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SUMMARY:POTA Activation - Dockweiler State Beach
DESCRIPTION:We will be doing a POTA activation. Everyone is welcome to come to the park or participate from home. \n\nCome to the park  at Dockweiler State Beach.Do NOT use the entrance where Imperial ends at Vista Del Mar; instead\, turn left from Imperial (or continue south on Vista Del Mar) for about 1/4 a mile and enter there. The address\, for driving maps purposes\, is 12505 Vista Del Mar\, Playa Del Rey\, CA 90293. There’s a $8 all-day parking fee per car. There are no picnic tables nor shade trees; we will be in the parking lot. Setup your own a station\, help with other stations\, or just come to watch\, the view is great (ocean). \n\n\n\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 US-3425 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.. \n\n\n\nYou can find more information about POTA here: parksontheair.com \n\n\n\nFor more information contact Marco\, KN6SJQ@gmail.com
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/pota-activation-2/
LOCATION:Dockweiler State Beach\, 12001 Vista del Mar\, Playa del Rey\, ca\, 90293
ORGANIZER;CN="Marco Di Meo":MAILTO: KN6SJQ@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T190000
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SUMMARY:Club Meeting - Kirk\, KN6UMV - How to Use DMR
DESCRIPTION:Please join the GOTAhams for our monthly Club Meeting. We will be at EL RANCHERO Restaurant at: 984 West Foothill Blvd. in Claremont. \nIf you are meeting at the restaurant\, they will expect you to order a meal so\, come by 6pm so you can order and eat before the meeting. As usual\, the meeting will start at 7pm. \nIf you wish to attend on Zoom you can use the information in the membership e-mail as usual. If you are not a member send an e-mail to Tim N6DLC at: tim@wnbnet.net if you want to join the club meeting on Zoom. \nThis month we will have Kirk Beasley with his second presentation on DMR.  In the first presentation he covered what is DMR and how it works.  This presentation will focus more on how to use DMR.
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/club-meeting-2/
LOCATION:El Ranchero\, 984 W. Foothill Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T110000
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SUMMARY:Marconi Net
DESCRIPTION:The WG6OTA repeater will be linked to the GB3IW repeater on the Isle of Wight. On the second Saturday of the month at 1900UTC. \n\n\n\nThe Marconi Net is a cooperation between GOTAhams and the Isle of Wight Radio Society\, UK. We will celebrate the fellowship between UK and US hams with the MARCONI NET. The WG6OTA repeater on Sunset Ridge\, North of Claremont\, in Southern California\, will be linked to the GB3IW repeater\, near Cowes\, on the Isle of Wight\, in the UK. The KS7MC repeater (Spirit Mountain Amateur Radio Club) in Fort Mohave Arizona may also be linked during these nets. These are open repeaters\, and we welcome guests. As usual\, we encourage all participants to completely ignore (do not acknowledge in any way) any intentional interference during this or any other net. \nThe net will always start at 19:00 UTC (which is 12 noon in California and Arizona and 8pm in Cowes\, UK during the summer). The net start time is specified in UTC time to avoid any confusion as U.S. Daylight Savings Time and British Summer Time change on different weekends. (In the Winter it will be; 11am in California\, 12pm in Arizona\, and 7pm in Cowes\, UK) \nNo special radio programming is required\, just access the WG6OTA repeater as usual and it will be linked to GB3IW. \nKeep transmissions to less than 2 minutes and allow time for a FULL carrier drop (by the repeater) between transmissions. We do ask that participants pay special attention to avoid time outs. \nFor information about the clubs\, please check out their respective web sites at:\nhttps://gotahams.com\nhttps://iowrs.org \nFor information about the net\, contact: Bill Appleton\, KF4MCG at kf4mcg@hotmail.com\nSee the maps below for information on the locations of WG6OTA and GB3IW. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nApproximately 5\,425 miles between repeaters.
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/marconi-net-4/
LOCATION:WG6OTA\, 34.186747\, -117.701456\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bill Appleton":MAILTO:kf4mcg@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Radio In The Park - Claremont
DESCRIPTION:Radio In The Park\n\n\n\nRadio in the Park is a social event  to meet up with other hams and Get On The Air. Folks bring their HF radios\, portable power systems\, Antennas and attempt contacts all over the country/world.  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! \nPractice your EmComm skills or just enjoy the day in the company of other Hams! You may want to bring a chair and some water. Some people may bring food or snacks. We encourage you to bring and set up your radios and antennas!   \nLarkin Park\, Claremont\, CA\, 660 N Mountain Ave\, Claremont\, CA 91711\nLarkin Park has shade trees and a few tables. If you are bringing a radio you may want to bring a table. We meet near the Northeast section of the park near 7th street.   \nAs 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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/radio-in-the-park-claremont/
LOCATION:Larkin Park\, 660 N Mountain Avenue\, CA\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Simplex net
DESCRIPTION:The Simplex net will be on 146.580MHz starting at 6:15pm.\nA 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: \n\n\n\n1=Nothing at all heard\, not even noise or hiss suggesting a specific signal is present. \n\n\n\n2=It was apparent that a signal was present but communication is impossible even with reasonable re-tries. \n\n\n\n3=Communication possible with noise and possibly some re-tries to cover drop outs. \n\n\n\n4=Good communication though with some noise or other artifacts\, but generally solid copy. \n\n\n\n5=Solid copy\, little or no noise\, full or nearly full quieting. \n\n\n\nBe patient during silences as there will probably be participants you cannot hear and net control is likely communicating with those stations during silences. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/the-simplex-net/
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SUMMARY:License Testing at Brackett Field
DESCRIPTION:VE testing at Brackett Field\n\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 \n 
URL:https://gotahams.com/event/license-testing-at-brackett-field-2/
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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