Hello again, radio colleagues of the Marin Amateur Radio Society and friends, far and near— Doug Slusher KF6AKU will be our host this month. His topics: • What equipment should an operator plan to bring to a public service event (either net control or a rest stop)? • And is
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Ham Radio Super Antenna – Plans, Build, Results
Guest Post by George Ure Nov 1, 2020 https://urbansurvival.com/ham-radio-super-antenna-plans-build-results/ A Convenience Store Based Antenna Ham radio operators world-wide would love an antenna that is cheap, easily built out of locally available parts – and outperforms both standard dipole antennas and other commonly-built wires. Well, here it is…. After almost a
Critical Mass Notes and Call for Topics for Nov 15, 2020
Hello, Critical Mass colleagues— Here are the slides provided by two of our presenters this past Sunday—Milt Hyam’s prowords+ presentation and Brian Cooley’s Zooming tips. Thanks to both, as always. Our next session is the third Sunday in November—November 15, a full week+ before Thanksgiving. 10:30am. Hoping you can put
Sunday, October 18th 1030 hours 2-Meter Critical Mass
North Bay 2-Meter Critical Mass colleagues— The North Bay 2-Meter Critical Mass ham radio practice sessions are held on the third Sunday of every month—so our next Critical Mass is this coming Sunday, October 18, at 1030 hours. We are carrying on the tradition started at Spreckels Lake by our
Mock Jensie drill to take place Sep 27, 2020 (UPDATED)
MARS will hold an in-the-field drill as a mock Jensie on September 27, 2020 from 9am until about 1pm. We will staff all the (empty) rest stops and could use a couple of SAGS to roam the entire course to test the coverage of the simulcast system and several other
Agenda for our next 2-Meter Critical Mass session on September 20, 2020
Hi all, Our September critical mass will be delivered via Zoom on September 20, 2020 at 1030 hours. Our topics this month include: 1. Avoiding stuck mikes. 2. Accessing ham resources online. 3. A shameless plug for joining ARRL! 4. Walkthrough of the new “On the Air” magazine for new
Agenda for North Bay 2-Meter Critical Mass August 16, 2020
Here’s a followup message from Doug KF6AKU, and a reminder about the Critical Mass Zoom meeting this coming Sunday: First, Doug will ask each person (as he IDs her/him) to checkin with name and callsign, using the NATO phonetic alphabet or both. Then he will ask Brian Cooley to run the 6-minute
Signal performance at Pine Mountain during the Marin Century 2020 drill
Hi Michael and Rob, Here’s a photo of my Pine Mt. setup, and confirming the results you should have. I was using the mag mount on the roof (hard to see behind battery) – Diamond SG-7500, plus TM-V71 at 50 W. Power was an aging 14 Ah AGM with folding solar
Post Event Feedback About The August 1st Marin Century Drill
Report provided by Rob Rowlands (edited): Hi all, I think we all enjoyed getting out on Saturday – even the Comm Truck seemed eager to deploy! Net control was set up at Stafford Lake and roll call began soon after 10am. Michael chose to operate from Bofax to support
