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CARA 2010 Annual Picnic

**PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION WITHIN THE PARK (see driving directions below)**

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Tri-City Park, Placentia, CA

10:00 am to 3:00 pm ++

Join us for: Food * BBQ * Raffle prizes * HF radio operation

Loads of FUN!

This picnic is our annual event and is FREE to members. Guests and visitors are welcome. We will have some radios set up for operating and you are welcome to bring your own, too.

The park has a lake, lots of grass and trees, picnic tables, and rest rooms.  Feel free to bring your lawn chairs and shade canopies, too.

No cost to CARA Members. - Visitors & Guests: $5.00 (Visitors & Guests welcome)

CARA will provide Burgers, Hot Dogs, Soft Drinks, Plates, Utensils and Napkins.

Please bring one of these suggested side dishes to share: dessert or cookies, salad or fruit item, chips or a side dish (potato salad, etc.)

Directions: Talk-in will be on the Catalina 2m repeater 147.090 + (no PL)

1. Take 57 Freeway to Brea. Exit Imperial Highway East (left if you are driving south on the 57, right, if you are driving north)

2. Drive east to Placentia Ave., turn right

3. Drive about a mile south on Placentia Ave. to Rolling Hills Dr./Golden Ave. turn right.

4. Proceed straight into Tri-City Park. We will be on the grass to the left as you enter the parking lot. Look for the CARA banner!

Alternate directions:

1. Take 57 Freeway to Brea. Exit Imperial Highway East (left if you are driving south on the 57, right, if you are driving north)

2. Drive east to Kraemer Blvd, turn right

3. Drive about a mile south on Kraemer Blvd to Golden Ave.

4. Turn right into Tri-City Park, then right again at the stop sign in the park. Proceed all the way to the end of the road and park in the lot. We will be a short distance beyond the parking lot near the back entrance to the park. Look for the CARA banner!

Click on the link below for a map to the park.

2301 N Kraemer Blvd Placentia, CA 92870

Click on the link below for a printable flyer and map to the park.

Click here for a Picnic Flyer you can print out

 
PLEASE NOTE the change of location  WITHIN Tri-City Park.  We will be just inside the WEST ENTRANCE to the park.  This is a shady location further from the lake and closer to restrooms.  The parking lot is smaller at that entrance but it is just a short walk from the parking lot we would be using if we stayed where we were (2 handicap spaces in the lot).  Attached is a flyer and I have included a link to driving directions below to get to either entrance.  (If you use the satellite view you can see Golden Avenue where it enters the WEST side of the park.  Although the map shows the road going through the park, it does not continue beyond the parking area on the west entrance.)
 
STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.  We usually start cooking around 11:30 or Noon.  We are using gas grills so a "late lunch" is also possible, you just run the risk we will run out of food.
 
THE PARK IS 10 MILES FROM HRO-ANAHEIM  so you can also visit the "candy-store" before or after the picnic.
 
There will be a VHF+ contest going on that weekend and John, KE6GFF will be bringing his 2m and 432 all-mode equipment and set up a multi-op station.  You can participate the contest and experience some VHF FM and SSB contesting.
 
It is also the Route 66 special event weekend and you will be able to operate the HF station and make some contacts.  Information is available here:  http://www.w6jbt.org/
 
NO RSVP IS NECESSARY, but I welcome all replies if you are coming or have any questions.
 

All downloads are stored on our back-up website and can be found at the top of the page underneath the club logo

 http://www.qsl.net/catalina

When you go there you can download a copy of the Ragchewer,  CARA Repeater Usage Guidelines, CARA Bylaws and a CARA Membership Application 

Catalina Amateur Repeater Association
P.O. Box 425
Garden Grove, CA 92842-0425

Email us

info@cara.nu

Click here for a Membership Application Form

Read WorldRadio Online (the pictures are in full color)

http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WorldRadio.html

Christchurch (New Zealand) West Amateur Radio Club Inc

Kiwi DX Group
The Kiwi DX Group Net is held every Tuesday and Friday Nights at 0800 UTC (1am PDT).  The Net is held on 80M on 3585Mhz.

Check out the Christchurch West Amateur Radio Club Inc

Click here to read about California's new cell phone hands-free law (PDF format)

Antenna Building Instructions from The Ragchewer

Click here for J-pole plans (PDF format)
(Tnx to Bob KF6MEF for drawing up the plans)

Click here for Roll-up J-pole plans (PDF format)


Click here for Tape Measure Beam plans (PDF format)
(Tnx to Joe Leggio WB2HOL for writing the article)

FCC Rules & Regulations online

Read and Print Part 97 FCC Regulations

 
Click on the logos below to learn about the Hospital Disaster Support Communications System (HDSCS) and the Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
 
HDSCS Logo - Click image to link to HDSCS website                          ARES Logo - Click image to link to ARRL ARES website
Information on Catalina Island
(Check Out the Webcams)
 
Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce website  http://www.catalinachamber.com
Visit the website of the Handihams

Handiham System Website

The ARRL has posted all relevant information on Part 97 rule revisions on its "FCC's Morse Code Report and Order WT Docket 05-235" Web page <http://www.arrl.org/fcc/morse/>.

Southern California Frequency Coordination Boards

2 meters

220 (1.25 meters)

 
6 meters, 440 and above

Check the latest traffic conditions on the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page
Check the latest weather conditions on The Weather Underground
Learn about the Catalina Island Conservancy
Field Day Links
 
**************FIELD DAY 2009**************
CARA operated the 20m phone station at the Orange County Amateur Radio Club Field Day at Walter Knott School.  They did a great job compiling pictures of the event.  The links below will take you to the pictures and a complete list of the scoring.
 

Click here to see the Field Day scores

Jason, K6CBC, has assembled a slide show of Field Day 2008 on Catalina Island pictures on the Catalina Hams website.

 
 
Orange County Register Article about Field Day 2006 at N6ME (CARA operated 40 and 15/80 phone)

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/homepage/article_1193586.php

Read about other field day operations and see their pictures on the ARRL Contest Soapbox (select Field Day 2007 in the drop down box)

http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/