Here are the details for this year’s Holiday Dinner: Time: December 1, 2018, 7 pm. (You can come at 6:30 for optional no-host cocktails.) Place: Scopazzi’s Restaurant in Boulder Creek Cost: $35 per person (includes dinner, dessert, wine, soft drinks and coffee). Dinner options, which are selected at the restaurant, are: Cross Rib Roast Beef […]
Burning Man
November 3, 2018 by
Kerry’s presentation on November 2, 2018, covered his experiences during 15 years of attending Burning Man (including his later use of APRS to coordinate his camp). Here’s a PDF of his slides. Web addresses of all of the web pages that Kerry visited during the presentation are embedded at the bottoms of the appropriate slides. […]
How to Program a Baofeng/Radioddity UV-5R EX
October 17, 2018 by
Amazon has a good deal on Baofeng/Radioddity UV-5R EX handheld radios. I’ve confirmed that this radio works well, but it is difficult to program. So to help, I’ve created a page with programming instructions for storing the SLVARC repeater as a channel.
Catalog for October 12 Auction
September 11, 2018 by
We’ve gotten quite a few REALLY NICE items, but you’ll have to look to see what’s there. You know it’s fun to read it just for the wacky descriptions, but I bet you’ll see something you like. The catalog is in my public dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7eofaa0enzdmdnw/2018%20SLVARC%20Auction.pdf?dl=0 I will accept email bids on any item (a […]
Friedrichshafen 2018
August 11, 2018 by
John AC6SL presented photos and stories from his European trip to attend the Friedrichshafen International Amateur Radio Expedition. You missed his talk? Here’s a link to his slides.