Field Day Planning

April 17th is our next planning meeting for Field Day 2025

Be on this meeting if you want to find out what Field day is and what our club is doing, or if you have some helpful advice or opinions on what we should do this year. If you want to learn how you can help, or if you are ready to volunteer, join the meeting. This meeting will be on the Zoom Lounge at 6pm. The information to join is in the weekly e-mail.

GOTAhams at Los Flores Park , La Verne – April 19

Radio In The Park, Saturday, April 19th 10AM-3PM at Las Flores Park in La Verne.  

We are usually, towards the Southeast corner of the park.  Bring Radios, Antennas, Snacks, Drinks and a smile. or at least a hat, chair and some water.  As usual remember to listen to the WG6OTA repeater before or on the way to the park, just in case there is a change in plans. See you on the Air!

Las Flores Park 3175 Bolling Avenue La Verne, CA 91750

The WG6OTA Repeater on Sunset Ridge is back online!

Join us for our GOTAhams monthly Simplex Net

Wednesday, April 23th, at 6:15PM – 146.580MHz

The Monthly Simplex net is hosted by Thomas, WB6HYH,. As usual we will be on 146.580MHz starting at 6:15pm. A great way to explore the reach of your 2 meter equipment without benefit of repeater, both receiving and transmitting. Bring a pad of paper and record signal reports for all you hear. Tom will collect and collate these.  Use this scale for your reports:

1=Nothing at all heard, not even noise or hiss suggesting a specific signal is present.

2=It was apparent that a signal was present but communication is impossible even with reasonable re-tries.

3=Communication possible with noise and possibly some re-tries to cover drop outs.

4=Good communication though with some noise or other artifacts, but generally solid copy.

5=Solid copy, little or no noise, full or nearly full quieting.

Be patient during silences as there will probably be participants you cannot hear and net control is likely communicating with those stations during silences.