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
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SOTD Church
We invite you to come and join us at the church or on Zoom. Social Hour is 6 PM. There is no need to be a licensed ham to attend or join t...
SOTD Church
on ZOOM
on ZOOM
Thank you to ARCA-Amateur Radio Council of AZ, for this Hamfest Calendar. They do a great job of keeping it updated. Click the link to see the updates for these events.
The new $35.00 fee will apply to ALL filings EXCEPT:
1) UPGRADE of your license from one level to the next level.
AND
2) ADMINISTRATIVE filing (change of name, mailing or email address.)
THERE IS A 10-DAY WINDOW to pay, or the process will restart.
This new fee is in addition to the $15.00 License Fee to take your test.
Please read more 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. Thank you.
Full of Knowledge from Years of Experience with Amateur Radio!
Members can fill out the form on the "About Us" page, or look one of these great guys up on the club roster for information.
Our club has a few vital volunteer positions to fill. Click the button below for more information. Please let Danny know if you are interested at 480-709-0413.
"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:
We have a new WIRES-X room on Boswell. The number is 81854. Click here for the Guidelines. More about WIRES-X from YAESU.
Check out our Digital page here.
Yaesu Digital Net:
Tuesday & Thursday Evening at 7:00 PM on 449.800 MHz.
If you are clicking a ZOOM link from your phone, press (*6) to MUTE/UNMUTE yourself during meetings.
Click on this ZOOM ETIQUETTE link for more information about attending one of our Zoom meetings.
Club members are getting together for breakfast and lunch again! These guys are having lunch at Bobbie's Cafe', which is held Tuesdays at Noon, 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
Sun City West, AZ 85375
About 20-25 of us got together to build J-Pole Antennas. When you have a list of parts and tools needed, it goes smooth as silk! Many thanks go to Bob, AB7RR, for all of the coordination (and walking around making sure we got it right.), and Nick, W5CXR, for keeping the sign-up and finances in order, Gary, K8BKB, for the quick antenna theory class, and Dan, N7DKE, for the pictures and snacks. That reminds me, I still need to take a trip to HRO for some coax....
Good eats and good conversation were on the menu at Beardsley Park. Thanks to Bob, AB7RR, for manning the grill, and thanks go to Dan, N7DKE, for taking the pictures.
It was a nice day at the park, not too hot, a cool breeze blowing and some good eats! Larry, WO7C, was our Grand Prize winner with his delicious version, and Julia, KC7ZVO, received Honorable Mention. I could not stay for the fox hunt.
This year's Chairman, Gary, K8BKB, did a great first-time job, with the help of about 30 volunteers. Other first-timers this year were the two auctioneers, Bob, AB7RR, and Fred, K7WFP. Their two assistants were Rolf, KG0KM, and Jim, WB7RBN, respectively. The 66 LOTs sold, had winning bids totaling over $3,000. Thank you to all who participated in this event. Check out the pictures below.
This year's WFD was better than some of the past. Setup went smoothly and several club members visited. The Sun City West Fire Department location was very nice for the number of members who were operating and those who visited. Plenty of coffee, donuts, beans, corn bread, snacks, and drinks were available. To read more of the details, see the February issue of ShortSkip.
Five teams started the run at 9:00 am at the church. A team left about every 5 minutes for one of the five locations on the route. At each station they drew a card from a deck and received the clue to their next destination. There was a minor glitch that cased a couple teams to miss cards so they drew cards once they arrived at Bobbies. Everyone had five cards at the show down and the winner announced. The winning team was Walt, KG7WES, and John, WA9JSO, with a pair of aces.
Once or twice a year, we get out in the fresh air & sunshine to test out our Mobile and HT radios. "Simplex" is without the use of a repeater to boost your signal. We connect them to various antennas and test for range. Refreshments were served, and those attending received some insight about their radios. Thank you Dan, KJ7YBK, for the great pictures! See the write-ups in the January ShortSkip HERE.
During the last General meeting of the year, guess who decided to drop by for a visit. Santa, of course! Underneath all of that red and white was Mike, K7BLT. Thanks go to him, and a few of the guys for the great pictures! Oh, and there were plenty of sweet treats to eat, as well.
I was unable to attend, but it looks like those who did had a good time. The BBQ Cook-Off winner was Larry, WO7C, and the first place team in the Fox Hunt was Joe, KJ7PUL, and Rolf, KG0KM. Thanks go to Ryan, K1WAZ, for chairing this event, and Ryan, Dan, KJ7YBK, and his XYL Rose, for taking the photos. See the write-up in the January ShortSkip HERE.
Members had a great time, celebrating the chance to get together and fill our stomachs with delicious food. Looking forward to the next sixty years....A big THANK YOU to Dan, KJ7YBK, Fred, KI7FGZ, Joe, KJ7PUL, and April, KI7GFJ, for taking all of the great pictures! We also thank Frosty, NQ1S, for hosting the show. A Big thank you also goes to Jim, N7YTI, for all of his work on researching the last 60 years of this club. You can find that information HERE. And thanks to the rest of the volunteers who created a success!
Ryan, K1WAZ, chaired the committee to get these antennas built before our annual Fox Hunt on November 20th. Members said that it went really well. Thank you to Fred, KI7FGZ, for the great photos, and to Gary, K8BKB, for his soldering skills! Thirty kits were made up, and there are still a few for sale.
Well, we pulled it off! I had no doubts, with Krissy, KI7GJJ, as our chairperson. Click on the red button below, to see some of the pictures of our exchange between bidders and sellers. The actual auction was conducted on Zoom.
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