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	County's emergency systems take big leap into 21st century Yolo Emergency Communications Agency (YECA) has begun a multi-phase radio upgrade project, with phase one nearing completion. Click the title for the news article.    8/10/2010
	Yolo County ARES - September's Weekly Nets & Monthly Meeting Yolo County ARES conducts a weekly Net on Monday evenings at 2000hrs (8:00 PM) PDT, primarily on the KE6YUV repeater. We also conduct a regular Net on the Monday following our monthly meeting on the N6QDY repeater, or via Simplex. The KE6YUV repeater is sponsored by the Berryessa Amateur Radio Klub (BARK). The N6QDY repeater is sponsored by California Amateur Radio Users Net (C.A.R.U.N.) and Valley Emergency Repeater Association (V.E.R.A.). Additional details regarding both repeaters and Simplex frequency is below. BARK Repeater Information Frequency: 146.9700 MHz Offset: Negative (-) PL Tone: 123.0 (Enc/Dec) Website: Berryessa Amateur Radio Klub (BARK) N6QDY Repeater Information Frequency: 147.2550 MHz Offset: Positive (+) PL Tone: 123.0 (Enc/Dec) Website: California Amateur Radio Users Net (C.A.R.U.N.) Simplex Frequency Information Frequency: 146.5500 MHz (Northern California ARES Frequency) Offset: -- NONE -- (Simplex) PL Tone: -- NONE -- We would like to thank the Officers and Members of both the BARK and the N6QDY repeaters for their use during our Nets.. Monthly Meeting Information Our monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Yolo-Lake County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Woodland, CA. Members are encouraged to attend and visitors are always welcome. Talk-in is on the KE6YUV repeater. September's meeting will be Tuesday the 21st, at 1900hrs (7:00 PM) PDT. For a map and directions to Red Cross, please click here: 120 Court Street, Woodland. The Chapter is located east of West Street, next door to Wallace Safe & Lock Company, Inc. (Across the street from Woodland's Fire Station 1.)    8/1/2010
	FCC APPROVES 97.113 CHANGES WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010 AT 05:43PM The Federal Communications Commission today issued a Report & Order that changes Part 97.113 to allow employees to take part in disaster drills and exercises that involve their employers. 97.113 Prohibited transmissions. (a) * * * (3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer, with the following exceptions: (i) A station licensee or control station operator may participate on behalf of an employer in an emergency preparedness or disaster readiness test or drill, limited to the duration and scope of such test or drill, and operational testing immediately prior to such test or drill. Tests or drills that are not government-sponsored are limited to a total time of one hour per week; except that no more than twice in any calendar year, they may be conducted for a period not to exceed 72 hours.    7/15/2010
	Small Quake Hits Near Esparto A mild 3.0 temblor struck near Esparto last night around 1800hrs (6pm).    7/9/2010
	E.V.A.C. Exercise- Woodland Memorial Hospital Ken - K6WLS, James - W6JSC, and Greg - KG6SJT, supported Red Cross at the E.V.A.C. Exercise at Woodland Memorial Hospital. Several ICS-213 as well as tactical messages were passed between Net Control, The Red Cross Rehabilitation site, and the staging area. It was an excellent training exercise for Yolo ARES.    6/25/2010
	More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead Yahoo! news and other news Websites are reporting that the sun is becoming a bit more active with solar storms on the horizon.    6/10/2010
	Welcome New Yolo County ARES Members Yolo County ARES has has added three new members this month. Please welcome W6JSC, James; N6JOA, Charles; and N6OLO, Pamela.    5/20/2010
	On the Nature of Interacting Antennas A while back Wes, WS6Z, built a 2m Copper “Super-J-Pole” antenna which he attached to his chimney. Then a friend of his (AD6IL) was kind enough to supply me with a 2m square loop for horizontal work which he attached at the bottom of the J-pole. AD6IL and WS6Z were debating how much of a problem it would be to have them so close together and I figured I’d give it a try and see how much they interacted. After putting them both up they both performed adequately though Wes was pretty sure he could detect a performance difference in the J-pole after adding the square loop to its base. He measured the performance of both antennas as they were mounted together and then moved the square loop to the opposite corner of the chimney and remeasured them both again. The following 4 graphs show the results of these tests.    5/18/2010
	David Coursey's 97.113 PRESENTATION David Coursey, N5FDL – Emergency Coordinator, San Joaquin Co. (CA) ARES has posted a NEW VERSION OF his 97.113 PRESENTATION that gives a good overview of what is currently happening with FCC rule making and 97.113 If you need additional information, please write or call him: david@coursey.com . On his blog, he notes that you are welcome to use this presentation to explain the 97.113 issue to the amateur community and served agencies.    5/11/2010
	Yolo County ARES Members set up a School to School Ham Radio Contact Yolo County ARES members Wes Hardaker, WS6Z, and Greg Kruckewitt, KG6SJT setup a school to school ham radio contact. Wes was in a fourth grade classroom at Korematsu Elementary School in Davis and Greg was in a fourth/fifth grade classroom at Cambridge Elementary school in Vacaville. The students at each school took turns asking students at the other school questions, and then answering questions they were given. The excitement level in the classrooms was terrific!    4/24/2010

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