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
Are you prepared?
Make a Plan + Build a Kit
Make a Plan and Practice: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan
Don't forget about your pets: https://www.ready.gov/pets
Create a Ham Radio Go Bag
Here is a short list that you can always add onto. Most hams suggest more than one bag/box that you can place in your vehicle:
https://ema.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Go-Kit-Checklist.pdf
https://ein.az.gov/september-preparedness-month
To learn more about the AZ Emergency Information Network, click the link above. They have some great recipes too!!
net controllers needed for fall
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 let Ray, W0IVB, know 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.
C.a.r.l. on 147.300 this summer!
What's Happening at Harkins Ham Shack?
G.O.T.A. is Guests On The Air, and is a program designed to get more people, young and not-so-young, on the air!! West Valley ARC is proud to partner-up in this adventure, by allowing this exciting new use of our repeater during normally quiet hours of the day.
From Mike Pulley, WB4ZKA:
During the hours of 10am – 4pm guests stream by the Arizona Science Center W7ASC ham shack. When someone shows interest, we invite them over to learn to send their name in Morse Code. Those who show even more interest, we offer to put them on the air with a friendly ham.
Normally, we schedule GOTA activities from about noon to about 3:30pm.
They try their hand at Morse Code, and some jump at the chance to actually talk on the air.
The Harkins Ham Shack ham calls for a friendly ham to demonstrate ham radio. One of our assigned friendly hams responds. The guest introduces him/herself using standard phonetics – part of the immersive experience. Then they "QSO" or converse for 2-3 minutes, helping them to feel comfortable on the radio. After closing out, they get a Guest Operator Certificate, and the repeater goes quiet until next time. That could be 5 minutes, or it could be an hour or longer. No telling.
Harkins Ham Shack is located on Level 3 inside "My Digital World" of the AZ Science Center. Get hands-on experience and discover the excitement of radio communication with their amazing volunteers—plus, they’re offering FREE general admission to anyone with an amateur radio license! Offer redeemable onsite only.
To find out more about Harkins Ham Shack: https://www.azscience.org/experience/all-exhibitions/level-3/my-digital-world/harkins-ham-shack/
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:
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
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 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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