Save the date: Saturday, October 28 8:00-10:30 – NC ARES will conduct a Simulated Emergency Test Exercise. NCARES Members will activate the station at the NC EOC and will also work from their home stations during the exercise.

All Nevada County radio operators are encouraged to monitor the local W6DD repeater system 147.285 beginning at 8:00L. ALL stations will have an opportunity to check-in to the Emergency Net, so please let us know you are listening when the call goes out for non-member check-ins.

Check this post for additional information.

The first of two Solar Eclipse events happens Saturday, October 14. This will be an annular eclipse. The event, as viewed from Grass Valley, begins at 08:05. The partial eclipse reaches maximum at 09:20 (0.882 Magnitude). The event ends at 10:43 for a duration of 2 hr, 38 min. As with all solar events, use solar eye protection (not sun glasses) or indirect viewing methods (e.g. pin-hole camera). CLICK FOR Eclipses in Grass Valley

Ham Radio stations will be active during the eclipse making contacts on VHF/HF bands for the benefit of NASA researchers. Join the Solar Eclipse QSO Party! For details: CLICK HERE

Nevada County Office of Emergency Services activated NC-ARES members during the recent storms. ARES members monitored local repeater 147.285 system, and local GMRS repeater CH21 for emergency 911-type calls in the event Cell service was overloaded or out of service. Members John Hart KE6FIQ, Martin Twer AJ6OH, Peter Mason N6ERL, KZ6B Alan James, KK6CUG Jeff Wagner, K6ACN Sean Robchiaud, KN6MMK Drew Mazer, and N6ZPO Robin De Negri took shifts monitoring. The activation began 3/4/2023 and finished on 3/9/2023 after the snow subsided.

Ten members of Nevada County ARES were sworn-in as Disaster Service Worker Volunteers for Nevada County Office of Emergency Services (NC-OES) at the Dec 1st meeting. DSWV members can be activated by NC-OES during emergencies to provide communications and situational awareness reports to OES as needed. NC-ARES is looking for more volunteers who would like to join our group. See Join ARES link above.

This marathon, a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, takes place Sunday, Dec 4 at 7:00AM, rain or shine. NC-ARES members Mark Triolo N6PVI, Martin Twer AJ6OH, and Peter Mason N6ERL are part of a team of Amateur Radio operators providing communications support for the race. Radio operators are stationed at course aid stations, typically spaced every 2 miles along the 26 mile course. The course begins in Folsom and ends at the Capitol in downtown Sacramento.

For all Ham Radio Operators, from The El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club:
In honor of the recently-activated 220MHz EDCARC 220 MHz Repeater, please join us, Mondays, for the “220 Use It Or Lose It Net!” Mondays @ 8PM PST, with your host J.R., K6LBP. ALL ARE WELCOME…

224.060 MHz (- offset) (pl 127.3)

Repeater coverage should reach well past Stockton to the south and north of Marysville. There’s a good chance it can even be heard in the East Bay as well. The Group would be interested in hearing how far the signal reaches.

Hope to Hear You There!! (If we see you there, you’re probably too close!)

Regular Bi-Monthly meeting, 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 18:15hrs.
Tonight @ Nevada County Airport Admin Building.

Net 19:00 hrs, 147.285+ 136.5 or 151.7

Thursday 7/21/2022, 18:15 hrs

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

Bring: Radios to program, manuals, program cables and frequency lists
Visitors welcome.

NC-ARES welcomes new member Sandy Philpott, KI6FYI.