BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Benicia Amateur Radio Club - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Benicia Amateur Radio Club X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://beniciaarc.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Benicia Amateur Radio Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200609T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200609T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20200525T091449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T093047Z UID:4511-1591729200-1591736400@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:June BARC meeting:Solano CART with Vicki Dawson and Bob Hawkins DESCRIPTION:Solano Community Animal Response Team: A Year Later\nThis is an exciting Zoom event! Please contact Bob Fentress or look in our groups.io or contact us at the email or phone listed below to find out how to connect to this exciting presentation!\nSolano CART is excited to return to BARC ‪on June 9\, 2020‬\, almost a year to the day after we last visited and update you on our progress.  We have accomplished quite a few things this past year\, including great advances in our communications set up.  Like everyone else\, we are also greatly impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic and we will share with you how we have and will continue to train our members within the county covid guidelines and how we are preparing for disaster deployment in the midst of a pandemic.  Presenters will include  Vicki Dawson\, Founder and President and Bob Hawkins\, Solano CART Member & ACS Captain. URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/june-barc-meetingsolano-cart-with-vicki-dawson-and-bob-hawkins/ LOCATION:Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20200508T040508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T041836Z UID:4460-1589310000-1589317200@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:May 12th BARC Zoom Meeting at 7:00 pm: Justin Cowgill\, KM6ZTH\, Presents\, “Audio connections\, and routing. Ways to interface your radios.” DESCRIPTION:“Audio connections\, and routing. Ways to interface your radios.” is Justin Cowgill\, KM6ZTH’s May 12th BARC Zoom Meeting presentation. Always interesting and informative\, Justin will explain clearly\, demonstrate and answer questions. We are looking forward to this exciting Zoom opportunity! \nJustin’s Bio:\nAlways curious as to how things work. Justin can be found inspecting\, tweaking\, and building audio\, video\, broadcast and network systems. He is the Chief Technology Officer for CreaTV San Jose\, with a Bachelors Degree of Radio and Television Communication from San Francisco State University. In addition Justin is a proud Amateur Radio Operator\, Eagle Scout\, Husband and Father of 2. \nTo connect to this exciting Zoom event contact Bob Fentress\, WB6RBF or go to beniciaarc.groups.io . URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/may-12-barc-zoom-meeting-700-pm-justin-cowgill-km6zth-presents-audio-connections-and-routing-ways-to-interface-your-radios/ ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200414T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200414T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20200311T200321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200314T151115Z UID:4334-1586890800-1586898000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Cancelled -Show and Tell April BARC Meeting DESCRIPTION:April’s meeting will be cancelled due to the COVID-19/Corona virus. All meetings and in-person events are postponed until further notice. We’ll listen for you on the air! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/show-and-tell-april-barc-meeting/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20191220T181507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T164325Z UID:4079-1583866800-1583874000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Ralph Simpson will present: The German Enigma Machine: The Secret Battlefield of WW2  DESCRIPTION:We are excited that Ralph Simpson will be giving his fascinating presentation\, “The German Enigma Machine: The Secret Battlefield of WW2“ at our monthly meeting! It meets at the Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military W. Please enter via the 2nd St. side door. Doors open at 6:30\, the meeting starts at 7:00.\nAll are welcome to our pre-meeting meal at Roundtable Pizza\, 878 Southampton at 5:00 pm.