Preparation for Amateur Radio License: Technician Class 13 Class sessions on Saturday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30am with the 1st session on September 12, 2015. Classes will be conducted at the Alvarado Adult School, 5625 Sutter St., Richmond, CA 94804. Register at the West Contra Costa County School District Adult
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East Bay General Class Starts on September 08
Preparation for Amateur Radio License: General Class 13 Class sessions on Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm – 8:30pm with the 1st session on September 8, 2015. Classes will be conducted at the Alvarado Adult School, 5625 Sutter St., Richmond, CA 94804. Register at the West Contra Costa County School District Adult
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PACIFICON 2015, Oct. 16 -18
PACIFICON 2015 (The ARRL Pacific Division Ham Radio Convention) returns to San Ramon. The convention is scheduled for October 16 – 18, 2015 at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel, in San Ramon, CA. See: pacificon.org for more information, or to buy tickets. The ARRL Pacific Division and the Mt. Diablo
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Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Update
From The ARRL Letter, July 02, 2015 The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 Introduced in the US Senate A companion Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 bill has been introduced in the US Senate. Mississippi Republican Sen Roger Wicker introduced S. 1685 on June 25, with Connecticut Democratic Sen
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General Upgrade Class Announced
MDARC and SATERN have announced a General Upgrade Class in Concord, CA: Ham Radio Course Forming Now! The Salvation Army together with the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club will be holding an 8 week course where you can upgrade your Amateur Radio License to General Class The
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Radio Volunteers Needed for July 11 Event
The Tour de MALT bicycle ride and fundraiser will happen on July 11 this year and 8-9 Sags and rest stop radio volunteers are needed. The SMRS will cover it again this year. Harold KD6WYF kd6wyf@gmail.com will be organizing it again this year. It’s a small, friendly event with only
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FCC Eliminating the Vanity Call Sign Fee
From The ARRL Letter, May 28, 2015 “FCC Eliminating Vanity Call Sign Fee The FCC is dropping the regulatory fee to apply for an Amateur Radio vanity call sign. The change will not go into effect, however, until required congressional notice has been given. This will take at least 90
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New General Question Pool to Take Effect July 1
From the ARRL VE Newsletter, May 2015 “On July 1, 2015 a new Element 3 General class question pool will take effect for examinations. VECs and VEs will have new test designs available for use at exam sessions effective that date. The newly revised pool released in December 2014 (updated
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FCC Goes Paperless
From the ARRL VE Newsletter, May 2015: ” FCC Goes Paperless” In order to streamline procedures and save money, the FCC stopped routinely printing and mailing licenses in February. There are a number of ways a license holder can obtain an official copy of their license. The official license
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Speaker May 1, 2015 NZ6J
Presentation MARS general Meeting May 1st, MARS Clubhouse, 27 Shell Rd., Mill Valley, 19:30 We have a great presentation planned for the meeting Friday May 1st by Rob Rowlands, NZ6J . Hope you can attend. Spectrum Analysis: Crystal Sets to mm Waves “Rob, NZ6J, is privileged to work with awesome
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