Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club

PACIFICON 2024 IS COMING 
OCTOBER 18TH THRU 20TH 
SAN RAMON MARRIOTT HOTEL


The clock is ticking ⏰ 1 week left for online registration to PACIFICON℠ 2024


The last day to register online and save $10 is midnight Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 Pacific time.

You can also save $5 on the Antenna seminar when you register online.

Antenna Seminar at the door will be $25

Registration at the door will be $45

 

We've got some well known, dare we say famous Amateur Radio personalities this year. Of course, we have the much loved and dynamic Gordon West, WB6NOA, but we also have another well-known Amateur Radio personality, Dave Casler, KE0OG of the Ask Dave QST Magazine column and YouTube videos. And, Dr. Ed Fong, WB6IQN, who is a well known UC Santa Cruz professor and 'antenna guru'. He will be speaking at the Friday evening MDARC Open Meeting! How about meeting the CEO of ARRL, David Minster, NA2AA at the ARRL booth?

 

SERIOUSLY, you really don't want to miss this, so ATTENDEES REGISTER HERE NOW!

 

Want more? -- Of course you do...

 

Pacificon℠ gives you three great days of activities for one low cost:

* A full slate of outstanding Forum presentations about a wide range of amateur radio topics

* An all-day Antenna Seminar (additional fee required)

* Gordon West, WB6NOA: Author, educator, speaker and irrepressible promoter of all things radio

* Large Vendor and Nonprofit expo filled with exciting products and exhibits

Events including an outdoor Swap Meet hosted by livermoreark.org.

* Youth Activities

Parachute Mobile contacts

* Electronics kit building and soldering instruction

* A One Day License Prep Class to prepare you to pass the amateur radio Technician license examination and get your first amateur radio license

* Two days of License Testing

* A Special Events Station W1AW/6 where you can operate and contact other hams worldwide, even if you don't have a license, hosted by paara.org.

* Our wonderful Banquet & Keynote Speaker (additional fee required)

* Our annual Wouff Hong Initiation ceremony

* A chance to hear about and discuss important national amateur radio issues with top ARRL leaders

* A chance to win radios and other great prizes throughout the convention

* M17 digital voice mode (patent free) and MMDVM talk and booths. M17 is supported by our repeater W6CX.

* First annual conference was held in San Francisco in 1920.

 

And perhaps the best part - a chance to interact and share information with lots of other amateur radio enthusiasts to further (or begin) your own knowledge and to advance the hobby.

OCTOBER MEETING - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH - 7:00 PM...
59th Running Of The CQP!
CALIFORNIA QSO PARTY
1600 UTC October 5, 2024 to 2200 UTC October 6, 2024

W6SF
ON-THE-AIR 

CHARLIE'S VINEYARD 
12900 N DeVRIES RD, NORTH OF THORNTON RD 

MORE DETAILS AS THEY ARE ANNOUNCED 

W6SF club members will be on-the-air participating in the 59th running of the California QSO Party or CQP coming up on October 5th & 6th.  The club will be operating from Charlie WB6NVB's vineyard on DeVries Rd.  

WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON ANTENNA RAISINGS AND HOURS.  

CAL QSO PARTY is one of the bigger state QSO Party / contest of the year and typically "opens" the contest season with CQ Worldwide and November Sweepstakes coming in the subsequent weeks.  Operating is on voice and CW (no data) on 80 - 10 Meters (no WARC bands).  With good conditions, 10M will be open for even a Tech to get in a solid QSO count over the weekend.  

You can register your county operation and read the rules at www.cqp.org

SEE you on the air!
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
ON THE AIR 
OCTOBER 6TH - 13TH 
The Stockton Fire Department Amateur Radio Club W6SFD invites you to participate in this annual on-the-air event to promote fire safety and fire awareness in our community and around the world.  This years theme is "Smoke Alarms - Make Them WORK for You!" 

The operating schedule is posted at the following Google Sheet.  

NFPW SIGN-UP

Operators can work any band or mode in their license class as N6F as often as possible during the week.  After you sign-up, please send an email to John NZ6Q john@litz.com and let him know the dates/times you're committing to.  

Last year, N6F was #2 in contacts for Fire Prevention Week.  Let's get to #1 for 2024.  
OCTOBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH- 7:00 PM
STOCKTON SAILING CLUB
4980 BUCKLEY COVE - STOCKTON, CA 

QST QST QST… The October meeting of the Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club will be held at the Stockton Sailing Club Auditorium, 4980 Buckley Cove Rd in 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. 

The meeting program is TBA - 

Grab your spouse, significant other or just that friend that wants to “see what the ham radio club is all about” and join us for next club meeting. 

