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
Whether you need to get your first Amateur Radio license, or take some classes on how to build or operate ham radio equipment, or become a Net Control Operator on Amateur Radio, or maybe you just want to get together with some great people, you have come to the right place!
The button below will guide you to a page full of useful information and where to find it on this WVARC website. If you are looking for Emergency Communications, we are just getting that department started back up again.
Amateur Radio or "ham" radio is a way to talk across town, around the state, across the globe or even into space! It is a great wholesome family adventure!
If you have family living in a part of the country with destructive weather, you may be able to communicate with them when there is no phone or internet service available, bringing you greater peace of mind.
You can trust westvalleyarc to help keep you connected!
For More Information: http://www.tbirdfest.org/
Won't you please consider volunteering?
Duties Include:
Capture Board and Membership Minutes.
Conduct Email Correspondence.
Document Constitution & By-Law Changes.
Keep Club Records.
Only a 1-Year Commitment!
For More Information: suncitywvarc@gmail.com
Please bring your cash or check (made out to WVARC) to our next meeting held on January 6th, along with a Membership Application Form. We ask that each year you fill one of these out for our record-keeping purposes. Family members in the same household are included in the Primary Member's dues.
If you just passed your Technician Test (first license) with us, your FIRST year of dues is on us!
Zoom
This will be the last board meeting of this year. Members will be sent a link just prior to the meeting. You may join the meeting at ab...
Zoom
SOTD Church
This meeting is in person and on Zoom. You do not need to be a member nor a licensed ham to attend. Social Hour begins at 6 PM. The agend...
SOTD Church
Glendale, AZ
Location: Haven Church 5902 W. Cactus Rd Glendale, AZ 85304
Date: Saturday January 11, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
This event will occur R...
Glendale, AZ
Zoom
This will be the first board meeting of this year and the first with our newly elected officers and directors. Members will be sent a li...
Zoom
Surprise, AZ
Location: Surprise Public Library, 16089 N. Bullard Avenue, Surprise, AZ 85374.Find out what Ham Radio is all about! Please plan to visit, ...
Surprise, AZ
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.
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!
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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