= ARRL SANTA CLARA VALLEY SECTION = Section Manager (SM) - Brandon Bianchi, NI6C Assistant Section Manager (ASM) Phil Steffora, K6TT Assistant Section Manager (ASM) Michael Pechner, NE6RD Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) Larry Carr, KE6AGJ Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator (ASEC) Phil Steffora, K6TT State Government Liaison (SGL) David Wolfe, AA6XV Official Observer Coordinator (OOC) Andrew Korsak, KR6DD Technical Coordinator (TC) Kit Blanke, WA6PWW Section QSL Card Checker (CC) Russ Bentson, K6KLY Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC) Tony Dowler, KM6DA [Want to Volunteer? Many Section Positions are Open!] SCV Section Website: http://santaclaravalley.org SCV Section Google Group: http://bit.ly/scv-group = SEPTEMBER 2012 ARRL SCV SECTION NEWS = =Pacificon 2012 Update :: FAST APPROACHING!= The Pacific Division convention has the honor of also serving as the ARRL National Convention. Plans are well underway to prepare for the biggest and best Pacificon ever! This year's event will be one to certainly not miss. If you are interested in volunteering at Pacificon this year, there are many slots left to fill. Please contact Sam Sampayan at kj6pcm@gmail.com or visit http://bit.ly/pacificonvol for more information. For event details and a schedule please visit http://pacificon.org Also don't miss the Parachute Mobile event on Saturday. See the below link for all of the ways you can participate! http://bit.ly/O3hYii =ARRL Delta Division ARES Activation= In preparation for last week's Hurricane Isaac landfall the ARRL Delta Division ARES EMCOMM Net was activated. ARRL Delta Division Director David Norris, K5UZ, explained that the four Sections in the Delta Division -- Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee -- are prepared for the storm. “All the nets are ready to go,” he said. “Local and State Emergency Operations Centers in each of the affected states have been activated and many of them have Amateur Radio operators that can help support their operations. The Delta Division ARES® EMCOMM Net activated at 12 noon (CDT) on Tuesday. The Mississippi Emergency Net also activated at 12 noon (CDT) on Tuesday. Read more from the ARRL Release: http://bit.ly/aresdelta
=How can you help? :: ARES and RACES Info= Emergency communications are key to the successful handling of any disaster or emergency. As Amateur Operators, we can volunteer our time and skills to assist. There are numerous online resources you can utilize to learn more and study to become an ARES or RACES volunteer. What is ARES? http://arrl.org/ares What is RACES? http://usraces.org/ What are the differences between ARES and RACES? http://arrl.org/ares-races-faq If you are interested, please contact one of the District Emergency Coordinators for your county. They can point you in the appropriate direction to help get you started. Monterey County :: Richard Hillbun, AF6TP Santa Cruz County :: Charles Pennell (CAP), KE6AFE San Benito County :: Tim Takeuchi, W6TST Santa Clara County :: Scott Morse, KC6SKM San Mateo County Coastside :: Dr. David R. Richards, AF6MN San Mateo County Bayside :: Peter Liljequist, AA6PL =FCC Releases Congressionally Mandated Study on Amateur Radio= On August 20 -- in response to a Spring 2012 Congressional directive -- the Federal Communications Commission released its findings on the Uses and Capabilities of Amateur Radio Service Communications in Emergencies and Disaster Relief: Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 6414 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. This report contains the FCC’s “ review of the importance of emergency Amateur Radio Service communications relating to disasters, severe weather and other threats to lives and property in the United States; and recommendations for enhancements in the voluntary deployment of Amateur Radio operators in disaster and emergency communications and disaster relief efforts; and recommendations for improved integration of Amateur Radio operators in the planning and furtherance of initiatives of the federal government.” It also required “that the study identify impediments to enhanced Amateur Radio Service communications and provide recommendations regarding the removal of such impediments.” Please note the FCC response to the ARRL cited that today's CC&R, land use, HOA, and other Antenna Restrictions "...prohibit the erection of even modest Amateur Radio antennas." The FCC disagreed with that assessment stating “…our review of the record does not indicate that amateur operators are unable to find homes that are not subject to such restrictions. Therefore, at this time, we do not see a compelling reason for the Commission to revisit its previous determinations that preemption should not be expanded to CC&Rs.” You can read the full report if you have not already on the ARRL Website: http://bit.ly/fccstdy = UPCOMING SECTION EVENTS = =VE Sessions= The Sunnyvale VEC ARC will be holding two licensing sessions during the month of September: Sept. 8 in Sunnyvale, Exam session at 10:30 AM at City of Sunnyvale "De Anza Park" and Sept. 15 in Redwood City, Exam session at 10:30 AM at Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA. For more information on what to bring to these sessions along with directions visit: http://www.amateur-radio.org. =CW Academy= The CW Academy is a group who go out of their way to Elmer those with interest in learning CW. There is no cost and membership is not required to participate. Enrollment is open to anyone with the desire to learn or improve their proficiency in Morse Code. CWops is International in scope, membership and management. Its focus is the use of CW, whether for contesting, DXing or ragchewing. Moreover, it supports every form of sending -- if it's CW, CWops supports it! http://www.cwops.org/cwacademy.html =D-STAR QSO Party 2012= The goal of the D-STAR QSO PARTY is to communicate through as many D-STAR repeaters as possible throughout the world. The Event is September 21, 22 and 23, 2012. Friday 00:00 ~ Sunday 24:00 (UTC) DV mode 28MHz / 50MHz / 145MHz / 430MHz / 1200MHz (Simplex operation on 28MHz and 50MHz) There are 7 Icom ID-51A prize radios up for grabs. If you have D-STAR you should certainly take part in this event. http://bit.ly/dstarqso =PAARA Meeting Update= PAARA's meeting location has moved from the Menlo Park Rec Center to the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. The next meeting will be September 7th. You can visit http://paara.org for more details. =Northern California DX Club= The 64th International DX Convention, April 19-21, 2013 will be held in Visalia, CA. Mark your calendars and plan to attend this event! =Monthly Newsletter= Do you have something for our section newsletter? Contact the SCV Staff with your Club News and other items of interest to SCV amateurs. ==================================================================== Would you like to receive the SCV section news every month by email? If you are an ARRL member, simply login to the ARRL website and "edit your profile". Select "edit your email subscriptions" and check off the box "News and Information from your Division Director and Section Manager". You will find contact information for all of the SCV section staff on our web page at www.santaclaravalley.org. We need to hear about your club news and other items of interest to the amateur radio community in SCV. News items, club events and other information you would like listed on the SCV wiki can be sent to Brandon Bianchi -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section Section Manager: Brandon J Bianchi, NI6C ni6c@arrl.org --------------------------------------------------------------------
