Group Buy - Ed Fong WB6IQN Antennas
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For those that attended our March meeting last Friday, Ed Fong WB6IQN mentioned that he would offer our club a discount on his antennas, plus free shipping as it would all be shipped together in bulk. This includes the tri-bander antennas that ship in a length of PVC! He is also offering the QRP HF transceiver he showed in his presentation at a discount. Our discounted pricing is: DBJ-1 $38 DBJ-2 $40 TBJ-1 $65 GMRS base (DBJ-UHF) $43 6ft ext for DBJ-2 $6 BNC =>PL259 $2.50 220 MHz base (DBJ-220) $30 uSDX+ xcr $155 To see his antenna specs and original pricing, I've pasted the information from his website below (https://edsantennas.weebly.com/) TBJ-1 (ham) triband base antenna (144-148 MHz, 222-225MHz, 440-450 MHz) Maximum power 75 watt $75 (comes complete with pvc pipe- featured in March QST 2017 US patent 9,608,336 DBJ-1 (ham) dual band base antenna (144-148 MHz and 440-450 MHz) Maximum power input 75 watts. - $55 (requires 5ft of 3/4 inch 200 psi pvc pipe - it is Lowe's item number 23990 - also available in 250 watt version for $75. Please email me if you are interested in this model) DBJ-1 (commercial) dual band base antenna - (151-156 MHz and 460-470 MHz). Maximum power input 75 watts. - $55 (requires 5ft of 3/4 inch 200 psi pvc pipe - it is Lowe's item number 23990 - also available in 250 watt version for $75 - please email me for this special order item.) DBJ-2 (ham) dual band roll up antenna kit - (144-148 MHz and 440-450 MHz) Includes adapters for BNC, SMA and SMA - female. Also includes a 6 ft extension cable. Maximum power input 50 watts. - $60 DBJ-2 (commercial) dual band roll up antenna kit - (151-156 MHz and 460-470 MHz). Includes adapters for BNC, SMA and SMA - female. Also includes a 6 ft extension cable. Maximum power input 50 watts. - $60 DBJ-220 - Base station antenna (220-225MHz) Maximum input power 75 watts $45 (requires 44 inches of 3/4 inch 200 psi pvc pipe. Lowe's item number 23990) DBJ - UHF (perfect for GMRS) +5dB Gain Antenna ¨C US patent 8,947,313 +5dB gain no radial collinear ¨C featured in CQ magazine (Summer 2012) $65 (requires 37 inches of 3/4 inch 200 psi pvc pipe - Lowe's item number 23990) Accessories Extra 6ft extension RF cables for the DBJ-2 (note - this only works with the DBJ-2 and is NOT compatible with our other antennas - this is because it is custom built with BNC male to BNC female) $8 BNC (female) to PL259 adapter - allows the DBJ-2 to adapt to most base and mobile radios. $2.50 If you would like to purchase one of his antennas or the uSDX+ xcvr as part of this group buy, please reply to this post with the quantity and model of the item. If you do not specify HAM or COMMERCIAL, I will assume you want a HAM tuned antenna. I will enter folk's orders into a Google spreadsheet and will send a link out once some replies come in. Lastly, I'd like to close this group buy on March 31st and will place the order shortly afterwards. That is 2 weeks from now. Dave AI6VX
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Pacificon 2025 Hotel Room Block Available
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Hey all - I just got an email that the hotel room block for Pacificon this October has opened up ¡ª https://www.pacificon.org/registration/hotel. It doesn¡¯t look like the conference registration page is yet available, but they are much more likely to run out of rooms in their room block than they are to run out of registration tickets (pretty sure they don¡¯t have a limit for the latter). $174/night is not bad for a nice Marriott in NorCal. The event was a lot of fun last year, and CalQRP is expected to have an even bigger presence this year than last year (Doug Hendricks is doing his magic bringing people together). 73 -- Matt N3AR
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28.377 for the net today
Contest is still going on. Let¡¯s try for 28.377
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CQ WPX SSB - This Weekend
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Hello all, This weekend is the CQ WPX SSB contest, which starts today (Friday) at 5:00pm local time and runs until 4:59pm on Sunday. This is a great contest to get on the air and make a lot of QSOs, because you aren't limited to only working DX stations. You can work as many USA stations as you'd like. The exchange for this contest is 59 and an ascending serial number starting at 1. So your first contact would be "59 number 1", your second contact "59 number 2", etc. Multipliers are prefixes (hence the WPX in the contest name), so KN6, K6, AI6, W6, etc. would all count as new multipliers. If you plan on submitting a log, make sure you also enter one of the Overlay categories if you qualify: Tribander/Single Element Antennas, Classic (24 hours or less), Rookie, or Youth. Complete contest rules can be found here: https://www.cqwpx.com/rules/ Since USA stations are fair game, I hope to work some of you on the low bands! Have fun! Jacques KN6VQ
