Christmas Party 2013
December Club Meeting: Pot-Luck Christmas Party
NOTE DATE: SATURDAY, December 7th, 6:00 PM—??
The December Meeting this year will be a pot-luck dinner. There will be NO GIFT EXCHANGE.
If your last name begins with the letter:
- 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
Time: 6:00 PM—?? Place N5EG QTH, 3950 Southview Terrace, Medford, OR 97504 Far east Medford, just off Cherry Lane and Orchard View. Note that the date is SATURDAY.
From the December 2013 issue of The Repeater.
Swap Meet 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
It seems like we were just getting ready for Field Day and now summer is almost over and we’re getting ready for our annual swap meet.
Our Vice President Scott Cummings, NA7OM (note Scott’s brand new call sign!) has been working diligently to put together our best swap meet yet. Remember that we will be meeting on Saturday the 7th of September (instead of Thursday the 5th). The time will be 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Red Cross building. Everyone is welcome to bring used ham radio equipment and accessories for sale or trade or give away. If anyone needs assistance bringing any items to the swap meet please contact me. — Jeff W7KNX
From the September 2013 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2013
Field Day is June 22, 23, 2013 Table Rock Park, Medford, OR
Field day runs from 11:00 AM Saturday, June 22 through 11:00 AM, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Our club will start setup on Friday afternoon at Table Rock Park.
Please park in the Cascade Christian High School parking lot (we have permission) as shown in the map below. It’s just west off Biddle road near the Medford airport. Note that there is no access to the park from Table Rock Rd.
Plans for Field Day include operating W7DTA as 2A Oregon.
- CW station / TH5 tribander / crank up tower.
- Phone station. We’re trying to get a tribander and tower. Otherwise dipoles.
- VHF/UHF station.
- GOTA station. 4BTV vertical. Callsign will be K7TFC. We will also try to make some digital contacts, and may combine this with the GOTA station.
The GOTA station is specifically to help new hams, prospective hams, and anyone who is a little rusty to get on the air, try a new mode, and just have some fun.
We will have dinner Friday night after setup, and Saturday night. There will also be coffee Sunday morning (when it’s desperately needed by some of us).
See you there.
As we make final preparations for Field Day 2013 I would like to encourage everyone in the club to get involved. There are opportunities to help set up and/or tear down, operate, assist operators, help welcome visitors or simply come by and socialize. There is something for everyone at Field Day. We will begin setting up on Friday, June 21st around 12 noon at Table Rock Park. I Hope to see you there! — Jeff W7KNX
From the June 2013 issue of The Repeater.
ARRL Field Days
Field Day is part educational event, part operating event, part public relations event – and ALL about FUN! The objective of Field Day is to contact as many amateur stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. For more information, see the ARRL Field Day page. For 2017, the Rogue Valley Amateur Radio Club (RVARC), the Cascade Amateur Radio Enthusiasts (CARE), and the Jackson County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (JCARES) will have a combined field day at ScienceWorks in Ashland.
Ice Cream Social 2012
Van K7VS, and Loretta Sias were kind enough to host the RVARC at a club Ice Cream Social this year in August. We were treated to ice cream, toppings, soft drinks, and of course a tour of Van’s fantastic vintage equipment collection.
From the September 2012 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2012
Field Day 2012, June 23 and 24, 2012
Field Day 2012 is held the fourth full weekend in June; this year that’s June 24 and 25. The event starts at 11 AM on Saturday the 23rd, and continues through to 11 AM on Sunday the 24th.
Thanks to the efforts of Scott and Jeff, we have access to the Table Rock park facility again this year. Those who attended field day last year know what an excellent location this is (well mowed grass, lots of trees and shade, close to town, and flat). We will be joining forces again this year with the Jackson County ARES (JCARES) club.
The best place to drive to the site, and to park is at the Cascade Christian High School parking lot just off of Automation Way. There is no entrance to the park from Table Rock Road.
