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The 50 MHz and Up Group is an educational and public service amateur radio organization centered in the San Francisco Bay area. The group is interested in developing and utilizing communications on frequencies from 50MHz up through light-waves. The group is open to any related topics that might be of interest to members, such as: technology, design, construction, operation, public service, contesting and antennas. Learn more . . .
Contact
For questions about this group or about programs and activities, please contact the 2018 President, Steve Shyvers (N6KLD): steve.shyvers (at) gmail [dot] com
2019 dues and member information must be updated
If you do not have any changes at all in your contact information, then simply send an email with a sentance to Jeffrey Pawlan satating that nothing has changed. Please use jpawlan@yahoo.com
To send a memberform with your updated information or to join, please go to the Membership tab of this website.
Dues are $10 for a year, $15 for two years. This can be brought to a meeting or sent to the new Treasurer:
Oliver Barrett
1111 Pecos Way
Sunnyvale CA 94089
Make your check payable to 50MHz and Up Group of N. Calif Inc
January 2019 Meeting Announcement
We no longer have access to the TI meeting facilities for our 50MHz and Up Group.
Our first 2019 regular meeting will be at 7pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Sports basement in Sunnyvale. Subsequent 2019 regular monthly meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month, at least for the first half of 2019. Our meeting will be in the "Summit Room" at the Sunnyvale Sports Basement.
1177 Kern Ave
Sunnyvale, CA
The meeting will begin at 7pm and we must exit the building at 9pm.
Our agenda will begin with the election of officers and board members.
This will be followed by an open roundtable of attendees describing their projects and interests.
The end of term 2018 Officers and Board Members
- President: Steve Shyvers (N6KLD)
- Vice President: Chris Veargason (N6JET)
- Secretary: Brian Kline (WA6QDP)
- Treasurer: Oliver Barrett (KB6BA)
- Board of directors:
- Art Lange (W6RXQ)
- Larry Zuckerman (K3LZ)
- Lars Karlsson (AA6IW)
Beacons
Microwave Beacons in operation The following beacons are known to be operating as of 04-16-2016:
| Name | Grid | Coords | Freq | Call | Power | Ant | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vaca | CM88wj | 38.415, -122.116 | 10368.325 | W6ASL | +30dBm | 10dBi omni | CW ID |
| Mt Allison | CM97bl | 37.500, -121.872 | 10369.192 10369.225 10368.625 24192.010 47061.017 |
AD6FP/R W6QI/B WA6QDP |
+17dBm +30dBm total out +17dBm +12dBm |
10dBi omni 12dBi omni open WG |
CW ID, drifts ~10 kHz Linear translator: Output is 11-55 kHz above beacon Input 600 kHz below desired output CW ID FM ID, aimed to Los Gatos |
| Mt Leeson | CM97ae | 37.167, -121.924 | 10367.990 24191.975 47087.99 79919.92 |
KF6KVG | +20dBm +20dBm +5dBm -5dBm |
2.5" horn 1.5" horn 1.25" horn 0.6" horn |
FM ID, locked, aimed NW FM ID, locked, aimed NW FM ID, unlocked, aimed NW no ID, locked, aimed NW |
| Bear Mtn. | DM06ir | 37.747, -119.281 | 24191.990 | W6BY/B | +27dBm | 20 slot omni | locked, IDs as DM07IC, will fix |
| Mt Frazier | DM04ms | 34.775, -118.969 | 10368.310 | N6CA/B | +31dBm | 14dBi omni | CW ID, locked |
| Heaps Peak | DM14kf | 34.235, -117.141 | 10368.370 | ? | +?? dBm | ??dBi omni | CW ID |
| Palos Verdes | DM03ts | 33.747, -118.336 | 10368.300 | N6CA/B | +32dBm | 14dBi omni | CW ID, locked |
| Santiago | DM13fr | 33.712, -117.534 | 10368.330 | KE6JUV | +27dBm | 10dBi omni | CW ID, locked |
| San Miguel | DM12mq | 32.697, -116.935 | 5760.000 10368.360 24192.050 |
K6QPV/B N6IZW/B K6QPV/B |
+34dBm +27dBm +34dBm EIRP |
10dBi omni 12dBi omni horn |
- CW ID, locked CW ID, locked, aimed to LA |