Our annual outing to Big Hill for SOTA and POTA had a good turnout. The signup sheet recorded a baker's dozen and I saw few other visitors that were interested in what we were doing with the radios. The weather was great, but a little smoke reduced the visibility. Conditions were not great on 20m and 40m but we found later that 10m was open and we made a good number of contacts. I barely made a summit-to-summit contact to Jordan in Southern California.
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We had a full agenda for our September meeting. The turnout was not bat either. In addition to our programs, we discussed upcoming events. Big Hill SOTA and POTA on Saturday the 23rd. Props, Cops & Rodders Saturday the 30th.
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JR, K6LBP presented prize to our latest 220 net winner Linn, KN6QWL. |
Justin, WB2ZBD talked about his work at Intel as a Test Engineer and showed some of the tools related to his work. |
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Bob, W1RH presented information about the upcoming contest the California QSO Party. |
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Mike, N7MSS showed off his completed go-box |
Mike's N7MSS completed go-box |
In case you missed our August 2023 meeting, Doris K0BEE took a few pictures for us.
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Jeremy W6TKD shows off his home built Ammo Go Box
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JR K6LBP presents volunteer opportunities for EDCARC and CERA
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JR K6LBP awards Russ KI6LOP a radio as a 220 net raffle prize winner
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Mike K6MLE demos his home built Powerpole 4-port distribution box
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Mike N7MSS shares an update on EDCARC ARES readiness for hot zone deployment.
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Roger W6WHU presents HF noise impact when PG_E goes down
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Steve W1SRD and Bob W1RH demo the new NRW repeater linking project using IP microwave
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Saturday, September 23, 2023 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Join the El Dorado County ARC as we hold our annual activation of the Big Hill summit WS/NS-290 and Park El Dorado National Forest K-4455. At the event you can learn about the POTA and SOTA programs and see examples of stations used for these activities.
The Big Hill summit has great views of the Crystal Basin and Sacramento Valley and is a great location to test the range of your HT.
Bring your portable radio gear, folding chair, picnic lunch, and sunscreen.
Directions:
- Highway 50 East from Placerville for ~21 miles to Ice House Road.
- North on Ice House Road for 9.9 miles to Big Hill Road
- West on Big Hill Road 2.4 miles to Big Hill Lookout
For more information about the event or Summits on the Air, contact:
Can’t make the event on site? Join us as chaser from home and help us make contacts! Find our “spots” at https://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/ or https://pota.app/#/