QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 11/7/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00)
QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 11/7/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) - All are welcome! We
understand if you can't spare the time for the entire net so there is
an option. You can just check in and check out when Net Control calls
for "Short Time" stations. You will be acknowledged, logged in, and free
to resume your evening.
Please make the effort. This will keep you and your equipment ready in the event we need to call out for assistance.
QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/3/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) - All are welcome! 8 pm at STV/Ocotillo Repeater 449.325 MHz, (-5 MHz Shift), PL (T-CTCSS) 100.0 Hz.
Listen over the Internet at:
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Lunch With Hams We meet at Fuddruckers every Friday!
11:30 AM to ? Talk-In on 146.500 MHz Simplex
6455 E. Southern Ave., Mesa
Juicy 100% premium burgers, Fudd Fries, handmade shakes, market fresh salads, sandwiches, appetizers and Kid's Meals.
We have also arranged a "Manager's Special" for Hams - Burger, Fries (skinny or fat) and Drink - $7.58 (I think!)
All are welcome.
Joe, N2QOJ Certified Amateur Radio Hambassodor 
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New ARRL Podcast -The Eclectic Tech - Episode 46
New ARRL Podcast -The?Eclectic?Tech - Episode 46
The ARRL has a new podcast and it is hosted by Steve Ford, WB8IMY.
The?Eclectic?Tech podcast brings news, interviews, and commentary about technology and science -- all with an amateur radio twist.
This
46th episode has the following topics:? Everything you wanted to know about Beverage antennas with Ward Silver, N0AX.
Stream:
As always, comments are welcome.
Regards, Joe, N2QOJ 
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? Latest Hamfest Flyer ? Upcoming Hamfests Flyer from our friends at?Arizona?Desert?Aire?Waves?(ADAW). Regards, Joe, N2QOJ
Visit??to order your Arizona Tag License Shirt
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? Local Ham Club Activities ?
??Local Ham Club Activities??
Check out the attached file for the November newsletter from?Arizona?Desert?Aire?Waves?for the latest information from Ham Clubs in our local ham community.
Regards,
Joe, N2QOJ Visit??to order your Arizona Tag License Shirt
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QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/31/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00)
QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/31/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) - All are welcome! We
understand if you can't spare the time for the entire net so there is
an option. You can just check in and check out when Net Control calls
for "Short Time" stations. You will be acknowledged, logged in, and free
to resume your evening.
Please make the effort. This will keep you and your equipment ready in the event we need to call out for assistance.
QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/3/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) - All are welcome! 8 pm at STV/Ocotillo Repeater 449.325 MHz, (-5 MHz Shift), PL (T-CTCSS) 100.0 Hz.
Listen over the Internet at: Check in via EchoLink Node 185734, N2QOJ-R
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Two new Spotter Webinars coming!
Hello Spotters!
I wanted to let you know that we are adding two Spotter webinars before the end of the year. One of them will be a Standard class/webinar (the required type) on November 4th. The other one is the purely optional Advanced class on December 7th.
In order to be eligible for the Advanced class, you will need to have successfully completed one of the Standard class/webinars either this year or in 2020. If you don't remember, search your email files for a completion notification from me. That same email should also have your Spotter ID number in it (needed as part of the Advanced registration).
To register for either webinar (or both), go to the Spotter webpage () and scroll down to the Training section. They will be the last two entries in the table.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Austin Jamison
NWS Phoenix
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QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/24/2021 @ 8 PM
QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/24/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) - All are welcome! We understand if you can't spare the time for the entire net so there is an option. You can just check in and check out when Net Control calls for "Short Time" stations. You will be acknowledged, logged in, and free to resume your evening.
Please make the effort. This will keep you and your equipment ready in the event we need to call out for assistance.
QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/3/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) - All are welcome! 8 pm at STV/Ocotillo Repeater 449.325 MHz, (-5 MHz Shift), PL (T-CTCSS) 100.0 Hz.
Listen over the Internet at: Check in via EchoLink Node 185734, N2QOJ-R
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Latest Test Session List Is Now Available
Latest Test Session List Is Now Available Provide this information to your ham wannabe family and friends! How to register for a session: (1) Call contact at session of interest and register, (2) Ask about fee, if any, and documentation requirements, (3) Visit FCC website and obtain your FCC Registration Number, known as "FRN". You will need this for all test sessions.
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New ARRL Podcast -The Eclectic Tech - Episode 45
New ARRL Podcast -The?Eclectic?Tech - Episode 45
The ARRL has a new podcast and it is hosted by Steve Ford, WB8IMY.
The?Eclectic?Tech podcast brings news, interviews, and commentary about technology and science -- all with an amateur radio twist.
This
45th episode has the following topics:? Acoustic dampening with a clever screw design. Also, a conversation
about the state of amateur television with Jim Andrews, KH6HTV.
Stream:
As always, comments are welcome.
Regards, Joe, N2QOJ 
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Lunch With Hams We meet at Fuddruckers every Friday!
