Join us for our weekly practice net every Sunday night at 8:00 PM on the K6CCR repeater 445.600 MHz, CTCSS code 131.8. Visitor check-ins are always welcome.

The next HAM radio test will be held Saturday April 21, 2012. For additional information please email ccares@ccares.net or click here for more information.

 

Technical Information

This page will contain various bits of technical information useful to CCARES members. If there is anything you would like to see included on this page please send an email to ccares@ccares.net with your request.

Click on any of the following lines to obtain this information.

Choosing a Tranceiver

CCARES Emergency Proceedures

CCARES Sunday Night 440mHz Net Script

CCARES Call Sign Sheet

Roll up J-pole Design

How to Turn OFF the "INTERNET BEEP" on a Yaesu FT-60 HT.

International Phonetic Alphabet

"Baycom 1.6" Packet program used at the EOC. Runs in pure DOS not a Windows Command window.

Program used to unzip "Baycom 1.6"

Baycom 1.6 manual

How to make a DOS 5 Boot Disk

"W6EL PROP" An excellent HF propagation program

"Ham Radio Deluxe" Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) is a suite of free Windows programs providing computer control for commonly used transceivers and receivers. http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/

"DXLab" Digital mode and radio control program used at the EOC. DXLab is a freeware suite of eight interoperating applications that can be installed independently in any order. When multiple applications are running, they sense each other's presence and automatically interoperate to support your Amateur Radio DXing activities. http://www.dxlabsuite.com/

AA6DW's Recipe for getting on Packet Radio CHEAP!

Earthquake Seismic Sensor on 446.900 MHz