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Welcome To WestValleyARC in Sun City Az.

Welcome To WestValleyARC in Sun City Az.Welcome To WestValleyARC in Sun City Az.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


wvarc board nominees

Raise Your Hand on Dec 4th

The nominees are Bill KA2KHV and Bob AB7RR for President, Josh KE7WIL for Vice President, Bob KJ7JNR for Treasurer, April KI7GFJ for Secretary.  For the two Directors positions are Larry WO7C, Matt KK7CKE, Rolf KG0KM and Stewart KG6BOV.  Nominations can also be taken from the floor before voting at the meeting.

holiday party-dec 4

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it's that time of year again...

Exact Change or a Check for $15.00 is Appreciated.

There is also a Paypal button for $16.00 located on our "Membership and Meetings" page.  We ask that everyone fill out a Membership Application-Renewal Form with current information to hand in with their cash, check or Paypal payment.  This helps to keep our roster updated.  Thank You.

hamfest flyers

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NEWBIES: Jumpstart Program Extended to End of Year

The new program offers a coupon code to the new ham that gives them a QRZ-1 radio, programming cable, RT Systems programming software, New Ham Welcome Kit, and a QRZ membership for only $21.99 for those licensed in last 6 months or less.  Check the "Newbie News" tab for the link to more Jumpstart information. 

Events and meetings calendar

12/04/2023

WVARC General Meeting and Holiday Party!

7 PM

SOTD Church

Event Details

12/04/2023

WVARC General Meeting and Holiday Party!

Social Hour begins at 6 PM (6:30 PM for Zoom)

Following a short business meeting, we will be holding a COOKIE EXCHANGE and an ORNAMENT EXCHAN...

Event Details

7 PM

SOTD Church

12/20/2023

WVARC Board Meeting on Zoom

7 PM

on Zoom

Event Details

12/20/2023

WVARC Board Meeting on Zoom

We invite members to attend the last board meeting of 2023.  Watch for a link in your inbox and be sure to type your name and call sign in t...

Event Details

7 PM

on Zoom

01/01/2024

WVARC General Meeting

7 PM

SOTD Church

Event Details

01/01/2024

WVARC General Meeting

Social Hour begins at 6 PM (6:30 PM for Zoom)  You do not need to be a licensed ham to join us.


LOCATION:

Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Chur...

Event Details

7 PM

SOTD Church

calendar of events

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EmComm Report

Check out the December EmComm Report, along with other great articles in the ShortSkip Newsletter!  (ShortSkip is located on the Members Only page.)

Thank you Krissy, KI7GJJ,  for this EmComm information.  Click the LINK to see articles.  Events for MCECG can be found HERE.


PREPARE for disaster with a FREE 12-hour course! Click here.

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News from the west valley electronics club (the shack) WV7HS

Latest report

volunteer examiners needed

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winter net controllers needed

Also See Nets & Social Page

Volunteering to Host a Net is the easiest way: 

  • to find out if you like being a Net Control.
  • to better your skills as a Net Control before tackling a more stressful situation.
  • to provide a variety of styles and subjects to our nets.
  • to participate and build confidence in ham radio communication!

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 tell another Net Control that you would like to give it a try!

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.


Club Information-Quick View

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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



What is Benevolence?

Compassion

Essential Elements

Essential Elements

"Use your VOICE for kindness, your EARS for compassion, your HANDS for charity, your MIND for truth, and your HEART for love."~unknown

Essential Elements

Essential Elements

Essential Elements

In today's society, we need to look out for one another.  Is someone you know, not feeling well, or going in for surgery?

Contact Rolf

Essential Elements

Contact Rolf

Rolf, KG0KM, is committee chair, and can be contacted at:

 bignorsk@hotmail.com

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:

Bobbies Cafe'

15472 N. 99th Ave. #5, Sun City, AZ  85351


Rise and Shine for breakfast on Thursday mornings at 7AM:

Lou's Tivoli Gardens

12555 W. Bell Road

Surprise, AZ  85378


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