
Section Newsletter — ARRL Santa Clara Valley — May 1, 2026 Electronics Flea Market (EFM) – Saturday May 9, 2026 at West Valley College. This month’s host is the West Valley Amateur Radio Association (WVARA). More information and directions may be found at the Electronics Flea Market web site at http:// www.electronicsfleamarket.com/.***Amateur Radio to Participate…

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

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…

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

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…

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…