Field Day 2019
Field Day will be held in the same location as the club 7QP effort in May. Thanks to Scott Cummings for significant time and effort to arrange the site for both efforts.
CARE will be joining us again this year. The Field Day location will be on the east side of Agate Lake Part on the peninsula. That side of the lake is reachable at all hours and has restroom facilities.
- Exit Highway 140 at Riley Rd., head south.
- Turn east then south east then east again on Antelope Rd.
- Turn south at the intersection of Meridian Rd. (remains Antelope Rd.).
- Turn West at Dry Creek Rd.
- The Park Entrance is on the west side of Dry Creek Rd.
From the June 2019 issue of The Repeater.
7QP 2019
The 7th area QSO party (7QP) continues to grow in popularity each year, and has grown into one of the largest of the state (or multi-state) QSO parties. It is held the first Saturday in May, which is May 4th this year. It starts at 6:00 AM PDT and goes to midnight. The exchange is simple and the activity is a bit more relaxed pace than Field Day, so if you haven’t contested much or want to try it out, this is a good opportunity to join the club at Agate Lake Park. WE hold the event on the east side of the lake on the peninsula into the lake. That side of the lake is reachable at all hours.
From the May 2019 issue of The Repeater.
Antique Equipment Auction - May 11, 2019
The Tube Collectors Association will hold an auction for radio collectors, tube enthusiasts, and book collectors on Saturday, May 11. This’ll be at the Old Sams Valley School (KB2EVN QTH), starting at 9 AM. Lunch fixings are included. Address is 102 McDonough Rd., where it joins Old Sams Valley Rd. The gear totals 150 lots. There are ‘20s vintage broadcast radios, including eight Atwater Kent sets, early Fada Neutrodynes, a Westinghouse RA-DA and Aeriola Jr.
Holiday Party 2018
The club’s December meeting will be our annual pot-luck dinner, to be held at Tom McDermott (N5EG) house on December 15th. The date had to move a bit due to avoid a schedule conflict with the CARE December meeting.
The club’s annual holiday pot-luck party (in lieu of the December meeting) will be held:
Saturday, December 15th, starting at 6:30 PM at Tom (N5EG’s) house: 3950 Southview Ter., Medford, OR 97504. North of Cherry Lane in east Medford.
| Last name beginning with: | Suggested food item to bring |
|---|---|
| A through F | Hot dish, vegetables, or bread |
| G through M | Desert, fruit, or beverage |
| N through Z | Appetizer or finger food |
From the December 2018 issue of The Repeater.
Swap Meet 2018
Annual Swapmeet (no business meeting)
Saturday August 25, 2018, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
Kathrein / Scala, 555 Airport Rd., Medford, OR
Mike Bach WB6FFC has negotiated with Kathrein and with Cascade Christian to use a large room in the SCALA building for the RVARC swapmeet. 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday August 25. Bring tables and chairs! as there are none there presently. Again, be good guests. Bravo Mike!
From the September 2018 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2018
RVARC will again collaborate with CARE and JCARES to host Field Day 2018 at ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum, 1500 E. Main St., Ashland.
Preparations for Field Day weekend June 23-24 were discussed. The club got the 1x1 callsign K7N for this event and the category will be 3A, comprising a GOTA, a CW, and 2 phone stations of under 150 watts transmit power. (Logging programs should be able to provide output in the Cabrillo or ADIF file format.)
Permits were obtained from Ashland Fire Dept and fire extinguishers were recertified. Porta-potties were ordered at a cost of $25. Setup will begin at Noon on the 22nd and teardown at 11am on the 24th.
From the June 2018 meeting minutes, in the September 2018 issue of The Repeater.
Holiday Potluck 2017
The club’s December meeting will be a potluck dinner followed by a presentation on remote station operation.
It will be held at the Red Cross meeting room (our normal meeting location), 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, but start 30 minutes earlier than normal: Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 6:30 PM.
We will have a pot-luck dinner starting at 6:30 PM. Suggested items to bring are organized by last name (to reduce overlap on items)
- A through F—bring desert, fruit, or beverage
- G through M—bring appetizer or finger food
- N through Z—bring hot dish, vegetables, or bread
From the December 2017 issue of The Repeater.
Swap Meet 2017
Ham Radio Swapmeet 2017
Rogue Valley Amateur Radio Club
Saturday, August 26, 2017, 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM
Location: American Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR
Our club’s annual swapmeet will be held the last Saturday of August. It has been moved up from September in order to avoid the Labor Day weekend. The annual club swapmeet is the end of August. Clean out your closet and convert that big and heavy pile of equipment into a more convenient pile of cash.
From the September 2017 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2017
RVARC Field Day, 2017—At Science Works in Ashland
The Rogue Valley Amateur Radio Club Field Day for 2017 will be held at Science Works Hands-on Museum in Ashland. We will be using the north side of their lot, bordering Campus Way.
The Museum is located at 1500 E. Main St. This is near the more southerly of the two Ashland exits off of Interstate 5 (exit # 14). I clocked the drive at 10 miles one way from east Medford.
Setup begins on Friday afternoon, June 23, teardown is Sunday 11:00 AM, June 25. The actual operating event is 11:00 AM Saturday through 11:00 AM Sunday.
Science Works is open Daily 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the summer. Last year we had a number of visitors on Saturday who stopped by to see what we were doing, and learn about amateur radio.
There is a parking lot at the end of Campus Way for the Science Museum.
From the June 2017 issue of The Repeater.
Silent Auction 2017
April—Silent Auction
The club has some little-used equipment (mostly received via donations) that could be better put to active use by our members. We will be holding a silent auction during the April meeting (Thursday, April 6, 2017, 7:00 PM, Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford). At the silent auction, there will be a bidding list for each piece of equipment where you can write your bid. Most of the items have a minimum bid, it will be listed on the sheet.
After the main presentation program and the break, the winning bidder will pay via cash or check to the club treasurer.
There will be a silent auction of unused RVARC equipment. Some of the equipment has a minimum bid, it will be listed on the bidding sheet. Payment only by cash or check payable to RVARC. Equipment is sold ‘as-is’ untested condition unless noted otherwise.
From the April 2017 issue of The Repeater.
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