Section Newsletter — ARRL Santa Clara Valley — April 1, 2026
QST QST QST Pacific Division Members
RE: W1AW Operating Events
Pacific Division Members in California can BE the Special Event Station W1AW/6 as part of ARRLs America250 WASCelebration. W1AW/6 Starts on April 1 0000Z (that’s 5PM on Tuesday March 31st) and runs through Tuesday April 7th at 2359Z (that’s Tuesday April 7th at 4:59PM).
Any ARRL member station may participate regardless of license class, however you must operate within the privileges of your license. CLUB stations can set up a special event at a member’s station or your club station and participate as a group of operators. Club stations are encouraged to have a multi-band, multi-op on-the-air event if your
station can support that experience successfully. CLUB stations should also consider activating W1AW as part of their club meeting night if they meet during the week of APR 1 – 7.
Amateur Radio Operators from around the world will be looking for W1AW/6 to complete their requirements for the Americas250 Worked All States Award – we need California W1AW/6, Nevada W1AW/7, Hawaii W1AW/KH6, and Guam W1AW/KH2 on the air as much as possible!
DATES:
HAWAII ON NOW! thru March 24th!! contact Alan AD6E ad6e@arrl.org for
operating schedule
CALIFORNIA – April 1 thru 7, 2026 sign up at pacific.arrl.org contact
John NZ6Q for questions nz6q@arrl.org
NEVADA – May 6 thru 12, 2026 contact Craig N0CSM cmcveay@gmail.com for
operating schedule
GUAM – Dec 9 – 15, 2026 contact Tim KH2XX odkaboom@hotmail.com for
operating schedule
additional operating dates and information are available at
CLUB CALL ACTIVATIONS – AMERICA250 WAS
An additional Endorsement to the America250 WAS Award is available for
working Club Calls in all 50 states!
Club leaders, I encourage you to have your members activate your club call sign as much as possible during 2026. Consider following the guidelines for W1AW activation but for your club call! Also designate times around club meeting nights or events to put your club call on-the-air POTA style. It will be a great opportunity to get your club members on the air, learning and working together to get your club station “radio active” which will help you be more “club active”.
Feel free to contact me with any questions nz6q@arrl.org or call / text 209-687-0774
Please share this message with your fellow club members who may not be signed up to receive messages from the Pacific Division and encourage them to get on the air and get signed up!
see more at pacific.arrl.org
73 and stay RADIO ACTIVE!
John Litz, NZ6Q
ARRL Pacific Division Director
209-687-0774
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QST QST QST Pacific Division Members in CA
RE: W1AW/6 Operating Event begins on April 1 starting at 0000Z
Beginning on Tuesday, March 30th at 5:00 PM PDT, Pacific Division Members in California can BE the Special Event Station W1AW/6 as part of ARRLs America250 WAS Celebration. The first activation of W1AW/6 Starts on April 1 0000Z and runs through Tuesday April 7th at 2359Z (that’s Tuesday April 7th at 4:59PM).
Any ARRL member station may participate regardless of license class,however you must operate within the privileges of your license. CLUB stations can set up a special event at a member’s station or your club station and participate as a group of operators. Club stations are encouraged to have a multi-band, multi-op on-the-air event if your station can support that experience successfully. CLUB stations should also consider activating W1AW/6 as part of their club meeting night if they meet during the week of APR 1 – 7.
Amateur Radio Operators from around the world will be looking for W1AW/6 to complete their requirements for the Americas250 Worked All States Award – we need California W1AW/6 on the air as much as possible for the next seven days.
You can sign-up for your Band/Mode time slots at PACIFIC.ARRL.ORG
CLICK ON THE LINK to the sign-up sheet. Read through the instructions and pick your time slots. You may activate W1AW/6 as often as you like and are able, but you must RESERVE your band/mode time slot before you begin operating.
W1AW/6 can be active up to 3 different modes simultaneously per band (i.e, 0000 – 0100 Z 4/;1/26 20M SSB, 20M CW, 20M digital such as RTTY, FT4/8, PSK, etc) so there are plenty of opportunities to be on the air!
Additional operating dates and information are available at www.arrl.org/america250-was
Feel free to contact me with any questions nz6q@arrl.org or call / text
209-687-0774
Please share this message with your fellow club members who may not be signed up to receive messages from the Pacific Division and encourage them to get on the air and get signed up!
see more information at PACIFIC.ARRL.ORG
73 and stay RADIO ACTIVE!
John Litz, NZ6Q
ARRL Pacific Division Director
209-687-0774
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ARRL Pacific Division
Director: John T Litz, NZ6Q
nz6q@arrl.org
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ARLB006 Section Manager Nomination Results
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ARRL Bulletin 6 ARLB006
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT, March 13, 2026
To all radio amateurs
SB QST ARL ARLB006
ARLB006 Section Manager Nomination Results
The nomination period for the 2026 spring season Section Manager election cycle concluded on Friday, March 6. There will be no ballot elections because only one nominee per section was received at ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® Headquarters.
Wisconsin will have a new Section Manager starting on July 1, 2026. Myron Oestreich, KB9STB, was declared elected as the sole nominee. He is currently the Wisconsin Public Information Coordinator. Oestreich will take the reins of the Wisconsin Field Organization from Jason Spetz, KC9FXE, of Menomonie, who has been Section Manager since 2022.
The following incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face opposition and were declared elected for their upcoming new terms of office beginning July 1, 2026: Thomas Beebe, W9RY, Illinois; Bob Burns, AK9R, Indiana; Scott Roberts, KK4ECR, Northern Florida; Scott Rosenfeld, N7JI, Oregon; and Paul Gayet, AA1SU, Vermont.
Nominations will be re-solicited for Section Manager positions in Maine and the Santa Clara Valley in January 2027 QST because no nominating petitions were received by the deadline on March 6.
Phil Duggan, N1EP, decided not to run for another term of office as Section Manager of Maine, a position he has held since December 2021. In the Santa Clara Valley, James Armstrong, NV6W, decided not to run for a new term of office after serving as Section Manager since August 2020.
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Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026
03/13/2026
It’s not too early to gear up and get ready for ARRL Field Day! Field Day 2026 takes place June 27 – 28 and will bring together more than 30,000 amateur radio operators for one of the most popular on-the-air events in the US and Canada.
This year’s Field Day theme is “Amateur Radio: A National Resource.” Combined with the ARRL Year of the Club, it provides the perfect opportunity for radio clubs to set up stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill, and service to our communities and our nation.
All of the information you need to get started can be found on the Field Day web page, including how to join the ARRL Field Day Facebook Group, where you can share your plans, tips, and tricks for a successful Field Day.
The overall objective for Field Day is to contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-meter HF bands, as well as all bands above 50 MHz, and to learn to operate in less than optimal conditions. Many clubs choose to set up in camp-style fashion with portable equipment, temporary antennas, and off-grid power sources.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2 (North and South America). DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries. Each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either locally or by remote.
Also check out the Field Day site locator page to help find participating stations near you. As an added incentive for anyone participating in ARRL’s yearlong America250 Worked All States (WAS) Award, contacts made with ARRL Affiliated Radio Clubs all year, including during Field Day, will count toward your America250 WAS Affiliated Club Endorsement. Check out those details at www.arrl.org/america250-was.
For more information about ARRL Field Day, visit www.arrl.org/field-day. m/[[
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73 until next month.
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73 until next month.
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