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sbay.hams Periodic Information This article is posted twide a month for information for Hams in the South Bay Area. Please send updates to sbay-hams-bulletin@sbay.org. Table of Contents Amateur Radio Online Resources in the South Bay Amateur Radio Organizations in the South Bay Amateur Radio Examination Opportunities in the South Bay Amateur Radio Stores and Flea Markets

Amateur Radio Online Resources in the South Bay

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This is for Amateur Radio information and discussion in the South Bay Area. Note that all the sbay.* newsgroups are chartered for subjects which are at least partly specific to the South Bay. In other words, "local articles only".

KO6YQ's Amateur Radio Index

See http://www.kluft.com/~ikluft/ham/

Amateur Radio Organizations in the South Bay

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Pacific Division

Home page: http://www.pdarrl.org/

West Valley Amateur Radio Association (WVARA)

Home page: http://www.wvara.org/

Meetings: 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 7:30 PM
Meetings are held at the Campbell Community Center at Winchester Blvd and Campbell Ave, near downtown Campbell. The exact meeting room may change depending on reservations but they try to get Room Q-84, the Mary Campbell Room. Use the Campbell Ave entrance and go to the building nearest to the tennis courts. Any changes in the meeting room will be announced on the WVARA Weekly Net (meeting on the radio) on the 2m/220 repeaters on Tuesday nights at 8:30PM. Announcements will also be on the www.wvara.org web site.

Repeaters:
W6PIY 2m: 147.39+ PL151.4 linked to 220
W6PIY 220 MHz: 223.96- PL156.7 linked to 2m
W6PIY 440 MHz: 441.875+ PL88.5 (test pair: shared frequency, other repaters are on other PLs)
W6PIY 1.2 GHz: 1286.2- PL100

Amateur Radio Examination Opportunities in the South Bay

There are currently 15 VEC organizations. Two of them offer regularly-scheduled Amateur Radio exams in the South Bay Area.

Sunnyvale VEC

Dates/times: 2nd Saturday of each month, 10AM
Location: Washington Park, corner of Washington and Pastoria, Sunnyvale. (In November and December the location changes to Fair Oaks Park at Fair Oaks and Wolfe in Sunnyvale.)
On the web: http://www.amateur-radio.org/

ARRL VEC

Dates/times: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month
Location: Tandem/Compaq Cafeteria, Vallco Parkway, Cupertino. (It's on the block east of the Vallco Mall. Follow the signs from the Tandem entrance.)
On the web: http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/

Amateur Radio Stores and Flea Markets

Here are some stores that carry Amateur Radio equipment.

Ham Radio Outlet, Sunnyvale

specializes in Amateur Radio equipment

Halted Specialties, Santa Clara

electronics supply and surplus, small amateur radio dept, kits, parts

Fry's Electronics, multiple locations

parts, Ramsey Kits (receivers only), San Jose/Brokaw and Sunnyvale locations carry Kenwood amateur radios and accessories (full line)

Radio Shack, multiple locations

books, 2m and 440 monoband handheld and mobile Ham radios, parts

Foothill Electronics Flea Market

at Foothill College, 2nd Saturdays of March through October. The official starting time is 7AM but activity for the die-hards arrive around 4-5AM. The ending time may be 2PM on sunny days or 10AM when it rains. Either bring $2 for parking or have all your shopping done by 7AM.
On the web: http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/

Livermore Flea Market

At the Las Positas College parking lot, 1st Sundays of each month. (Use the Livermore Airport exit on I-580, then follow the signs to Las Positas College.) Due to campus rules, sellers and buyers must not arrive before 7AM.