As was announced at the May meeting, the RVARC has obtained a special event permit from the City of Medford to use Table Rock Park the weekend of June 23 and 24, including overnight camping. The Field Day Committee has put together a preliminary site plan to minimize cross station interference as well as provide a welcome feeling to visitors.
Field Day is a great opportunity for new or inactive operators to get some experience with HF operation, or for more experienced operators to sharpen their skills operating in a challenging environment. Or maybe you would like to learn how to use contest/logging software and digital voice keying. Field Day is also an excellent opportunity to socialize, so even if you have no desire to operate please come out and spend some time with your friends and maybe make some new ones. We will also be joined again this year by our friends from JCARES.
From the June 2012 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2011
RVARC Field Day — June 25 & 26, 2011
We’re still in the planning phase for field day this year. As usual, most of the organizing effort happens during the month of June. I’ll be sending out planning emails shortly. The Jackson County ARES may join us this year—their club was going to vote on the matter, but I have not heard the outcome yet.
Carl VanOrden and Scott Cummings have secured a site—it’s the city of Medford Table Rock Park, which is also the Cascade Christian athletic field. The entrance is at the end of Gilman St. just west of Biddle road north of Hwy 62. The field is bordered by Table Rock road on the west (but there’s no access via Table Rock road). The GPS coordinates of the entrance are: 42 21’ 52" N and 122 52’ 56" W
Herb Grey and I scouted out the site several weeks ago—it’s flat, has grassy areas, and a few trees.
We will plan to setup on Friday afternoon (June 24th) and operate from 11:00 AM Saturday morning until 11:00 AM Sunday morning, and tear-down Sunday afternoon.
If there is enough interest, we’ll try to find a CW and a Phone captain to schedule operators. Last year we had two transmitters. This year we may go back to three transmitters if there are enough people interested.
From the June 2011 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2010
This year Field Day will be held on the 4th weekend of June, Starting Saturday, June 26 at 11:00 AM PDT and going through Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM PDT.
Our club is still trying to work out site arrangements, we’ve had an interesting spot or two fall through. We are working on plan B (or is that plan C?).
From the June 2010 issue of The Repeater.
Scott Cummings, KD7ECB gave a report on Field Day. He reported that the Civil Air Patrol Hanger and surrounding area would be the location of this year’s field day.
From the June 3, 2010 meeting minutes.
Field Day 2009
It’s not too early to begin planning for Field Day June 26, 27, and 28. I’ll be looking for participants to organize, set-up, and operate.
From the April 2009 issue of The Repeater.
Summer also means Field Day. At the last meeting a signup sheet was circulated, but I believe there are more interested amateurs who haven’t had an opportunity to get on the list to setup and/or operate Field Day June 26-28. Let me know of your interest if you can’t sign-up at a meeting. If interest is lacking the club simply won’t participate (and several will miss out on a fun time.)
From the May 2009 issue of The Repeater.
Field Day 2008
You’re invited! Operators, prospective hams, visitors, even kibitzers. Field Day is a fun-filled ham radio event that’s a time to operate portable radio equipment in the great outdoors. Our ability too communicate under harsh conditions Has led officials to proclaim Amateur Radio Week. New operators can get experience and meet the members of our club.
I no longer climb tall trees to hang dipoles but still enjoy exchanging dots and dashes over the air with others up in the mountains or at the sea shore.
Come out to our club set up in the new subdivision on Spring Street near Donohue-Frohnmeyer Park. Berkeley leads to the site. Set-up is scheduled on Friday, June 27th and operation starts at 11AM on the 28th. Suddenly the ham bands will fill with signals. Hear southern drawl, mid-western twang and fast and slow CW coming from backpackers in the snow.
There are about 8 ARRL Field Day shirts of various sized still available, $13.00 each. Nobody is making money from this (except ARRL!) so we appreciate the folks who have stepped forward to buy these eye-catching shirts!
From the June 2008 issue of The Repeater.
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