The Pine Valley Repeater Amateur Radio Club
PROJECTS:
1. TOWER RELOCATION PROJECT -
=== A. Work on the new repeater station is now complete. It is very exciting to have our new UHF/VHF antennas near the 300' level of the WRCO tower.
=== B. We have all new repeater radio equipment at the site. Our signal propagtion now reaches in a much larger radius than from the old site. We are hearing Amateur Radio operators from places we had never heard from before.
=== C. PVR has been given a golden opportunity by Ron and Beth Fruit, Owner/Operator of Radio Station WRCO, to install our antenna on a new 300' tower, and our repeater radio equipment in the new building on the tower site.
=== D. Moving our repeater station from its old location at the edge of a rock quarry (see a photo of the site on the PHOTOGRAPHS page), and to install our antenna at/near the 300' level replacing a 60' tower will certainly enhance our communications capability.
=== E. The list of people involved with our Tower project is very long, and in order not to miss someone, the list will not be seen here. Members of PVR know who these people are, so if you see one of them, give them a hearty pat on the back and say, "Job well done!"
===F. We would, however, like to thank the Fruit's for their outstanding donation to our project. We would also like to thank Shannon Clark of the REC (mwt.net) for hosting this site.
2. LICENSE CLASSES CONDUCTED BY PVR -
TECHNICIAN LICENSE CLASS
This is the FIRST level of Ham Radio license. This class license is designed for the beginning ham. This is where you will open the door and go inside to the exciting world of Amateur Radio and learn more about ham radio as you progress.
Technician Class operators how have 10 meter voice privileges, plus CW (Morse code) on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters. It authorizes you ALL ham radio privileges above 30 Megahertz (Mhz).
These privileges include the very popular 2-meter band. Many Technician licensees enjoy using small 2-meter hand-held (HT) radios to stay in touch with other hams in their area of operation from just about any vehicle; truck, car, boat, airplane, etc. As a Techincian class ham radio operator, you can even make International radio contacts via Ham Radio Satellites.
The class will be fast paced. Students will be expected to prepare for each class by reading one or more chapters in the textbook in advance of each class. The class is not intended to make an electronics expert out of you but give you the basic practical communications communication skills needed to get your license. The class will focux on the theory covered by the test including methods of solving the simple math questions. Class time will also be devoted to helping students to understand those topics with which they are having difficulty.
GENERAL LICENSE CLASSThe SECOND level and the most popular class of Amateur Radio license is the General Class. With this license, you get privileges on ALL ham radio bands, including the exciting digital PSK31.
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