Due to the CoronaVirus our in-person General and EmComm meetings have been cancelled for the immediate future.
We are conducting all our meetings online via ZOOM. See Upcoming Events below.
President: Mark Harnetiaux, N6WBC
First VP: Harry Pollak, KJ6PCW
Second VP: Paul Miller, KI6ZZC
Secretary: Catherine Renteria KM6ZMN
Treasurer: Fred Bartz, K8GBA
Directors:
Raymond Addington, AJ6NY
George Taylor, KJ6GT
David Dunckel, W6UCI
Alan Cobb, KM6ZMM
Compliance Officer: Fred Bartz, K8GBA
FCC Repeater Trustee: Harry Pollak, KJ6PCW
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Fred collated this information and passed it on to Bob Turner W6RHK via the ARES 440 repeater on Box Springs Mountain. The goal for this drill is to see how effective we could be at moving information around the Section.

Check the GTARC Calendar under the Calendar tab above. All our Nets, Events and Meeting Information is updated regularly. If you’d like an event posted send a request to gtarcw6gtr@gmail.com
Upcoming Events By Date:
1. . The next EmComm event has been scheduled for November 14th.
If you would like to participate in future drills please contact George Taylor WJ6GT at: GWRMT@msn.com
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2. The next General Meeting will be November 24. Online via ZOOM only.
2. Mark Harnetiaux, N6WBC will do a presentation on the Solar Cycle and Space Weather and how they affect radio propagation.
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Password now required: 146805
GTARC W6GTR is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: GTARC December Installation Meeting
Time: Dec 5, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Daily Net by Judy Dean, NB6J
Time: 7:45 AM, daily
Repeater: Keller Peak (KE6TZG)
Frequency: 146.385 +
PL Tone: 146.2
Simplex frequencies:
146.550 FM and
52.540 FM
Repeaters (W6GTR):
2M (146) Frequency 1: 146.805 (-600khz) PL 100
70CM (440) Frequency 2: 446.600 (-5Mhz) PL 100
1.25CM (220) Frequency 3: 224.600 (−1.6 MHz) PL 100
GTARC sponsors several radio nets
Schedule/Frequencies/Mode/PL/Notes:
10M
Wednesdays 8:00 PM 28.360 MHz USB NCS – Duane Wheeler (N6DSC)
6M
1st Wednesday 7:30PM 52.540 MHz FM Simplex NCS – David Shaw (KE6UPI)
3rd Wednesday 7:30PM 52.540 MHz FM Simplex NCS – John McDermott (KJ6UNC)
2M
Monday 6:00PM Mad Scientist Tech Net – 146.805 MHz FM (-) PL 100.0 NCS – Mark Harnetiaux, N6WBC – A great net for anyone who likes to build things, fix stuff or take stuff apart.
Wednesday 9:00AM – 146.805 MHz FM (-) PL 100.0 NCS – Paul Miller (KI6ZZC) or other scheduled Net Control
Thursdays 7:30PM – 146.805 MHz FM (-) PL 100.0 NCS – Chuck Carriker (KM6UXR)
1.25CM
Following 70CM Weekly 224.600 MHz FM (-) PL 100.0 NCS – Harry Pollak (KJ6PCW)
70CM
Monday 9:00AM – 446.600 MHz FM (-) PL 100.0 NCS -Alan Cook
(KG6TGF) or other scheduled Net Control
Following 2M Weekly 446.600 MHz FM (-) PL 100.0 NCS – Harry Pollak (KJ6PCW)
Don’t have a License or need help with repeaters? Go to Classes & Training
Recent Events
SUMMER FIELD DAY 2019
This was the first year that Werner and Sheri Vavken hosted our Field day event and it was a huge success. we had awesome weather, a 360 degree view and a great deal of contesting took place. there was 79 members and guest’s total who came up and shared in the great food, mentoring, contesting, …
WINTER FIELD DAY 2020
The following images are from the clubs Winter Field day event in January 2020 There was four of us who stayed overnight We managed 206 contacts, working 80M, 40M & 20M 42 states worked / 4 Countries A combined claimed score of 5,736 We used www.n3fjp.com logging software. Thank you to Phil Wells, AF6AV for …