The new 2010 Board: Left to right: Dru Anderson, KG6LAD, Past President; Michael Murray, KI6JDY, Secretary; Wes Freeman, KG6POV, Treasurer; Jim Clark, N6JRC, Training Officer; Doug Greig, KG6DSV, Second VP; Jerry Haag, K6GAC, President; Scott Overstreet, N6NXI, RA Liaison; Maynard Stevenson, W7MVT, First VP

Which donut would you like, little girl?	Come on, make me an offer.
Conserving energy for money counting.	Resting after morning set-up.

Part of the SPECS Crew that made the 2010 Flea Market Happen

Ham Info for the SPECS area

• Jim Oberhofer's Packet Presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting
• Analysis of Proposed NARCC Refarming of 2-Meter Repeater Sub-Band and AE6EO's Summary of the NARCC 7/11/09 Board Meeting

Monday Night Packet Training Check In - New Procedures Starting June 21, 2010

Note: this site is for training purposes and to encourage regular testing of packet capabilities only. Some cities maintain emergency packet bulletin board sites that should be used under drill and emergency conditions.

• Keep your packet skills up to date by also checking in Monday nights on packet - click here for the easy steps

Ham Radio Classes

• Look here for the current version of the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES Training Calendar

Readiness

• Ham Radio Cheat Sheets submitted by SPECS members
• Check out the Radio Cheat Sheets on the Cupertino ARES web page
• What Should be in your Grab-N-Go Kit
• Wild Fire Lessons Learned from the 2008 Annual Meeting

Community Service Opportunities

Amateur Radio Emergency Communicators are encouraged to serve at public events. Such service fulfills one of the primary aims of the Amateur Radio Service as defined in FCC regulations and also is excellent training for operation in a controlled net and for testing the capabilities of transceivers, batteries and accessories.

Monday Night Net

SPECS conducts a weekly directed net on Monday nights at 2000 using the W6ASH repeaters at 145.270, 224.140, and 440.800 MHz, all using 100 Hz tone. The net has operated continually for over 50 years. The 220 and 440 repeaters are linked during the net. The 220/440 net opens for early check-ins at 1945 hours (7:45 PM).

The purpose of the net is to train and maintain a crew of Amateur Radio Operators who are ready to furnish communication services in a time of need. This is done by providing announcements pertaining to amateur radio and emergency preparedness, and providing a common meeting place prior to local nets. This, in conjunction with local nets, gives us all the opportunity to test our equipment and make sure it is ready when needed.

Visitors are always welcome to check into the net when called by the Net Control Operator. See the net scripts links below.

• NEW Net Control Script - pdf version
• NEW Net Control Script - doc version
• UHF check in script
• UHF callers
• View the historical check-in totals

Flea Market

• Flea Market Calendar for 2010

W6ASH Repeaters

SPECS

• Minutes from the 2010 Annual Meeting - pending member approval
• Minutes from the 2009 Annual Meeting
• Minutes from the 2008 Annual Meeting
• Board of Directors
• Your Dues Are Deductible
• Membership Renewal Form for 2010
• SPECS Articles of Incorporation
• SPECS Bylaws
• MOU between SPECSUG and SPECSRA

Other Ham Radio Emergency Communications Organizations

• Santa Clara County ARES/RACES
• ARES/RACES and other Links
• The FEMA-ARRL Statement of Affiliation
• Visit the SVECS Web Pages

SPECS History

• In Memory of W6ASH  
• Account by Walt Read, W6ASH 
• May, 1965 QST article about W6ASH and friends

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This page was last updated on June 13, 2010