Come learn about the very popular phenomenon of Meshtastic – an open-source, off-grid, decentralized, license-free mesh long-range communication network utilizing very affordable, low-power devices on the 915 Mhz band.  PARC has a Meshtastic node on its repeater site.

 

Our Speaker will be Jim Wasson, K2VO.   Jim has been a software engineer since the 1980s with an interest in everything that is technology, especially computers and electronics. He has had a long-time fascination with computer security and digital communications which naturally led to working with Meshtastic. He serves as a member of the PARC Modernization Team that has been building the STEMlab, part of which is installed on the PARC Palomar Mountain site.  Jim also serves as PARC’s Treasurer.  He was first licensed in 2000 and currently holds an Amateur Extra License.

 

We hope you can join us and learn more about this rapidly evolving mode of communication.

 

Join us in-person at

carlsbad Senior Center
799 Pine AVE., Carlsbad, CA 92008
Senior Center Room #100

or via Zoom at:
https://zoom.us/j/98736897490
Meeting ID: 987 3689 7490
Passcode: 001960

PARC was founded in February of 1936 and strives to provide the best services available to the San Diego HAM community.  PARC hosts monthly membership meetings at the Harding Community Center (3096 Harding St, Carlsbad, CA 92008)., details about the next meeting can be found on the Events page.  We also host several annual events, like Field Day, Operating Day, and a picnic.  Our repeaters serve not only as a means of communication for all HAMs in the area, but also host specific nets to allow specific topic discussions or practice for emergency preparedness.  Some of our nets include the National Traffic Service (NTS), MARA, SATERN, and Red Cross.  Special interest nets include Microwave, Ham Help, Handi-Hams, and the new C4FM Help group.

Did you know that Palomar Amateur Radio Club is now a 501(c)3 non-profit organization? This means that donations of items and cash are tax-deductible! We are also registered with Amazon Smile, simply follow the link and search for Palomar Amateur Radio Club as the charitable organization, then all of your purchases done through Amazon Smile will result in small donations from Amazon to support the club. Please contact the board for more information.

Click the button to donate via Paypal

 

Radios for Scouts is a program that the club sponsors, through generous contributions by our members, to provide a brand new pre-programmed Baofeng radio to local Boy Scouts who pass their Technician class exam and obtain their first callsign! Please contact the board for information on sponsoring this project

Our repeaters are located near the top of Palomar Mountain, at about 5600ft above sea level, and operate on a battery bank that is fed by commercial power.  We proudly maintain independent power for several weeks in the event of an extended grid outage, and indefinitely if we make a trip with a generator and fuel.

Thank you for stopping by, feel free to give a shout out on our repeaters, or join us for our monthly meeting!
Membership is not a requirement for using the repeaters or attending the meeting. However, we would encourage you to join the club and experience all the benefits of membership.

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