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Event: 10M Local Net 1600 PDT 28.395 USB - Sunday, March 30, 2025
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Reminder: 10M Local Net 1600 PDT 28.395 USB When: Sunday, March 30, 2025 4:00pm to 4:30pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Organizer: David Schmidt View Event Description: 1600 PDT 28.395 Mhz USB If the frequency is busy, check 5 Khz below or above as we may have moved there Get on the air and see who you can hear! A good way for Technicians to participate on HF as they are allowed a small slice of 10M. Edit: Moved time to 4pm (0000 UTC) so we are not in the last hour of various contests through the year.
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AI operator on 7.1753
Take a listen on 7.1753, female voice, robotic'ish. I was sure it was computerized and on the QRZ page I see this:
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New Video in the "Testing Radios. Radio Output Tests And Results." Group
With all the conversation if APRS I decided to test a Yaesu FT-2D Hand Held. This radio is an older version of the Yaesu HT that has everything analog and digital that Yaesu offers. Link to the video: https://youtu.be/ck7AJ5mrwwg Link to the Radio Output Testss and Results Group: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvg1CrZfziQtvzHskHWtlmV5dd011HHwq Stu
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7.7M quake in Burma showed up on my seismograph
Actual quake was at 06:20:54 UTC. I'm not positive I can really see the p-wave at my house, but the s-wave definitely showed up. Dave AI6VX
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40M net - I'll be listening on websdr
My neighbor is trashing the HF bands. I'll be receiving on WebSDR Dave AI6VX
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Event: 40M Local Net 1900 Local Time 7.242 LSB - Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Reminder: 40M Local Net 1900 Local Time 7.242 LSB When: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 7:00pm to 7:30pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Organizer: Dave Schmidt AI6VX View Event Description: 1900 Local Time 40M net on 7.242 LSB. If the frequency is busy, check 5 Khz below or above as we may have moved there, or check your email as I will try to email the Groups.io list with our new frequency To help with coordination, please tune to 147.515 Mhz simplex! This will allow us to let each other know if we moved to another frequency, or if band conditions are poor and we want to try a different band.
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Picnic photos posted on our website
Thanks to Robert KM6RSS for taking photos at our picnic and portable operations gathering this past Saturday. If you'd like to see the photos, here's a direct link: https://k6mep.org/2025/03/24/club-picnic-and-portable-operations/ Dave AI6VX
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Event: 2M/70cm Net - Monday, March 24, 2025
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Reminder: 2M/70cm Net When: Monday, March 24, 2025 8:00pm to 9:00pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: On the air and over Zoom Organizer: Dave Schmidt info@... View Event Description: Please join us for our Monday Night Net. Mondays 8:00pm using the PVARC linked repeaters Sulphur Mtn: 445.56 141.3 / 440.56 141.3 -Linked 145.20 127.3 / 144.60 127.3 -Linked South Mountain: 447.48 156.7 / 442.48 156.7 -Linked Camarillo Hills: 445.60 141.3 / 440.60 141.3 ¨C Linked We need net hosts! Signup to host a Monday Night Net here: https://k6mep.org/host-a-monday-night-net/ Topic: VCARC Monday Night 2M Net Zoom Meeting Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93897897253?pwd=PfXTihkUeZNaOCnU1VAbYvuRe9AdRg.1 Meeting ID: 938 9789 7253 Passcode: 323972 --- One tap mobile +16699009128,,93897897253#,,,,*323972# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,93897897253#,,,,*323972# US --- Dial by your location ? +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 938 9789 7253 Passcode: 323972 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adFVuvKycL
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Thanks everyone for the great picnic and portable radio day today!
