QST — priority traffic follows! Santa Cruz ARES Proposes Intelligent Antenna It was a dark and stormy night. A few scrappy, independent-minded Santa Cruz ARES members were depressed over the fate of their favorite workplace and hangout, MIBtronics; purchased by Hubert Packrat Corp, which in turn sold the building to a flying car operation, only […]
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An Upcoming Exam Opportunity
An upcoming exam opportunity — BAEARS is happy to announce our next one day ham study session & test is scheduled for Saturday, April 22 in Santa Clara. Go to our website: baears.com and click on the “Session Info” link for more information. Near the top the information page is the link to register. The […]
Bouvet Island DXpedition Wraps Up
Bouvet Island DXpedition Wraps Up — via ARRL The 3Y0J activation of Bouvet Island has finished. The team concluded operations at 3:00 UTC on February 14, 2023, with around 19,000 contacts logged. The team boarded the S/V Marama and began their journey to Cape Town, South Africa. They were expected to arrive by February 23. […]
Proposals Sought to Host 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship
Proposals Sought to Host 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship —WRTC, via ARRL The World Radiosport Team Championship Sanctioning Committee (WRTC-SC) is accepting proposals for hosting the 2026 WRTC event. The World Radiosport Team Championship is an on-site amateur radio competition, usually held every 4 years. Previous WRTCs have been held in Seattle, San Francisco, Slovenia, […]
Volunteers On the Air
Volunteers On the Air — via ARRL The yearlong ARRL operating event, Volunteers On the Air (VOTA), celebrating all ARRL volunteers, continues. Many operators around the country are having fun making contacts with designated point givers. Anyone that is an ARRL member, all the way up to the ARRL President and CEO, as well as […]
ARU Holds First 2023 Meeting
ARU Holds First 2023 Meeting02/17/2023 — via ARRL The 56th meeting of the Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was held via Zoom on January 16, with President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, presiding. The council received reports from the officers of each of the three regions. The meeting’s focus was on the International […]
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity
ARISS News Release No. 23-08Dave Jordan, AA4KNARISS PR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Message to US EducatorsAmateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals:New Proposal Window is February 20, 2023 – March 31, 2023 February 15, 2023 — The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal […]
The 2023 Lifetime Sea Otter Classic will be held on April 20-23, 2023
To Neighboring Ham Radio groups — The 2023 Lifetime Sea Otter Classic will be held on April 20-23, 2023. Amateur radio operators served a vital resource for communication in the Fort Ord National Monument backcountry. Thank you to those of you who have volunteered in the past. The Lifetime Sea Otter Classic attracts thousands of […]
ARES Activity Continues in the ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section
SC4ARES, which is sponsored by SC4ARC, was activated by our served agency – the La Honda Fire Brigade 4 times since the end of December, 2022. All activations were due to severe winter storms which resulted in widespread power and communication outages, downed trees, flooding and mudslides in the south coast of San Mateo County. […]
New Field Organization Appointment
New Field Organization appointment – Dan Pugh / KM6GMG has joined the Santa Clara Valley section as an Emergency Coordinator. Welcome aboard, Dan. […]