Thank you Jef! I’ll keep you in the loop. Feel free to contribute when you can. 73 Orion, AI6JB

Hey everyone! Scott, N3FJP, the creator of Amateur Contact Log, i.e. the Field Day software we use, just posted on his support Groups.io site a request for help to document Grid Tracker configuration

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Jef, You are welcome! This kind of came out of the blue. A scout we helped with the Radio Merit Badge a couple of years ago emailed saying he got a radio for his birthday (FT-450D) and wondered if I c

Definitely hard core! To bring your K4 out into the field. Yikes!! 73 Orion Endres, AI6JB 1201 Wood Oak Court, Roseville, CA 95747-7383 (916) 788-8251 H \\ (916) 534-8251 C What the heck does “73” mea

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Good Morning Everyone! All the Field Day Photos are now posted to the W6EK.org photo page. Thank you to Brian for adding all the Facebook pictures!! It is now time to vote for the Best Field Day Photo

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Yes Greg, it works for the Club, but not ARRL! ARRL wants either a Dupe Sheet or Cabrillo file. I am afraid you will have to combine all your different logs into one for the ARRL submission. 73 Orion

Greg is correct, this is for 3830scorses.com purely optional and just for fun. And, his instructions are spot on how to add Sierra Foothills ARC. And thank you Mike and Greg for sharing the Cabrillo f

As the dust settles from Field Day and you find enough energy to store all your radio gear, it is time to claim your accolades and loot!! The Club is offering medals and prizes for feats of extreme ra

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Just for fun, post your Field Day scores to https://www.3830scores.com/ and be sure to say you are a member of "Sierra Foothills ARC" in the club field. 3830scores.com is an unofficial scoreboard that

Good Morning Everyone! First, Mark thank you for the kind words! I am so glad you had a great time for Field Day this year! I hope you made at least five contacts! You would qualify for the Rookie awa

Greg, That works, except if you return to calling CQ. Now you are on the S&P’s frequency. You are potentially going to interfere with them. Remember, the S&P station is searching for ANY station and i

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Carl & Gerry, I am very confused as well, so a spent some time drawing bubbles and lines to figure this out. Does this make sense … Gerry if you call CQ and I am the only other person in the world, we

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Gerry, Below is the cut and paste. Hope this makes sense. 73 Orion, AI6JB Whether you are new or a seasoned operator in FT modes it is always a good idea to lock your TX freq. Do not TX on the same fr

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Someone asked me why you lock your transmit frequency on a clear frequency. Quite frankly, I did not have a very good answer. Here is a Facebook post on the FT8 For Field Day page that has an explanat

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Good Morning Everyone! The ARRL Contest Update newsletter this morning reminds everyone there is a NEW section for Field Day 2020: "PE" Prince Edward Island. If you use the N3FJP Field Day Software be

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Thank you Gary for sharing! One option to hear the bulletin, while not permitted by the ARRL rules for submission, is to log onto a WebSDR station. There is a list of SDR sites at http://www.websdr.or

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Thanks Dennis for sharing! Once setup, the WSJT-X/JTAlert/N3FJP system is bullet proof and works great! 73 Orion Endres, AI6JB 1201 Wood Oak Court, Roseville, CA 95747-7383 (916) 788-8251 H \\ (916) 5

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Good Evening Everyone! Gary, KB7QWC, will be hosting a ZOOM Room for the Field Day this year!! The room will be open from 11:00 AM Saturday, June 27th, through 11:00 AM Sunday, June 28th. We can't be

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Thanks for stepping up Greg! Looking forward to hearing you on the net!! 73 Orion Endres, AI6JB 1201 Wood Oak Court, Roseville, CA 95747-7383 (916) 788-8251 H \\ (916) 534-8251 C What the heck does “7

Carl, Hope to hear you on the air. I plan to work CM88, 89, 98, 99 as a rover station with my FT-8900 on 2m & 440. I’m starting in CM98 and should be on the road around 10:30. I’ll be in CM99 around 1

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