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John Strand W6IBL – Silent Key 2/18/2025. In accordance with John’s wishes there will be no services.

 

Our next next meeting will be at 9:30AM Saturday March 8, 2025. It will be held at the Kern Valley Elk’s Lodge in Wofford Heights. The doors open at 9AM and refreshments will be available for a small donation. Everyone in attendance will receive a free door prize drawing ticket and 50/50 tickets will be available at $1 each or 6 for $5. 

  

 

Would you like to get your ham radio license?

On Saturday March 15, 2025 the Sequoia Amateur Radio Group will hold a HAM CRAM study session to prepare you to pass your entry level Technician Class operator license. The session will run from 9AM to 3PM to be followed by testing at 3PM. The study session is free of charge and testing is $10, with waiver of the fee possible. There is no minimum age limit and families are encouraged participate. For more information, or to register, open the registration package linked  HERE . Email n6krv@arrl.net with any additional questions you may have.

 

The FCC information covered at the September meeting can be found on the EXAM INFO page of this website. 

 

RF Exposure requirements and information is on the MISC page.

 

License Examinations Update:

Face to Face examinations in the Lake Isabella area are now available. See the EXAM INFO page for details. The question pool for the Amateur Extra Class changed on July 1, 2024.

Remote amateur radio license testing for new licenses and upgrades is now available through the Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group (GLAARG). For full details check their website at https://glaarg.org/ and follow the links on the Welcome Page.

 

The Kern River Valley HF Net is held on, or near, 3813.0 KHz. We meet at 2000 hours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The net is open to club members and others that would like to participate.

 

 

Every morning, except Sundays, you will find us on  a radio round-table at 9AM on the local Rocky Point Repeater 145.450 (-) 156.7 tone. This is the Prune Juice and Baloney Sandwich Net. This net is not an actual club event, but it is supported by the club and it’s members.

 

 

The Sequoia Amateur Radio Group was founded April 1, 2006 by a devoted group of ham radio operators living in the Kern River Valley. Our goals as stated in our Constitution are:

This organization shall be for the purpose of encouraging the amateur radio operators of the Kern River Valley and the Walker Basin to gather together to encourage friendship and fellowship, emergency preparedness, community service, advancement of and education in the radio arts, and technical help among its members and those of the general public who are interested in the amateur radio communications hobby.