11:30 AM to ? Talk-In on 146.500 MHz Simplex
6455 E. Southern Ave., Mesa
Juicy 100% premium burgers, Fudd Fries, handmade shakes, market fresh salads, sandwiches, appetizers and Kid's Meals.
We have also arranged a "Manager's Special" for Hams - Burger, Fries (skinny or fat) and Drink - $7.58 (I think!)
All are welcome.
Joe, N2QOJ Certified Amateur Radio Hambassodor 
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New ARRL Podcast -The Eclectic Tech - Episode 44
New ARRL Podcast -The?Eclectic?Tech - Episode 44
The ARRL has a new podcast and it is hosted by Steve Ford, WB8IMY.
The?Eclectic?Tech podcast brings news, interviews, and commentary about technology and science -- all with an amateur radio twist.
This
44th episode has the following topics:? A conversation with Steve Allen, KC1SA, about how the current
semiconductor shortage is impacting the world in general and amateur
radio in particular.
Stream:
As always, comments are welcome.
Regards, Joe, N2QOJ 
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Help! - Need Additional 2-3 Volunteers ASAP
Help! The Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group is looking for 2-3 more volunteers for Saturday's Trunk or Treat 2021. We are again providing communications support for the event leadership.
It's a great opportunity to drill - or learn - how to operate in a net controlled, fast-paced environment. Between 14,000 to 15,000 attendees are expected at this event. We need volunteers from 2:30 PM until 10 PM Saturday. If you are interested, I need to hear from you ASAP. We have a final deployment briefing Thursday night at 7 PM. jsammartino@... / 480-381-2993.
Thanks, Joe - N2QOJ
Joe Sammartino 24/7: ?480.270.4563 Mobile: ?480.381.2993
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Join the net tonight - "SHOW"
Join the net tonight - "SHOW", Social Hams On Wednesday, the tentative name change of the "Chandler Social Net"
Gary - KI7PBR, Steve - KJ7UKA, and Larry - K7XWZ have started a new NET
on Wednesday Nights at 8pm on the MARCA 443.050 + pl100 repeater on
South Mountain. It is an OPEN NET for all hams in the Valley.
From Gary: "We will start to track regular check-ins and maybe do some
sort of roll call at some point but initially it will be a check-in type
net. We may do a "topic" once in a while or a weekly question. We'll
see where it goes." Gary, Steve, and Larry will rotate Net Control Operator duties.
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We're Back! Electronicfest this Sunday, Oct 17th!
Oct 17th electronicfest details
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We've missed you! Troop 446 is excited to announce the return of our monthly electronicfest event on October 17th!
Thank you for everyone's support and patience. We have a long tradition of assisting the local community with our monthly?electronicfest?event and are excited to announce the new schedule. Electronicfest will occur during the peak season Winter and Spring months from October through May. We'll take the Summer months off in June, July, August and September off due to the extreme heat. For many years, we have been able to serve both our community?as well as?our developing scouts while helping the environment. We are committed to continuing to host?electronicfest?and growing it stronger than before.
New location: We?are excited to announce a new location on the?Southeast side of Indian Bend next to Burlington and Taco Bell!
Date:?Sunday, Oct 17th
Time: 6:30am-10:30am (Auction starts at 9:00am)
Location:?The Pavilions at Talking Stick. (9139 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250) Southeast parking lot of Indian Bend Road and Pavilions Blvd close to Burlington and Taco Bell. |
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- Recycle and Donate Electronics: Don't throw away computers and old electronics - we all know it's bad for the environment! Here's an easy way to get rid of them from 6:30am-10:30am. Donate your new, used, working or non-working electronics to the Boy Scouts. You will receive a donation receipt. Remember, there is no charge to drop off and recycle electronics. We accept almost anything with an electrical plug/cord (except CRT monitors or TVs).? :(? Corporations can donate old equipment as well to help local youth.
- IT donations from corporations or all sizes are welcomed! Save the Earth and help the local Boy Scouts at the same time.
- Sell Electronics (Swap Meet!): Anyone can rent vendor spaces the morning of the event starting at 6:30am. Sell your electronics and make money. Vendor spaces (the size of individual parking spaces) are available for $10 each.?The Boy Scouts also rent tables for an additional $5 each.
- Buy and Save (Swap Meet!):?Visit vendors and get fantastic deals on electronics which may include computers, laptops, stereos, speakers, televisions, printers, light fixtures, HAM radio equipment, connection cables and wires, cameras, housewares, LED lighting, cellphones, toys, video games, video gaming systems and more!
- Buy at any time - remember big ticket items go?into the auction at 9:00am sharp.
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Is your station ready for tonight's Net?
Is your station ready for tonight's Net? QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 10/10/2021 @ 8 PM (20:00) 8 pm at STV/Ocotillo Repeater 449.325 MHz PL 100.0 Hz. Listen over the Internet at: Check in via EchoLink Node 185734, N2QOJ-R
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Transmitter Hunting in Arizona
We are experiencing better weather, and soon, great weather. That means T-Hunting season is upon us. Transmitter Hunting is the most used term to describe this activity and some call it RDF sport (Radio Direction Finding) or Fox Hunting.
