ROVARC: Red Oak Victory Amateur Radio Club

ORCA: Oakland Radio Communications Association

MARS: Marin Amateur Radio Society

CCCC: Contra Costa Communications Club

CCRA: Contra Costa Repeater Association

Contra Costa RACES

KY6R, Rich Holoch's Presentations on DXing (NOTE: some of these are large PDF files that will take awhile to download/open):

• WIRE ARRAYS FOR DXING was the topic of Rich's, presentation in January 2011. A ton of great information and inspiration for anyone who likes to build their own wire antennas.

• DXCC HONOR ROLL ANTENNA STRATEGIES As the title suggests, this presentation is about optimizing your antennas for working DX with a little about propagation and operating skills too.

• HOW TO USE AN ANTENNA ANALYZER Tips on using an analyzer to fine tune your antennas.

• DXCC - THE FINAL MILE Or How HFTA (High Frequency Terrain Analysis) Saved My Sanity.

Jack's Field Day 2011 program presented at the June 2011 meeting (in PDF format).

Here are some links on Hackerspace as presented by Jason Spence, KF6RGF, at the April 2011 meeting:
Ace Monster Toys is a hackerspace in the SF Bay Area in Oakland. Our space is generally open to members and their guests, and not the general public. If you would just like to see the space or exchange greetings from another hacker space, people on our Weekly Schedule can show you around with some advance notice.
Noisebridge - Noisebridge is an infrastructure provider for technical-creative projects, collaboratively run by its members. We are incorporated as a non-profit educational corporation for public benefit. We operate primarily in a 5,600 square-foot space located in the heart of San Francisco. We teach, we learn, we share. Read more about Noisebridge or watch a short video.
- Maker Faire 2011 is coming up: May 21st and 22nd. Maker Faire isn't easy to describe, but we think these videos do a pretty good job of showing what a wonderful and unique festival it is! Started in San Mateo, California in 2006, and also being held in Detroit and New York, Maker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the World's Largest DIY Festival, this two-day family friendly Faire has something for everyone - a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker mindset.

Chris Tate, N6WM, did an enthusiastic presentation on contesting at the March 2011 meeting. If you want more information about the the logging software he recommended or the super contest station he built here are the links: N1MM logging software and K6LRG super contest station.

Surface Mount Technology Jack Burris, K6JEB and Ron Smith, KE6RS, gave a presentation on building circuits with surface mount technology at the February 2010 EBARC meeting.

Maritime Radio Historical Society Denise Stoops, May 2007 presentor, suggests that members of EBARC may want to have a look at the Maritime Radio Historical Society's web page and bring any questions they may have to the meeting for Denise to answer.

DX Atlas by Alex, VE3NEA, has downloadable propagation programs: DX Atlas, IonoProbe, HamCap, and Faros as presented by Ron Smith and Jack Burris at the April 2007 meeting.

VOACAP Also presented at the April 2007 meeting, you can download the VOACAP propagation program itshfbc.exe at this site.

Walter Pyle's website: Walter Pyle, WA6DUR, presented a program on solar energy at the October 2006 meeting. His company, H-Ion Solar Inc., offers clean and renewable energy solutions using solar and hydrogen technologies.

Emily Clarke's website: At the September 2006 general meeting, Emily Clarke, N1DID, gave a presentation on amateur radio aboard satellites. Emily is on the board of AMSAT and one of the most knowledgeable people in this fascinating niche of amateur radio. Lots of information on her website and links to other sites with AMSAT info.

Grant Connell's website: At the May 2006 general meeting Grant Connell, WD6CNF, gave a presentation about some of the ham radio software he has developed. Among his suite of applications are programs to decode CW, add DSP filtering to the audio output of your radio, an audio spectrum analyzer, and many other interesting programs.

Alan Biocca's website: At our March 2006 general meeting, Alan Biocca, WB6ZQZ, and Eric Williams, WD6CMU, gave a presentation on their homemade antenna launchers.

ARRL: The voice of amateur radio in the U.S.

The QRZ Callbook: Perhaps the most comprehensive directory of domestic and DX call signs.

DX Reflector: See what DX is on the bands RIGHT NOW.

EHam Net: Discussion groups on many ham-related topics, product reviews, and an excellent classified section for finding used ham equipment.

Cebik's Antenna Site: Antenna theory and projects by L.B. Cebik, W4RNL, one of the most respected experts in the field and a frequent contributor to QST magazine.

AC6V Ham Radio Links: Over 6000 links to other sites with ham radio information on every conceivable topic.

Online Practice Exams: Practice taking the written exam elements for Technician, General, or Extra licenses. Randomly generated tests from the current question pools allow you to practice taking the test and grade yourself.

Azimuthal Map: Create an azimuthal world map centered on your QTH, courtesy of Tom, NS6T.

CW Trainer: CW training software programs from Ray Goff, G4FON. This free, downloadable software will help you get up to speed for passing the 5wpm test or boost your skills to a more practical level like 20 or 30+wpm. It is designed to use the Koch Method that has proved so successful in teaching new cw operators. It emphasizes starting with just a few characters at a time, but at full speed, then gradually increasing the number of characters (rather than learning all the characters first and then trying to increase your speed).

VOACAP Excellent and easy to use online propagation prediction tool.

What is Ham Radio: A good site for people who want to know what ham radio is all about and/or how to become a ham.