Thanks to the Palo Alto and Half Moon Bay Amateur Radio clubs for your recent hospitality. I continue to attend virtual club meetings. Other good news: substantially improved conditions on 20 meters. Solid CW QSOs with Asiatic Russia and South Korea around 14.020 on 10/31, using 100 watts and a sloping dipole. 73 for now, […]
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SLV ARES Assists Animal Services in CZU Fire
SLV ARES Assists Animal Services in CZU Fireby Allison Hershey / KM6RMN (PIO) On August 16th, a severe dry lightning storm swept through the central coast of California, and was especially hard hitting in Santa Cruz County. Several ARES members around the county were wakened by the thunder and high winds and immediately tuned in […]
Another Covid 19 Victim
Another Covid 19 Victimby Suellene Petersen / K6CPA (PIC) The UCSC ham club is one of our local Covid 19 victims because the student organizations on campus have been shut down due to socialdistancing and lock down of meeting rooms. Unfortunately, the lockdown occurred at a time when students were busy with finals and graduation […]
Via Heatherly Takeuchi / N6HKT
Via Heatherly Takeuchi / N6HKT: For those wishing to take an amateur radio test, there is now a fully remote option available. Test dates available are listed at HTTP://sbcara.org/testing-training/ Send an email to [email protected] to get the registration link. All levels of tests offered. […]
The San Mateo Coastside was rocked by a huge earthquake
Brian / K0DTJ and Paul / N1HEL from the Half Moon Bay Amateur Radio Club share the following : “The San Mateo Coastside was rocked by a huge earthquake at precisely 10:15 AM on Saturday, October 10th, 2020. Not really…it was “only a drill.” But this simulated earthquake triggered the recent CERT/ARES “Great Shakeout” exercise […]