ATTENTION MEMBERS 

2011 Members who have not picked up their member cards (badges):

Dave KF6YIF

John KJ6ONA

Art WA6PYW

CLUB PROGRAMS

Past Programs for 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008

PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD:

• February 8, 2012: Speaker Walter F. Ordway will present to us his
  "Digital Cinema Presentation." Including is his Biography.

GENERAL club MEETING

TCARA holds a monthly General Club meeting on the second Wednesday of every month except for December. December is our Christmas Party which is held else where.

Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings, licensed and non-licensed persons. Informative presentations are given by experienced amateurs in various areas of the hobby. Meetings start at 7:30 PM.

Tri-County holds a 50/50 cash drawing. To win, you must purchase a ticket for $1. The tickets will be placed into a drawing bucket. At the end of the presentation a single ticket will be drawn, and 50% of the total dollar amount collected will be given to the lucky winner.

The other 50% of the cash will be placed into the clubs Field Day fund. This new drawing ensures that everyone in attendance has a chance to win.

50/50 DRAWING WINNERS:

MEETING DATES:

January 11, 2012,  February 8,  March 14,

(Our club meeting is the second Wednesday of every month, starting at 7:30 PM)

LOCATION:

Our club meeting is located at Brackett Field Airport. Meeting is held in the Administration building - Pilots Lounge. The address is 1615 McKinley Ave., La Verne, Ca 91750 http://g.co/maps/ea3ph

From the I-10 Freeway just East of the 57 FWY, take the Fairplex Drive off-ramp from either-direction and go North up the hill on Fairplex Drive.

Continue going North over the hill until you come to McKinley Ave. with a street signal light.

Now turn left on McKinley Ave., when you reach the next street signal light stay in your left or number one lane to continue on McKinley Ave.

When you reach a stop sign, continue straight across to continue on McKinley Ave.

Continue on McKinley Ave. going west until you reach the end of the road then turn right going towards the Administration Building. When you enter the building through the front door, go past the gift shop then turn left.

The meeting room is on the left side in the hallway.

Membership Dues/ APPLICATION

Individual - $20 / Year (Due January 1st to December 31st of each year) You can pay at the meeting or mail your $20 check. If your not able to make it to the meetings! You can print out an Membership application Form from this web site and mail it with a check or money order to: Tri-County Amateur Radio Association,  P.O. Box 75,  Claremont,  CA 91711

NOTE:

Please update your information on our application form if your already a member thank you.

Membership enables you to receive membership prizes, vote, Place FREE FOR SALE ads in the QRM, receive the QRM, and run for an office. It is open to any persons licensed and unlicensed. Members participate in a number of activities in the Amateur Radio community.

Activities include club meetings, projects, special events, any ARRL events and Sunday Nets.

DEDICATED HAMS

THE K5RC WEB PORTAL IS DEVOTED TO HAM RADIO:

 Tom Taormina has been an active Amateur Radio Operator since 1959. His life-long avocation has taken him half-way around the world and has been a major influence in the course of his life. This web site is devoted to sharing Tom's rich experiences and triumphs with others who share his passion for personal excellence and international goodwill. For more information, click on his web site at http://www.k5rc.cc/

Net Information

TCARA holds a weekly Sunday evening (2-meter) net at 7:00 PM. The FM Frequency is -145.440 MHz with a 136.5 Hz Tone (T) or Tone Squelch (T-SQ).

All amateur operators are welcomed to check in.

N6USO repeater system is right at the top of Sunset Ridge peak, just over 5,300 feet above the city of La Verne, Claremont and Pomona, CA. 

So those with beams should point to just north of Claremont. It is a high level machine with great coverage and should afford us all of the benefits.

Sergeant Burton Brink with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is the repeater owner and has our thanks. So please load the frequency and PL into your rigs and join the net. Please click on Sunset Ridge Repeater website.

TIME LINE FOR THE NET: ARRL News, DX Reports, General Club Announcements, Check-ins from Board Members, General Membership, and Visitors.

ARES-LAX NORTHEAST District WKLY Net InfoRMATION

WEEKLY: THURSDAY at 8 P.M. (Using the D.A.R.N System, and Echolink)

CONTROL OPERATOR: Bill Kendrick, N6RV

ASSISTANT:

All ARES members are encouraged to check-in and visitors are welcome of course.

NETS ON THE DARN SYSTEM WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCYS:

• 147.360 (+) PL/103.5 "ARES 2 DARN" - Mt Disappointment

• 1283.25 (-) PL/114.8 "ARES 3 DARN 1.2"

• 446.740 (-) PL/100.0 "ARES 4 DARN 1" - Palos Verdes

• 446.240 (-) PL/100.0 "ARES 5 DARN 2" - Mt Disappointment

• 446.940 (-) PL/100.0 "ARES 7 DARN 3" - Mt Wilson

• 445.280 (-) PL/100.0 "ARES 6 DARN 4" - Verdugo Peak

• 448.800 (-) PL/151.4 ARES backup - Raymond Hill.

• 449.500 (-) PL/100.0 ARES backup - Sunset Ridge.

Echolink K6VGP-R Node: 8722

High Frequency-R Node: 8722

High Frequency - Section Wide Net 40 Meters 7.295 MHz

Note: This is a linked system. Use any frequency above to contact net control.

Note: The Frequency may vary based on congestion and coordination. Which H.F. frequency will depend on foF2 NVIS propagation.

Frequencies/ information is also located at http://www.arrllax.org

We invite all ham's to participate in this Los Angeles Amateur Radio Emergency Net.

If you need to e-mail or speak to someone, please contact Dennis Oszuscik - KI6UNC at: ki6unc@arrl.net or by calling _____________. Dennis is the Northeast District Emergency Coordinator.

Blogs

 HAM SPEAK BLOG SPOT- BY BRAD, KC6NNV:

I am using the Blog. This is a forum to benefit the Amateur Radio community. Licensed amateurs are encouraged to share constructively their knowledge, techniques and experience openly.
Try it out at: http://www.hamspeak.blogspot.com/

KB6NU's HAM RADIO BLOG:

 My personal adventures in amateur radio. Feel free to post a comment to my blog at: http://www.kb6nu.com/ or
e-mail me at cwgeek@kb6nu.com

POD CAST AUDIO:

My amateur radio pod cast includes plenty of episodes of Audio.

written by Jerry Taylor, KD0BIK.