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Modesto Morning Traffic Net — One of Amateur Radio’s friendliest nets, this 7-8 a.m. M-F get-together is about traffic (as in cars, not messages), weather, and everyone getting started for the day. Hosted by Mark Lemmons, WB6BJN. Frequency: 145.390 - PL 136.5.

Manteca — The Manteca ARC net meets every Thursday at 7 p.m., except for the first Thursday of the month, when the in-person meeting is held. This net includes an airing of the ARRL Audio News or other Amateur Radio newscast. Everyone is welcome. Frequency: 146.985 - offset, PL 100.0

Lodi — The Lodi Amateur Radio Club Net is on-air every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Frequency: 147.090 Mhz + offset, PL 114.8 Hz.

Stanislaus Co. ARES— Meets at 8 p.m. Wednesday on 145.390 - PL 136.5. Everyone welcome.

SpaceNet — Meets on Friday’s at 8 p.m. on 145.390 - PL 136.5. Topics include the latest news from the world’s manned and unmanned space programs, astronomy, weather, etc.

TracyARC — The Tracy Amateur Radio Club net meets at 8 p.m. every Wednesday on 146.655 - PL 100.0. Everyone is invited to participate.

San Joaquin ARES — There is an ARES update near the beginning of the Lodi net each week and also during the Tracy net, about an hour later on Wednesday nights.

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Meetings

The Manteca Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month (except December) at Manteca Fire Station 1, 290 S. Powers Ave. in Manteca. Talk-in is on the club repeater 146.985 - PL 100.0.

The Tracy Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month (except December) at Tracy Fire Station 94, 16502 W. Schulte Rd, at Hansen, in Tracy. Talk-in is on 146.655 - PL 100.0.

The Lodi Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at various locations in Lodi. Visit their website for additional information.

The SJ County EMS ARC and SJ ARES do not, at present, hold regular meetings.

 

2010 HamCram Dates

Get a Ham license in just one day—or upgrade from Tech to General—at our HamCram study session and testing events.

Sat 1/23/2010 Tracy

Sat 3/27/2010

Sat 5/22/2010

Sat 7/24/2010

Sat 9/25/2010

Sat 11/20/2010 This is the third and not the fourth Saturday this time.

It is likely we will do others, but there are what we have scheduled right now.

For more information, use this form. To register, click here.

HamCram Information
In An Emergency

If you receive an SJ ARES alert by telephone or email: Follow the instructions in the message.

If you do not receive an alert, but believe an emergency may be taking place: Check your club repeater first, then check ARES1 146.880 - PL 94.8 and ARES2 146.655 - PL 100.0 and the other club repeaters. If necessary, use the repeater output in simplex mode.

The complete SJ ARES frequency list is available in PDF format here or on the Downloads page.

Storm reports are generally called-in to the National Weather Service in Sacramento, using the number and ID code provided to trained spotters.

Welcome to HamCram.org — Now part of SJHAM.com

Get a Ham Radio License in Just One Day!

This portion of SJHAM.com is dedicated to a learning strategy by which thousands of people have earned their amateur (“ham”) radio licenses in just one day.

Our method was developed by John Portune, W6NBC, in 1995 to improve the percentage of people passing the amateur radio license exam. See John’s website for information on the design and results from this learning system.

This is not a class. It is guided study: Six 45-minute periods spent reading sections of the FCC question pool, with hourly breaks and lunch.

This is the most efficient way to maximize attention span against study fatigue. In other words, we tell you how to study, keep you doing it in an organized way, and then give the test as soon as you are finished.

It is a proven “winning formula.” Short term memory is the “secret” of the high success rate.

All exam questions will be selected (according to a computerized formula) from the question pool you study during the session.

This is the biggest reason why 90% are easily able to recognize the correct answers immediately after reading the question pool thoroughly, leading to a high pass ratio on the exam. The only real requirement is a strong desire to get your ham license.

We have found that the very young (less than 14) and those with learning disabilities will not do as well as other persons using this method. Gender is unimportant if a serious desire exists.

Because this system allows the individual to study at their own pace, it requires the individual be self-motivated. We’d be happy to discuss this further with you.

The study session begins at 8:00 or 8:30 AM. The exam on the material starts at 4:00 P.M. The exam is open to all students in the class, as well as anyone else wishing to take an exam without attending the study session.

No technical knowledge is required and we encourage students not to study in advance. No Morse code is required!

Note that the FCC requires us to collect either your Social Security Number or a Federal Registration Number with your license application. Learn more.

For more information, use the contact form on this site. To register, click here.

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