Get Out the Vote! ~ John Dyer, KM6DXY. In This Issue. Contact Us. August 2018

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1 August 2018 In This Issue The Great California Shake Out Get Out the Vote! Just for Laughs Membership and Dues ARRL Calendar of Events TARA Calendar of Events Important Information - Local Repeaters - Club Websites - TARA Officers & Committee s - TARA Meeting & Club Information - Membership Application Contact Us Visit us on Facebook! TARAtehachapiamateurradio Visit our Website! tehachapiareahams.yolasite.com The Official Newsletter of the Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association Volume 2, Number 5 The Great California Shake Out I covered this event last year. Just like Field Day, The Great California Shake Out is an annual event. This year it will take place on October 18 th at 10:18am. I know we all try to prepare for disasters in our area. They could come in the way of a fire, floods and earthquakes. Tehachapi has been part of them all. Are we ready? I ve always been told to practice, drill and rehearse. Practice until it becomes muscle memory. Recently I heard a quote from Kenneth van Barthold who said that AN amateur practices until he gets it right; a professional practices until he can t get it wrong. The Great California Shake Out is an opportunity to practice until we can t get it wrong. Millions of people participate in this event every year, which started in California in This event is for everyone including individuals, groups and businesses. Does the company you work for participate? If they do that AWESOME. If they don t then mention it to your supervisor or even the HR Department. They have two months to research, plan and then implement their program based on suggestions or ideas from the website. You can find more information on their website at: and get prepared. As of this writing, not one volunteer radio group from the South Central Valley of California as committed to participate. Maybe, just maybe, this might be a good excuse for our club to sign up and have members participate in a drill from wherever they are dispersed throughout the county. I will certainly bring this up as an activity during our next club meeting. Until then, take a look at what Kern County has available for you on their website: Mail: Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association (TARA) P.O. Box 1681 Tehachapi, CA Get Out the Vote! No, I m not talking about the November elections. You won t be hearing from me on robo-calls or in the news. Only in this news letter and may be at the next meeting or two. Yes, it s time to start thinking about our club officers for 2019 & Our officers serve for a two year term and we vote for them during our December Club Christmas Party. So you ask, If we don t vote until December why do I have to worry about it now? We need your nominations! If you have somebody in mind that you think will do a good job then nominate that person during the next meeting. Nominations will be on the agenda at every meeting between now and November. If you re interested in a particular position then nominate yourself.

2 Suggestions or Comments Via Mail: The Dummy Load Attn: John Dyer KM6DXY P.O. Box 1681 Tehachapi, CA Via Get Out the Vote! (Continued) Here is a list of the positions available: President 1 st Vice-President 2 nd Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Committee s Field Day Web Page Facebook To: KM6DXY@ARRL.net Subject: The Dummy Load Newsletter Or Click Here Just for Laughs ~ Laura Sherrod, KI6EOG An anagram, as you all know, is a word or phrase made by or rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. The following are exceptionally clever. Someone out there either has too much time to waster or is deadly at Scrabble. Word Dormitory Desperation The Morse Slot Machines Animosity Mother-in-Law Snooze Alarms Alec Guinness Semolina The Public Art Galleries A Decimal Point The Earthquakes Eleven plus two Contradiction Astronomer Princess Diana When you rearrange the letters Dirty Room A Rope Ends Its Code Here come Dots Cash Lost in em Is No Amity Women Hitler Alas! No More Z s Genuine Class Is No Meal Large Picture Halls, I Bet I m a Dot in Place That Queer Shake Twelve plus one Accord not in it Moon Starer End is a Car Spin AND HERE IS THE MOST INTRIGUING PART Year Two Thousand A Year to Shut Down Membership and Dues You will find a copy of the membership application attached to this month s newsletter. The fees are simple: $25.00/year per member. If you have family living at home with you, they can join for an additional $12.50/year. Attending school, college or trade school? No problem, your membership is even less.

3 ARRL CALENDAR of EVENTS This page will be devoted to providing our members with events sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). We will review the calendar on their website monthly and update the list below. You may also find information on their website at: September September VHF GHz & Up - Round EME GHz & Up October School Club Roundup Pacific Division Convention - Pacificon (San Ramon, CA) EME - 50 to 1296 MHz November Nov. Sweepstakes CW Nov. Sweepstakes Phone EME - 50 to 1296 MHz 11/30-12/2 160 Meter December /30-12/2 160 Meter Meter 16 Rookie Roundup CW TARA CALENDAR of EVENTS This page will be devoted to providing our members with events sponsored by or involving the participation of our club. We will review the calendar on a monthly basis and update you accordingly. All dates are subject to change. August National Night Out Tehachapi Mountain Festival (Non-Club Event) 25 Breakfast (Mulligan Room, Bear Valley Springs) September Ham Radio 8:30am (Village Grill, Tehachapi, CA) 6 Club Board Meeting 13 Club 7:00pm (Mountain Aire Estates) Military Vehicle Collectors of California (Hams Welcome) Lodi, CA 22 Tehachapi Cub Scout Mountain Park Campout (Pack 3) Tentative 29 8:00am (Mulligan Room, Bear Valley Springs)

