June 2017 TCARC Regular Meeting
The next regular monthly meeting of TCARC will be Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 1830 hrs (6:30pm). The meeting will be held in the 4-H Office at the Trinity County Fair Grounds, Hayfork.
Bob Martin WD6AIA
It saddens me to report that on the morning of January 29th, 2017, Bob Martin WD6AIA became a silent key. His family said that there will be a service, but it will be a while. They will be sure to let … Continue reading →
Hams Turn Out to Help as Massive Snowfall Stuns Several States
01/25/2016Amateur Radio volunteers were at the ready as a storm of historic proportions over the January 23-24 weekend dropped up to 3-1/2 feet of snow, some of it on states not used to seeing much snow at all. Some … Continue reading →
National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) Event Gets Off to a Strong Start!
01/06/2016The year-long ARRL’s National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event got off to a strong start, with considerable activity reported on the HF bands and even some on the SO-50 satellite over the first weekend of the new year. Throughout 2016, Amateur … Continue reading →
50 W PEP Maximum Power Limit Area on 70 cm
A little recognized portion of FCC Part 97 regulations applies to 420-450 MHz operations in most counties in our Sacramento Valley section: 47 CFR §97.313 (f) No station may transmit with a transmitter power exceeding 50 W PEP on the UHF … Continue reading →
FCC Proposes to Penalize California Licensee $25,000 for Causing Intentional Interference
12/19/2015The FCC Enforcement Bureau has proposed fining William F. Crowell, W6WBJ (ex-N6AYJ), of Diamond Springs, California, $25,000 for intentionally interfering with other Amateur Radio operators and transmitting prohibited communications, including music. FCC San Francisco District Director David K. Hartshorn released … Continue reading →
MARS-Amateur Radio Exercise an Overall Success
A 2 day Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) communications exercise in early November was an overall success, especially in terms of MARS-ARES cooperation. The November 8-10 exercise was built around the scenario of a simulated massive coronal mass ejection (CME) … Continue reading →
FCC Not Processing License and Exam Session Files Again
11/19/2015 The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system was working for a brief window of time yesterday after being down since Friday November 13. Some files were processed through the system Wednesday, but the FCC is … Continue reading →
World Radiocommunication Conference Approves Global 60 Meter Allocation!
11/18/2015 The Plenary Meeting of the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva has approved an allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis with a power limit of 15 W effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). … Continue reading →
ARRL President Urges “Blast of Support” for Senate Version of Amateur Radio Parity Act
ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has issued an urgent call for League Members to contact Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation members representing their states to urge their support of S. 1685, the US Senate version of the Amateur … Continue reading →