ARRL East Bay Section

2012 Field Day Packet Now Available
It’s that time of year again — time to start gearing up for ARRL Field Day, June 23-24, 2012! ARRL’s flagship operating event — always held the fourth full weekend in June — brings together new and experienced hams for 24 hours of operating fun. Field Day packets are now available for download from the [...]
Save the Date
February is a dreary month for most.  Feb 12th, Sunday, can be especially hard.  No more football (!) and Spring is a long ways off. So….  We’re going to have some fun!   We’re working on doing a LIVE webcast tour of W1AW on Sunday, Feb 12th at 5pm Eastern Time to make that afternoon [...]
Ed Swan WA6FSB – SK
Edward Howland Swan |   Visit Guest Book Edward Howland Swan WA6FSB April 18, 1921 – December 18, 2011 Resident of San Leandro Passed away with his loving daughter, Patricia Back, and family friend, Colleen Hess, at his side. Predeceased by his parents, Albert E. and Matie G. Swan and his beloved wife of 49 years, Eve Swan. Survived [...]
East Bay Section to Offer Technician License Class
Begin the New Year by getting your FCC Technician Class license.   The East Bay Section of the ARRL is putting on a four week long Technician Class in Alameda CA beginning in January 2012.   Each session will last about 2 ½ hours and cover different topics each week. The classes are scheduled for [...]
Ham Radio Classes from Salvation Army SATERN
SATERN Ham Radio Classes: The entry-level Ham license is Technician. The 2nd license level is General. The highest level is Amateur Extra. Code is no longer required for an Amateur Radio License. The next General Class will start January 12, 2012. The next entry level Tech class will start March 22, 2012. The classes are [...]
Rumor Control – NO Planned Shut Down of 440 in Northern California
A rumor has recently been circulating about a shut down of 440 in Northern California. This is NOT true. I received the following from Dan Henderson at ARRL: Bill, Bob, Bob, Jim et al: Not sure of how this rumor got started but we need to be very clear and firm. There is no current [...]
East Bay Section ARES® Almost Activated
Early on Saturday, November 19, John Rabold KS6M, Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) for the East Bay Section, was very close to receiving a phone call requesting an ARES® activation in Berkeley under the Section’s new local ARES Statement of Cooperation with the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. Red Cross responders to a large apartment [...]
Can you hear those Red Cross vehicles?
Amateurs in and near the East Bay Section are invited to participate in a brief radio activity on Saturday morning, December 10, 2011 in support of the American Red Cross Bay Area, a served agency of ARRL East Bay Section ARES®. Early on December 10, Red Cross emergency response vehicles (ERVs) will be driven from [...]
(video) A Ham’s Night Before Christmas
Emergency Communication Course Exam Offered
Amateur Radio operators and others who are studying the ARRL’s Introduction to Emergency Communication Course (EC-001) will have an opportunity to take the course’s examination and earn the ARRL completion certificate in early January. ARRL Field Examiners have scheduled an EC-001 final exam for 11:00 am on Saturday, January 7, 2012 in Oakland. It will [...]

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