W6BB Amateur Radio Club » Upcoming Events http://www.w6bb.org Amateur Radio At The University of California, Berkeley Mon, 02 May 2011 20:48:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Meeting Tonight: “Taking W6BB for a Walk – HF Radio To Go” http://www.w6bb.org/2010/11/18/meeting-tonight-taking-w6bb-for-a-walk-hf-radio-to-go/ http://www.w6bb.org/2010/11/18/meeting-tonight-taking-w6bb-for-a-walk-hf-radio-to-go/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:14:04 +0000 k6jeb http://www.w6bb.org/?p=63 This evening between 5pm and 6pm Pacific (0100-0200 UTC) the W6BB Amateur Radio Club here at the University of California Berkeley will be on HF for the first time in a VERY long time. We will be operating QRP starting on 20m on or near 14.060MHz. if things are good at that time (it’s grey line for us at that hour) we’ll stay put unless things are just dead in which case we’ll slide down to 40m around 7.040MHz.

This demo will be showing how to set up a small (ATS-3B and modified MP-1 antenna) QRP station and get it on the air and make contacts.

Look for us (W6BB) around 0100-0200UTC (probably closer to 0130 to start and probably as late as 0300 if conditions are good and you all want to help us out). Spots would be MUCH appreciated. Feel free to pass this on to other hams, especially Cal alumni/emeritus/retired.

WHERE: 60 Barrows Hall (this is where we’ll meet but then go to the adjacent practice field on the east side of Barrows Hall)

WHEN: 5pm Pacific until fun stops, November 18, 2010

Bring a jacket and a sense of humor. :)

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]]> http://www.w6bb.org/2007/10/18/pacificon-this-weekend/feed/ 0 2006 California QSO Party (CQP) http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/2006-california-qso-party-cqp/ http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/2006-california-qso-party-cqp/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:19:41 +0000 k6jeb http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/2006-california-qso-party-cqp/ Begins: 1600 UTC – 7 October 2006 Ends: 2159 UTC – 8 October 2006

The California QSO Party (CQP) is the premier state QSO party held every year on the first weekend of October. The Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) has sponsored CQP since 1974. CQP has traditionally opened the annual contest season by providing an opportunity for contesters to prepare for the ARRL November Sweepstakes since the format is similar.

Stations outside of California , worldwide, work stations in California only. The 58 counties of CA are the multipliers. California stations work all stations in or out of CA, The 50 US states and 8 Canadian areas are the multipliers. Stations outside of Canada and the US add to one’s QSO total but do not count as multipliers. See the full set of CQP Rules for more details.

]]> http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/2006-california-qso-party-cqp/feed/ 0 Pacificon – October 13th – 15th http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/pacificon-october-13th-15th/ http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/pacificon-october-13th-15th/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:06:39 +0000 k6jeb http://www.w6bb.org/2006/09/07/pacificon-october-13th-15th/ PACIFICON 2006, the great west coast ham radio convention, takes place Friday, October 13th through Sunday, October 15th, 2006 at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel at 2600 Bishop Drive in San Ramon, California.

Make your hotel reservations by October 1st and ask for the special PACIFICON 2006 room rate of $84 per night. Call 1-800-228-9290 for resevations. To insure availability reserve early.

PACIFICON 2006 Events Include:

Antenna Seminar – Friday

Legal Seminar – Friday

DXpedition Presentation – Friday evening

QRP Activities – Friday Evening & Saturday

HFpack Activities – Friday Eve, Saturday, Sunday

Breakfast/Keynote & Evening Banquet – Saturday

Great Swap Meet – Sunday Morning

Outstanding Technical Forums – Saturday & Sunday

Ham Radio Gear on Exhibit – Saturday & Sunday

One-Day Technician License Class – Saturday

Ham License Exams – Saturday & Sunday

Transmitter Hunt – Sunday Morning

ARRL Forum – Sunday

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