The ARG will not be holding our weekly Monday Evening meetings at the Sports Pavilion effective July 20, 2020 due to closures per our HOA. The weekly Monday evening Net will still be held at 7:00 PM on 443.225 Mhz, with a PL 167.9.
We look forward to having a great 2021 – come and join us if you’re interested in learning about the latest technologies and activities of Ham Radio.
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Why not join in, starting Saturday January 30th at 11:00 AM PST and participate on the air for Winter Field Day? Improve your on air skills and at the same time have fun contacting fellow Hams from across the USA and Canada. WFDA’s goal is to help enhance your skills and ready you for all environmental conditions found in the US and Canada during the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Preparedness is the key to a professional and timely response during any event and this is what local and state authorities are expecting when they reach out to the emergency service groups that offer their services. More details can be found on the Website http://www.winterfieldday.com
Fire up your Rig for the upcoming SSB North America QSO Party! The QSO’s begin starting Saturday at 10:00 AM PST and running thru Sunday morning, ending at 10:00 AM PST. This is a great opportunity to make as many contacts as possible using Single Side Band as your mode and see how many points you can accumulate. The rules can be found at the Website https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf. Good luck to all!
The LHARG wishes Stu Gallant, K3RZB and Hilda the best as they embark on a new chapter of life in Florida.
The Club benefited greatly from Stu’s leadership and knowledge during his time as President.
Although Stu has relocated to Central Florida, we are sure to keep in touch with him and tap his knowledge from time to time.
Dan Lehrer, KN6DRN has been nominated and accepted the Club’s new Presidency. We wish him luck in his new position.
Fire up your radios and CW keys for the CQ World Wide DX Contest on October 24-25, 2020 for SSB and November 28-26, 2020 for CW. The CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35,000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend of October (SSB) and November (CW) with the goal of making as many contacts with as many different DXCC entities and CQ Zones as possible. See below website for further information
http://www.cqww.comThe California QSO Party for 2020 starts on Saturday October 3rd at 1600 UTC and runs thru Sunday October 4th 2200 UTC. Stations outside of California, worldwide, work stations in California only. The 58 counties of CA are the multipliers. Stations work all stations in or out of CA. The 50 states and 8 Canadian areas are the multipliers. Stations outside of Canada and the US add to one’s total but do not count as multipliers.
It’s a lot of fun just to make contacts even if you don’t compete seriously. For more information click the link below. have fun!
http://www.cqp.orgFor the first time in its history, the ARRL held a “Virtual Expo” on Saturday August 8th thru Sunday August 9th. After registering online, attendees “entered” the virtual Expo with a click of the mouse. After entering the “Lobby” attendees had opportunities to to attend either many presentations of interest, visit vendor booths ( where the latest products via links on the net were available) chat with other attendees or participate in Q & A sessions. Each presentation had its own downloadable slide packets. Attached please find just a few of the many presentations offered. The presentations are available on demand thru September 9th.
We have conducted our first Zoom meeting and it was quite a success. Although a couple of members will have to work out the bugs, the discussion was fun and informative. We hope to continue to “meet” this way until we get the “all clear” from the HOA to pick off where we left off. In the meantime, we hope everyone remains safe and healthy.
This year’s Field Day was quite different than all past Field Days. Like most Clubs and Groups across the Country, we chose to participate from our homes due to Covid-19 health concerns. Despite the lack of camaraderie and pizza, it was fun and productive. Five of our members made contacts from their home base. A variety of modes, bands and power sources were employed. CW and phone were the main modes and Commercial and Battery power were utilized.
We recorded 143 contacts in 15 different States and 25 different Sections. Two rookie members, Paul KN6DRM and Dan KN6DRN, participating in their first Field Day, recorded a combined contact list of 69 stations. Well done! This was a Field Day to remember with unique circumstances. We look forward to a more traditional event next year when we can all be together.
After recently learning the the Association has not approved the Sports Pavilion area open for Club activities, we have decided to participate in Field Day from our individual homes. The ARRL has approved this manner of logging contacts and submitting them under the Club’s name for aggregate credit. We hope everyone stays safe and has fun making as many contacts as possible. Further information can be found by clicking on the below link.
