MARCH MEETING IS THURSDAY MARCH 11TH AT 1900 HOURS ON ZOOM ....
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W6SF MARCH MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH Meeting starts at 7:00 PM
USING ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCING DO NOT GO TO THE STOCKTON SAILING CLUB MEETING ROOM… THERE WILL BE NO ONE THERE
QST QST QST… The March meeting of the Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club will be held on
Thursday, March 11th starting at 19:00 hours. The meeting will be
VIRTUAL – ON-LINE using Zoom Video Conferencing as our platform. Our meeting space at the Stockton sailing
club is undergoing renovation.
The meeting program will be an depth look at ARES Go-Boxes with James Lea WX4TV who is co-owner, along with his ham radio-active children in www.shack-in-a-box.com . WX4TV will be discussing ARES Go-Boxes, their purposes, construction concepts and uses. This will be a very interesting presentation. James will be joining us virtually from his home in Florida.
Club members interested in presenting at an upcoming meeting, or who have suggestions for training content in 2021 should contact a board member and make your ideas known!
Topic: W6SF SDARC MONTHLY CLUB MEETING
Time: March 11, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and
Canada)
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LAST CHANCE TO
PRE-REGISTER FOR THE VIRTUAL HAM EXPO SATURDAY/ SUNDAY MARCH 13 & 14
Whether you’re a ham that doesn’t want to travel because of Covid
or just live too far from a Hamvention, the QSO Today Expo offers the
opportunity to learn from many great speakers, meet with exhibitors to see the
latest technology, and engage with fellow hams without leaving your home ham
shack.
You can save thousands of dollars since you don’t have to worry about travel,
food, and lodging! Early Bird Tickets are just $10 and go up to $12.50
starting March 12th. Ticket includes entry for attending any session
during the Live 2-day expo as well as the 30 day on-demand period.
Attendees have the opportunity
to:
- Listen to and engage with 60+
internationally recognized ham radio luminaries that have committed to
lead Expo sessions.
For
the list of speakers and speaker topic, click here
- Take part in Live
virtual kit building workshops. Kits will be
available for purchase and delivered to you in time for the Expo so you
can participate and build from the convenience of your home.
- Walk through our virtual exhibit hall
filled with popular amateur radio suppliers. Watch new product demos and
interact directly with booth staff. At this Expo we’ll introduce new
video technology to enable a better experience when engaging with
exhibitors.
- Return over the next 30 days to
listen to speakers you missed during the Live period, explore, and
re-engage exhibitor offerings.
- To sign-up click on the link here
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FEBRUARY HAMCRAM/VE SESSION REPORT STOCKTON FIRE STATION #2
We
were all set for our first HamCram study session and VE Session when
the leadership at the Karl Ross American Legion Post notified John NZ6Q that
the test session would have to be moved.
San Joaquin County Public Health (sjready.gov) had asked the post to allow
them the use of the facility to perform, much needed COVID-19 vaccinations.
John
NZ6Q contacted the Fire Department and was (happily) told that yes we could use
the Brett Laws Classroom on February 6th. It felt good to be “home” considering we have
been doing HamCram Study Sessions and VE Testing at Fire Station 2 for 5 years.
The
HamCram Team, of Bob N6TCE, Annie N6ACL, Mark W6SXA and John NZ6Q administered 19
exams with 15 passing for new licenses or upgrades. If you hear them on
the air, please welcome them to the hobby and congratulate them on their
achievement.
Cesar
Cruz Stockton, CA Technician
KN6NHX
Jeffrey J Dunn Mountain
View, CA Extra KN6LKI
Steven M Kay Escalon, CA Technician KN6NHY
Eric N Buriel Stockton, CA Technician KN6NHZ
Richard T Rodriguez Ceres, CA General KN6HWD
Michael Gutierrez Modesto, CA Technician KN6NIA
Caleb Dias Salida,
CA General KN6MCU
Michael A Slavas Tracy, CA General KN6MON
Kirk D Waters Ripon, CA Technician KN6NIB
Charles W Hawkins Stockton, CA Technician KN6NIC
John P Malde Stockton, CA Technician KN6NID
Christopher L Acosta Manteca, CA Technician KN6NIE
Stewart L Perry Stockton, CA General
KN6MCT
Marisa Rodriguez Ceres, CA Technician
KN6NIF
Christopher L Myers Stockton, CA Technician KN6NIG
Remember to
welcome our new hams when you hear them on the air. If you are fortunate enough to be their first
contact, please take a moment to acknowledge it by completing the “First
Contact Award” information on the ARRL website at:
http://www.arrl.org/first-contact
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2021 DAYTON HAMVENTION CANCELLED
Unfortunately, several setbacks in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
make necessary the difficult decision to cancel Hamvention 2021. Hundreds of
volunteers have been working to do everything necessary to bring this
Hamvention to the many amateur radio enthusiasts and vendors who support the
Dayton Hamvention.
Vaccine distribution both in the United States and around the world is
lagging behind what was planned. In addition, the emergence of a more
communicable form of the COVID-19 virus increases the potential for further
public health problems in the next few months. We make this difficult decision
for the safety of our guests and vendors.
Those who had their tickets, inside booths or flea market spaces deferred
last year will be deferred again. Those who purchased 2021 tickets, inside
booths or flea market spaces will also be deferred. If you desire a refund
instead please email tickets@hamvention.org and we will contact you.
