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WE ARE NOT MEETING AT SPRECKELS LAKE AT THIS TIME TO SUPPORT #STAYATHOME
Please join us while we stay at home, we invite you to check-in on the W6PW repeater at the regular time for 2MCM. We will have a check-in net, then have an open dialogue, bring your questions, and we'll have some fun with radios.
2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice
What: An opportunity to practice Ham radio communications
When: 2nd Saturday of the month, 1000 hrs to 1200 hrs
Where: Spreckels Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, 36th Ave. & Fulton St.
Who: Licensed Amateur Radio Operators, any experience level, bring your radio and manual, paper and pencil
Why: There are not many opportunities to practice with your radio; so come to the Lake to practice, learn from an Elmer or be an Elmer
How: Use your radio, practice with other Hams; learn more about your radio and Amateur Radio Communications
What’s more fun than being with other Amateur Radio enthusiasts of varying experience levels talking on the radio?
So, come on out. Be an Elmer. Ask an Elmer for help. That’s what Amateur Radio is all about.
Please join us while we stay at home, we invite you to check-in on the W6PW repeater at the regular time for 2MCM. We will have a check-in net, then have an open dialogue, bring your questions, and we'll have some fun with radios.
2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice
What: An opportunity to practice Ham radio communications
When: 2nd Saturday of the month, 1000 hrs to 1200 hrs
Where: Spreckels Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, 36th Ave. & Fulton St.
Who: Licensed Amateur Radio Operators, any experience level, bring your radio and manual, paper and pencil
Why: There are not many opportunities to practice with your radio; so come to the Lake to practice, learn from an Elmer or be an Elmer
How: Use your radio, practice with other Hams; learn more about your radio and Amateur Radio Communications
What’s more fun than being with other Amateur Radio enthusiasts of varying experience levels talking on the radio?
So, come on out. Be an Elmer. Ask an Elmer for help. That’s what Amateur Radio is all about.
LocationNW Corner of Spreckels Lake
Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA WE ARE NOT MEETING AT SPRECKELS LAKE AT THIS TIME TO SUPPORT #STAYATHOME |
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How it Started – The 2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice
(First written by AA6SF - SK - April 24, 2012)
Way back in early 2010, I was sitting at home looking at my HT radio that hadn’t needed charging in some time. Since I got my license in January 2009 (Technician & call sign KI6NYQ), I had taken all the HCT (Ham Communication Team) classes offered by SF NERT and many emcomm classes offered by Santa Clara County ARES/RACES, even participated in their drills, volunteered as a radio operator for Bay to Breakers, SF Marathon, SF Nike Marathon, joined SF ACS; but I still did not feel like I knew that much about my radio and emergency communications and needed more radio practice opportunities.
I came to the realization that here in San Francisco there were few opportunities to learn more about my radio, simple UHF/VHF radio communications and few opportunities to practice using my dual band HT.
I decided to start a radio practice group. I thought I would gather together other ham radio operators to learn and practice with them and help them to learn and practice– about simple UHF/VHF radio communications. For weeks I scouted many venues in San Francisco and chose Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park. I announced the radio practice at the end of weekly ham nets, handed out announcements at an ACS meeting and an SFARC meeting.
Two of my best friends, Jan WB6SPX and Jim KI6RYE, said they would help and we three met over a nice bottle of red wine at Jim’s house to work out (loosely) the details of the first practice. (Better than a garage in Los Altos.) I told them I had a name for the radio practice: “The 2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice”.
On July 10, 2010, the first 2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice took place from 1000 hours to 1200 hours at Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park.
Twenty (20) hams were in attendance. Imagine that!
We talked on our radios. Some had trouble with Tone, Tone Frequency, offsets, phonetics, low battery power. There were lots of questions and the Elmers answered them.
I learned a lot that day. Exactly what I had wanted.
Since then, when we meet we continue to talk on our radios, solve problems and learn new things about our radios. I have learned something every time we met.
Only once a month. Only two hours from 1000 to 1200 hours on a Saturday. Where else can you go in the City to learn about ham radio and help others learn? If you know of another place for radio practice, please tell me.
Thank you Peter McElmury AA6SF-SK for developing this for our community. We look forward to carrying on your tradition.
Way back in early 2010, I was sitting at home looking at my HT radio that hadn’t needed charging in some time. Since I got my license in January 2009 (Technician & call sign KI6NYQ), I had taken all the HCT (Ham Communication Team) classes offered by SF NERT and many emcomm classes offered by Santa Clara County ARES/RACES, even participated in their drills, volunteered as a radio operator for Bay to Breakers, SF Marathon, SF Nike Marathon, joined SF ACS; but I still did not feel like I knew that much about my radio and emergency communications and needed more radio practice opportunities.
I came to the realization that here in San Francisco there were few opportunities to learn more about my radio, simple UHF/VHF radio communications and few opportunities to practice using my dual band HT.
I decided to start a radio practice group. I thought I would gather together other ham radio operators to learn and practice with them and help them to learn and practice– about simple UHF/VHF radio communications. For weeks I scouted many venues in San Francisco and chose Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park. I announced the radio practice at the end of weekly ham nets, handed out announcements at an ACS meeting and an SFARC meeting.
Two of my best friends, Jan WB6SPX and Jim KI6RYE, said they would help and we three met over a nice bottle of red wine at Jim’s house to work out (loosely) the details of the first practice. (Better than a garage in Los Altos.) I told them I had a name for the radio practice: “The 2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice”.
On July 10, 2010, the first 2 Meter Critical Mass Amateur Radio Practice took place from 1000 hours to 1200 hours at Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park.
Twenty (20) hams were in attendance. Imagine that!
We talked on our radios. Some had trouble with Tone, Tone Frequency, offsets, phonetics, low battery power. There were lots of questions and the Elmers answered them.
I learned a lot that day. Exactly what I had wanted.
Since then, when we meet we continue to talk on our radios, solve problems and learn new things about our radios. I have learned something every time we met.
Only once a month. Only two hours from 1000 to 1200 hours on a Saturday. Where else can you go in the City to learn about ham radio and help others learn? If you know of another place for radio practice, please tell me.
Thank you Peter McElmury AA6SF-SK for developing this for our community. We look forward to carrying on your tradition.