GOTAhams at Larkin Park

“Radio in the Park” Saturday May 17th 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Larkin Park, Claremont, CA

Meet up with other Hams, Get On The Air, and enjoy some sunshine at Larkin Park, Claremont, CA, 660 N Mountain Ave, Claremont, CA 91711. We meet near the Northeast section of the park near 7th street. Monitor the WG6OTA repeater for last minute changes due to park conditions. If you don’t find us, call for, “any GOTAHams at the park” on the repeater and someone will come back with the info you need.

Folks bring their HF radios, portable power systems, Antennas and attempt contacts all over the country/world from a local park practicing their EmComm Skills and enjoying the company of other Hams! We look forward to seeing everyone there, all interested parties are welcomed, no need to be licensed, or a club member, we look forward to sharing the hobby with anyone interested and welcome any/all questions!

Join us for our GOTAhams monthly Simplex Net

Wednesday, May 28th, 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.