This class will prepare students to pass the Federal Communications Commission examination for the General Class Amateur Radio License. Students must hold a Technician Class Amateur License or be ready to take the examination for the Technician Class Amateur License. Topics include FCC regulations, radio communication methods, electronic circuit descriptions and calculations, and operating an Amateur Radio Station. The final session of the class will be an examination session conducted by Volunteer Examiners. Textbook cost $27 payable to the instructor.

-Ken- KO6NO

Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club

will be holding a Technical Seminar on

Wire Antennas

Seminar on…

Saturday February 23, 2013

at 10 AM – 1 PM

The Salvation Army

3950 Clayton Road, (at West St.)

Concord 94521

Registration is NOT required.

Guest Speaker is Glen Rickard NO6W.

G5RV and other Wire Antennas will be discussed along with your questions about wire.

Follow up training for Ham Radio and Salvation Army Disaster Training will also be available in the future.

“Getting On The Air”

Forming Now!

The Salvation Army together with the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club

will hold a 2 part seminar where you can develop your

Amateur Radio License Getting On The Air skills

This is your next step after becoming licensed. This is your chance to learn the how to and techniques of Emergency Communications on Ham Radio and the excitement of Getting On The Air.

This seminar is to upgrade your current Technician skills!

Seminar Times…

Part 1 Thursday March 28, 2013

Part 2 Thursday April 4, 2013

At 7-9 pm

The Salvation Army

3950 Clayton Road, (at West St.)

Concord 94521

Registration is required.

Class is FREE but there is a $5 materials fee – No Textbook is needed.

Follow up training continues throughout the year.

 Stay tuned at www.SATERNConcord.org

To sign up email: HamRadioClass@gmail.com

For voice mail or fax: 925 465-9554

Chuck Graham, KI6DCD

EDS/SATERN Training Coordinator

Salvation Army Concord Corps

“It is with great sadness that I must report to you that Michael Borkon, KF6CRZ, long-time member and Adjutant of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Communications Team was taken from us on the morning of November 19, 2012.  I have lost a dear friend, and the Team has lost a valued officer and member.

Michael will be laid to rest at the Salem Memorial Park, 1299 El Camino Real, Colma, CA on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.  A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, and his family invites each of us to attend.

Following the service, there will be a reception in Michael’s honor, and refreshments will be served.  In remembrance of Michael’s 69th birthday, November 21, a birthday cake will be shared.  The reception will be held in Hillsboro, and directions will be provided at the service.

So that his family may better prepare for the reception, they ask that you please RSVP to me as soon as possible.  You may call me at 510 537-6704 or send me e-mail at rbvallio@gmail.com.”

Licensing Course Forming Now!

The Salvation Army together with the

Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club

will be holding a 7 week course where you can learn everything you need to earn your Technician Class (entry level)

FCC Amateur Radio License.

The Technician Class license is your entry to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio and Emergency Communications… and now you do NOT need to learn Morse code!

Course begins on…Thursday January 24, 2013

at 7-9 pm at The Salvation Army Concord Corps

3950 Clayton Road, (at West St.) Concord 94521

Registration is required.

Class is FREE but there is a $5 materials fee and Textbook if needed about $26.

Each student must have full access to a copy of the text.

Follow up training and License testing will also be available.

To sign up email: HamRadioClass@gmail.com

For voice mail or fax: 925 465-9554

Beginning 18th September there will be a course to assist volunteers involved in emergency communications.

The course is entitled:

An Introduction to Emergency Communication EC-001 and is intended as a study course associated with the ARRL EC-001 examination.  EC-001 and its prerequisites, ICS-100 and IS-700, are among the course training requirements to qualify for Full Member status in the ARRL East Bay Section ARES® program.

Among the topics that you will learn is the role of the Incident Command System (ICS) in communications and techniques and protocols used in the passing of messages.  Additional topics include how to prepare for emergencies and how to set up and operate a radio communications network. You will also understand the different types of network, message precedence and how to prioritize messages.

The course is designed in support of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), but is suitable and open to anyone with an interest in supporting communications in the time of an emergency. This is a non-technical course and students do not need to have an amateur radio license. The class is free of charge.

The course will be held at the Alameda Fire Department Training facility at 431 Stardust Place, Alameda CA 94501.

The course material is split into three components each lasting about 2 ½ hours. Classes will be held on consecutive Tuesday evenings.

September 18th 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

September 25th 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

October 2nd         7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

An examination session is scheduled to be held on Sunday 14^th October (10:00 am) at Pacificon 2012.

There is a fee of $15 associated with this exam and prior certification with FEMA  ICS100 and IS700 is required.

Please contact David Haycock by email ki6awr@arrl.net or phone 510.846.0011 for additional details.  Registration is recommended as space is limited.

The Technician Class license is your entry to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio and Emergency Communications … and now you do not need to learn Morse code!

The 7-week course begins on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Each evening’s session begins at 7 pm and continues until 9 pm.

Location: The Salvation Army, 3950 Clayton Road (at West St.), Concord 94521

The class is free but there is a $5 materials fee. Each student must have full access to a copy of the text. If you need to purchase a copy of the text, it costs about $26.

Follow-up training and license testing will also be available.

Registration is required. To sign up:

• email: HamRadioClass@gmail.com
• voicemail or fax: 925.465.9554

ARRL Field Examiners have scheduled an EC-001 final exam session to begin at 10:00 am on Sunday, October 14, 2012. It will be held at PACIFICON 2012, the ARRL Pacific Division and ARRL National Convention, at the Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, 2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara CA 95054. This session is listed on the ARRL Web site. The exam fee is $15. The exam consists of 35 multiple-choice questions, and a passing score is 80% or better.

EC-001 is designed to provide basic knowledge and tools for any emergency communications volunteer. One need not be a licensed Amateur Radio operator to sit for the exam or earn the completion certificate. Candidates for this exam will have studied the course materials on line, in a local Field Class session, or by studying the course transcript, The ARRL Introduction to Emergency Communication Course, 4th Edition.

Candidates must complete and obtain certificates for two free online FEMA EMI Independent Study courses before beginning their EC-001 course studies. Those courses are IS-100, “Introduction to Incident Command System”, and IS-700, “National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction”. At the EC-001 exam, each candidate must provide the dates shown on his or her completion certificates for IS-100 and IS-700.

EC-001 and its prerequisites, IS-100 and IS-700, are among the course training requirements to qualify for Full Member status in the ARRL East Bay Section ARES® program.

More information about the EC-001 course and exam is available.

Walk-ins will be welcomed at this exam session, but if you plan to attend we would appreciate an advance email message to one of us so we can plan for you. See the Contact page for contact information.

This interview neatly sidesteps a common problem with media stories about ham radio: in most cases the journalist is clueless about our hobby. Apply the Walter Cronkite solution: in this case, the reporter is himself a ham, Mike Meenan ND6MM.

Read and listen to this story.

Her husband, W6OMF, Chief Laurence Richard Hogue USAF, Ret. passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 due to complications from open heart surgery.

It was his wish to be cremated with no memorial service.