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               West Valley Amateur Radio Association
                        Meeting Announcement

Time/Date: 7:30PM, Wednesday, April 17, 1996
Location: Cambrian School District Offices, 4115 Jacksol Dr, San Jose
Topic: Amateur Television (ATV)
Speakers: Glen Lokke Jr KE6NBO and Glen Lokke Sr K6GNG


The next meeting of the West Valley Amateur Radio Association (WVARA)
will be Wednesday, April 17, 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 April WVARA meeting will be Amateur Television (ATV).
The guest speakers will be ATV enthusiasts Glen Lokke Jr KE6NBO,
Glen Lokke Sr K6GNG and several other ATV users.  Glen K6GNG and friends
will give their parts of the presentation via a live ATV video link
to the meeting room.  This is a fairly normal procedure for ATV users
but should be nothing less than exciting to those who have not seen
ATV before.

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

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 New Ham Classes Start on April 29

The WVARA New Ham classes, intended to help prospective new Hams to
get their Technician (no-code) or Technician Plus (with Morse Code)
license, will begin on April 29, continuing on Monday and Wednesday
evenings until June 5.  An accompanying article contains more details.
You can also find more info on the World Wide Web at
   http://www.kluft.com/~ikluft/ham/wvara_class/
The classes will be held in Cupertino.  To sign up, send e-mail to
education@wvara.org or leave a message at 408-996-1649.  Or contact
the Education Coordinator, Michael Lyon KE6MRE, at the WVARA meeting.

The New Ham classes will be taught by volunteers from the WVARA
and are intended as a free public service.  However, students will
be responsible for the costs of their own textbooks and exam fees.


                         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.

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