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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


Board Member Vacancy! Our Treasurer resigned, so if you are good with Financial Statements ....

Board Member Vacancy! Our Treasurer resigned, so if you are good with Financial Statements ....

Board Member Vacancy! Our Treasurer resigned, so if you are good with Financial Statements ....

Board Member Vacancy! Our Treasurer resigned, so if you are good with Financial Statements ....

Board Member Vacancy! Our Treasurer resigned, so if you are good with Financial Statements ....

Board Member Vacancy! Our Treasurer resigned, so if you are good with Financial Statements ....

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

2023 Summer Field Day

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Events and meetings calendar

05/31/2023

WVARC Field Day Prep on Zoom

6 PM

On Zoom

Event Details

05/31/2023

WVARC Field Day Prep on Zoom

About 9 club members met on 5-24 to "brainstorm" the event.  We have a great location, and the flyer will be updated and City-approved soon....

Event Details

6 PM

On Zoom

06/05/2023

WVARC General Meeting & Zoom

7pm

SOTD Church

Event Details

06/05/2023

WVARC General Meeting & Zoom

We invite you to come and hang out with us.  There is no need to be a licensed ham.  We have a presentation by club member Bob, AB7RR, regar...

Event Details

7pm

SOTD Church

06/14/2023

WVARC Board Meeting on Zoom-NEW DATE

7pm

on Zoom

Event Details

06/14/2023

WVARC Board Meeting on Zoom-NEW DATE

This meeting has been bumped up one week to allow more time between it and our Field Day Event.  Board meetings are open to all members.  Yo...

Event Details

7pm

on Zoom

06/24-25/2023

WVARC Summer Field Day Contest

11 AM Saturday

-

2 PM Sunday

Location is the Surprise Regional Library Conference Room

Event Details

06/24-25/2023

WVARC Summer Field Day Contest

 Flyer above is still in the "approval process" and will be updated soon..  More information will be available when we receive it.  We will ...

Event Details

11 AM Saturday

-

2 PM Sunday

Location is the Surprise Regional Library Conference Room

calendar of events

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HamFest Calendar

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.


Club Information-Quick View

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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.


EmComm Report

Check out "GMRS Radios for EmComm" along with other great articles in the ShortSkip Newsletter!

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


Skywarn spotter newsletter apr/may

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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

Sun City West, AZ  85375 


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