San Lorenzo Valley Amateur Radio Club
WR6AOK, 147.120 MHz, Offset +600 KHz, CTCSS Tone 94.8 Hz
Hi Everyone, Field Day was a blast! Join us for a club meeting this Friday where John AC6SL will present the results of the joint SCCARC/SLVARC Field Day effort. This meeting will be online, but if things go as hoped, we will be meeting at the Fire Station in August. For Zoom info, check your
Sam WB6RJH will present: Multiple receivers with multiple instances of WSJT-X: Whereas most people use a single radio and single computer to work digital modes, it's possible to have multiple radios hooked to a single computer with multiple instances of WSJT-X talking to them. This can include adding a small receive-only SDR like an SDRplay
Prepare to be dazzled by our members’ inventiveness! Join us as members present their recent projects. This will be a hybrid meeting: we'll be meeting in-person at the Zayante Fire Station, but you can attend using Zoom, if that's your choice. The Zoom link will be posted to the club's email reflector.
The February in-person meeting "Hamclock" will be this coming Friday 19:30 PST at the Zayante Fire House, 7700 East Zayante Rd, Felton, CA 95018. Please attend to learn about Hamclock and similar ephemeris apps. — John AC6SL
The main presentation at April's meeting of the SLVARC will be GridTracker. GridTracker is free software that I've found indispensable these last few years in chasing VUCC and DXCC awards while working digital modes on HF, VHF, and EME. GridTracker talks to WSJT-X and presents a graphical display of what is on the air currently as well
Have you heard of the Curta mechanical calculator? (It looks like a spice grinder.) At the May club meeting, Kerry K3RRY will present Curt Herzstark's mechanical wonder, as well as several of his vintage computing devices, from slide rules to early electronic pocket calculators.
This year ARRL Field Day will be starting with setup on Friday, June 21, and running through teardown on Sunday, June 23. Kerry K3RRY