[GVARC] Newsletter (short, but sweet)

[Tony]

************************* Garlic Valley ******************************
Volume 17                                                     Feb 2002
******************* Amateur Radio Club Newsletter ********************
GVARC OFFICERS
   President                   Frank Fahrlander, N7FF
   Vice President              Ed Vines, KG6WU
   Secretary                   ---open - ?interested?---
   Treasurer                   Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
   Newsletter Editor           Tony Armendariz, AD6ID
   WEBster                     Claud Furnare, NA6W

   Web Site                    http://www.qsl.net/gvarc

NEW LICENSES:
	Brian Woodson, Jr.   KG6JTR
	Mark Deger           KG6IFQ
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   Welcome, Mark and Brian to Ham Radio and to the Garlic Valley ARC.
   FB!

***RADIOFEST IS THIS SAT
------------------------
   Many will be going right after breakfast. Plan on it, try to car pool,
ask early/ask Sat. But be there!

Also don't forget the Open House at N6IJ, "The Contest Station From the
Government", after 13:00. It's only 2 miles from Radiofest.

Talk in to N6IJ on 444.7, PL 123
Talk in to Radiofest, 146.97, PL 94.8

Info, Directions
http://www.k6ly.org
http://communities.msn.com/n6ij
http://www.polkinghorn.org/n6ij

***NEXT CLUB MEETING -  Saturday, 23-Feb-02
--------------------
   GVARC usually meets on the LAST Saturday of each month, at the Little
House  Restaurant in Gilroy on Monterey Avenue (near the car dealers in
front of Motel  6). From the North or South, take the Monterey St. exit
from highway 101 (south  end of Gilroy) and head north. We trickle in
about 8 a.m. and eat at 8:30ish.     The South County ARES net is held
each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on K6THR/R (147.825 -.600, no PL).

***RADIOFEST - Some Details
------------
http://k6ly.org/radiofest/come/index.html#speakers

List of: Speakers, Vendors, Bargain Bazaar, Estate Sale, Displays and
Door Prizes
VE: License Examinations

Speakers

Beginning   8:30 a.m.   Rick Lagerstrom, KN6FR
        President, Naval Postgraduate School Amateur Radio  Club
    Subject: First Steps    Rose Room

Antique Radios  9:00 a.m.   Dr. Donald Walters
    Subject: A Little Bit of History.   Gold Room

CHP 9:30 a.m.   Officer David Peelo California Highway Patrol
    Subject: The CHP and Amateur Radio  Collaboration   Rose Room

ARRL    10:00 a.m.  Jim Maxwell, W6CF   ARRL Director, Pacific Division
    Subject: The ARRL and PRB1  Gold Room

Radio Design    10:30 a.m.  Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ Owner,
        Elecraft HF Transceiver Kits
    Subject: Advanced Receiver Design =97 What's  REALLY Important!   Rose
Room

Antennas    11:00 a.m.  Dr. Richard Adler, K6RWA
        Faculty, Naval Postgraduate School
    Subject: Antennas and RF Interference   Gold Room

Beginning   11:30 a.m.  Rick Lagerstrom, KN6FR
    Subject: First Steps    Rose Room

ECTAR/ARES  12:00 p.m.  Glenn Thomas, WB6W
        ARRL Section Manager, Santa Clara Valley Section
                        Don Carlson, KQ6FM
        District Emergency Coordinator, Monterey County President, ECTAR
        Gold Room

Citizens Core   1:00 p.m.   Dr. Russell Coile, K6FVH
        Certified Emergency Manager
    Subject: The Role of Amateur Radio in the   Citizens Corps  Rose Room

Vendors

Elecraft
Ham Radio Outlet, Sunnyvale
Wordradio magazine
Displays and Demonstrations

Bargain Bazaar

We will have GREAT deals at our Bargain Bazaar!
Come wheel and deal like you've never whelt and dealt
 before on some of the following equipment:

Estate Sale
WE will also have nice equipment at our Estate Sale. Here's just a sample:

Kenwood TS870S HF Transceiver
Kenwood TS530S HF Transceiver
Heathkit SB634 Station Console
Kikusui 5650 Oscilloscope
Professionally designed, home built HF Amplifiers
Much more test equipment and radio gear too numerous to list

Door Prizes

Radio Shack 300 Channel Trunk Tracker Scanner from Radio Shack.
Triplett Digital Multimeter from Potters Electronics.
ARRL Handbook, 2002 ed.,
ARRL Antenna Book, 19th ed.,
ARRL Repeater Directory, 2002 ed. - all from ARRL.
ARRL Code tapes for 10, 15, and 22 words-per-minute,
Visual Basic CD Tutor,
Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 - all from NPSARC.