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9/8/2018

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SFRC 2M QSO Party on 8/25/2018

8/5/2018

Its August in the city: Time for the fog, and the annual San Francisco Radio Club 2M FM QSO Party.

This year, the QSO party is on 8/25/2018 from 10AM to 2PM. Operators of all experience levels are welcome. The main goal: Have fun.

More information on the QSO party can be found by clicking the button below:

2018 SFRC 2M FM QSO Party

The Northern California DX Club - HF Classes

7/4/2018

The Northern California DX Club invites you to discover the exciting world of HF Operation. The NCDXC has presented comprehensive classes in all aspects of High Frequency communications. And, now, this information is available to everyone.

Start out with an Introduction to HF, How to Build your Station, Operation Basics or even preparation for the General Class License Exam. We cover all that you need as well as offering one-on-one Elmering (mentoring).

Please visit us at www.ncdxc.org, select ELMER PROJECT on the left tabs, then hit the Register Here button and you’re on your way. You’ll find a list of the classes we have presented. On the right there will be PDF and Videos available for downloading for whatever subjects you want to check out. Remember, we are here to assist and answer your questions.

73 de,
Tony Dowler K6BV
President
Northern California DX Club
info@k6bv.net

Field Day 2018 - A smashing success!

7/2/2018

The San Francisco Radio Club with collaboration with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) run another successful Field Day event during the weekend of June 23rd/24th. We setup at Ft Miley, and operated continuously during the day and night with 4 stations. A huge thanks to the VA Emergency Management department and our numerous volunteers who made this possible!

Photos and videos taken and donated by Martha Raup, Dave Billeci, Jason Perry and Antonis Papatsaras

Field Day 2018, June 23/24 - NEED VOLUNTEERS SIGN UP NOW!

6/17/2018

The San Francisco Radio Club will be hosting the ARRL Field Day 2018 at the Golden Gate Park National Recreation Area (GGNRA), Fort Miley West, immediately west of the San Francisco V.A. Medical Center. This is the same location we hosted Field Day 2017. Setup begins at 8am on the 23th (Saturday) and we'll be on the air by 11am that morning. Continuous operation will conclude Sunday the 24th. Plans include lunch and dinner on Saturday and Breakfast on Sunday morning. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. Bring friends, relatives and neighbors. Everyone gets on the air! Be there-it's a fun time!

We will be operating a "Get On The Air", GOTA, station so unlicensed individuals are also welcome to join us and operate our radios!!! We thank the V.A. once more for their help in providing us with large operating and sleeping tents as well generators for power.

For more information and to register to volunteer (also we get an idea of how many pizzas to order] please click below:

Event Info & Volunteer Sign Up

June General Meeting - Friday the 15th at 7pm

6/14/2018

Come and join us tomorrow, Friday the 15th at the VA hospital building 7 auditorium for another night of ham radio. June is the month of Field day, the moth of celebrating our hobby, the month of proving that we are ready for any emergency, the month we show our hobby to the rest of the world.

In this meeting Nick Powell, NF1P and Antonis Papatsaras, AA6PP will talk about our preparations for the SFRC Field day event. We will take you through the event logistics, venue, setup and tear down process and of course sign up volunteers in order to have a successful event.

Like any general meeting night we will get the opportunity to chat, help new hams, share ideas and projects and generally escape from our daily stressful lives and have fun.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

2018 San Francisco Marathon

6/14/2018

The San Francisco Radio Club has been invited to (again) manage the Communications Team for the 2018 San Francisco Marathon, and we will appreciate your assistance this year.
Event Details:
NAME:                  The 2018 San Francisco Marathon – Communications Team
WEBSITE:             http://www.thesfmarathon.com/
DATE:                    Sunday, July 29, 2018 (2018/07/29Su)

27,500 runners depend on us! Register to participate below:

More Information & Registration

SFRC February Meeting is this Friday, May 18th at 7pm

5/17/2018

Join us tomorrow night (Friday, May 18th) at 7:00pm at the V.A. Hospital, building 7 Auditorium (2nd floor) for our monthly San Francisco Radio Club General meeting.

- Our May meeting is dedicated to our members. The format will be several 5-10 minute show and tell sessions. Do you have a home-brew project to show? A topic of interest to discuss? A gobox to show? Bring your project over and share your knowledge with us!

Some of the mini sessions include Building a 10Mhz GPSDO by Lucas W6AER, SSTV reception and decoding by Antonis AA6PP, Echolink setup by Antonis AA6PP, A SOTA gobox for 20m etc.

- Tomorrow night we will also be discussing our upcoming SFRC Field Day event, preparations are underway and we need your help!

- Finally as always, this is our chance, once a month to meet each other in person, socialize and have fun.

1st Annual SFRC SOTA Activation - Great Success!

4/26/2018

Earlier today, May 12th, 17 of us hiked to the top of Mt Tam and activated Peak W6/CC-063. Everyone had fun, learned something new, helped each other and made enough contacts to become an Activator. One of the highlights of the day was achieving a Summit to Summit activation! AA6PP managed to have a QSO with K7ZOO activating Arizona's W7A/SC-006 Peak. Good times! Until next time!

Summits on the Air Information

SFRC February Meeting is this Friday at 7pm

3/14/2018

This Friday, Tim Fairbairn, AF6TF, will be presenting on the topic of "Operating Summits On The Air (SOTA)". As an avid hiker and passionate radio operator, Tim will guide us through the journey of combining nature trailing and the art of portable operation!

Tim has been into electronics since the '70's, Junior College in the early 80' and got Technicians AS degree in electronics. He worked at Intel during his early college years and in several electronics related jobs. Currently he is working in the audio/video industry where he is managing the wireless microphone frequencies for many customers!.

Tim played with CBs in the 70's and 80's but due to work, family and community commitments he took a break. When his kids entered college age it was time to get back into the hobby. He initially passed the technician exam and was awarded KJ6RNN. He upgraded to general the following year. After convincing his spouse to join the hobby he also decided to aim higher and get his extra ticket. His new callsign was AF6TF.

"I was looking for ways to operate while outdoors so when Bay-Net offered a simple hike to a local peak in a park, I was all in. Packed up my IC7000, and 40A/H battery and some long wires I had, basically taking my home station outside! I learned very quickly that the right choice of equipment and backpack weight were key."

Join us this Friday evening to learn what it takes to elevate your radio operation!

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