Section Newsletter — ARRL Santa Clara Valley — May, 2025
I’ve recently rebuilt our ARRL-funded website https://arrlsantaclaravalley.org/ on the robust Dreamhost platform, following default by the previous web hosting company.
The new website includes references to regional VE exams, amateur radio clubs, ARES and RACES groups, as well as historical information that may be of interest to the section.
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Volunteer staff wanted – a Public Information Coordinator (PIC), with a strong background in writing, journalism, and media relations; a highly skilled District Emergency Coordinator (DEC), who will oversee all ARES / RACES activity in this section; and, an Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC), with direct experience in this content area.
With thanks to the American Radio Relay League headquarters for their continued support of our work.
***Congratulations to the students of Oakwood School in Morgan Hill, who successfully contacted the International Space Station on Friday, May 25, 2025, via amateur radio –
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZNogF8E87Ic?si=2h0p4H4sgUgag9nI https://www.oakwoodway.org/space
Thanks, Rosalie White / K1STO for the continued updates specific to this event.
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Special Bulletin 5 ARLX005
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT April 25, 2025
To all radio amateurs
SB SPCL ARL ARLX005
ARLX005 Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test scheduled for
Saturday, May 10, 2025
The Annual Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test, hosted by the Department of Defense, is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2025.
The event will test two-way communications between military stations and amateur radio operators as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations 47 CFR 97.111. The test provides opportunities, and challenges, for operators to test their individual technical skills in a controlled scenario that will not impact public or private communications.
The annual DOD message will be transmitted via RTTY on 14667.0 kHz at 1400 and 2000 UTC. Military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and announce the specific amateur radio service frequencies that will be monitored.
All scheduled times will be in UTC, and all scheduled transmissions will be upper sideband (USB), unless otherwise noted. Frequencies, times, and other technical information can be found at the DoD MARS – Armed Forces Day site at: www.dodmars.org/mars-comex-information-website/armed-forces-day.
Those who wish to document their contacts with a QSL card should visit www.usarmymars.org/armed-forces-day-qsl-card-request and complete the request form. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event.
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QST: Field Day 2025 is June 28 and 29 – complete details are here https://www.arrl.org/field-day
***Club news – PAARA in the Park is Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Details are here https://www.paara.org/pages/events-current.html
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QST – the Electronics Flea Market is Sunday, May 18, at West Valley College in Saratoga https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/
73 until next month.
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