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What a fun time, great food, and really cool to see all the portable radios set up. And you all got to help our new hams too. Thanks everyone, I really appreciate you all. Dave AI6VX
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Event: 10M Local Net 1600 PDT 28.395 USB - Sunday, March 23, 2025
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Reminder: 10M Local Net 1600 PDT 28.395 USB When: Sunday, March 23, 2025 4:00pm to 4:30pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Organizer: David Schmidt View Event Description: 1600 PDT 28.395 Mhz USB If the frequency is busy, check 5 Khz below or above as we may have moved there Get on the air and see who you can hear! A good way for Technicians to participate on HF as they are allowed a small slice of 10M. Edit: Moved time to 4pm (0000 UTC) so we are not in the last hour of various contests through the year.
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New Video Testing The Yaesu FT-4X.
Hi all, This is a test of the very popular Yaesu FT-4X HT. This is a Japanese radio manufactured in China. A sub $100 radio, it is small and lightweight with a comfortable feel to the hand. This was one of the raffle prizes recently at the CVARC meeting. https://youtu.be/ZOqYVYKl-0w Enjoy! Stu AG6AG
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Event: Ham License Testing - Saturday, March 22, 2025
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Reminder: Ham License Testing When: Saturday, March 22, 2025 8:30am to 11:00am (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: Grace Lutheran Church 6190 Telephone Rd, Ventura 93003 Organizer: Dave Schmidt licensing@... An RSVP is requested. Click here to RSVP Description: Ham License Testing at Grace Lutheran Church Sponsored by VCARC Pre register using the email address above. No-Walk ins
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Event: VCARC Potluck Picnic & Portable Operations - Saturday, March 22, 2025
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Reminder: VCARC Potluck Picnic & Portable Operations When: Saturday, March 22, 2025 11:00am to 2:00pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: Grace Lutheran Church 6190 Telephone Rd Ventura 93003 Organizer: VCARC info@... View Event Description: Potluck Picnic and Portable Operations Come out for food, bring a radio, and operate! More details to come.
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ACS/ARES Nets and Frequency Information
When: Weekly Every Tuesday 19:00 to 19:30 (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: Local Net/Countywide Frequencies View Event Description - Location - Offset - PL Tone Area 1 - Simi Valley - 146.8050 - 100.0 Area 2 - Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Oak Park - 147.8850 - 127.3 Area 3 - Camarillo - 147.9150 - 127.3 Area 4 - Oxnard, Port Hueneme - 146.9700 - 127.3 Area 5 - Ojai - 145.4000 - 114,8 Area 6&7 - Ventura, Santa Paula, Piru, Fillmore - 146.3850 + 127.3 Area 8 - Moorpark - 145.4600 - 127.3 Countywide - 52.980 - 82.5 18:45 - 19:00 (E,A,G,T) Southern California (Summer) - 7.242 LSB 18:30 - 18:45 (E,A,G) Southern California (Winter) - 3.987 LSB 18:30 - 18:45 (E,A,G) County net at 19:30 on 145.200 - PL 127.3 _._,_._,_ 73, Robert Shank KM6RSS Member, Vice President, Ventura County Amateur Radio Club Home 805-275-2256 Cell 303-981-5956
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Anyone Own A QRP-Labs QMX?
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SSB just came out... it's a beta version... I bought a coffee for our hard-working Hans Summer... buymeacoffee.com/g0upl
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Event: 40M Local Net 1900 Local Time 7.242 LSB - Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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Reminder: 40M Local Net 1900 Local Time 7.242 LSB When: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 7:00pm to 7:30pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Organizer: Dave Schmidt AI6VX View Event Description: 1900 Local Time 40M net on 7.242 LSB. If the frequency is busy, check 5 Khz below or above as we may have moved there, or check your email as I will try to email the Groups.io list with our new frequency To help with coordination, please tune to 147.515 Mhz simplex! This will allow us to let each other know if we moved to another frequency, or if band conditions are poor and we want to try a different band.
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