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Reminder: Ham License Testing When: Saturday, May 17, 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

Reminder: Portable Operations and Help Session When: Saturday, May 17, 2025 11:00am to 2:00pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: Grace Lutheran Church 6190 Telephone Rd, Ventura 93003 Organizer: Dave Schmidt info@... View Event Description: What better way to get familiar with your radio and equipment than to come out and use it! We'll be meeting at the covered picnic area and you can set your antennas up in the adjacent grassy field. Are you a new ham and have questions? Do you need help with a radio? Are you not yet licensed and want to know what this hobby is all about? Come and visit. We'll have many Elmers to answer your questions.

In preparation for our June 28-29 Field Day activity at Oxnard College (including set-up on Friday afternoon on the 27th), I have prepared the attached flyer. 73, Robert KM6RSS

Reminder that this Saturday our club will be holding a Portable Operations and Help Session from 11am-2pm. Bring a radio, antenna, coax, power supply, set up and see who you can contact. If you don't have a radio, come on out anyways and check out member's set ups, ask questions, and even make a contact. If you have ham related questions, come out and get your questions answered. No lunch will be provided however I will bring water, charcoal and my griddle in case anyone wants to bring their own food to cook. When: Saturday May 17 Where: Grace Lutheran Church 6190 Telephone Rd Ventura 93003 in the picnic area Note, Field Day is just over a month away. Come out with your Field Day setup and wring out the bugs. Dave AI6VX

There's a strong station close to where we usually are so for tonight we'll be on 7.251 LSB Dave AI6VX

Reminder: 40M Local Net 1900 Local Time 7.242 LSB When: Wednesday, May 14, 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.

Hello all, Did anyone happen to see and save a black glasses case, with a pair of sunglasses inside, after our meeting on Friday? I've looked everywhere and can't find them, and that was the last place I remember having it. Thanks! Jacques KN6VQ

Reminder: 2M/70cm Net When: Monday, May 12, 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 – 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

I am swamped with work today on my house and will not be able to host the 10M Net. This is two weekends in a row unfortunately. I suspect radio traffic will be light with Mother’s Day, and yes I am screwing that up with my house work too. If anyone else can take the net today, I would appreciate it. Sorry again, Dave AI6VX

Reminder: 10M Local Net 1600 PDT 28.395 USB When: Sunday, May 11, 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.

Reminder: VCARC/K6MEP Monthly Club Meeting When: Friday, May 9, 2025 7:00pm to 10:00pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: Grace Lutheran Church 6190 Telephone Rd, Ventura 93003 Organizer: Dave Schmidt info@... View Event Description: VCARC/K6MEP Monthly Club Meeting We welcome members and non-members to our monthly club meeting. We start the meeting promptly at 7:00pm. We also have our meeting over Zoom. Presentation this month will be: - John Kitchens NS6X who will give us an update on the ARRL. - Pat Anglum N6XTM who will give a talk on SDR - We'll talk about Field Day 2025 Zoom Details for those that cannot attend in-person: Topic: VCARC May 2025 Club Meeting Time: May 9, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94534469081?pwd=bs7bxAZrMFad52C5GZaLvmAqvOQtrJ.1 Meeting ID: 945 3446 9081 Passcode: 037605 --- One tap mobile +16699009128,,94534469081#,,,,*037605# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,94534469081#,,,,*037605# 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) ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +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 Meeting ID: 945 3446 9081 Passcode: 037605 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abMXBcLTb1

