SFARC, Here is some of the PR Wire information being sent in preparation for the Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico coming onshore soon. It is still a 4, but might go to a 5 before it makes landfall. Her

Info on Hurricane Ham Events/support Begin forwarded message: Subject: [pr:14985] Amateur Radio Volunteers Prepare to Greet Dangerous Hurricane Laura Date: August 26, 2020 at 11:05:23 AM PDT To: pr <p

Reminder: SFARC Monthly Breakfast When: Saturday, 29 August 2020, 7:30am to 8:30am, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:Mel's Diner, 1730 Grass Valley Highway (Hwy 49 at Luther Road) View Event Desc

It's not just the cell phone towers, it's the whole system... In Napa County, a wildfire alert meant for cellphones would not connect because of a coding error. In Sonoma County, similar alerts were s

Reminder: SFARC Net When: Thursday, 27 August 2020, 7:30pm to 8:30pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:W6EK Repeater - 145.430 -600, PL162.2 View Event Description: Check-in for Club updates from

Color image from METEOR-M 2, operating on 137.100Mhz, QPSK. Decoded using RTLSDR dongle, n9tax rollup on roof, and "glrpt" software on Linux. If the sun is up high enough, it's an RGB image, otherwise

Thought this might interest the group re how a flame front (e.g., a wild-land fire) affect propagation. Heady stuff but for all the engineers in our club: https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspac

Sorry I couldn’t be there. Family night. Sounds like it was a great time! Thank you Dennis!! 73 Orion Endres, AI6JB 1201 Wood Oak Court, Roseville, CA 95747-7383 (916) 788-8251 H \\ (916) 534-8251 C W

Dennis- Thanks for priming the pump and getting us started. It was reassuring to have you guys available to help me recover from mistakes and MAYBE even avoid making some. Thanks a lot. Gerry WA6E

SFARC Net When: Thursday, 20 August 2020 7:30pm to 8:30pm (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: W6EK Repeater - 145.430 -600, PL162.2 Description: Check-in for Club updates from Officers and members,

This Ham posted on Facebook that he was hosting a Swap at his QTH in Livermore. Didn’t say what he’s selling or if you could bring your stiff, but everyone has been waiting for some swap-like activity

Hi Everyone, I am a high school teacher. Which means in a couple days I am going to start lecturing and teaching online via computer. I'm trying to figure out a way to use a radio headset with my comp

The ABC's of Morse Code Operating By Ed Tobias, KR3E ( http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VIfdhdPOVal382UUxNF9AoL1IEt0hoWIVtutRE7psU25hmYNzPhf59QMZ-8_epuHHxLU5t2eNdjnxBvcA0M5rAnxJwHDmxycXaedhxZCxfcfRBNp_E

Hi everyone, A non-ham friend of mine is looking for a hand held scanner capable of listening to local public service and CalFire. Does anyone have any recommendations? 73 Orion, AI6JB

Sounds like fun, Dennis. But, I can't seem to find a download that will run on my PC (OpenSuSE Linux). Is there another application that's compatible with JS8Call, before I try to compile it from sour

Hello All, The Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club seeks volunteers to provide communications support for the California Endurance Riders Association's (CERA) Fool's Gold Enduro, on Sunday, October 4,

Reminder: Elmer Net When: Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 7:30pm to 8:30pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:W6EK Repeater - 145.30 - pl162.2 View Event Organizer: Carl - WF6J Description: The Elmer N

California’s power grid faltered again Saturday night, prompting a second straight night of rolling blackouts as the state buckled under the weight of a scorching heat wave. The California Independent

Just got off the phone with MFJ, and if you are waiting on any products, they told me it is about an 8-10m week turnaround time.... Thought you all should know!! Be patient (a character I am not too g

Doing some house cleaning during these times and have issues of the 'Sparks Journal' published by the Society of Wireless Pioneers to give away. Attached is a photo of one of the issues as it relates