Last modified on 6.23.09

Santa Clara County ARES/RACES website: http://www.scc-ares-races.org

SVECS Weekly Net on Tuesday Nights at 2000 hours on AA6BT (146.115+, PL100.0)

Click here for Net Control Script (on a webpage)
SVECS Net Control Script in PDF format (click here)

SVECS Tuesday Night Packet Check-in on K6SNY-1 (144.910) (before 2000 hrs!)

Keep your packet skills up to date by also checking in Tuesday nights on packet. Click here for the easy steps

SVECS Membership Application, (click here for PDF form)

SVECS Board of Directors

Chairman		Lou Steirer, WA6QYS		(408) 241-7999		wa6qys@aol.com
Vice Chairman		Don DeGroot, KA6TGE		(408) 243-8827		tgedon@sbcglobal.net
Treasurer		Le Henderson, KB6MXH		(408) 829-5881		kb6mxh5376@att.net
Secretary		Ralf Erickson, WA6CQA		(408) 245-6034		wa6cqa@sbcglobal.net
Board of Directors
		Bob Underwood, AA6BT		(408) 255-1997		aa6bt@arrl.net
		Ben Vickers, WB6FRM				wb6frm@pacbell.net
		Jim Dethlefson, KA6YRK				jdethlef@earthlink.net
		Glen Lokke, Jr., KE6NBO				glokke@pacbell.net
		Don Steinbach, AE6PM				ae6pm@arrl.net
SVECS Address:		SVECS Santa Clara Valley 857 Tamarack Lane Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Tutorials and References: (Click here for more)

FEMA ICS/NIMS online courses

Recommended Basic Emergency Management Course Completion
Earthquake Reporting Procedures
Emergency Responder Manual (pdf)


Amateur Radio Related Links
What is ARES?      What is RACES?
 
Previous Speakers at Quarterly Breakfast Meetings

Santa Clara County ARES/RACES website: http://www.scc-ares-races.org

City Emergency Coordinators
County Staff DEC, ADECs
Frequency Information
Direct-Dial Emergency Numbers

SPECS, Southern Peninsula Emergency Communication System (North County):
http://www.specsnet.org

Previous Speakers at Quarterly Breakfast Meetings

SVECS Events

Cupertino 4th of July Fireworks Event
July 4, 2009

As mentioned during the recent SPECS and SVECS Nets, the City of Cupertino is again sponsoring a 4th of July Fireworks event, and Cupertino OES has requested assistance from CARES, CERT, and MRC.

As in past years, we have submitted a Mutual Aid Request to County OES for MACs and MACS-in-Training, and to surrounding Cities for CERT volunteers, all who have not only helped staff field positions, but also had great seats for the main event!

The City of Cupertino will formally activate to cover all volunteers who participate, who will be sworn in as Cupertino DSWs.

For more information, check out the Event Plan at and past year's After Action Reports at http://www.cupertinoares.org

If interested in signing up, please reply to this email or send an email to Allan Gontang KD6QPP/AEC at kd6qpp@arrl.net

SVECS Quarterly Breakfast Meeting:
Copernicus Peak Fire Lookout
July 25, 2009
9 am to 12 noon

Santa Clara Senior Center
1303 Fremont St. (corner of Monroe and Fremont)
Santa Clara, CA
Thomas Guide page 833 quadrant E4
click here for map

Chris Morgan of Calfire will discuss the Copernicus Peak Fire Lookout station near Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton.

The fire lookout was closed for 17 years reopened in 2007.
Calfire News June 2007 article:

A 2-and-a-half-year-old volunteer project resurrected the lookout, which will not only preserve one of the Santa Clara Unit's historical places, but will recognize Cal Fire's 100-plus years of service.

Volunteers will staff the lookout on an as-need basis during red flags, high winds, after lightning storms and on high-fire danger days.

The lookout was constructed in 1938 and served as one of several fire lookouts within the Santa Clara Unit, a 1.4 million-acre stretch.

Door prize: HT Radio

Breakfast at 9 am, program at 10 am.

Please RSVP on the SVECS net, AA6BT repeater, 146.115+ 100PL, Tuesdays 2000 hours, or Lou WA6QYS at 408-241-7999.

Volunteers to help with the breakfast are always needed. Please arrive at 0730.

Donations for the raffle table are graciously accepted.

J-Pole Antennas by SVECS

These famed American Legion Post 380 J-pole antennas are regarded as highly effective antennas for ARES/RACES base stations, fixed and field use. VSWR is virtually 1.000 and very cost effective for a donation of $25.

Antennas are sold at DeAnza electronics flea market (next to coffee/donut tent) and also at Quarterly Breakfast Meetings.

Below is the SVECS tent next to coffee/donut tent with collection of J-pole antennas for sale. Antennas are available for 2-meter VHF, 220 MHz, and 440MHz.

DeAnza College Electronics Flea Market site at http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com

Santa Clara Valley NTS

SCV section National Traffic System voice nets meet Tuesday at 2100 hrs Pacific time on the Loma Pioneer Repeater Club 146.640 minus offset, 162.2 PL, LPRC website at http://www.lprc.net

Santa Clara Valley NTS group site is to educate and train amateur radio operators to use the National Traffic System, a method to pass text messages over ham radio, vital to emergency radio service. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nts_scv/

Michael Wright, K6MFW SVECS Webpage Editor (650) 604-6262 mfwright@batnet.com

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Silicon Valley Public Access Link http://www.svpal.org

Notes:
Many thanks to Hee So, N6XVK, for setting up the domain and initial webhosting for svecs.net.
N6NAC returned as UHF linked repeater (8-18-2008)
K6SNY became new UHF linked repeater, previously was N6NAC (May 2008)
SVECS AA6BT Repeater old callsign was WB6ADZ (was changed early in 2003).
N6NAC (440 repeater) old callsign was WB6FIY (was changed in mid 2003).