Field Day at Charlie's Vineyard 12990 N DeVries Rd Saturday June 25th at 11AM...
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FIELD DAY SATURDAY JUNE 25TH STARTING AT 11AM
SET-UP FRIDAY JUNE 24TH AT 9AM!!
ARRL FIELD DAY 2022 is on the air starting this Saturday, June 25th at 11AM. Club members will be at Charlie's Vineyard, 12990 DeVries Rd, Lodi starting at 9AM on Friday, June 24th to set up antennas for Field Day. Please arrive early and BRING GLOVES! Antenna raising starts at 9AM on Friday June 24th. We will be raising the HexBeam and a 40 M Dipole.
Club members will be on the air for Field Day as W6SF starting Saturday June 25th at 11AM. Come around 9AM for last minute set-up and installations. The club will be operating 2A using 2 radios. Antennas will be the HexBeam for 20-10M and a Dipole for 40M.
Field Day is our opportunity to showcase our ability to set-up in the field. You can check out the rules and operating techniques at www.arrl.org/field-day
This event isn't just local. Clubs from around the country will be setting up and on the air for the weekend. Come out for an hour or all day and operate!
Technician Class license hams can get on the air and operate under the club call on any HF band.
The club will be on the air starting at 11AM and operating through the evening hours shutting down at night.
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JULY MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH 7:00 PMSTOCKTON SAILING CLUB + ZOOM 4980 BUCKLEY COVE RD WEST MARCH LANE TO BUCKLEY COVE
QST QST QST… The June meeting of the Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club will be held at the Stockton Sailing Club Auditorium, 4980 Buckley Cove Rd in North Stockton. The Sailing Club is located at the west end of March Lane, west of Interstate 5 on the left-hand side of the road just before you enter Buckley Cove Park.
All members are strongly encouraged to attend in-person or on line... Coffee and snacks are serviced at the in-person meeting The meeting will be our last opportunity to discuss Field Day 2022 set up and Kids Day. Kids Day is Saturday June 18th and Field Day is Saturday June 25th. Everyone is invited to operate either or both of these events regardless of your license class. So… grab your spouse, significant other or just that friend that wants to “see what the ham radio club is all about” and join us. Zoom Meeting Information: Topic: W6SF MONTHLY CLUB MEETING ON ZOOM Time: June 9th, 2022 - 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting
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W6SF MAY MEETING REPORT
THURSDAY, MAY 12TH 7:00 PM The May meeting of the Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club was held at the Stockton Sailing Club Auditorium, 4980 Buckley Cove Rd in North Stockton on Thursday, May 12th starting at 7:00 PM.. The meeting was also held on ZOOM for those who could not attend in person. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 due to technical difficulties with Zoom connections. We began with introductions from both in-person and on-line attendees. There was a full house in the meeting room and on line. President Mark W6SXA opened the meeting by acknowledging Joni from the Stockton Bicycle Club on-line. Joni took a few minutes to thank the club for their participation and support in the 2022 Delta Century Ride and let us know we will be part of the 2023 Delta Century on April 29th 2023. She also mentioned getting er license (finally) during the August HamCram.
Mark W6SXA ad John NZ6Q reported the success of the Delta Century and thanked the Stockton Bicycle Club for their generous donation to the club for our support of the ride.
There was no treasurers report at Peter K6PH left the meeting early due to illness.
A motion was made and passed to recognize Museum Ships Weekend on biard the USS Lucid a "club sanctioned" event. This included not only the operating event but the set-up and take down of equipment the weekend before and after.
Mark W6SXA and Joyce K6QBQ reported on the Board meeting and that the club had reimbursed members and sent a $300 check to Steve NC6R for professional weed whacking and weed control at the repeater site.
The club photo contest was extended another month to the June 9th meeting to give new members an opportunity to submit photos and since the "judge" Bob N6TCE was not at the meeting due to illness.
