Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club
An ARRL Special Service Club since 1970
Jeff Reinhardt-AA6JR is the 2020 recipient of the Hugh Bosma Legacy Award. CVARC President Brett Price-KM6VFW presented the award at the CVARC general meeting November 19, 2020. Reinhardt was recognized for his 20 years of service as CVARC’s Volunteer Examiner Coordinator. Jeff’s VE program has tested 2,150 candidates who have earned 1,655 amateur radio licenses since 1990.
Continue reading “Reinhardt is 2020 Bosma Award Recipient”The 2021 CVARC Board of Directors was selected by members attending the November 19, 2020 general meeting.
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By Adam Davidson, W9AS (This article is republished with permission of the author and the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc.)
On July 2nd, shortly before midnight local time in Hawaii, a dozen amateur radio operators did something nobody had ever done before—something that shows the best in amateur radio and could herald a transformation in the role ‘hams’ (another name
Source: ITU News
Will the amateur airwaves fall silent? Since the dawn of radio, amateur operators—hams—have transmitted on tenaciously guarded slices of spectrum….
Source: IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News
Orv Beach-W6BI reports the camera on the mesh network on Chatsworth peak captured the quick work to put out a small brush fire in Simi Valley off Cochran Street late Sunday afternoon. In addition to screen shots, live video of the fire fight was streamed on YouTube.
Source: Ventura County Star
This month marked the one-year anniversary of the M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake. Amateur radio operators can now report the effects of an earthquake, their experiences and the extent of the damage via radio using the “Did You Feel It” (DYFI) form on Winlink Express. This information is transmitted directly to the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) “Did You Feel It?” system which creates community earthquake intensity maps. The form allows amateur radio operators to become citizen scientists who contribute to earthquake research and support earthquake education and preparedness in their area.
Here’s a presentation on DYFI Winlink from Oliver Dully-K6OLI at k6oli@arrl.net.
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Members of the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club have a way to overcome the social separation issue imposed during the coronavirus—they meet several times a day using their radios. The on-air meetings…
Source: The Acorn
The CVARC Holiday Party is coming up fast. It’s Thursday, December 19 at the Best Western Posada Royale, 1775 Madera Rd in Simi Valley, starting at 6:00. We’re able to accommodate a few more people, but you must act fast because we have to give the venue a final count within the next few days.
If you would like to attend the Holiday Party, please email me as soon as possible at ad6sf@cvarc.org The cost is $27.50 per person. You can send your payment to PO Box 2093, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358 or bring a check to the party.
The Holiday Party includes appetizers, a delicious buffet dinner, raffle prizes and, of course, we’ll be announcing the winner of the Hugh Bosma Legacy Award.
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