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SUMMARY:POTA Activation
DESCRIPTION:We will be doing a POTA activation Saturday\, November 1st\, at Pío Pico State Park. Everyone is welcome to come. Setup your own a station\, help with other stations\, or just come to watch. The park is at: 6003-6097 Pioneer Blvd\, Whittier\, CA 90606. It opens at 9am.  I do not know if there is any charge to get into the park. \nTo participate from home (Hunters) all you have to do is check the POTA website here: https://pota.app/#/  and look for WG6OTA or look for Pio Pico State Historical Park: US-3534. Listen to the frequency the Club POTA group is using.  Then make a contact. That is it. Signing up for your own account or logging your contacts at the POTA website is not required but optional if you want to keep track of your POTA contacts.. \nYou can find more information about POTA here: parksontheair.com \nFor more information contact Marco\, KN6SJQ@gmail.com
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/pota-activation/
LOCATION:Pío Pico State Park\, 6003-6097 Pioneer Blvd.\, Whittier\, CA\, 90606\, United States
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SUMMARY:License Testing
DESCRIPTION:VE testing at Brackett Field \n  \nGOTAhams is delighted to be sponsoring Frank Westphal’s team of ARRL-VEC examiners operating monthly in-person testing. Tests will be held on the LAST Saturday of each month (EXCEPT DECEMBER) at 1PM in the Pilots Lounge of the Brackett Field airport in La Verne (map below). Walk-ins are allowed\, but you are strongly encouraged to contact Frank at 909-257-7205 in advance. Please leave a message with your contact information and indicate which license level(s) you are pursuing. Please bring $15.00 for the A.R.R.L. VEC exam fee. ($5 if under 18). Payment must be cash or check – no credit cards or electronic payment methods. Also\, please review the ‘preparation’ link below to ensure that you have completed the other required preparations for a successful test. You MUST bring an FCC FRN number to the test event – contact us if you need help with creating this on the FCC website. Successful candidates will be contacted by the FCC for payment of any additional fees due before issuance of the license. There is no test at the end of December due to the holiday season.\nGOTAhams is grateful to Frank and his team for their commitment to continue this long-standing\nvolunteer effort\, having conducted hundreds of prior exam sessions. \nContact: Mr. Frank C. Westphal at 909-257-7205 or K6FW@ARRL.NET\nTime: Last Saturday Every Month\, 1PM\nPreparation: Please review this page: http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session\nExam Fee (collected at test): $15.00 ($5.00 if under 18).\nInformation on FCC License Fees (NOT collected at test): https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee\nMap and Directions:\nThe pilot’s lounge is located in the terminal building also housing Norms Hanger Coffee Shop. Enter the front entrance and turn to the left just after the gift shop. The meeting room where the exams are held are one door down on the left. \nBrackett field la Verne Click for directions
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/19411/
LOCATION:Brackett Field\, 1615 McKinley Avenue\, La Verne\, CA\, 91750\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Frank C. Westphal":MAILTO:K6FW@ARRL.NET
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SUMMARY:Simplex Net
DESCRIPTION:The Simplex net 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. We will collect and collate these. Use this scale for your reports: \n1=Nothing at all heard\, not even noise or hiss suggesting a specific signal is present. \n2=It was apparent that a signal was present but communication is impossible even with reasonable re-tries. \n3=Communication possible with noise and possibly some re-tries to cover drop outs. \n4=Good communication though with some noise or other artifacts\, but generally solid copy. \n5=Solid copy\, little or no noise\, full or nearly full quieting. \nBe patient during silences as there will probably be participants you cannot hear and net control is likely communicating with those stations during silences.
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/simplex-net/
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SUMMARY:Radio in the Park
DESCRIPTION:“Radio in the Park” Saturday October18th 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Larkin Park\, Claremont\, CA
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/gotahams-at-larkin-park/
LOCATION:Larkin Park\, 660 N Mountain Avenue\, CA\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
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SUMMARY:Great Shakeout
DESCRIPTION:The Great ShakeOut is an International earth quake drill\, to practice and prepare for a earthquake. This takes place every year on the Third Thursday in October. \nThis year it will be on October 16th. We will have a special net at 10:16am.  We will be doing something different this time so\,turn on your radio by 6:16am and listen for instructions. \nSee The Great ShakeOut website. website. for more information on earth quake drills.
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/great-shakeout/
LOCATION:WG6OTA\, 34.186747\, -117.701456\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
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SUMMARY:Marconi Net
DESCRIPTION:The WG6OTA repeater will be linked to the GB3IW repeater on the Isle of Wight. Saturday\, October 11th\, at 12 noon.
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/marconi-net/
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