Pres Says May 2025 AI6VX Weather Station Temperature History for April 2025 Welcome to the month of May! Okay, I’m late - we’re already 1 week into the new month. From my weather station, barely 10 of the days in April were solidly in the 70’s, but it is refreshing that the sun is finally out. We’ve got VERY warm temperatures on tap for the weekend and then back to mid 60’s next week. As usual the year is zipping by, though looking back, the club events in April feel like they were so long ago. How is it that time goes by quickly and slowly for the same period? AI6VX FT8 Log on a Particularly Good Evening Just like above where I perceived time to move both quickly and slowly, my personal ham radio activities in April seem few, but now that I’m really thinking about it, the month was pretty full! HF has been amazing! Our 40M nets have been really good these past 3 weeks. Folks were coming in strong, and everybody was hearing each other. A few weeks ago after our Monday 2M net, I got on to do some FT8 and was surprised to hear stations in Europe. (Europe is normally difficult for me). After answering a few CQ’s, I was surprised to see many stations trying to call ME specifically! For a solid 30+ minutes I was answering folks one right after the other. I even picked up a few new countries! Warren KN6ZZI Shack and Antenna If you were at our K6MEP Field Day 2023 event you likely remember Warren KN6ZZI. Warren drove down from Santa Barbara to see what our K6MEP Field Day was all about. Not only did he have a wonderful time, but he got hooked on HF communications. Since that visit Warren got into DX contesting, picked up his amateur extra, built a nice ham shack, and put a Steppir antenna on his roof. This month he traveled to Cape Verde Island off the West coast of Africa to operate a station and using the callsign D44ZZI, I bet he’s having the time of his life. If you wanted to try and contact Warren there, you can ‘track’ him at Clublog.org through this link: https://clublog.org/livestream/d44zzi Speaking of Field Day, Field Day 2025 is just over a month away! We’ll be talking about it at the May and June club meetings, and planning it over Groups.io and Zoom meetings. We also have two ‘Portable Operations’ events before FD so you can get your get some practice in before the actual FD weekend. Here’s what we did last month: April 11th we had our monthly meeting with a presentation on Meshtastic. I certainly had fun giving the presentation, but I hope I didn’t scare everyone away from wanting to give it a try. Thanks to Ben K6QV for donating a node for one of the raffle prizes. Those that got in on the Ed Fong group buy also received their orders, less the tri-band antennas that were distributed the following weekend at the ‘Portable Operations’ event. Church Clean-Up Day April 12th, a lot of you came out for the Church cleanup day! Thank you all so much for helping. Once again, Grace Lutheran was very appreciative of our help, and fed us with a hamburger and hot dog BBQ. April 19th we had the 2nd of our regular monthly ‘Portable Radio and Help Session’ get togethers in the picnic area at Grace Lutheran Church (GLC). Attended by at least 19 people, radio contacts were made, folks helped each other, and everyone enjoyed each other’s company. We even had 2 recently licensed non-club hams show up. Thanks to everyone that came out! What’s happening in May? May 9th, 7:00pm at Grace Lutheran Church is our next club meeting where we’ll have 2 presentations. John Kitchens NS6X will be giving us an ARRL update and Pat Anglum N6XTM will give a talk on SDR. We will also discuss Field Day planning. May 17th 8:30am at Grace Lutheran Church we’ll be holding our next VE session. We have a lot of spots open. If you or someone you know would like to come and take a ham radio license test, send an email to licensing@... to reserve your spot. May 17th 11:00am - 2:00pm at Grace Lutheran Church will be our next ‘Portable Radio and Help Session’. Again we’ll meet in the picnic area, set up and play radio. Bring what you plan on using at Field Day.

The Central States VHF Society is proud to sponsor and announce the dates and times for the 2025 run of the VHF and up Spring Sprints! A. Contest Date and time: § 50 MHz Saturday May 10, 2025. (4:00pm pdt) through (8:00pm pdt) This is a good time to make DX contacts with early season Sporadic E (Es). Simple antennas such as dipoles, 3 element beams, or verticals all are useful in this event. 52.525 MHz fm simplex, 50.200 MHz usb for domestic QSOs, & 50.110 MHz use for international QSOs work well. CW beacons can be heard from 50.060 - 50.080 MHz . Classes: Stations will be classified as either Single Op or Rover. A portable or mobile station that operates from only one grid is considered a Single Op station. A Rover must operate from at least 2 grid squares. All simplex modes are welcome! More information and rules are posted at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information I hope that all of you can join and enjoy the activity and event! To demonstrate Activity Levels, Please post your claimed scores and comments to the 3830 Contesting site: https://www.3830scores.com/index.php B. SoCal Microwave SPRINT results: Although there was not too much activity, 5 stations submitted their scores to 3830. Of note, 3 stations associated with the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society posted their scores. 1 QSO , between WA6WDY & N7WLC, over a distance of 27km, on 902 mhz FM Simplex was achieved with Alinco handhelds with rubber duckies! WDY was on Stunt Rd in the Santa Monica’s Mts & WLC was at home in Thousand Oaks. N6ZE, also on Stunt Rd, worked N6UTC & WA6EJO on both 902 MHz & 1294mhz at distances of about 60km using handhelds with small yagis. Microwave bands have small equipment available with small yagis and bounces/reflections off hills work great to achieve longer QSO distances. Try it, you might like it! C. See you on 6 meters on Saturday afternoon:evening! Bt73 Pete, n6ze@...

Reminder: 40M Local Net 1900 Local Time 7.242 LSB When: Wednesday, May 7, 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.

Reminder: 2M/70cm Net When: Monday, May 5, 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 – 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

