JOIN US! As the state is beginning to open up more, SFRC will be hosting Field Day at the top level of the SF VA Hospital parking lot. Plenty of space for social distancing and open air for maximum circulation.

Here is all the information you need to prepare.
SFRC FIELD DAY 2021! (link)
FIELD DAY UPDATES:  We will be using the club repeater W6PW for the talk-in frequency.     145.150 (-) dcs 664

• Although we will be outdoors, the VA has asked us to have all non-vaccinated attendees wear masks. Vaccination verification is by the honor system. 
• The weather looks promising so bring your sunscreen.
• Parking is free in our designated areas (see maps). Please take note of the height restriction (7’4”) on the parking deck before entering.

Please check often as subject to change.

Meeting Details
Time & Date: Friday, May 21 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Google Meet Meeting ID: meet.google.com/ury-xseb-gxa
Google Meet Phone Number:  +1 502-518-3543
Google Meet Phone PIN: 500 091 988#

We're elated with this month's speaker, who you may remember from this story last month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq07jMCsPdc

"How a Newbury Park man helped locate missing hiker in San Gabriels using satellite images": https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/04/15/missing-hiker-found-newbury-park-man-uses-satellite-images-find-location/7226754002/

​That's right, none other than Southern California's very own
Ben Kuo AI6YR! 
Ben's Topic for this month:
"What does finding someone based on a photo have to do with amateur radio, anyway?!"

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Time & Date: Friday, March 19th at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Google Meet Meeting ID: meet.google.com/ury-xseb-gxa
Google Meet Phone Number:  +1 502-518-3543
Google Meet Phone PIN: 500 091 988#

Scott Manley will be speaking this month on *SPACE*, and risks of space exploration there-in.
A little bit about Scott from his Wikipedia page: 
​     Scott Manley is a Scottish YouTube personality, gamer, programmer, astrophysicist and DJ. On his YouTube channel, he plays space-themed video games, usually Kerbal Space Program, while he explains much of the science involved. He also makes videos discussing other science-related topics and news, mainly concerning up-to-date rocket science developments. He uses his scientific background to help teach science while playing games.
     He is known among his followers as the "astronogamer", as he is one of the few YouTubers blending both video games and science, and he is popular in the niche community of space enthusiasts and gamers.

This is an opportunity for club members to get out in the open air and operate in field conditions away from their QTH setups. Pack your gear and pack your lunch, it’s radio communications time!

The tentative date is set for Saturday March 20th and the plan is for small groups to operate simultaneously on multiple bands in multiple modes from multiple San Francisco Parks.

Groups of 2-4 members each would meet at the preselected parks and operate in HF, VHF and UHF from 1000-1400 PDT (1700 – 2100 UTC DST) to make as many contacts as possible on SSB, CW, and FM – maybe even Packet.

Volunteer Team Leads would be selected in each group to coordinate activity at the various sites. Along with city parks, selection could also include any of the POTA registered parks in San Francisco or the adjoining counties. POTA operations, however, would be responsible for reporting their own activity to POTA. Of course, at all sites we would be abiding by whatever COVID restrictions are in place at the time of the event. The Parks-Polyfecta will not be awarding points and is designed as a fun field event for radio communications.

Please Direct Message (DM) @Jeff Curry KK6JJZ through Slack to let us know what park you would like to operate from during the Parks-Polyfecta. A list will be compiled to match up operators with similar selections and then posted to Slack to assemble properly sized teams. If you choose a large park like Golden Gate Park you should designate the specific area of the park (e.g., Spreckels Lake, Big Rec Field) you wish to use. More details will be posted on a #2021-parks-polyfecta channel as preparations expand.