After the business meeting, John NZ6Q gave a presentation on Museum Ships Weekend and the USS Lucid. Ron KG7OR played a video clip of the USS Lucid's movie appearance as well as slides of the ship from the W6SF website. New members, newly licensed hams and non member "significant others" were encouraged to attend and be invited and get on the air. MSW will use SDR receiver nodes to enhance the stations heard and combat the USS Lucid noise problems. John NZ6Q stated 4 stations will be on the Lucid including a brand new Yaesu FTDX10R, 2 competition class ICOM transceivers and TS-480HX radio (acquired from Jim WB6BET's estate). Bands have been good and the event promises to be a good opportunity for voice, CW and digital modes on all bands. There were 19 members present in person, an additional 7 members and 1 guest (Joni Bauer) on Zoom. The meeting was adjourned at about 20:20 hours.
The next meeting will be Thursday, June 9th at the Stockton Sailing Club starting at 1900 hours.
Coffee and cookies were served throughout the meeting.
Annie, N6ACL
Secretary
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DELTA CENTURY RIDE
APRIL 30TH 7:00 AM
JESSE’S GROVE WINERY
The 2022 Delta Century Ride was held on Saturday April 30th.
We started setting up the NCS station at 6:00
AM. The Start/Finish was at Jessie's Grove Vineyard on Turner Rd just west of
Lodi. Jessie's Grove was great to work with and we able to set up close to the registration tables and ride end point. Right by lunch!
Club members stepped up to support the ride with their own SAG
vehicles and complete SAG wagon operation - Driver, radio, APRS GPS transceiver, bike tools and more. While there were also SAG operators from Stockton Bike Club, having radio and APRS significantly improved response times for the 18 riders that called in on the SAG hotline.
Rest stops along the routes were covered by 1 or 2 radio operators. Very few incidents were reported at rest stops. Bob K6DGQ and the crew at Courtland continually updated the net on numbers of riders thru the "hub" rest stop. The rides traverse the rural Delta roads of
the San Joaquin Valley. Flat quarter (26 miles), metric (62 miles), and full
(100 miles) century loops cover scenic vineyard, farm, and Delta roads–and a
ferry ride across Steamboat Slough (metric and full century routes only)–with
rewarding rest stops along the way.
SAG Operators were Mark W6SXA (along with Charlie K9DOG), Ron W6RMR, Cecil W6CPR, Gayle W6SWT, Randy K6TVT, Thomas KN6TQY and Kelly KN6TQZ, and Shane K5SML who rode in SAG10 with a member of the Stockton Bike Club.
Rest Stop Operators were Joyce K6QBQ with Dave N6DCH in Clarksburg, Bob K6DGQ and Charlie WB6NVB in Courtland, Eric W6INP at Walnut Grove and Barry K6ZZB and Dave N6LHL at the Cosumnes River Farm in Thornton.
Net Control was Annie N6ACL, Paul N6KZW and John NZ6Q
A delicious post ride meal and
entertainment welcomed each rider and volunteer at the finish line.
Proceeds from the Delta
Century benefit local charities including our own SDARC!
Check out pictures of the ride in the May 2022 SDARC The Flysheet newsletter.
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WORLD OF STEAM EXPO SUCCESS
The club participated
in the 2022 World of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) on
Saturday March 26th at Lincoln High School. The event ran from 10:00 AM to 2:00PM
Bob
K6DGQ set up several straight keys and had a practice sheet kids could fill out
and then send in Morse Code. The table
was a big hit!
Well
over 100 elementary and middle school students were able to learn their names
in Morse Code and practiced on code oscillators made available by club members.
Dave WB6TOU, Paul N6KZW, Joyce K6QBQ and others launched a hi-altitude balloon from the parking lot of
the high school at the start of the event.
The balloon carried a payload of both a 20-Meter WSPR and 2-Meter APRS
transmitters to an altitude of 42,000 feet sending back real time location data
which was then displayed on a large monitor at the demo table. Students also could watch a video documenting
the balloon’s construction and usefulness.
Throughout the 4-hour event, hundreds of
students looked, stopped, listened, got on the air, asked questions and more. Hopefully we will see some of the next generation of hams getting licensed at upcoming HamCrams and events.
