It was a busy meeting in May. We had some attendees apply for club membership, some new visitors and even a Zoom attendee from Australia. We got some general information about upcoming events including our booth at the El County Fair, an ARES hospital exercise and Field Day at the end of June.
Dorris, K0BEE informed us about an upcoming event that requires Ham Radio support. The Tevis Cup 100-mile trail ride in July requires many volunteers including Ham Radio operators. If you're interested in volunteering here is the link Tevis Cup Volunteering.
Our main speaker for the evening was Steve, W1SRD. Steve shared his experiences as a member of the 2024 TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition. Many of our club members were able to make contacts with the TX5S effort. Here is more information about the TX5S DXpedition https://clip.pdxg.net/ .
We had a full house for our April 2024 meeting. We had a few new visitors and introduced Bob, KO6CVL as a new member.
JR, K6LBP presented a radio to Brian KK6IZI our raffle winner for the 220 Use It Or Lose It net.
Merlin Scott shared some stories about the beginnings of El Dorado County SAR and history of the Rubicon Trail.
At our March meeting we had a good-looking crowd in attendance. There were some new faces and few faces that we haven't seen for a while.
Jeremy W6TKD, talked about his Ham Clock and donated one for the club raffle.
Jordan WC6J showed us a Quangsheng UV-K5. A cheep dual-band handheld with lots of possibilities through firmware updates.
Roger W6WHU, talked about he has been working the world with 100 watts and a wire and using online software defined radios to help him work the new ones.
Finally, Jim AF6FO, showed us his home solar project and how it has reduced his PG&E bill. We also saw a few pictures of his shack.
The February 2024 meeting had a great turnout despite the rain. John KM6AIX handed out the new club tee shirts to those who ordered one. Our 220 Use It Or Loose It net winner was AK7AK was not able to attend the meeting, JR K6LBP will deliver the prize in person.
Jeremy W6TKD, got the meeting off to a good start.
Roger W6WHU, shared the results from the special event and Winter Field Day Station.
Bob W1RH was the main speaker for the meeting and gave an introduction to contesting. Bob explained contesting can be fun and help you improve your other radio skills.