\nThe Enigma machine was invented over 100 years ago\, and it proved to be quite an ingenious invention! This was the first cipher device in history to use electricity to encode a message\, which was a giant leap in cipher technology. The cryptographic strength of the Enigma gave the Germans the utmost confidence in the secrecy of their messages during World War II. While this confidence was justified\, it later became their undoing because they refused to believe the evidence that the enemy was reading their messages! \nThe story of the Allies overcoming the odds and breaking the Enigma is a story of innovation\, intrigue\, and deception; which significantly shortened the war and ushered in the age of computers. The success of cracking the Enigma was kept secret for 29 years after the end of WW2\, despite tens of thousands people working on the effort in the UK and US. This secrecy is especially incredible for us living in the age of the internet\, WikiLeaks\, and Edward Snowden. Over 35\,000 Enigma machines were manufactured\, but only 350 are known to exist today. \nBiography\nRalph Simpson worked in the computer industry for 32 years\, at IBM and Cisco Systems. He is now retired and volunteers at a local museum\, History San Jose. He wrote a book on cipher history called\, Crypto Wars: 2000 Years of Cipher Evolution. He is also an avid collector of cipher machines\, which you can see on his website\, ‪CipherHistory.com‬. Ralph lives in San Jose in a restored Victorian house\, which is also home to his Cipher History Museum and a very understanding wife. They have three grown children. URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/ralph-simpson-will-present-the-german-enigma-machine-the-secret-battlefield-of-ww2/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200211T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20200128T044936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T150707Z UID:4180-1581447600-1581456600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:JB Still\, NR5NN\, DIY Junk Box Antennas DESCRIPTION:JB will show us how to build antennas from our junk boxes in this exciting presentation!\nWe will have our pre-meeting meal at Roundtable Pizza in the Southampton Shopping Center starting at 5:00 pm.\nSide Doors at the Downtown Fire Station open at 6:30. All that are interested are welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/jb-still-nr5nn-dyi-junk-box-antennas/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200204T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20200203T215117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T221403Z UID:4214-1580842800-1580850000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Tuesday\, February 4\, 2020 GOTA Get on the Air Class DESCRIPTION:Learn how to operate your radio\, about antennas\, how to talk on the radio and actually get on the air! Get your questions answered. This class gets you up and running.  All the fun stuff – and No Test! All are welcome!\n \nWhere?\nBenicia Fire Station\n150 Military West\, Benicia CA\nPlease enter via the West 2ns St side door\nWhen?\n‪Tuesday\, Feb 4\, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM‬ URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/gota-get-on-the-air-class/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20191111T163910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T012907Z UID:4001-1579028400-1579035600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Andy Record\, “Batteries the Caveman Way” January 14th BARC Meeting DESCRIPTION:We are happy to have another exciting and informative presentation given by our neighbor from across the Bay\, Andy Record. His previous presentation on Repeaters was talked about for months! \nAndy Record\, KF6TJR\, has been a ham for over 20 years and self identifies as a OM. He is a Product Manager for Silke Communications where he is overseeing and coordinating the City of Roseville’s transition to an EF Johnson P25 Phase II system as well as several other smaller projects. Silke Communications has the World’s largest Kenwood NXDN system.\nHis wife Tiffany\, KG6TJR\, and daughter Amelia\, KK6VYX\, are both Technician class amateurs and they enjoy gardening\, reading and their two cats.\nPre-meeting meal is at Roundtable Pizza in the Southampton/Raley’s Mall! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/andy-record-batteries-the-caveman-way-january-14th-barc-meeting/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200111T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200111T110000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20191221T043415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191221T043415Z UID:4084-1578733200-1578740400@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Ham Radio Licensing Exam Session Saturday\, January 11\, 2020 DESCRIPTION:Ham radio EXAM SESSION \nOn Saturday\, January 11\, 2020 We are having a FCC exam session from 0900 to 1100 at the Downtown Benicia Fire Station\, 150 Military W.\, Benicia\, Ca. Please enter via the 2nd St. Side door. Walk-ins are welcome! (This is not a class!)\nThe fee is $15.\nBring two forms of ID.\nMinors may bring school ID\, minor’s work permit\, report card\, Kaiser card etc.