Comm Volunteers needed for March of Dimes April 14, 2012

Attention all Amateur Radio Operators in Fresno, Clovis and the Outlying areas

The March of Dimes March for Babies event will be held Saturday April 14, 2012 in Fresno. The March of Dimes local office has contacted us requesting our assistance with event communications.  As with years past, we will be manning communications posts at each of the rest stops as well as each golf/club cart.

Volunteers will receive an event t-shirt, breakfast and lunch for their efforts.

Please mark your calendars and email info@k6arp.org if you are able to participate in the event.

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2011 September VHF Contest Results Published

The 2011 ARRL September VHF QSO Party results have been published. Our very own Patrick K6BRW with operator Rob AE6GE took 1st Place in the West Coast Region and 3rd place overall in the Limited Rover Category.

Check out the complete  article in PDF format at the ARRL website.

Amateur Radio Technician Class Training Course in Fresno

The Fresno Area Mentors and Elmers will be offering a 4 session training class beginning Thursday February 2, 2012. Each class will begin at 6:30pm and last approximately 2 hours.

The course is scheduled to coincide with the VE Exam Session that takes place the following Saturday February 11, 2012 at 9:30am.

The book used for this course will be the ARRL’s Tech Q&A 5th Edition. You can pick it up the print book from the ARRL, or Amazon.com. There is also a Kindle edition available from Amazon. Continue Reading »

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By Rob Mavis AE6GE
January 14, 2012

January 14, 2012 CARP Transmitter Hunt Recap

On Saturday January 14, 2012, Duane KI6QEL was the fox for the CARP Transmitter Hunt. The hunt began at the Park and Ride at the intersection of Highway 41 and 145 in Madera. Six teams participated in the Hunt that started promptly at 10:13 am.

Everyone had a great time and we all met at Pizza Factory in Millerton after the hunt for lunch and to swap stories. A few of the hunters even went Geocaching afterwards. Photos have been posted in the CARP Photo Gallery.

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CARP Transmitter Hunt Saturday January 14, 2012

Come on out to the T-Hunt, we always have a lot of fun.  Remember the more you hunt, the better you will get!

Hunt Frequency will be 146.565 MHz. We will be starting at the park and ride at Highway 41 and 145. Duane KI6QEL will be the fox for the hunt and will be hidden somewhere within a radius of 10 miles of the start point. The hunt will start at 10:00am so arrive early to sign in.

Don’t worry if you you don’t have all that fancy t-hunt gear because, we have implemented a classification system to help level the playing field.: Continue Reading »

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January 4, 2012

Ham Radio in Hollywood: Amateur Radio Makes Its Debut on Last Man Standing

If you watched the January 3 episode of Last Man Standing — the ABC hit situation comedy starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, KA0XTT — you were in for a treat. While this episode didn’t feature Amateur Radio per se, it did show Mike’s shack in the background. Viewers could see the DXCC, Worked All States, Worked All Continents and the Morse Code Proficiency Certificate — all provided by the ARRL — in the first scene. Later on in the show, Mike records his video blog. Sharp-eyed viewers spotted the 2011 ARRL Handbook underneath the mini-tripod, next to issues of QST!

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01/03/2012

Ham Radio in Hollywood: Amateur Radio a Plot Point in Major Motion Picture

According to previews, the plot of the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — set to be released February 10 — hinges on Amateur Radio. The movie’s hero Sean Anderson (played by Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal that comes from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Sean decides to follow the signal with the unwilling assistance from his stepfather Hank (played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson).

Sean explains to Hank why he wants to hunt down the signal: “A few nights ago, a radio signal got sent out from these coordinates. It could be the mysterious island that Jules Verne wrote about.”

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ARRL Launches “Do It Yourself” Theme

There are a LOT of similarities between hams and the growing Do It Yourself (DIY), Maker communities. We can learn from each other and share tools and ideas in our enjoyment of creating things for ourselves and not simply purchasing mass-produced products.

ARRL’s new video, “The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio,” is an 8-minute video [hosted by Fashion Designer Diana Eng KC2UHB] that follows some of the innovative, imaginative and fun ways “hams” use radio technology in new and creative ways. The presentation is directed toward the DIY (do it yourself) movement, which is inspiring a new generation of creators, hackers and innovators. The message should be helpful for existing members to shape the ways they understand and talk about ham radio.

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by Rob Mavis – AE6GE
May 6, 2011 

An Easy-to-Build Tape Measure Yagi for Direction Finding

At the May 6, 2011 Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers monthly membership meeting, Rob AE6GE demonstrated how easy it was to construct a 2-meter 3-element yagi antenna from a tape measure. Using the WB2HOL plans construction of the antenna is fairly simple and easy.

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December 28, 2011 

Yaesu’s Amateur Radio Division Breaks with Motorola, Changes Name to Yaesu Musen

After four years under the Motorola umbrella, Yaesu has split from that company. According to Vertex Standard President and Chief Executive Officer Jun Hasegawa, effective January1, 2012, Motorola will keep the Vertex Standard Land-Mobile Division, while the amateur, marine and air-band will be under the Yaesu Musen banner. The new company will be known as Yaesu USA here in the US.

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