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Sid, K7SID, reported seeing a fireball on June 1, 2016. This is a great site to find reports on sightings, check it out and enjoy!

Above: Photo taken at the PARC Meeting (Palomar Amateur Radio Club) Mtg. In photos are Ken, W6BQZ - then Ron, N6XT - Then Ron again with Leslie, KK6UYP. As always, another fun night for all!

And, Who is this Man

Working on this Antenna?

None other than K7SID, Sid

Working on Rick's (W0RIC) Installation

Our Own Photo Ken, KS2R
and his Amazing Photography

The Latest From Dave, KB7JS

- Regarding Amplifiers, Dave Rants: Personally, I really don't understand the Amp craze.  What ever happened to the tenet of using the minimum power necessary?  While they are very popular and useful in poor conditions, poor propagation is what it is.  A better antenna will always get better results than can be obtained by pumping more power into a marginal one.  I sincerely believe it's the contest mentality that has caused them to be abused and used all the time to simply kick up the receiving stations S-meter.  Yeah, they will give you a stronger signal, but is that really necessary?   My experience on the bands is that they are too often used all the time, even in good conditions, which makes your signal so powerful that it becomes simply interference for the poor guys on the other side of the planet that you can't hear.   I'd rather have an honest QSO within the limits of the conditions and call it a day.   I have recently encountered some amplifier elitist's on 40 and 80 that won't acknowledge your call if you aren't running an Amp like they are.   I have witnessed them telling individuals to get an Amp or go away.

- Up to a Mile Away? Are you Kidding? : POT GROWERS CAUSE BIG STATIC FOR HAM RADIO

- Check out this site for band conditions: CONUS HF BAND CONDX

- Good read, very interesting, but it will give you a brain cramp: FM BACKSCATTER

- On the Lighter Side: BRITSH CARJACKING

- My Lips are stuck to my Keyer!!: WINTER FIELD DAY ASSOCIATION

-This little $149 tool can help you understand why things don't work: BIT SCOPE: MICRO ANALYSER & SCOPE

- Grasping the difference between regular batteries and deep cycle batteries: A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO BATTERIES

- And some tasty Battery FAQs: BATTERY FAQ

- Video Tour of the Johnson Viking Valiant: TOUR FROM THE BENCH OF K7PP -- <> -- AND, TUNING IT UP

. . . and from Ken -- LEARN ALL ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO de F6DQM -- See his site! http://f6dqm.free.fr/amateurradio.htm

Learning CW

-- The Art and Skill of Radio-Telegraphy - Click Here for PDF file (clean file)

-- CW Ops Homework - Click

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New Rag Chew! Now that Daylight Saving blessed the West Coast again, at 1700z we have a Chew the Rag session for "late risers" in a very informal setting. No Logger, no rules, just us. See you there!

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