Zoom Meeting Information:

 

Topic: W6SF MONTHLY CLUB MEETING ON ZOOM

Time: October 10, 2024 - 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715741939?pwd=alRiTFhydFNtMlBQZXAwOUd2YTN1UT09

 

Meeting ID: 871 574 1939

Passcode: 147165

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+16699009128,,8715741939#,,,,*147165# US (San Jose)



If you need a ride, reach out to an SDARC Board Member for assistance in getting to the meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                                         


Topic: W6SF CLUB MEETING ON ZOOM - MARCH 
Time: Mar 14, 2024 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715741939?pwd=alRiTFhydFNtMlBQZXAwOUd2YTN1UT09&omn=87021549871

Meeting ID: 871 574 1939
Passcode: 147165

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+16699009128,,8715741939#,,,,*147165# US (San Jose)
Topic: W6SF CLUB MEETING ON ZOOM - MARCH 
Time: Mar 14, 2024 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715741939?pwd=alRiTFhydFNtMlBQZXAwOUd2YTN1UT09&omn=87021549871

Meeting ID: 871 574 1939
Passcode: 147165

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+16699009128,,8715741939#,,,,*147165# US (San Jose)
Topic: W6SF CLUB MEETING ON ZOOM - MARCH 
Time: Mar 14, 2024 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8715741939?pwd=alRiTFhydFNtMlBQZXAwOUd2YTN1UT09&omn=87021549871

Meeting ID: 871 574 1939
Passcode: 147165

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+16699009128,,8715741939#,,,,*147165# US (San Jose)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17TH 
10:17 AM 

BE READY TO GET ON THE AIR AND REPORT ON THE NEXT GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKE-OUT EARTHQUAKE DRILL!
HAMCRAM ONE-DAY TECHNICIAN COURSE
+ VE SESSION
OCTOBER 12TH, 2024
DOORS OPEN 7:45 AM 

STOCKTON FIRE STATION #2 - BRET LAWES CLASSROOM 
110 W SONORA ST, STOCKTON, CA 95202 

Here's your chance to get your license and join the fun of ham radio! Did you know that during the recent storms and flooding around San Joaquin County, ham radio operators we still able to communicate, able to access their own email, data and internet sites.  Ham radio operators are part of the teams that help the community through a natural disaster - The next HamCram study and test session will be held at:

Stockton Fire Station #2 - Bret Lawes Classroom,
110 W Sonora St,
Stockton, CA 95202


We have also added an additional HamCram One-Day Tech License course on: Saturday November 9, 2024


Brickyard Landing HOA Clubhouse 
1223 Brickyard Cove Lane 
Richmond, CA  94801 


The October and November Technician Class License session will be a one-day Technician License Course using the KB6NU No-Nonsense Study Guide.  You can download your copy here. This is a one-day Tech license course and not a "traditional" HamCram of studying just the questions all day long. We will have a space available for a traditional HamCram of the General and Extra Class Question pool. 

 

If you are interested in doing a HamCram Study Session to get your Technician License, 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.

ARRL SCHOOL CLUB ROUND-UP

OCTOBER 21ST -25TH 

ON-THE-AIR 


Right after Pacificon, there is a 2nd great opportunity to Get On-The-Air with School Club Round-up.  School Amateur Radio Club s will be on the air and they need all of us to work them!  You can be part of shaping a young ham's future. 


There are two School Club Roundups during each school year in October and February. Each 5-day event runs Monday through Friday from 1300 UTC Monday through 2359 UTC Friday. A station may operate no more than 6 hours in a 24-hour period, and a maximum of 24 hours of the 107 hour event.

October Session: The third full school week of October.

February Session: The second full school week of February. 
 

Exchange: Your call sign, Signal report, Class (“Individual”, “Club” or “School”), U.S. State, Canadian Province/Territory or DXCC country/entity. (Multi-operator group stations must choose one call sign to use for the whole operating period.) Be sure to extend a welcome to young operators and encourage them to be more Radio Active! 


Read the full set of rules HERE at www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup

AUGUST CLUB MEETING
ANNUAL BAR-B-QUE SUCCESS
A beautiful night and the cool breezes of the San Joaquin River greeted club members on August 10th for the annual Bar-B-Que and Transmitter Hunt. 

Club members started gathering before 6pm to enjoy a pot luck and pulled pork bar-b-que dinner.  Great food - lots of fun and of course after dinner transmitter hunt and Radio Direction Finding Training by Mike K6MDS.  

The editor was unable to attend (darn work getting in the way of radio activity) but I heard that Colin K6CMM and Jeff KM6VXB nearly tied for finding the fox! 

More to come as the "official" meeting reports trickle in!
W6SF CLUB BREAKFAST 
THURSDAY MORNINGS 9:00 AM
THE OMLETTE HOUSE 
CHEROKEE AND 99 ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE FREEWAY 

Club members and friends of Amateur Radio are welcome to gather at 9:00 AM on Thursdays for Hamz n Eggs Breakfast... This week is at The Omlette House, 3455 N Cherokee Lane in Stockton.   

We enjoy a high level discussions of ham radio communications, rules, regulations, contesting, SOTAs, ARES gear and whatever else 'ya got. 

DX, county and state , SOTA, and POTA  hunters!  This is a reminder that you are expected to attend Thursday's breakfast or face demerits on your FCC issued license. 

Schmoozing starts about 8:30am so bring your latest stories, gadgets and lies to entertain everyone - get there early!

I hope to see you there!   de N6LHL
THANKS DAVE NAVONE FOR THE LINK TO THIS COOL VIDEO ALL ABOUT HAM RADIO AND THE TV SHOW "LAST MAN STANDING"
W6SF
2019 FIELD DAY VIDEO
CHECK IT OUT!
THANK YOU DENNIS AD6DM

Ham Test Online

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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