Hi folks, Orion AI6JB's presentation on Antenna Modeling from last month's meeting is up on YouTube. If you were wondering about some of those details, or were unable to attend the meeting, here's you

Part of the challenge, akin to doing one's taxes, is knowing what to put into the form, to create the Cabrillo file. This is not intuitive when you get into the details. For example, under "mode". The

Update... I just spoke to Mike. He was talking about the 3830scores.com site, not ARRL. For ARRL I started typing and it came up as a choice. For 3830, apparently we aren't an official contest club, s

Hi Mike, It came up as I started typing "Sierra..." into the field. Pleasantly surprised to see it listed. I didn't have to pull anything down. Greg KO6TH Michael - N6MRP wrote:

Hi Orion, My thanks to you as well for organizing this year's event. Well done! A question on submitting to the ARRL... For the "message to the section manager or section EC" bonus points, they are re

Hi folks, So with Field Day 2020 in the rear view mirror, the hard part starts... preparing the logs. I have a combination of WSJT-X contacts (33) on the computer, along with paper logs (23 + 1 satell

Hi Mark, I'm trying to figure out the log thing too, combining what WSJT-X created with what I have on paper from phone contacts. One note on your submission... The club is Sierra Foothills ARC. Footh

fyi... According to QRZ, K9JM is just up the road in Grass Valley. Depending on where the transmitter is located, this might be the easiest way to copy the bulletins for Points. Greg KO6TH -------- Fo

Hi folks, If you're interested in trying your hand at a satellite contact, or even just listening in to what will surely be a bit of a zoo in the sky, attached is some satellite pass information that

#fieldday #satellites

I mean CHECKED it is. Greg KO6TH Greg D via groups.io wrote:

#digital #fieldday

Ah, good point. Un-checked it is. Greg KO6TH Orion, AI6JB wrote:

#digital #fieldday

Hi Orion, Now, that makes a lot of sense. Adding, since this is SSB, not FM, the capture effect which traditional AFSK packet radio depends on, doesn't apply. What I don't know is how well JT's algori

#digital #fieldday

Hi Carl, I have paper copies of the club's Newsletter going back to June 1993, with a couple before that, if you need anything. Thanks for doing this, and all that you have done for the club over the

Hi Carl, Depends on how far back to go. "W6EK" is fairly recent, initiated by Casey W7IB some years ago, but I don't know how the time of that change relates to the change in the web hosting. Also, I

You're welcome! It was fun. Greg KO6TH carl.wf6j@... wrote:

Hi folks, I've finished the video of last Friday's SFARC "Tech-10" presentation by Orion, AI6JB, on our club's plans for Field Day this year. Lots of good info to get you deep into planning your parti

Hi Carl, If nobody else will pick it up, I can take a swing at it. Greg KO6TH carl.wf6j@... wrote:

A new poll has been created: Hi folks, I'm considering a "Show us your Shack" meeting topic, and am looking for feedback. The Eldorado club did this last month (May) with contributors sending in a cou

#poll

Also, there will be a visual pass of the International Space Station beginning around 9:09pm. Something worth adding to the sky-gazing adventure tonight. It should appear in the North-West, climbing t

Hi Rich, If you click on the Loomis object, you should find that it's a locator for our Hamfest, along with info on the event. I put it there. There's no "hamfest" icon, so using an "eyeball QSO" icon

#QST