[MarinTeams] Welcome New Radio Members!

[Bill Smith]

A number of new interested CERT team members have been added to the DART
Radio list.  Welcome aboard!  The list is only a few months old and has
grown to 48 members.  Many have acquired their Amateur Radio license.

Congratulations to those who passed the test this last Saturday!  We'll be
sending further information individually to those who passed the test.

We're holding an introduction class for those who would like to obtain a
license.  It will be a lecture and question and answer session as an
introduction to Amateur Radio and the Technician Class license.

The class is part of the DART Radio License Class and everyone is welcome.
Even if you have your license and would like to find out more about radio,
feel free to attend.  We're holding the class at the Hamilton Wireless
Clubhouse on Tuesday evening, August 28,  7:00pm - 10:00pm.  Please call
415-456-4481 or drop a note by e-mail at hbco2 at sbcglobal.net if you would
like to take the class.  There is no charge.

If you prefer a book on the subject, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
has published a license manual you should find useful.  It is a
comprehensive introduction to Amateur Radio and will cover more than our use
of local communications, but has good descriptions of basic radio theory and
practice.  It is available off the shelf at Barnes and Noble in the Corte
Madera Shopping Center or can be ordered from http://www.arrl.org.  You
might also check with Amazon if you are comfortable with a discount.

The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual. First edition, third printing. ©
2006-2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ISBN: 0-87259-963-9)
#9639 -- $24.95

==== Instructions to the Hamilton Wireless Association Clubhouse ====

Building 549 is located in the Coast Guard Housing section at Hamilton.  A
map can be found at our clubhouse site http://www.k6bw.org.  Here are
summary instructions:

Hamilton Field is located north of San Rafael in Novato.  Take the Hamilton
Field/Nave Drive Exit from Highway 101.  If you are traveling from the
south, continue on Nave Drive through one stoplight until you reach the
Hamilton Field Main Gate.  Turn right into Hamilton onto Main Gate Drive.
If you are traveling from the north, take the Hamilton Field exit and turn
right and take the overpass over Highway 101.  Take the first right and
continue down the frontage road (Nave Drive) through two stoplights until
you reach the Hamilton Field Main Gate.  Turn left into Hamilton onto Main
Gate Drive.

Continue on Main Gate Drive through one stoplight until you pass over a
white bridge.  On the other side of the bridge, take the next right to
Crescent Dr.  Drive a short block over another smaller bridge, then turn
right again to enter the Coast Guard Housing Area.  Continue on Crescent
until you spot a large palm tree and a wye in the road.  Turn left, and
continue up a small incline to San Jose Dr.  Turn left again onto San Jose
Dr.  On the right you will see a small driveway with a white sign marked
Building 549.  Take the driveway to the top of the hill and to the
clubhouse.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call.  The clubhouse
phone is 415-382-8135, and my phone is 415-456-4481.

73 (ham lingo for best wishes) from Bill, AB6MT
hbco2 at sbcglobal.net