES) —https://www.cupertinoares.org/index.php SC4 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (SC4ARES) — https://www.sc4ares.org/ Foothills Amateur Radio Society — https://www.fars.k6ya.org Northern California DX Club — https://ncdxc.org/ 50 Mhz & Up Group of Northern…
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Amateur Radio, its past and present, is referenced here — https://www.arrl.org/ham-radio history#:~:text=In%201914%20the%20American%20Radio,took%20place%20on%201296%20MHz.
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Current Volunteer Opportunities The Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) position is vacant. A description of this highly responsible position is here — http://www.arrl.org/section-emergency-coordinator The Public Information Coordinator (PIC) position is open to a qualified candidate with a strong background in writing, journalism, and media relations —https://www.arrl.org/public-information-coordinator The Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC) position is also vacant — https://www.arrl.org/affiliated-club-coordinator
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ARRL’s Learning Center offers a variety of learning opportunities for new, current and prospective amateur radio operators. This amateur radio learning “hub” provides instructional topics for a range of users, including recently licensed amateurs looking for help getting started, experienced operators seeking to expand their skills, and non-licensed individuals wanting to learn more about ham…
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Here’s a good place to start. The next ARRL Field Day event is June 28-29, 2025. Thanks, Craig / N6SBN from the Santa Cruz County Amateur Radio Club (SCCARA), who sent the following summary of Field Day, 2024 – “Our outreach brought in 85 curious people who have a chance to run GOTA, Message handling…
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Santa Clara County ARES / RACES provides ongoing training and events; see the following website for a comprehensive guide to their services — https://www.scc-ares-races.org/aresraces.htm#gsc.tab=0