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GOTAhams Amateur Radio Club

Helping hams Get-On-The-Air and keeping the amateur radio community radio active! Join our nightly net on the WG6OTA repeater at 7:30pm.

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Contesting for Beginners

Contest Basics (arrl.org)

ARRL HF Contesting Guidelines

ARRL Contest Calendar

Contesting Primer

Everything You Need to Know about Ham Radio Contests (radiotackle.com)

New Book from ARRL: Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners

Upcoming Events

Feb 21
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Radio In The Park – Claremont

Feb 25
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

The Simplex net

Feb 28
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

License Testing at Brackett Field

Mar 7
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

POTA Activation

Mar 12
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Club Meeting – Wolf River Coils

Mar 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Marconi Net

Mar 21
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Radio In The Park – San Dimas

Mar 25
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Simplex net

Mar 28
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

License Testing at Brackett Field

Apr 4
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

POTA Activation

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