To Member, clubs and friends in the San Joaquin Valley Section. 

Please welcome our new Section Manager, Steve KK6JTB.  I have been asked to serve as the Vice-Director for the Pacific Division. I have accepted that role and was actually a bit stunned at how fast the transition has occured.  Most of my San Joaquin Valley Leadership Team  heard the news before I had the opportunity to speak with you and I humbly apologize for that.  I appreciate each of you and I hope you'll support Steve as your Section Manager going forward.  I will continue to support all of you along with the Pacific Division.  

Field Day is just around the corner. Many of our clubs are in the “launch mode” of Field Day 2024.  Field Day swag is available at www.arrl.org and I encourage you to order your supplies, shirts and wicked cool hats right away.  Please let your section managers know where you'll be located this year so they can meet you in the field. 

Field Day isn’t just an exercise in emergency preparedness, it’s also an opportunity to put our face “out there” in our communities.  It’s an opportunity impress and recruit new members. Be Radio Active means to be out there on the air and tuning our friends and neighbors in and sharing the greatest hobby in the world!

Join us on Facebook. The San Joaquin Valley Section has a facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/sjv.arrl be sure and share your club events and pictures for the rest of the section to see!  Invite your club members and ham friends, or potential new ham friends to connect with us on social media. Post your local media hits on your club and get your monthly meetings scheduled as events! 

You should also send your newsletter to the Section Manager, kk6jtb@arrl.net ,  Affiliated Club Coordinator (w6dpd@arrl.org) and the Pacific Division Leaders (w7xm@arrl.org , nz6q@arrl.org)  and to ARRL HQ (clubs@arrl.org). Thanks to all the clubs who are doing this each month. 

Need to take an Amateur exam? Are you having an exam? Check the ARRL web page, www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml for exam information. You can also search for Amateur Radio Classes in your area and register your exam. Instructors can also register classes there. 

The K6RAU (our Traffic Manager) Morse Code Instruction Course is available at https://k6rau.podomatic.com  No need to know a "dit" from a "dah", simply with paper and pencil, and following the instructions.

 

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ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section Report for the month of May 2024 will be coming soon - Thank you again Steve KK6JTB for taking on this important role. 

73, 

John NZ6Q
Vice-Director Pacific Division 
ARRL 

ASM K6YK – ASM KD6SUN 
SEC WL7COO – ASEC KF6NPG – ASEC W6DQ
ACC W6DPD - OOC N1VM - STM K6RAU - PIC KJ6OUI - TC W6TE.

 

Field Appointments -

WANTED:  Assistant Section Manager for the Central Section.  I’m looking for a leader to be the local ARRL Leader primarily for Fresno, Madera. Mariposa, North Tulare and Merced Counties.

>> CLUBS <<

 

CALAVERAS AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY -  ++ Steve Airola W6RXK, President.   www.calaverasars.org

CLOVIS AMATEUR RADIO PIONEERS - K6ARP ++ Rob Marvis AE6GE, President.   www.k6arp.org 

LODI ARC ++ Kristen Dugger KD6SUN, President – Club meetings are the first Thursday each month at Casa Flores on Kettleman Lane. Check out their new website at www.lodihams.org 

FRESNO ARC ++  Fresno ARC meetings are on the air 2^nd Friday of the month.  www.w6to.com 

MADERA COUNTY ARC ++ Guss O Keith, KF6ZXO, President www.w6wgz.org

MOUNTAIN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ++ Terry Burley, W6HRY, President - Regular club meetings are the 4^th Thursday each month at the Sierra Senior Center in Oakhurst  www.w6bw.org

PORTERVILLE ARA (PARA) ++ www.portervilleham.com

SIERRA ARC ++ Ric Soard AJ6UE, President. Check out the upcoming events and hands-on classes coming soon www.wa6ybn.com

SEQUOIA ARG ++ Dale Ripley KG6TBQ, President --  www.n6krv.org

STOCKTON DELTA ARC ++ Dr. Charles Johnson, WB6NVB, President - www.w6sf.org

STANISLAUS ARA ++  Club Meetings are 3^rd Tuesday of the month at Stanislaus County OES.  Morning Traffic, Weather & Information Net is weekdays on WD6EJF repeater 145.390 - (PL 136.5) starting at 7:00AM. VE Sessions are available prior to club meetings.  www.saraclub.net

TEHACHAPI AMATEUR RADIO ASSOC. TARA ++ club website www.ac6ee.org TARA meets regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. We meet in the Community Room at the Tehachapi Police Department Building at 7:00 pm. The Tehachapi Police Department is located at 220 West C Street, Tehachapi, CA 93561

TULARE COUNTY ARC ++ Ray Quinn W6RAY, President – Club meetings are held 3rd Thursday of each month - VE Session at 6PM regular meeting a 7PM.  www.tcarc.net

TUOLUMNE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ELECTRONICS SOCIETY  ++  Craig Peterson KM6NCU, President – the club website  www.tcares.net

TURLOCK ARC ++  Bambi Schmidt KI6YQL, President – Club Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday each month at the Salvation Army in Turlock.   www.w6bxn.org

 

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 The following Amateurs became Silent Keys since the last report:

 

I'm sure there were others... They will be missed... 

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   SJV Section ORS/FOR Traffic Report: [May 2023]

 

 

 

     Call       Org       Rcvd       Sent      Del       Total

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

    k6rau       0            0            11         0           11

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------

 

      sum:       0           0             11         0           11

 

  ==================================

 

       SJV Section PSHR/FOR Reports:   [May 2023]

 

      Call     (1)     (2)     (3)     (4)     (5)     (6)     (T)

 

   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

     k6rau   31      11     30       0        0       0       72

 

   -------------------------------------------------------------------

 

      sum:    31      11     30       0        0       0       72

 

    =================================

 

                          [ de: k6rau@arrl.net ]

 

 

 

 

 

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Need to take an Amateur exam? Are you having an exam? Check the ARRL web page, www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml for exam information. You can also search for Amateur Radio Classes in your area and register your exam. Instructors can also register classes there.

 

 

 

The K6RAU (our Traffic Manager) Morse Code Instruction Course is available at www.pdarrl.org/K6RAU or www.pdarrl.org/k6rau.

 

 

 

No need to know a "dit" from a "dah", simply with paper and pencil, and following the instructions.

 

 

 

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San Joaquin Valley HF Nets:

 

 

 

The Noontime net meets on 7.2835 MHz. This net has a lot of check-ins especially mobile.

 

 

 

The California Traffic Net meets daily on 3.906 MHZ and 6:00 PM local time.

 

 

 

The Golden Bear Amateur Radio Net meets nightly at 7:00 PM local time on 3.975 MHZ.

 

 

 

Northern California Net (NCN), the Section Traffic Net, meets nightly on 3.533 MHZ at 7 PM Pacific Time.

 

 

 

San Joaquin Net meets Monday-Saturday on 3918khz, at 6 PM Pacific Time.

 

 

 

Western Public Service System (WPSS) meets nightly on 3952khz, roll - at 7:30 PM local Pacific Time.

 

 

 

The Mission Trail Net meets nightly on 3.8575 MHZ at 8:00 PM local time.

 

 

 

Northern California Net 2 (NCN2) The slow speed training session of NCN, meets nightly on 3.533 MHZ at 9 PM Pacific Time. Handling traffic on CW is a good way to improve your CW skills.

 

 

 

CWops Tests are held weekly – Every Wednesday at 1300Z, 1900Z, and 0300Z (Thursday). Info and rules at http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See you on the Air!

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

John, NZ6Q