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W6SF CLUB BREAKFAST THURSDAY MORNINGS 9:30 AM CHUCK'S ON PACIFIC AVE
Club members and friends of Amateur Radio are welcome to gather at 9:30 AM on Thursdays at Chucks, at Pacific Ave Bowl, on the corner of Pacific and Swain Road.
We enjoy a high level discussions of ham radio communications, rules, regulations, contesting, SOTAs, ARES gear and whatever else 'ya got.
I hope to see you there! de N6LHL
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AUGUST HAMCRAM/VE SESSION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH
DOORS OPEN 7:45 AM
STOCKTON FIRE STATION #2 - BRET LAWES CLASSROOM
110 W SONORA ST, STOCKTON, CA 95202
The next HamCram study and test session will be held at the Stockton Fire Station #2 on Saturday, August 13th.
If you are interested in doing a HamCram Study Session, OR you are testing for an upgrade, or you or a family member wants to get your license, please pre-register at www.w6sf.org/hamcram.html .
HamCram study session starts at 8:00 AM and the doors will open at 7:45.
The Test Only sessions will start at 3:00 PM
Sign up for the next HamCram clicking the link here.
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FCC Application Fee Update
APPLICATION FEE TAKES EFFECT
APRIL 19TH, 2022
The
FCC released a Public
Notice on March 23, 2022, stating that the amateur radio
application fees, including those associated with Form 605 application filings,
would become effective on April 19, 2022. The Federal Communications Commission's authority
to impose and collect fees is mandated by Congress.
The $35 application fee, when it becomes effective on April
19, will apply to new, renewal, and vanity call sign applications. The fee will be per application. There will be no fees charged for license class upgrades.
Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or
email address, will also be exempt from fees.
VECs
and Volunteer Examiner (VE) teams will not have
to collect the $35 fee at exam sessions. Once the FCC application fee takes effect, new and
upgrade applicants will pay the $15 exam session fee to the ARRL VE team
as usual, and pay the $35 application fee directly to the FCC by using the
CORES FRN Registration system (CORES - Login).
When the FCC receives the examination information from the
VEC, it will email a link with payment instructions to each successful
candidate who then will have
10 calendar days from the date of the email to pay. After the fee is
paid and the FCC has processed an application, examinees will receive a second
email from the FCC with a link to their official license. The link will be good
for 30 days.
Additionally, the FCC stated that applications processed and dismissed will not be entitled to
a refund. This includes vanity requests where the applicant does not receive
the requested call sign.
The FCC published the notice in the Federal Register on March 23,
2022, stating that the amateur radio application fees, including those
associated with Form 605 application filings, would become effective on April
19, 2022.
Further news and instructions will follow as the FCC releases
them.
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FCC Instructions (not
applicable until fees take effect on April 19):
If paying fees for an application filed via the Universal
Licensing System, please use the CORES FRN Registration system (CORES - Login).
FEE SCHEDULE (not applicable
until fees take effect on April 19):
INDIVIDUALS
$35 FEE: New, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign
change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per
application.
NO FEE: Administrative updates, such as a change of name,
mailing or email address, or license cancellation.
AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS
$35 FEE: New, renewal, trustee change, and vanity call sign
applications. All fees will be per application.
NO FEE: Administrative updates, such as a change of name,
mailing or email address, or license cancellation.
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HAM UNIVERSITY - "HAM-U SESSION 2"
NEW HAM - EXPERIENCED HAM
TRAINING CLASS
JOIN THE SESSION 2 CLASS ON
SEPTEMBER 17TH 2022
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 session 2 class is structured with more content and more hands-on presentations. There will be six 50-minute "classroom" sessions in the morning running in 2 tracks; 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, How to Learn CW - Morse Code, digital modes - FT8, DMR, Packet and WinLink; your Radio Club Membership, Programming and using your programmable radios, Anderson Power poles, building simple antennas, Radiosport (contesting & chasing DX), Satellite operations - and opportunities to ask questions of experienced ham operators in an open forum.
SIGN UP FOR ELMERING SESSIONS HERE.
THEY ARE FREE
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 1510 W CENTURY BLVD, LODI, CA 95240
STARTING AT 8:30 AM
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
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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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