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The Dxpedition to Swain’s Island occurred in April 2007. Dxpedition information, photos, QSL information and history of the atol is available on the N8S website at http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s/index.html.

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AMATEUR RADIO VE EXAM IN CLOVIS

Sponsor:
Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers
Date/Time:
Tuesday June 19, 2007, 7:00 pm.

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Pacificon

Sponsor:
Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club

When:
Friday October 19: 7:00 am to Sunday October 21: 1:00 pm, 2007

Location:
San Ramon Marriott Hotel
2600 Bishop Dr.
San Ramon, CA

Website:
http://www.pacificon.org/

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California Historical Radio Society Central Valley Chapter Swap Meet

When:
Saturday October 6, 2007

Location:
Corner of 13th and X Streets in Merced

Website:
http://www.californiahistoricalradio.com/

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California QSO Party (42nd Annual)

When:
Saturday October 6: 9:00 am to Sunday October 7: 3:00 pm Pacific Time

Website:
http://www.cqp.org/

Info:
For more information check out Rules & Results & Strategy:
2007 Rules – http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html
2006 Results – http://www.cqp.org/results/2006/06complete.pdf
Strategy – http://www.cqp.org/pdf/cqp_strategy_k6rb.pdf

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ARRL Field Day 2007

When:
Saturday June 23: 11:00 am to Sunday June 24: 2:00 pm PDT

Website:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/fd.html

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SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SECTION Report for the month of May 2007:
SM Charles McConnell, W6DPD- ASMs K6YK and N2NS, ACC W6DPD, SEC N6ZFN, OOC N1VM, STM K6RAU, PIC KE6IGJ, TC W6TE.

Greetings from the ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section.

If you desire your club information and events to be listed in Section News, please send the information to w6dpd@arrl.org.

Mark your calendars. Field Day is June 23-24, 2007. The 65th Fresno Hamfest is August 4, 2007 has been CANCELLED. The California QSO Party is October 6-7, 2007. Check www.cqp.org for information. The California Historical Radio Society Central Valley Chapter Swap Meet is October 6, 2007 at the corner of 13th and X Streets in Merced. Check www.californiahistoricalradio.com for information. Pacificon 2007 is October 19-21, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel in San Ramon CA. Check www.pacificon.org for information. The International DX Convention is April 25-28, 2008 at Visalia. Check http://www.dxconvention.org/ for information.

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Clovis Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Class

Time/Date:
Tuesday July 24: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday July 31: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday August 1: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday August 7: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday August 8: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday Augusty 14: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday August 15: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday August, 18 – Time & Location to be announced

Location:
Clovis Fire Administration EOC
1233 Fifth Street
Clovis, CA 93612

Contact:
Chad Fitzgerald
chadf@ci.clovis.ca.us

Website:
http://www.ci.clovis.ca.us/UMAP.asp?ID=434

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by Lee Mathews – Manawatu Standard
Stuff.co.nz

Seventy years on, he still taps it out

ZL2PX – aka Mervyn Taylor – has made a good fist of it.

The 92-year-old amateur radio operator was back in Palmerston North at the weekend, celebrating more than 70 years on the morse key and microphone. He returned for the amateur radio operators’ annual symposium at Queen’s Birthday Weekend, and he’s believed to be the oldest operator in the country.

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Sponsor:
San Joaquin Valley Amateur Radio Society

Time/Date:
Sunday June 17, 2007, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Sunday July 22, 2007, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Sunday October 7, 2007

Location:
Fig Garden Regional Library
(S/W Corner of Marks and Bullard)
3071 W Bullard
Fresno, CA 93711

Contact:
Skip Tyson, K6YRZ
(559)787-2529
k6yrz@arrl.net

Walk-ins allowed

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