- January 8, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting
It's a Double-Bonus January!
John, K6MM, will speak about his
No-Excuses 160 Meter Vertical—essentially a rubber duckie for 160 m.
It was published in the June 2009 issue of QST.
You can build this antenna and take advantage of the rest of
top-band season!
And, it's Home-Brew Night:
Bring a project to the club meeting
and show it to the rest of the group. It
doesn't have to be built completely from scratch, just something that
you have been working on.
- February 5, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting
Huge Auction!
Already on the auction block are
brand new-in-box radios and test equipment, batteries and
solar chargers, and LOTS MORE!
Here's a great opportunity to help your favorite club (no, not that
other one!) raise some money, and keep your annual dues down in the
process. (You DID pay your dues, didn't you?)
DONATIONS:
If you would like to donate one or more *valuable* items, new or
slightly used, please COME EARLY to the club meeting (preferably
7:00-7:15 p.m.).
Your equipment will be evaluated by our official "Gong Committee" to
see if it is worth putting up for auction. If they believe it has
real value and will benefit the club, it goes on the block. If not,
you get "The Gong" and the joy of taking your junk back home with
you. This is not an e-waste disposal event!
BUYERS, BUYERS, BUYERS!!
This is your opportunity to get some GREAT DEALS on radios, cables,
test equipment, and more. Equipment will be sold to the highest
bidder, with NO RESERVE!! If you have a good eye for gear and a fast
hand in the air, you get the best deal in town. No
eBay-last-second-steal-it-out-from-under-you nonsense!
We're not talking about some wussy "silent
auction"—bidding will be
live, hot, fast-paced, in real-time on the open floor (Action,
action, ACTION!!)—from your favorite auctioneer,
Rich "Sold, Sold, Sold!" Seifert (KE1B).
Bring your wallet (filled) or your checkbook (balanced).
We guarantee
it won't be that way at the end of the night! No credit cards, no
equipment swaps, no offers of services-in-exchange-for-goods. IOUs
only with suitable collateral, such as your first-born child or North
Korean QSL card.
Money talks, NOBODY walks!
Remember, ALL PROCEEDS go directly into the club's general fund. This
will allow us to have more and better food at Field Day, neat prizes
for the summer picnic, and low, low dues for years to come.
DO NOT MISS THIS MEETING!! THIS IS THE BIG ONE!!
- March 5, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting – QRP with Bill Craig
Our special guest will be Bill Craig, of Craig Ocean Systems, a small
home-based engineering and manufacturing firm in Ben Lomond. While he
isn't currently a ham, he was one in his youth (until a stint in the Air
Force forced him away from transmitters).
Today he loves collecting QRP rigs. He will be bringing in a fraction of
his collection and discussing the various radios.
So if you like small radios, efficient operating, or just a chance to view
some recent radio history, please come down and join us!
- April 2, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting
Field Day plans.
- May 7, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting
The K5D DXpedition video.
- June 4, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting
Field Day Update (Rich, KE1B)
Plus our speaker will be the president of a local wireless internet
provider, speaking on the technology of his network and the wireless
internet business.
- June 25–27: ARRL Field Day
WHO: San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz County Amateur Radio clubs
WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday
WHERE: CalFire Training Facility, 13575 Empire Grade, between Alba Road and Jamison Creek Road, Santa Cruz
- July 9, 7:30 p.m.: Club Meeting
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