\nIf upgrading bring photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license or the original(s) and/or photocopy(s) of any Certificates of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE). The photocopy(s)will not be returned. \nQuestions: Contact Art at: aa6am@beniciaarc.com URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/ham-radio-licensing-exam-session-saturday-january-11-2020/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191210T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191210T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20191030T211050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191127T182439Z UID:3994-1576002600-1576011600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Benicia Amateur Radio Club/BARC Christmas/Holiday Party Tuesday\, December 10\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:Get together with BARC for our annual Christmas Party! It’s always fun!\n$30 per person-$15 for children. See you there! You can pay online on the link below! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barc-christmas-holiday-party-tuesday-december-10-2019/ LOCATION:Benicia Senior Center\, 1201 East 2nd Street\, Benicia\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T203000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20191005T191432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T203222Z UID:3958-1573585200-1573590600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:At the November 12th BARC Meeting\, Michelle Paquette\,AA6MP\, will be giving the presentation\, “Fundamentals of Real Radio:  Real Radios Glow In The Dark”. DESCRIPTION:We are happy to announce\, Michelle Paquette will be giving us another exciting presentation\, “Fundamentals of Real Radio:  Real Radios Glow In The Dark” \nLow tech doesn’t mean no tech!  Older technologies give us a way to look at basic principles of our gear that modern\, computer driven and software controlled equipment obscures.  We will look ‘under the hood’ at some basic principles of electronics and touch a bit on what is involved in restoring older electronics to service. \nShe is known for her ability to explain technical subjects so that even non-technically oriented people can understand\, and she is very able to answer the most technical questions easily! This presentation is for everyone! All are welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/november-barc-meetingmichelle-paquette-aa6mp-fundamentals-of-real-radio-real-radios-glow-in-the-dark/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190714T103624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T022643Z UID:3771-1571338800-1571347800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:October 17th:Gordon West and his team\, “Tropospheric Ducting”. DESCRIPTION:On October 17th we will have Gordon West and his team of experts coming to Benicia! His team consists of Gordon West\, WB6NOA; Suzy West\, N6GLF; Jodi Lenocker\, WA6JL; and Tracy Lenocker\, WM6T. \nNote the change of day and date and location! This special event meeting will be held on the THURSDAY before Pacificon\, not the 2nd Tuesday of the month! It will be held at Heritage Presbyterian Church\, 1400 East Second Street\, Benicia. \nGORDO ON TROPO! \nLearn why your 2 meter radios sometimes works repeaters several hundred miles away during hot days in October! \nYou say you are hearing the Central Valley farm reports on a 162.550 MHz weather channel\, more than 200 miles away? Ever wonder why your VHF and UHF range is sometimes out of this world? \nGordo will demonstrate Tropospheric ducting and summertime atmospheric layering with a laser and stratified liquids\, with also some record breaking tropo recordings of 2 meter stations booming in to the Bay Area……2\,500 miles away from Hawaii\, for a solid 5 days in hot dry weather! \nFun stuff\, with plenty of Gordo and Tracy humor and antics to keep everyone on the edge of their seats! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/in-october-gordon-wests-team-is-coming-tropospheric-ducting/ LOCATION:Heritage Presbyterian Church\, 1400 East Second St.\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190820T175435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T033620Z UID:3831-1570260600-1570294800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:One Day Ham Study DESCRIPTION:A great opportunity to get either your Technician or General License In a Day! It’s from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. Only $35 includes exam! