Welcome New Members

NC-ARES welcomes several new members who joined in the past few months:

Sean Robichaud K6ACN
Mathieu Peters KN6TCE
Frank Kavenik WA9QJR

Meeting Thursday 17th Feb on Zoom

Regular twice monthly meeting begins at 7:15PM immediately following the Net.
Discussion Topics:
GMRS working group report
Winlink Mapping Cache
APRS Functions and Software

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In-person Meeting

Thursday 11/4/2021 – 6:30-9:00PM

Nevada County Airport Administration Building
13083 John Bauer Ave, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Park in front.

Winlink Exercise Planning and Hands-on

RATPAC Zoom Presentation – Wed 9/29, 6:00

TOPIC: Radio propagation

Speaker/Presenter:  Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, ARRL Central Division Director 

Carl is the author of April QST “Solar Cycle 25 Is Finally Here” and winner of QST Cover Plaque Award


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October Meetings

October 7 – 19:15-21:00 hrs
– Fundamentals of Emergency Communications Training, continued.

October 21 – 19:15-21:00 hrs

– TBD

Welcome New Member

Welcome the newest ARES member, KN6PKE Jerrod Stranahan. Jerrod is a newly minted General Class operator who lives in Grass Valley. Welcome Jerrod.

Town of Washington Radio Coverage Test – 7/11/2021

NC-ARES members AJ6OH Martin, N6PVI Mark, and N6ERL Peter organized a test of local repeater 147.015 coverage into the Town of Washington. This location is deep in the South Yuba River canyon. N6ERL was stationed at the Rood Center parking lot. AJ6OH and N6PVI drove to Washington and setup. Watch the video to see the result.