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
summer net controllers needed
Also See Nets & Social Page
Volunteering to Host a summertime net is the easiest way:
- to find out if you like being a Net Control.
- to better your skills as a Net Control on a more forgiving net, before tackling a more stressful Net Control situation.
- to provide a variety of styles and subjects to our nets.
- to participate and build confidence in ham radio communication!
Who knows, you may find that you really like being a Net Control and become one of our regulars in the Fall when others return. Please speak with Ed, WA6PNJ, for more info.
Help is needed to find a new place to meet for lunch
Folks are not showing up to Bobbie's Cafe' at Noon, so if you could scout out a new venue and let us know, that would be most appreciated! We would prefer the Sun City or Sun City West or Surprise, AZ area restaurants.
Some suggestions have been:
Nick's
13765 N. Litchfield AND
15693 N. Reems
JiMichael's
13039 N. 103rd Avenue
Sun City
Yaesu Digital Amateur Radio net
Yaesu System Fusion
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.
Repeater courtesy
Hobby Enjoyment
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.
- If net control and/or users choose to continue, keep all transmissions short and leave several seconds of space after the repeater drops.
- Do not discuss the intruder or make assumptions on what you think the issue might be over the air.
- Keep in mind that interference is often accidental such as a keyed mic, monitor volume low or another innocent mistake.
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:
N6ENV1@GMAIL.COM in writing of the particulars such as date & time the event
occurred along with what happened to document the violation.
Frosty, NQ1S
Technical Committee Chairperson
join us for Breakfast & Lunch
Come On Down!!
Club members get together for breakfast and lunch! 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
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