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/one-day-ham-study/ LOCATION:Benicia Senior Center\, 1201 East 2nd Street\, Benicia\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190928T140000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190920T030644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T032720Z UID:3899-1569672000-1569679200@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Bob Hewitt\, K6HEW\, Celebration of Life DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to come and share memories of Bob. Please let us know if you are coming by registering at the link listed under “Details” then “Website” below\, or highlight\, copy and paste the following into your address bar:\nwww.eventbrite.com/o/solano-county-office-of-emergency-of-services-105748091. URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/bob-hewitt-k6hew-celebration-of-life/ LOCATION:Solano Events Center\, 601 Texas Street\, Fairfield\, CA\, 94533\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T090000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190829T035200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T040417Z UID:3844-1568451600-1568451600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:September 14th Exam Session DESCRIPTION:BARC is giving an FCC exam session ‪on Saturday\, September 14\, 2019‬\, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Benicia downtown fire station. 150 Military W.\nEnter through side door\non West 2nd St\nBenicia CA 94510.\nQuestions contact Art at aa6am@beniciaarc.com \n (Walk-ins allowed URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/september-14th-exam-session/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190714T102124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T044436Z UID:3766-1568142000-1568151000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:September 10\, 2019 BARC Meeting: Marcel Stieber\, AI6MS\, presents “HF Towers”! DESCRIPTION:We are lucky to have at our September 10\, 2019’s BARC Meeting\, Marcel Stieber\, AI6MS\, a well known\, prolific Pacificon Speaker\, presenting “HF Towers”! Meeting begins at 19:00 (7pm). Doors open at 18:30 (6:30pm) \nHis exciting biography: \nI am an Electrical Engineering alumnus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. I am currently employed as a Hardware Systems Integration Lead at Amazon Lab126 in Sunnyvale\, CA and also serve on the Cal Poly Electrical Engineering Industry Advisory Board. I was former President and am current Industry Advisor to the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club (www.W6BHZ.org). I am regularly volunteering to help at local repeater workdays as an RF technician and tower climber. I also enjoy helping with community events and providing communications for bike rides and triathlons. I also volunteer as a Technical Advisor for several event management companies and local repeater groups. My Masters Thesis is titled: Radio Direction Finding Network Receiver Design for Low-cost Public Service Applications. I was licensed on Cinco de Mayo in 2008 with my friend John KI6QDF and received my Extra License in the Summer of 2010. I am also an ARRL Life Member and have used my VE credentials to help license over 673 hams since 2009! \nI especially enjoy portable stations and events\, APRS\, ARDF\, and out of the ordinary operating locations (like on a jetski or bicycle!). You will occasionally also find me operating HF portable. In 2013\, I was appointed to the ARRL Committee on Youth by President Kay Craigie N3KN and was pleased to serve the Amateur Radio community in this position. I serve as the trustee and technical lead for the Cupertino ARES UHF repeater\, W6TDM. This system was rebuilt with W6KWF in 2014. I am the Technical Deployment Manager for the Cupertino ARES ARKnet Project which is building up a high-speed wireless intranet for the emergency responders in Cupertino. \nI operated portable in Ghana\, West Africa as 9G5MS from January-May 2013 with my Yaesu FT-857D. I was volunteering with a non-profit called Medicine on the Move at Kpong Airfield and used amateur radio in the classroom for the students from the AvTech Academy in Kpong\, Ghana. I also operated during the ARRL School Club Roundup in February as the first school to participate from Africa. URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/at-september-10-2019s-barc-meeting-marcel-stieber-ai6ms-presents-hf-towers/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190530T162045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190813T183642Z UID:3714-1565722800-1565731800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:BARC August 13th: Gary Gross\, KE6QR\, “Providing Communications for Public Service Events”. DESCRIPTION:We are happy to announce that Gary Gross KE6QR\, will be coming back and giving us another exciting presentation! In the past Gary has given numerous interesting and informative presentations to BARC. This presentation will be “Providing Communications for Public Service Events”. Pre-Meeting meal will be at Pizza Pirate starting at 5:00 pm.