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Snovarc Business Meeting and Elmer Session When: Thursday, 2 July 2020 6:15pm to 8:00pm (UTC-07:00) America/Los Angeles Repeats: Monthly on the first Thursday, through Saturday, 31 October 2020 Where:

Hi all, I'm planning on mounting my GP6 on the highest point on my house, the top of the chimney. As I evaluated the placement I realized that the top of the chimney is surrounded by ember protection

Howdy... On last Thursday's net there was discussion on batteries and what people do to maintain them so that everything has a healthy charge in case of needing to leave the grid. We ran out of time b

As some of you may know the Tolt Dam alarm went off this morning letting people know the dam had failed and to evacuate immediately. Luckily it was a false alarm but there was a lot of confusion of lo

Here is something I have wondered about since I got relicensed, but it never before rose to my consciousness to ask: Why does the SnoVarc repeater ID in Morse Code with the call sign /C while other re

Tonight on the Rookie Roundtable Net, Kirt (K7KDW) mentioned that he painted his GP3 to give it a bit more camo. I was wondering, do you think I could plasti-dip my GP6 black to make it more stealth?

This message is for those of you that use Winlink packet. Over the past year or so ARES and the US Geological Survey (USGS) have worked together to create a Winlink Template to report earthquakes dire

More about online Ham Expo. I got this today. Thanks, Rowland Join us for 48 hours of armchair Hamfesting! We are reaching out to let you know that despite the closure of all ham radio events, there i

Have you signed up for the Virtual Ham Expo for the weekend of August 8th and 9th? It is free to participate and there are a lot of great presentations that will be made. Sign up here: https://www.qso

All SnoVarcians: Jamie Hughes is adding SnoVarc to the drop down list at bottom of website clicking on Friends and Supporters at the website he set up to promote DMR use in our region. This means you

I'm about to purchase some LMR 240, LMR 400UF and connectors for an install. I usually buy from DXEngineering or HRO. I ran across qsradio.com - looks legit and I like the fact that the cable is USA m

Motivated by the Weekly Net check-in via Winlink I have been experimenting with Winlink again. In particular I was interested in what changes happen as a result of the abandoning of the Winmor connect

This has never been offered online before. I suggest taking it if you can. Rowland Hello! The emergency management 'Training & Exercise' folks across the state are preparing to deliver ICS-300 classes

This looks very interesting https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ -- Thanks, Rowland

Hello fellow Snovarcians, I have a brand new Mackie Mix 8 mixer that is still unopened in its box (actually it's still in its unopened UPS shipping box). Mixers are great for connecting, for example,

Every Saturday night at 8pm, there is a Simplex net on 146.55 Lately, the host has been Dan KB7RYY in Bellevue. Dan is easy to hear, but there are lots of 5w stations around that can be a challenge. K

We (K7RWB, W7PFB, K7ATA) recently did a LOS (line-of-sight) survey from the carnation shack to the HAMWAN station atop Rattlesnake Ridge. WITHOUT roof access (new locks, new code) we were able to do a

I’m in need of a portable HF unit. I love the idea that this unit is both HF & VHF/UHF with lithium ion battery on board. Also same interface as the 7300. Only 10w but could carry an amp. What do you