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               West Valley Amateur Radio Association
                        Meeting Announcement

Time/Date: 7:30PM, Wednesday, May 15, 1996
Location: Cambrian School District Offices, 4115 Jacksol Dr, San Jose
Topic: Microwave Experimentation
Speakers: several - see below


The next meeting of the West Valley Amateur Radio Association (WVARA)
will be Wednesday, May 15, 1996 at 7:30PM at the Cambrian School
District Offices (4115 Jacksol Dr) in South San Jose, near Los Gatos
and the interchange of Highways 17 and 85.  (More directions below.)

The subject of the May WVARA meeting will be Microwave Experimentation.
The following speakers are scheduled:
  * Bob Warmke W6CYX will tell us about his 2.4 GHz repeater.  There are
    only two known 2.4 GHz repeaters in North America and both are in
    the Bay Area.
  * Bill Rausch AA6PA will talk about Satelites and Microwaves.
  * Rod Roderique WA0QII will tell us about 5.7 GHz.
  * Russ Bentson K6KLY will give a 10 GHz demonstration.

Thanks to WVARA members Mike Polkinghorn KD6PUD and Mike Sunseri AB6CW,
there will be surplus microwave dishes given away as door prizes.

In, addition, we haven't confirmed this but there may be a visit from
the World Radiosport Team Championship committee, looking for host stations
for the competition which will be held in the Bay Area in July.  DX teams
from around the world will compete using comparable HF stations hosted by
Hams around the Bay Area.  (They'll bring their own radios but the antennas
need to meet the competition guidelines.)  Last we heard, more host sites
were needed.  There will be more information at the meeting.

Visitors and guests are always welcome to attend WVARA meetings.
We hope you'll consider joining.

Additional information about the WVARA and the meeting are available
during the WVARA's weekly Nets, Tuesday nights at 8:30PM on the W6PIY
VHF repeaters (frequencies listed below.)  Visitors are welcome to check
in with their name, callsign and city during the guest check-in portion
of the Net, to let us know they're listening and to share any messages
with the other participants of the net.  Visitors with questions should
add, "with a question", when they initially check in.  Net control will
come back to all the requests in order after check-ins are done.


                Directions to the Meeting Location

Note: these directions apply to the May meeting.  In June through August,
we'll meet at a different location (the Children's Discovery Museum
auditorium) when the school district offices are closed for the Summer.
We'll return to this location for the September through November meetings.

FROM HIGHWAY 85: exit at Bascom Ave.  Take Bascom northbound.  Turn
right at the first light, Woodard Rd.  Then turn right at the second
stop sign, Jacksol Dr.  The Cambrian School District Offices will be
on the right in 1-1/2 blocks.  The Board Room is in the back.

FROM HIGHWAY 17: exit at Camden Ave.  Take Camden eastbound.  Turn
right at the second light, Bascom Ave.  Then turn left at the first
light, Woodard Rd.  Then turn right at the second stop sign, Jacksol
Dr.  The Cambrian School District Offices will be on the right in
1-1/2 blocks.  The Board Room is in the back.

Talk-in will be available before the meeting on any of the
association's W6PIY repeaters.  (See below for frequencies.)


                          WVARA Calendar

Weekly Events of the Association and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
   WVARA Net - Tuesday at 8:30PM on the W6PIY VHF repeaters
      Contact president@wvara.org (Ian KO6YQ)
   DX SIG Net - Mondays at 9PM on the W6PIY VHF repeaters
      Contact dx-sig@wvara.org (Mike KD6PUD)
   VHF/UHF SIG Net - Tuesday at 7PM on the W6PIY VHF repeaters
      Contact vhf-sig@wvara.org (Chris KE6WJV)
   Packet SIG Chat - Thursdays at 8PM, connect to N6ST on 146.595
      Contact packet-sig@wvara.org (Dan KE6RRU)

In progress: April 29 - June 5, WVARA 1996 New Ham classes
Location: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
Contact: education@wvara.org (Mike KE6MRE)

May 15: WVARA meeting, subject: Microwave Experimentation
Location: Cambrian School District Offices, South San Jose

June 8: WVARA Great America Day - celebrate with the graduates of
the 1996 WVARA New Ham class!
Location: Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara

June 19: WVARA meeting, subject: Field Day (including video on contesting)
Location: Children's Discovery Museum auditorium, Downtown San Jose

June 22-23: Field Day
Location: WVARA's W6PIY Field Day site in the Santa Cruz Mountains
URL: http://www.kluft.com/~ikluft/ham/wvara-fd.html
Contact: field-day@wvara.org (Stephen KE6GDA)
Volunteers slots still open to operate HF CW & phone, VHF/UHF/microwave
and satellite.  Visitors welcome.

July 17: WVARA meeting, subject: Packet APRS
Location: Children's Discovery Museum auditorium, Downtown San Jose
Speaker: John Crane KD6JUH

July 20: WVARA Summer Picnic and 40th Anniversary Special Event Station
Location: TBA

August 21: WVARA meeting, subject: TBA
Location: Children's Discovery Museum auditorium, Downtown San Jose

September 14: WVARA hosts the Foothill College Electronics Flea Market
Contact: flea-market@wvara.org (Glen KE6NBO)

September 18: WVARA meeting, subject: What's New on the Internet
Location: Cambrian School District Offices, South San Jose
Speaker: Ian Kluft KO6YQ

October 16: WVARA meeting, subject: Annual "ARRL Night"
Location: Cambrian School District Offices, South San Jose
Speakers: Rod Stafford KB6ZV, ARRL President
          Brad Wyatt K6WR, ARRL Pacific Division Director
          Jim Maxwell W6CF, ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director

November 20: WVARA meeting, subject: Restoring Antique Radios
Location: Cambrian School District Offices, South San Jose
Speaker: Mike Sunseri AB6CW
WVARA 1997 elections will also be held at the meeting

                         About the WVARA

The West Valley Amateur Radio Association is a non-profit,
educational and scientific association.  It was established to
promote interest and furnish instruction in Amateur Radio.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the association welcomes
anyone of all ages, licensed or interested in Amateur Radio, to join.

The WVARA has four repeaters, though it's more than just a repeater
club.  The W6PIY VHF repeaters are linked between 147.39+ PL156.7 and
223.96- PL156.7.  The W6PIY UHF repeater is on the test pair 441.875+
PL88.5.  (There are other repeaters at different PLs on the same test
pair.)  The W6PIY 1.2GHz (microwave) repeater is on 1286.2- PL100.
All of the W6PIY repeaters are located on Good Samaritan Hospital in
South San Jose and have coverage across the South Bay Area.

The WVARA meets at 7:30PM on the 3rd Wednesday of each month except
December, when the association holds a holiday party instead.
The meetings are held at the Cambrian School District Offices
Board Room in South San Jose except in the Summer months (June,
July, and August) when it is held at the Childrens Discovery
Museum's auditorium in Downtown San Jose.

An informal gathering for food usually occurs before each meeting
at 5:45PM.  The location of the get-together is announced on the
weekly Net and talk-in is available on the W6PIY repeaters.
-- 
Ian Kluft  KO6YQ PP-ASEL  http://www.kluft.com/~ikluft/   sbay.org coordinator
ikluft@thunder.sbay.org (home)  ikluft@cisco.com (work)           San Jose, CA