Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers
The ARRL Atlantic Division is presenting a series of Webinars on APRS. Bob Bruinga, WB4APR, developer of APRS will be presenting a multi-session presentation of APRS – Automated Packet Reporting System. All presentations are at 8 PM eastern time.
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The National Weather Service from Hanford, California will be presenting the annual Severe Weather Spotter / SKYWARN training at the September CARP Meeting.
If you are planning on attending, please RSVP with Rob AE6GE ae6ge@k6arp.org or 559-272-6791 so there will be enough training materials for everyone. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 pm, please be on time.
Time/Date:
Friday September 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Location:
Clovis Senior Center – Classroom
850 Fourth Street
Clovis, CA
[Map]
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The National Weather Service from Hanford, California will be presenting the annual Severe Weather Spotter / SKYWARN training at the September CARP Meeting.
If you are planning on attending, please RSVP with Rob AE6GE ae6ge@k6arp.org or 559-272-6791 so there will be enough training materials for everyone. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 pm, please be on time.
Time/Date:
Friday September 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Location:
Clovis Senior Center – Classroom
850 Fourth Street
Clovis, CA
[Map]
Contact:
Rob Mavis, AE6GE
ae6ge@k6arp.org
(559) 272-6791
Website:
http://www.k6arp.org
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Your GPS or APRS tracker could be getting jammed by the car next to you. Here are some excerpts from an article on GPS World.
Threats to GPS
“Here’s yet another way to measure the success of GPS: by the efforts to negate it. While unintentional jamming continues to rise, intentional jamming by both foreign military forces and at-home miscreants of various stripes also has shown increased vigor in the past six months.”
The Domestic Variety
“Meanwhile, several Internet sites offer small, localized GPS jammers for sale in the U.S. domestic market. These include a “GPS Blocker” with an advertised 10-meter to 20-meter range for roughly $200. “Just plug into a standard cigarette lighter with 12 V for power,”
Link to the entire article at GPS World http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/Latest+News/National-Space-Symposium-Day-3-OCX-and-GPS-III/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525875
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Meeting Time/Date:
Meets the second Friday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Meeting Location:
Cedar Lanes
3131 N. Cedar
Fresno, CA 93703
Website:
http://www.w6to.com
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