4 TARA CALENDAR of EVENTS (Continued) October Club Board Meeting 6 Ham Radio 8:30am (Village Grill, Tehachapi, CA 11 Club 7:00pm (Mountain Aire Estates) 18 The Great California Shake 10:18am 20 Jamboree on the Air / Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA/JOTI) (Tentative) 27 Pack-a-Mania Cub Scout Event (3 rd Year of Club Participation) (Kern County Fair Grounds) 27 8:00am (Mulligan Room, Bear Valley Springs LOCAL REPEATER INFORMATION TARA APRS Digipeater No Tone KA6PTJ-3 APRS BVS APRS Digipeater: No Tone WA6LDQ-3 APRS BVS Repeater: Backup Freq Hz Tone Simplex W6SLZ Open Machine BVS Repeater: Hz Tone W6SLZ Tehachapi Repeater: Hz Tone KI6HHU Tehachapi Repeater: Hz Tone KG6KKV Tehachapi Simplex: No Tone Tehachapi Simplex: No Tone Open Machine Open Machine Overlooks Bakersfield Local Simplex Local Simplex In addition to the repeaters listed above the following repeaters, part of the Kern System, can be reached from locations throughout the Tehachapi area. They are linked together and more information may be found at Frazier Mountain (8,000 ) PL KK6AC - Jerry Garis Cummings Mountain (7,800 ) PL KI6HHU Lee Bouchard Double Mountain (8,000 ) PL KI6HHU Lee Bouchard ATTENTION: For those interested in monitoring dispatch for the Bear Valley Springs Police Department - All dispatch for BVSPD will be handled by the Kern County Sheriff s Department - KCSO Eastern Dispatch: KCSO East TAC:

5 CLUB & Other WEBSITES TARA TARA Facebook Page: AVARC BVSERT KCCVARC ARRL: WKCARES: TARA Officers and Committee s President: Phill Turok (AE5PT, phill.turok@gmail.com) 1 st Vice President: Dan Mason (AB6DM, imprezaspeed@yahoo.com) 2 nd Vice President: John Dyer (KM6DXY, km6dxy@arrl.net) Secretary: Valerie Mason (KK6WLQ, val3mason@yahoo.com) Treasurer: Sylvia Dolber (KD6UUC, sylviaquilts@gmail.com) Web Page: Dan Mason (AB6DM, imprezaspeed@yahoo.com) Facebook: Phil Dolber (W6WBT, w6wbt@arrl.net) TARA Meeting and Club Membership Information The Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association meets every second Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM (except for July - no meeting). Our meetings are held at the Mountain Aire Estates Activities Center, 600 South Dennison Road in Tehachapi, Ca. Drive in the entrance and the Activities Center is straight ahead. T.A.R.A. Member Annual Dues: Additional Family Member: $25.00/year $12.50/per person Club address: T.A.R.A., PO Box 1681, Tehachapi, CA Membership Application On the last page of this newsletter is a copy of our Membership Application. Please share this with any friends, family or neighbors that are either Hams or may be interested in Amateur Radio. Applications can and will be accepted at all club meetings. If you prefer, you may mail your application along with the applicable dues to the club Post Office Box as follows: Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association (TARA) P.O. Box 1681 Tehachapi, CA

6 MEMBERSHIP TYPE (Check all that apply) New Member Individual $25.00 / Year Renewal Family $12.50 / Additional Family Member / Year APPLICANT INFORMATION TEHACHAPI AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 1681 TEHACHAPI, CA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Date of Application Call Sign License Classification / License Held Technician General Extra First Name Last Name Street Address Apt. / Unit City State Zip Code Home Phone Number Cell Phone Number ( ) ( ) Address Background Have you ever been convicted of a crime, felony, etc.? If so, please provide details below: No Yes Details: Other Memberships ARRL ARES RACES CERT OTHER Family Members in Household (Fill out only if completing a Family Membership) Call Sign Class (T/G/E) First & Last Name Age Amount Paid Cash / Check Date Approval Applicant Signature: Date: Revised October 12, 2017