Riverside County Amateur Radio Association

RCARA FIELD DAYS 2019 - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ... ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND

Greeted at the start of the day by a Cooper's Hawk taking a bath; of course it was on Saturday, the day of weekly baths.

Reduced force, COVID 19 Rules, Field Day with the Riverside County Amateur Radio Association. Microbus ready in the Orange Section...CQ, CQ, CQ... Photo courtesy of Rick KK6CTT

Mobile Simplex Breakfast Please join us for a mobile social simplex breakfast! Grab your coffee and hot pocket or other breakfast items, get on your mobile rig and be social! This will be a simplex breakfast to hone your Amateur Radio skills with our first 15 minutes being on ... 147.510 Mhz Simplex. We could wait for the zombies to start popping up but wouldn’t you like to know who you can reach while it’s only a toilet paper shortage? When: Saturday, April 11th at 10:30 AM Where: Your mobile rig in your driveway or other acceptable location How: From 10:30AM to 10:45AM Simplex Simplex frequency 147.510Mhz (No offset / No PL tone) From 10:45AM to whenever The conversation moves to the W6TJ repeater to pick up everyone that could not be heard on simplex mode.

It's up to all of us to slow the spread of COVID-19. Everyone, including young and healthy people, should avoid large gatherings during this time. Stay up-to-date with public health guidelines from cdc.gov. This is to notify you that the April 9, 2020 monthly club meeting is being canceled. This decision comes from President Alan KM6KPW and a few of the Board Members and is in the best interest of our members and per the direction of the authorities in regard to safe social ...distancing. In lieu of a physical meeting we will be holding a net meeting on the w6tj repeater on Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. You are encouraged to participate and offer any suggestions or thoughts on any topic. Alan will be the net controller and check-ins will be called for from those who will be joining us. This will be a controlled net and if you have a comment or question, you are asked to state your call sign and wait to be acknowledged before speaking. We hope you all are staying healthy, safe and have everything you need to maintain and sustain these unusual trying times. Take care of yourselves, each other and be wise and ethical.