\n. URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barc-august-13thgary-gross-ke6qr-providing-communications-for-public-service-events/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190804 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190719T153604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190719T154140Z UID:3780-1564790400-1564876799@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Field Trip to the USS Hornet - August 3\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:We are going on a Field Trip! \nOn Saturday\, August 3rd\, BARC is going on a Field Trip to the U.S.S. Hornet! We will be given a tour by a member of the Hornet Amateur Radio Club (HARC)\, NB6GC. It will include Radio Central. People will also have the opportunity to sit in on the monthly HARC meeting if they like! All are welcome. Bring family and friends!\nPlease let Michelle\, AA6MW\, know if you and your family and friends will be attending. (We need a head count) and also let her know if you will be meeting at the Raley’s Parking lot ATM at 9:00 am or meeting at the Hornet parking lot at 9:50.\nContact Michelle: AA6MW@BeniciaARC.com \nHornet’s Legacy\nUSS Hornet CVS-12 is the eighth ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Hornet. \nWorld War II\nIn April 1942\, the aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8 departed Alameda\, California\, carrying Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and 16 Army B 25 bombers to raid Tokyo in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack. Just six months after the Doolittle raid CV-8 was sunk in the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. USS Hornet CV-12 was commissioned in early 1943. CV-12 was a major factor in our victory in the war in the Pacific. \nThe Cold War\nWith the rise of the Soviet submarine threat during the 1960’s\, Hornet engaged in a new kind of war – a game of hide-and-seek with Soviet submarines. \nApollo 11 & 12\nOn July 24\, 1969\, President Nixon was aboard to observe the recovery of the Apollo 11 space capsule and the first man to walk on the moon\, Neil Armstrong. In 1970\, Hornet was chosen for the successful recovery of the Apollo 12 and the all Navy crew of the second Lunar mission. \nThe Twilight Years\nUSS Hornet CVS – 12 was decommissioned on June 26\, 1970. She remained in storage and reserve status until 1989 when she was stricken from the records and made ready to be sold as scrap. In 1991 Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark and in 1995 she was turned over to the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation. In 1998\, the USS HORNET museum opened at Alameda. \nHARC’s Mission: \n“Supporting and preserving the USS Hornet Museum Ship CVS-12 and its History through Amateur Radio Communications”. \nHope to see you there! \n(There is a concession stand on the hangar deck open at lunchtime with hotdogs\, hamburgers\, chips\, candy & drinks etc.) URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/field-trip-to-the-uss-hornet/ LOCATION:USS Hornet\, 707 W. Hornet Ave\, Pier 3\, Alameda ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190608T024536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T035814Z UID:3725-1562698800-1562707800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:July 9th Walking Transmitter Hunt by Art Mayoff DESCRIPTION:July 9th’s BARC Meeting\nPLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! \nWalking Transmitter Hunt in Downtown Benicia led by Art Mayoff\nJuly 9\, 2019 @ 19:00 – 21:30\nBenicia Downtown Fire Station\nArt Mayoff will conduct a transmitter hunt or “T Hunt”\, with a “How-to” session before the hunt starts. Please bring your HT’s and your enthusiasm for this fun event! Bring friends too! Doors will open at 6:30 pm. A “How-to” session will start around 7:00. After the session the hunt will promptly begin.\nAfter the hunt there will be a club business meeting.\nThe Pre-Meeting Meal at Roundtable Pizza will begin at 5pm. All are welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/july-9th-walking-transmitter-hunt-by-art-mayoff/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190703T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190703T203000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190612T202927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T211026Z UID:3730-1562175000-1562185800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:July 3rd Torchlight Parade DESCRIPTION:Every July 3rd\, BARC Volunteers help with communications for the Famous Benicia Torchlight Parade. The parade itself is from 6:30-8:30 pm\, but ham radio volunteers meet earlier at 4:30 at the Depot at the bottom of 1st street to set up and get instructions. If interested contact Art Mayoff AA6AM. Or you can drop by and view the parade and say hi to fellow hams! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/july-3rd-torchlight-parade/ LOCATION:1st Street Benicia ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190623 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190612T211406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T214527Z UID:3738-1561161600-1561247999@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Field Day June 22nd! And Radio License Testing Too! DESCRIPTION:This year BARC is going to have a smaller Field Day\, but it’ll still be lots of fun! Also\, we will have VE License Exams offered from 1:00pm to 3:00pm for anyone wanting to get their ham license or seeking to upgrade their license!