The Tehachapi Valley Emergency Radio Team (TV ERT) consists of FCC-licensed amateur radio operators in Bear Valley Springs, Tehachapi City, and adjacent communities who volunteer their radio relay skills in the event of an emergency. If you would like to participate or become a member of the team, join us on-air or via Echolink and … Continue reading "Tehachapi Valley Emergency Radio Net (TVERT)"
Have you checked out the “Just Because Net” yet? We hold an informal net every Wednesday night at 7:00 pm PDT just because. Visit and spend time with us, “On-Air”, on the W6SLZ 2m repeater. Join us for the TARA Just Because Net Wednesday Nights at 1900 PDT. The Net is held on the Bear … Continue reading "“Just Because Net”"
Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is the largest Scouting event in the world. It is held annually the third full weekend in October. JOTA uses amateur radio to link Scouts and hams around the world, around the nation, and in your own community. This jamboree requires no travel, other than to a nearby amateur radio operator’s ham shack. Many times you can find the hams will come to you by setting up a station at your Scout camporee, at the park down the block, or perhaps at a ham shack already set up at your council’s camp.
