Sun City Arizona
Welcome To WestValleyARC in Sun City Az.
Licensed hams from all over the Grand Canyon State,
check in to our call-in nets on 147.300MHz (+) PL 162.2Hz
Sun City Arizona
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Licensed hams from all over the Grand Canyon State,
check in to our call-in nets on 147.300MHz (+) PL 162.2Hz
Granville Elementary School
You are encouraged to sign-up early for Tailgate Swapfest spaces and they are $10 each with a max of 3 spaces.
Register here: https://presco...
Granville Elementary School
Beardsley Park is at 12755 W. Beardsley Road in Sun City West
We invite you to come to Beardsley Park in Sun City West (see the 2-page flyer above) and help us celebrate with a spring picnic. Congress...
Beardsley Park is at 12755 W. Beardsley Road in Sun City West
This article is being re-posted in honor of Debbie Lesko
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rachel Harris, <Rachel.Harris@mail.house.gov>
October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced a resolution to designate April 18, 2021, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day to recognize the important contributions of amateur radio operators to our nation.
“It is my honor to introduce this legislation to honor the important contributions of amateur radio operators in Arizona and across our nation,” said Congresswoman Lesko. “Amateur radio operators are critical in times of crisis and our communities are safer thanks to their dedication to sharing important information with the public.”
Lesko was approached to introduce this resolution by a young amateur radio operator, Raymond, N7KCB, from Peoria, Arizona.
"I started Long Distance Responders so I can help prepare the community for emergencies with amateur radio,” said Raymond. “There might be a price for a radio, but the ability and knowledge to help someone is truly priceless."
Amateur radio has served an important purpose throughout our nation’s history. In times of crisis and natural disasters, amateur radio is often used as a means of emergency communication when phone service has been impacted. World Amateur Radio is celebrated annually on April 18th and this resolution recognizes this important community with a national day in the United States in 2021.
To celebrate the introduction of the resolution, Lesko hosted a virtual event with the Sun City Grand HAMs and other amateur radio operators in the West Valley.
Volunteering to Host a Net is the easiest way:
No need to be a club member, but you do need to be a licensed Amateur Radio Operator. Who knows, after a time or two, you may find that you really like being a Net Control and become one of our regulars. Please take a moment to look at the sample PREAMBLE and let Ray, W0IVB, know that you would like to give it a try!
Yaesu Digital Net-TWO Nights a Week:
Tuesday & Thursday Evening at 7:00 PM on 449.800 MHz.
We also have the EARLY BIRD net at 7 AM every Wednesday morning.
Our WIRES-X room number is 81854.
Here are a few Guidelines.
More about WIRES-X from YAESU.
Check out our Digital page HERE.
Participating in a conversation on our repeaters should be treated similar to a conversation in open mixed company in a social setting.
Conversations should be kept courteous and all participants should be treated with dignity and respect. Monopolizing the repeater or engaging in controversial subjects such as religion, sex, or politics should generally be avoided.
Test ‘kerchunking’ the repeater (pushing & releasing the push-to-talk button) is considered a poor operating practice and should be avoided.
We also ask that you let the repeater drop completely, to allow emergency traffic to break in.
Conversations on our repeaters are a direct reflection of our club. Please make our repeaters enjoyable for all to use.
Interference and Jamming of our Club’s Repeaters
It is the West Valley ARC position that when a QSO or net experiences unwelcome
interference over our repeater, you should either tolerate it or sign off.
The intruder will soon violate the FCC 10-minute rule by not ID-ing and possible
intentional jamming of a licensed station(s) along with other illegal acts.
The Tech Committee will be working behind the scenes to document the interference and hand it over to the FCC for disciplinary action.
If it is of a racial, sexual, profane, vulgar or other illegal act; legally ID and turn off
your radio. Never engage a jammer.
Inform the Tech Committee at:
n7yo.jim@gmail.com in writing of the particulars such as date & time the event
occurred along with what happened to document the violation.
Jim, N7YO
Technical Committee Chairperson
"Use your VOICE for kindness, your EARS for compassion, your HANDS for charity, your MIND for truth, and your HEART for love."~unknown
In today's society, we need to look out for one another. Is someone you know, not feeling well, or going in for surgery?
Rolf, KG0KM, is committee chair, and can be contacted at:
Club members get together for breakfast and lunch! These guys are having lunch at Bobbie's Cafe', which is held Tuesdays at 11:30 AM, in the Greenway Shopping Center:
15472 N. 99th Ave. #5, Sun City, AZ 85351
Rise and Shine for breakfast on Thursday mornings at 7AM:
12555 W. Bell Road
Surprise, AZ 85378
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