\nIf you are curious about what ham radio is or or you already know what it is\, but have never gone on a radio\, or even if you are an experienced ham wanting to see how we run Feild Day\, Everyone is welcome! It’s a great family experience!\nField Day will open to the public at 11:00 am! More Details to follow! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/field-day-june-22nd/ LOCATION:Benicia Fire Museum\, 900 East Second\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190611T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190611T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190514T213652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T215840Z UID:3672-1560279600-1560288600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:June 11th BARC Meeting: Solano Community Animal Response Team With Vicki Dawson & Jackie Post DESCRIPTION:The presentation is Disaster Preparedness for Animal Owners.  It will cover an introduction to Solano Community Animal Response Team and our role in the county disaster plan. There will also be a small segment of how Solano CART can benefit from developing a relationship with BARC. \nThe Pre-meeting Meal will be at Roundtable Pizza in the Southampton Shopping Center starting at 5:00 pm. All are Welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/june-11th-barc-meeting-solano-community-animal-response-team-with-vicki-dawson-jackie-post/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20181222T153228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T212741Z UID:3174-1557860400-1557869400@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:May 14\, BARC Meeting: Art Mayoff\, AA6AM: A Portal to the Past: Collecting and Restoring Telegraph Keys and Bugs DESCRIPTION:A Portal to the Past: Collecting and Restoring Telegraph Keys and Bugs \nFrom the late 1800’s Morse Code shaped our country and laid the foundation for our Industrial successes and News dissemination. It played a role in safety at sea and helped our Armed Services in WWII. Learn about Glass Arm\, Bugs\, Speed Keys\, Keyers and Paddles. \nArt has been a ham since 1961\, is a past President of MDARC and BARC\, is a lifetime ARRL Member\, has given numerous Get Your License In a Day Ham Classes\, is a previous owner of the Base Station a ham radio/CB Store…\nThe list goes on and on for this highly accomplished ham. We always enjoy Art’s presentations and look forward to seeing him give one again! All are welcome! Our Pre-meeting meal will be at Pizza Pirate starting at 5:00pm. See you there! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/may-barc-meeting-art-mayoff-aa6am-exciting-topic-to-be-announced/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190409T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20181222T151734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T222243Z UID:3169-1554836400-1554845400@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:April 9th BARC Meeting: Michelle Paquette\, AA6MP does “ A Follow-up on Popular Compact/Portable Antennas”. DESCRIPTION:We are always excited to have Michelle give presentations at our club meetings! They are always fun and informative! On April 9th Michelle will do “ A Follow-up on Popular Compact/Portable Antennas”.\nThe Pre-meeting meal will start at 5 PM at RoundTable Pizza\, 878 Southampton Rd. All are welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/april-9th-barc-meeting-michelle-paquette-aa6mp-topic-to-be-announced/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20181222T144142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181222T145319Z UID:3156-1552417200-1552426200@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:March 12th BARC Meeting: Bob Hawkins\, KM6BXZ Radio Officer\, ACS DESCRIPTION:BARC is excited that Bob Hawkins\, KM6BXZ\,\nRadio Officer for ACS\, will be giving our March 12th presentation. Have you ever wondered what Solano County ACS is? What it’s all about and what people do there? Then this exciting presentation is for you! Become informed about what Solano County is doing in emergency communications. See if this is an organization you would like being a part of! See you there! All are welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/march-12th-barc-meeting-bob-hawkins-km6bxz-radio-officer-acs/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T203000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20190208T224704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T230257Z UID:3325-1550082600-1550089800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:BARC’s Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) Class February 