If you are Interested in Transmitter Hunting, AKA T-Hunting, AKA Fox Hunting, AKA radio direction finding, then you are in luck.
Visit this website to learn more about this popular radio sport in the East Valley:
Be sure to also join their email distribution group at
Besides scheduled hunts, "On-Demand" T-Hunts are now possible. This is a great development. It means that when an On-Demand T-Hunt is announced, a frequency and activation DTMF code is provided so that you can go to a specified area, activate the T-Hunt with your radio. Upon receiving the correct DTMF tone, the T-Hunt transmitter will enter T-Hunt mode and it will begin to transmit tones. The hunt begins!
The organizer of the On-Demand T-hunt usually has this type of T-Hunt available for 7-8 days. The objective of ON-Demand T-Hunting is that It's a great way for hams to work the T-Hunt on their personal schedule.
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Re: ? RUSS, Radio Under Sun Shade - Also Known as "Radio in the Park" - RITP ?
*** Corrected? Location Details for WB7TUJ @ Emerald Park ***
We have (4) RUSS sites identified for this Saturday, October 9th @ 10 AM to 2 PM
Mesa:
WB7TUJ, Emerald Park - Doug will be set up at his usual location: .Hall is the 1st traffic light on Southern, West of Gilbert Rd. Take Hall South from Southern until it ends. It ends at the park where Doug will be located. K6ARG, Granite Reef Park - Tony will be set up at KI7PPW, Brown Road - John will be located in the Ramada by the ball field behind the LDS church.
Peoria:
KI7LIK,
Sunnyslope Park - Doug will be setting up at the northwest corner of
Sunnyslope Park off the 73rd Avenue parking lot north of Olive. Approximate location:? 33.569408,-112.215444
This is an announcement by the and the
? RUSS, Radio Under Sun Shade - Also Known as "Radio in the Park" - RITP ?
Back again for the fall and winter, beginning on.....
Saturday, October 9th, 10 AM till 2 PM (1000 to 1400) Great weather! Perfect for another or event! You will find below a brief description of the event's objective and activities: *What is it?* *Here's the recipe:* - take several ham radio stations and antenna systems - add portable power - generators, batteries, solar power - add some experienced hams - include an open invitation to new hams, experienced hams, and anyone else - publish a valley wide talk-in frequency of 146.460 MHz (PL of 77 Hz); if operating HF, 7.178 MHz LSB - and replicate this recipe several times over in the Valley at the same time *What is the objective?* -
Engage in as many contacts as possible across the Valley using a VHF
simplex frequency of 146.460 MHz or HF frequency of 7.178 MHz LSB while
operating off grid power, If possible. *What is the result?* - An excellent opportunity to learn about ham radio and ham radio operators. -
A great opportunity to learn about the type of equipment available -
portable, mobile, base radios, antennas, coax, cables, solar arrays,
solar controllers, and more. - A great opportunity to learn about the importance of basic emergency radio principles. -
An opportunity to actually use the radio equipment and speak to local
hams and distant hams hundreds or thousands of miles away -- even if
you are not a ham! It
is a hands-on learning experience that is unequaled. We have had many
of these events over the last 12 years and every one of them has been a
tremendous success. The
hosts of these events have one key objective - to relate the fun,
facts, and usefulness of ham radio while exercising emergency
communications via simplex and off-grid power. *Where
and When? (Mesa, Phoenix, and Queen Creek Usually)* - More locations are possible and, if
they are confirmed, an update notice will be sent out. The event will run from 10 AM (10:00) till 2 PM (14:00).
*Locations to be Announced this Week*
Detailed description of RUSS - and
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Me too!Joe Sammartino 24/7: ?480.270.4563 Mobile: ?480.381.2993
Visit??to order your Arizona Tag License Shirt
On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 9:57 AM Dennis Lawrence < kf7ryx@...> wrote: I will be there. Dennis ¨C KF7RYX ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Sammartino
Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 9:37 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; eastvalleydigitalnet@...
Subject: [QCECG] Lunch With Hams ? We meet at Fuddruckers every Friday! 11:30 AM to ? Talk-In on 146.500 MHz Simplex 6455 E. Southern Ave., Mesa Juicy 100% premium burgers, Fudd Fries, handmade shakes, market fresh salads, sandwiches, appetizers and Kid's Meals. We have also arranged a "Manager's Special" for Hams - Burger, Fries (skinny or fat) and Drink - $7.58 (I think!) Certified Amateur Radio Hambassador ?
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I will be there. Dennis ¨C KF7RYX ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Sammartino
Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 9:37 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; eastvalleydigitalnet@...
Subject: [QCECG] Lunch With Hams ? We meet at Fuddruckers every Friday! 11:30 AM to ? Talk-In on 146.500 MHz Simplex 6455 E. Southern Ave., Mesa Juicy 100% premium burgers, Fudd Fries, handmade shakes, market fresh salads, sandwiches, appetizers and Kid's Meals. We have also arranged a "Manager's Special" for Hams - Burger, Fries (skinny or fat) and Drink - $7.58 (I think!) Certified Amateur Radio Hambassador ?
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Joe Sammartino
