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The Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club Newsletter THE SPECTRUM MAY 2006 Come one, Come ALL!!!!  Club Meetings are held at the Mojave River Campus of the Lewis Center . Directions: From Apple Valley Road, turn west on Tuscola. (toward the river) Take the very first right turn, which is Mana; the campus is located at the very end of Mana Rd. We meet in Building C. Tuesday, May 9, 2006 is the next meeting. Agenda TDB. Sunday Night Net: Remember that every Sunday at 7PM the club conducts a net on the 146.940 repeater. Get the latest club announcements and reminders. June Picnic!  Mark your Calendar The annual June picnic will be Tuesday 13, June     6:15 - ? The picnic will be at the Hall's, in Spring Valley Lake, overlooking the Narrows.  The club will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, (and the fixings) baked beans, sodas, coffee, lemonade.   More details to follow, but remember that you need to bring along some chairs to sit down, and it will be a pot luck (salad, or desert, or chips and other munchies)   Bring your family; bring along a fellow ham.  But plan to come.  The more the merrier. Route 66 on the Air             Sept 9 - Sept 17, 2006              It's official!   Once again, our club will be supporting the Route 66 on the Air event.  We will be one of 17 groups participating, each with different 1X1 calls, from W6A (Chicago) through W6Q (Santa Monica).  Our call sign will be W6M.                This event goes on for 9 days, and there are hams out there trying to contact all 17 groups participating.   Our local members can operate out of their homes, all using the special event call sign.  There are suggested frequencies to make it easier for people looking for us.  If we have 5 or more hams working for a few hours every day, we can provide enough coverage.  Members without HF equipment can perhaps help out some of those who do, to help increase our time on the air.  Think about supporting this fun event, and consider helping out. 2006 DUES: Dues are on an annual basis, so we would appreciate your continued support. This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of VVARC! We have a few special events planned and hope that you will be part of them.Dues for 2006 remain the same: $18.00 for individuals, $23 for families, and $10 for youth and all new members. Also, if you have any ideas for programs, activities, club projects, etc. speak up. Pass your thoughts along to the board members listed below. WE are open to any suggestions.The VVARC Quick White Rabbit NEEDS YOU!We need volunteers to make Field Day 2006 a success. We have no one to help facilitate this event, so we are calling on ALL members to keep this amateur radio tradition a success. Lets all work together, getting back to the roots of communication and have some fun! This event is June 25 & 26, so we have plenty of time. Contact the club’s president, Jonathan Mc Donald@ (760) 240-9875  We are looking for pictures to add to the club web site! Anything you can provide would certainly make it better!!!! Send to John, WI6ZI at: w6zipster@gmail.com VE Testing in the Victor Valley The first Saturday of every odd-numbered month there is a GLAARG (Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group) test session in Hesperia. Tests are held at the Fire Station at the corner of Olive and H. Registration starts at 8:30 AM. The cost is $4.00. Walk-ins are welcome. Testing is available for all classes of license. All candidates must bring a picture ID, and if you are upgrading, you need the original and a copy of your amateur license, and any CSCEs you hold. For more information, you can contact Jim MacRay, KW6V, at 244-1396. Directions to test site: From I-15 take Main Street, Hesperia exit. GO east on Main St. approx. 5 miles. Turn south on "H" to Olive. From the ARRL web site: A Force for the Future: Education and Technology Program Needs Your Help!! NEWINGTON, CT, May 4, 2006--To those who wonder--or worry--about what the League is doing to ensure the future of Amateur Radio, ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, offers a prompt response: the ARRL Education and Technology Program (ETP). More familiar to many as "The Big Project," the program has provided turnkey Amateur Radio stations and educational materials to more than 170 schools across the US. More important, Hobart says, the ETP each year exposes many youngsters and their teachers to Amateur Radio, wireless technology, electronics and even robotics--something that likely wouldn't happen if the program didn't exist. With the ETP kicking off its 2006 fundraising campaign this month, Hobart emphasizes that the program depends entirely on individual donations. House Committee Okays Telecoms Bill with BPL-Interference Study Amendment NEWINGTON, CT, Apr 27, 2006--The US House Energy and Commerce Committee’s version of the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement (COPE) Act of 2006 includes an amendment requiring the FCC to study the interference potential of BPL systems. After spending two days marking up (the Ross amendment is No 25) the measure, the panel voted April 26 to send the much-talked-about "telecoms rewrite" bill to the full House for its consideration. "Outstanding news!" was the reaction of ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. Club Officers: President Jonathan McDonald KG6TGR; Vice President Craig Ebright, KC7EZH; Secretary Nick Lamb, KE6UYX and Treasurer Walt Innenberg, N6BJV Newsletter editors, John Dooley, WI6ZI and Virginia Hall, KD6YLT K6QWR- Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 869, Victorville, Ca 92392