Santa Cruz County ARES Teaches Antenna Building via Zoom Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) (932 words) Santa Cruz County ARES has enjoyed a fast-growing, enthusiastic chapter over the last few years, thanks to the dedication of a few gifted souls under the leadership of EC Bob Fike (KO6XX). However, the membership influx […]
Daily Archives: April 26, 2021
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Santa Cruz County ARES Mastered Social Distance With “SAFE” Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) (986 words) In the spring of 2020, EC John Gerhardt (N6QX) saw event after event postponed, then canceled as COVID-19 spread around California. Santa Cruz County’s ARES groups traditionally provided communications for Strawberry Fields Forever Bike Ride, Big […]
SLV ARES assists animal services in CZU Fire Allison Hershey KM6RMN On August 16th a severe dry lightning storm swept through the central coast of California, and was especially hard hitting in Santa Cruz County. Several ARES members around the county were wakened by the thunder and high winds and […]
Santa Cruz ARES AECs Build Isotropic Antenna Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) (1180 words) Antenna specialist for the Santa Cruz area Ares group, Neil Stoddard (KN6JOI), had successfully held a series of workshops for members since January 2021. Designed to teach less experienced members antenna fundamentals, these workshops had started simply and […]