Stay tuned for information about a QSO party for the 2021 Hamvention weekend.
We are looking forward to the 2022 Hamvention!!!
Executive Committee, Dayton Hamvention 2021
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SDARC W-6-Q SPECIAL EVENT CALL WINS CAL QSO PARTY 2020 AWARD
The Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club was honored with the Special Event Callsign W6Q as part of the 2020 Cal QSO Party celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Northern California Contest Club. We were one of only 21 stations across the state needing to be worked to spell the word S-E-Q-U-O-I-A to qualify for the SEQUOIA challenge.
Our W6SF CQP
adventure as W6Q has won a CQP Plaque! W6Q was #1 in the Multi-Multi (Multi
Operator, Multi Transmitter) Low Power Expedition category for CQP. W6Q was #6 overall in the Multi-Multi category
as well with 139,755 points. The Contra Costs County team of N6O took the top
honors for Multi Operator / Multi Transmitter (MM) regardless of power or
expedition class.
Our teamwork also earned a new
CQP record for MM Low Power Expedition in San Joaquin County.
This is the mark to shoot for next year to
beat as W6SF !
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HAM UNIVERSITY - "HAM-U" NEW HAM - EXPERIENCED HAM TRAINING CLASS
HAM U HAS BEEN CANCELLED IN SEPTEMBER BECAUSE OF COVID-19 JOIN US AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2021
Ham-U has been cancelled for 2020. We had a schedule conflict with the March date and have rescheduled to May 16th - then to September. Now, with the city facilities shut down a second time because of the Coronavirus Shelter-in-Place, we have decided to start over in 2021.
This is a FREE program that every ham – from beginner to Extra Class can benefit. The term "Elmer" means someone who provides personal guidance and assistance to would-be hams. The term first appeared in QST in a March 1971 "How's DX" column by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD (now also VA3ZBB). Newkirk called them "the unsung fathers of Amateur Radio."
Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club, the Manteca Amateur Radio Club and the Lodi Amateur Radio Club have come together to help teach new hams how to get started and offer this "personal guidance".
These sessions are an opportunity for the new ham to learn and discover some of the many opportunities there are in Amateur Radio to "find your world" and give any ham just the chance to ask questions and get on the air.
The class is structured with three 50 minute "classroom" sessions in the morning; lunch for an hour with "mini presentations", then two 50-minute break-out sessions in the afternoon. Classroom sessions include: Setting up and operating an HF station, Introduction to CW - Morse Code, digital modes - FT8, DMR, Picking your Radio Club, Programming and using your programmable radios, Anderson Power poles, building simple antennas, Radiosport (contesting & chasing DX), Satellites and an opportunity to ask questions of experienced ham operators in an open forum.
SIGN UP FOR ELMERING SESSIONS HERE.
THEY ARE FREE
STOCKTON FIRE STATION #2 TRAINING DIVISION CLASSROOM 110 W SONORA ST STOCKTON, CA 95202 (CORNER OF W SONORA ST/COMMERCE ST)
STARTING AT 8:00 AM Look for HamU to be back on a Saturday in September 2021
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THANKS DAVE NAVONE FOR THE LINK TO THIS COOL VIDEO ALL ABOUT HAM RADIO AND THE TV SHOW "LAST MAN STANDING"
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W6SF 2019 FIELD DAY VIDEO CHECK IT OUT! THANK YOU DENNIS AD6DM
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CHECK OUT THE CLUB HISTORY PAGE
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CHECK OUT OUR OWN BOB KM6ONS AND KYLE K6KDD ON GOOD DAY SACRAMENTO
AUGUST 28, 2018
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CLUB REPEATERS
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 2500 feet, the club repeaters cover the Southern Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys. The call-sign is W6SF and can be heard on 147.165 MHz and on 442.250 MHz with a PL of 107.2 Hz. Club simplex frequency is 147.51 MHz.
SDARC also has a UHF repeater, operating independently, on 444.575+ PL 107.2. This is a local low level Stockton repeater with the call W6SF. As the project progresses, three receiver/voters will be installed via T1 phone lines and the addition of IRLP linking to other repeaters. CLUB REPEATERS
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 2500 feet, the club repeaters cover the Southern Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys. The call-sign is W6SF and can be heard on 147.165 MHz and on 442.250 MHz with a PL of 107.2 Hz. Club simplex frequency is 147.51 MHz.
SDARC also has a UHF repeater, operating independently, on 444.575+ PL 107.2. This is a local low level Stockton repeater with the call W6SF. As the project progresses, three receiver/voters will be installed via T1 phone lines and the addition of IRLP linking to other repeaters. CLUB REPEATERS
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 2500 feet, the club repeaters cover the Southern Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys. The call-sign is W6SF and can be heard on 147.165 MHz and on 442.250 MHz with a PL of 107.2 Hz. Club simplex frequency is 147.51 MHz.
SDARC also has a UHF repeater, operating independently, on 444.575+ PL 107.2. This is a local low level Stockton repeater with the call W6SF. As the project progresses, three receiver/voters will be installed via T1 phone lines and the addition of IRLP linking to other repeaters. CLUB REPEATERS
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at 2500 feet, the club repeaters cover the Southern Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys. The call-sign is W6SF and can be heard on 147.165 MHz and on 442.250 MHz with a PL of 107.2 Hz. Club simplex frequency is 147.51 MHz.
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