13th! DESCRIPTION:BARC invites you to a Free Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) Class on Wednesday\, February 13th\, at 7pm. \nLearn about radio selection\, operating procedures\, antennas\, repeaters and how to talk on the radio. You will actually get on the radio in this class! \nThe GOTA class meets in the Benicia Downtown fire station. Enter via the West 2nd Street side door. Beginners\, rookies and veterans are invited. Even if you haven’t received your callsign yet you can attend and participate! If you have a radio\, bring it with you. \nLarry Loomer\, KI6LNB\, the instructor\, is a veteran at delivering GOTA classes to hundreds of Radio Amateurs. URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barcs-get-on-the-air-gota-class-february-13th/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190212T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190212T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20181105T022047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190126T072042Z UID:3052-1549996200-1550007000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:BARC’s February 12th Meeting\, Kirsten Mcintyre\, K6WX: “A Wire In The Air - What Matters Most”. DESCRIPTION:We are so happy and excited to have Kristen coming back again to speak! She gave a fantastic\, well received presentation about 7 years ago at BARC on Grounding. Kristen has been interested in radio since she was about 5 years old. When she was small she built many radio kits including her favorite: the one tube radio kit. She started in Amateur Radio around 1979 while she was at MIT by getting her technician’s license. She built a 2m repeater with an autopatch to use while on campus at MIT. Somewhere in the middle of all this life intervened and her license lapsed. She has been re-licensed getting her extra ticket. She is active on 2m\, 1.2GHz and is active on HF with an Elecraft K2 she built while on vacation visiting her mother. Kristen often does her HF-ing mobile with the K2 and a hamstick or from her apartment with a homebrew helical vertical dipole and an IC-7600 driving an AL-811H. These days she loves to chase DX using mostly CW\, and works contests from time to time.\nKristen is also licensed in Japan\, her second home\, as JI1IZZ.\nKristen is ARRL Technical Coordinator for the East Bay Section and is president of the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association for 2007\, 2008\, 2010 through the present. She is also a member of the following clubs: Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association\, South Bay Amateur Radio Association\, NCCC\, USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club\, Northern California DX Club\, Northern California Contest Club\, FISTS CW Club (10232)\, NAQCC\, SKCC\, and Young Ladies Radio League. \nKristen’s work bio: \nKristen McIntyre is currently a senior software engineer at Apple working on OS X and iOS. She recently came back from being an entrepreneur in Japan. Previously she was a researcher at Sun Microsystems Laboratories where she was researching robustness and emergent properties of large distributed computer systems. Her career has spanned many diverse areas. She started in the early 80’s designing high power linear amplifiers and then spent about 5 years in Japan architecting and designing precision analog test systems as well as learning Japanese language and culture. Upon returning to the states Kristen joined Adobe Systems and became one of the architects of PostScript Level 2 and its RTOS underpinnings as well as the principal architect of AppleTalk networking for PostScript printers. In the early 90’s she became a consultant and later founded an internet service provider and a network consulting firm. In 1999 Kristen decided to hang up her entrepreneur’s hat and landed at Sun\, tried the startup thing again only to land at Apple\, where she’s been since. Kristen holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \nPre-meeting meal will start at 5 PM at RoundTable Pizza\, 878 Southampton Rd. All are welcome! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barcs-february-12th-meeting-kirsten-mcintyre-k6wx-topic-to-be-announced/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190108T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20181106T213146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T235455Z UID:3058-1546974000-1546983000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:January 8th’s 2019 BARC Meeting: “GoKits: A Presentation on the Design and Construction of BARC’s GoKits”\, by Art Mayoff\, AA6AM DESCRIPTION:January’s Meeting will be “GoKits: A Presentation on the Design and Construction of BARC’s GoKits; Hints and ideas on building your own Radio-in-a-Box”\, by Art Mayoff\, AA6AM. \nArt is our current Treasurer\, and a past President of BARC and MDARC. Having been continuously licensed since 1961\, he is also an