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Welcome to the
Foothills
Amateur
Radio
Society
FARS is an amateur radio club for the southern San Francisco
Peninsula area in California serving residents of Los Altos,
Palo Alto, Mountain View, and other nearby communities.
Our regular monthly meetings are held
typically on the fourth Friday of the month at
Covington School in Los Altos.
Our meetings are free and open to
the public.
Sign up for our General
Class Amateur Radio License Course
starting on April 15th.
More relaxed than your typical cram course, this six week
course gives you time to learn the material.
Don't miss out on our monthly
Amateur Radio Technology Day
hosted by FARS at the
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Members and registered users may login
to the web site to update their profile,
sign up for (or renew) membership,
or create/modify a public biography.
Members may also search
the club roster to contact other members.
Not a member, then register online,
or sign-up at one of our meetings.
Membership in the Foothills
Amateur Radio Society is open to any
person interested in amateur radio who agrees to abide by the Bylaws
and pay the annual dues ($20). Membership in the club includes
our monthly newsletter you can receive by US postal mail or email.
FARS is the sponsor for one of the Electronics
Flea Markets at De Anza College during each year.
Read our newsletter
on line or join our email list.
Many club members are active in amateur emergency communications and
civic support activities.
We have a number of useful articles covering
Smith Charts, Antenna Impedance Models, Digital Keyboard Modes, etc.
Here are copies of the FARS Bylaws
and Articles of Incorporation.
Web Service donated by
DeLong
Consulting.
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- Administrative Law Judge Says Washington State Licensee Can Keep Ham License
- In January 2007, the FCC issued an Order to Show Cause to David L. Titus, KB7ILD, of Seattle, Washington, to justify why his General class Amateur Radio license should not be revoked and initiated a hearing process to determine whether Titus ~is qualified to remain a Commission licensee~ in light of a 1993 felony conviction at the age of 18 for ~communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.~ According to the FCC order, Titus received a 25-month prison sentence for this act, and the Seattle [...]
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- ARRL Requests Support for Senate Bill 1755
- Senate Bill 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 introduced in October 2009 by Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) -- has unanimously passed the US Senate and has been sent to the US House of Representatives for consideration and now sits in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The ARRL is asking its membership to contact the leadership of the Energy and Commerce committee, requesting support and action on moving S 1755 through [...]
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- FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Correspondence Posted
- The FCC has posted new Amateur Radio enforcement correspondence on its "Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions" Web page. Laura Smith, Special Counsel in the FCC~s Enforcement Bureau, sent a letters to the Sacramento (California) Municipal Utility District and to Northwestern Energy of Helena, Montana; Northwestern Energy also received letters voicing these same concerns in March and September 2009. These letters concerned complaints that equipment operated by these utilities may be causing [...]
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- Bob Schroeder, N2HX, Awarded 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award
- H. Robert "Bob" Schroeder, N2HX, of Ewing, New Jersey, has been named the winner of the ARRL Foundation's 2009 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award for his article "Electromagnetic Pulse and Its Implications for EmComm" that appeared in November 2009 issue of QST. The editorial staff commented on Schroeder's article, saying that "the topic of nuclear EMP is somewhat esoteric by itself, let alone discussing its impact on Amateur Radio, yet the author did an outstanding job of making the [...]
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- Hamvention® Awards Deadline Is March 15
- There are only a few days left to nominate individuals and clubs for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention® awards. While the Special Achievement Award, Technical Excellence Award and Amateur of the Year Award have been given for many years, Hamvention Awards Chairman Frank Beafore, WS8B, told the ARRL that in 2010, the Hamvention Awards Committee will also present a special award to the Amateur Radio Club of the Year. That award is tied to this year~s Hamvention theme, Amateur Radio Clubs Worldwide: The [...]
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- Radio Club de Chile Lists Emergency Frequencies, E-mail Address
- Radio Club de Chile (RCCH) President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG, reports that the situation in Chile is ~very complex~ as the country suffers aftershocks registering 6.0 or higher after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on February 27. ~Red Chilena Nor Austral de Servicio (RECNA) and RCCH networks are working in coordination whit the Army of Chile, handling information about people localization, condition of roads and support for the emergency administration,~ IARU Region 2 (Area G) [...]
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