From Oliver K6OLI Choosing the Right Handheld Radio (HT) for Emergency Communications During the recent Walk for Kids event, the topic of handheld radios (HTs) came up. Choosing the right HT is crucial for effective emergency communications, and it largely depends on your personal preferences, budget, and intended use. Here are some key points to consider: 1. Usage First, think about how you plan to use your radio. If you primarily operate on 2m/70cm repeaters and occasionally use simplex for local events like Walk for Kids, a basic dual-band HT might be all you need. Analog Radios Analog radios come in a variety of price ranges: Budget-Friendly Options: There are affordable Chinese-made radios like Baofeng and its clones. These are good for beginners but may not be suitable for use near hospitals due to unwanted harmonics. A good alternative is the TYT-8000D or E at around $80, which has a cleaner signal. Mid-Range Options ($100 - $200): Brands like Yaesu, Icom, and Anytone offer reliable mid-range radios. Examples include the Yaesu FT-60R, FT-70DR, VX-6R, Icom IC-T10, and Anytone AT-D168UV. Some of these radios can use AA batteries, which is a useful feature for emergencies. Premium Options: Premium radios offer additional features like digital voice modes, APRS, GPS, and waterfall displays. However, these features may not be necessary for basic emergency communications. Digital Modes LAXNORTHEAST primarily uses analog modes to ensure inclusivity and reach a broader audience. If you're interested in digital modes like DMR, Fusion, or D-Star, make sure there are compatible repeaters in your area. Most digital radios also support analog 2m/70cm operation. 2. Programming Software There are two main choices for programming software: CHIRP: Free, open-source, and supports a wide range of radios. You'll need a programming cable unless your radio has a USB port. RT Systems: User-friendly and spreadsheet-based, but each software package is specific to one type of radio. The software costs around $25, and bundles with programming cables are available for $40 - $50. RT Systems programming cables can usually be used with CHIRP, too. For HTs CHIRP is an excellent choice. RT System shines with HF rigs that can be more complex. 3. Programming Cable Budget around $25 - $30 for a good quality programming cable. BlueMAX49ers and ValleyEnterprises are reliable sources for cables that use FTDI chips, which are more reliable than some cheaper alternatives. Radios On Sale as of May 4, 2025 Yaesu FT-60R: A long-time favorite for emergency communicators due to its durability, decent battery life, and access to weather bands. It can also use 6 AA batteries with the FBA-25 battery adapter. Yaesu FT-70DR: A good radio but the shorter battery life makes it impractical for extended field use. It's best used when you have access to a charger. Yaesu VX-6R: Excellent for those who regularly use 220MHz. It also has an AA battery pack option. Yaesu FT-65R and FT-4R: Nice radios but not on sale as of this writing (May 4, 2025). They were designed to compete with Chinese radios, so their build quality may not match the FT-60R or VX-6R. Sales are happening all the time - especially around hamventions and the holiday season. Different manufacturers time their sales differently, too, so keep checking for your preferred HT at regular intervals. Candy Stores GigaParts https://www.gigaparts.com/yaesu DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Ham Radio Outlet https://www.hamradio.com/ R&L Electronics https://www2.randl.com/ -- 73, Oliver K6OLI District Emergency Coordinator ARES LAX Northeast District Email: k6oli@... Web: https://www.laxnortheast.org/

This is from Rob Hanson W6RH. The presentation on Go Boxes by Donnie KJ6TTN may be particularly interesting and helpful to those contemplating building or upgrading a Go Box. Below is the information about our ACS-ARES meeting for May 05, 2025 Camarillo Police Department Community Room If you can’t join us in person you can participate via Zoom The meeting will start promptly at 19:30 (07:30 PM) Local time. You are encouraged to arrive at 19:00 for a bit of social time before the meeting. There are no mask, testing, or vax requirements, but you are welcome to take any precautions that you wish. Yellow shirts are appropriate. Either the County provided or one of the ARES shirts. Wearing your ACS ID is suggested since it is a county facility The meeting is open to all. Members, non-members, and the curious. Anyone interested in what we do is encouraged to attend. Feel free to pass on this information to others you believe might be interested. This is a chance to put a face to the people you may only know as a voice on the radio while remaining safely at home. We look forward to hearing about your unique Ham experience. There will be a special presentation by Donnie KJ6TTN about his amazing go-kits. It is a no holds barred assortment of equipment ready for anything. Don't miss it. We will review progress on our systems, and release new information about upcoming events, and a review of recent events Information on Upcoming and completed events Progress reports on EOC and infrastructure systems. An update on the ACS-ARES web portal Info on the HF net An overview of Winlink activities. A report from ARRL Section Manager If you have a subject that you would like to discuss or have discussed, please let me know and I will put it on the agenda. Please join us if you can. Camarillo Police Department Community Room 3701 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010 34.24183413289285, -119.0204723250941 https://w3w.co/sanded.manuals.division From the 101 Freeway Head northeast on N Lewis Rd and travel 2.2 mi Turn left onto E Las Posas Rd and travel 0.6 mi Destination will be on the right I hope to see you there. We will also stream the meeting for those that don’t wish to attend in person. ZOOM If you have never done a Zoom session, give it a try. It is the new way of the world. It is really easy and fun. Zoom has a built-in tool for checking your audio. I suggest using it before the meeting time to avoid missing anything. If you have low bandwidth internet you can turn off your video camera. Zoom also functions by dialing in on a phone. Feel free to forward the information to individuals you know that may be interested, but we don't want to encourage trolls, so please don't post the zoom information on public websites or other public social media. Meeting ID 846 0857 4583 Security Passcode 076138 Invite Link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84608574583?pwd=vmWdNsVTxX8QAawm1xbMjmBnhxKtCj.1 If you haven’t been there lately, please visit the Ventura County ACS-ARES website: www.vccomm.org To keep up to date with our events and activities, join our discussion group at: https://vc-acs.groups.io/g/main 73 Rob - W6RH ROBERT HANSON