ARRL Life member. \nHe is an Accredited ARRL VEC and W5YI VEC Volunteer Examiner as well as both a Certified ARRL Instructor and a Certified CERT trainer. \nAs if that wasn’t enough\, he is also a member of Solano ACS\, and a Volunteer Police Officer with the Benicia Police Dept. He was the 2011 Volunteer of the Year\, and Awarded the Medal of Valor by the Benicia Police Chief in 2005 for saving a child’s life. He earned a 45 WPM CW certificate. Also he has a lifetime Canadian Ham License VE2AQV. \nHe is a retired owner of “The Base Station”\, an amateur radio and CB Store. \nOur pre-meeting meal will be at Pizza Pirate\, 72 Solano Square\, at 5pm. All who are interested are welcome to both the meal and the meeting! See you there! \n\nWe look forward to his presentation of the GoKits that he designed and put together for our club and community! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/january-8ths-2019-barc-meeting-gokits-a-presentation-on-the-design-and-construction-of-barcs-gokits-by-art-mayoff-aa6am/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181211T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181211T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20180917T103329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T010229Z UID:2946-1544553000-1544563800@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:BARC Christmas Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:Our annual Christmas Holiday Party is on on December 11th! (the same night that we would normally have our monthly meeting\, the second Tuesday of the month\, in December). \nThe Party will be held at the Benicia Senior Center\, 1201 East 2nd St.\nIt will start at 6:30 pm for socializing and Dinner at 7:30. \nCost is $30 per person which entitles that person one raffle ticket for one of the $600 worth of radio door prizes.  Limit of one big dollar prize per family. \nBARC member John Pence\, KM6API\, will cater a BBQ Buffet by his own Chuck Wagon Catering. \nDinner will include BBQ Ribs\, Sirloin\, BBQ Chicken\, Baked Potatoes\, Beer Cheese & Macaroni\, Green Salad\, Coleslaw\, Pasta Salad\, Sourdough\, Coffee\, Soda and Dessert.\nBring your own wine (Wine glasses will be provided.) \nPRIZES – PRIZES – PRIZES \nGrand Prizes(limit one per family)\nYAESU FTM-7250D\, 50 watt VHF/UHF Mobile Radios (Two winners)\nFT-4X VHF/UHF Handheld Radio(One winner) \nAnd Multiple Prizes targeted to be of interest to the Ladies Plus Several Additional Customized Ham Shack Clocks and Plaque Give-aways!\nAlso our ever popular theme that everyone wins something! \nThere are three ways to Signup and Pay: In-person\, by Mail or Online. \n1) Go to the homepage of BeniciaARC.com to pay online via Credit Card or PayPal. (PayPal acct not required);\n2) Deliver your money to Art Mayoff at his house (see address below)\n3) Or you may Mail your check to Art Mayoff\, 248 Baker St\, Benicia\, 94510. Deadline is Dec 4th. Make checks payable to BARC. \n(Children – Half price without raffle ticket but please contact Art Mayoff before registering aa6am@BeniciaARC.com) \n(We’ll accept cancellations and issue full refunds prior to Dec 4th\, which is when we make a solid commitment to the caterer.) \n \n \n\nPictures from previous Christmas Parties.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTickets will be available soon! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barc-christmas-holiday-party/ LOCATION:Benicia Senior Center\, 187 East L Street\, Benicia\, CA\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181113T213000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20180917T014220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T095726Z UID:2938-1542133800-1542144600@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:Ron Bunch\, W4FEK\, presents\, “CoCo County ACS” DESCRIPTION:Ron Bunch will be giving a presentation on Contra Costa County’s ACS program. Meeting begins at 7:00. Doors open at 6:30. Please enter via the 2nd side door.\nWe will be having the pre-meeting at Pizza Pirate beginning at 5:00 pm. All are welcome! See you there! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/ron-bunch-w4fek-presents-cocoacs/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T210000 DTSTAMP:20260420T005754 CREATED:20180720T223627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180918T094200Z UID:2802-1539802800-1539810000@beniciaarc.com SUMMARY:October 17th\, Get-on-the-Air Class! DESCRIPTION:Our exciting Get Your License-in-a Day class is followed by a FREE Get-on-the-Air class\, or GOTA class. The GOTA class demonstrates how to get on the air and then YOU get on the air! For new hams and old hams! More experienced hams can attend for review\, or to learn the latest new tricks! URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/october-get-on-the-air-class-date-and-location-to-be-announced/ LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR