CCARG    

Central Coast Amateur Radio Group

Grover Beach, California

 

 Join the Central Coast Amateur Radio Group Click Here For The Application

The W6WJ Repeater is in operation.

You'll program your radios for 444.700(+)127.3 PL

The W6WJ Repeater is on View Hill just above the Laetitia Vineyard & Winery

The Tait TB 8100 Repeater is putting out 40 watts

into 9db Vertical Ground Plane Antenna

 

FYI to all,
As you may know, every Thursday at 7:00pm the CCARG conducts a training net followed by a Rag Chew Net on the W6WJ UHF Repeater
(444.700Mhz) +5 offset with a pl of 127.3  
Thanks to Dave Qualls K6AYK for all his work making this repeater possible.  
Hope you all can participate in this net each Thursday night. Visitors are always welcome 

Allstar and Echolink are now operational

Click here for details

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Here is some good info on APRS for beginners 

Standard protocols used for your Anytone DMR radios!
 
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Below are some videos for setup using Anytone program:
 
https://youtu.be/zGWDEOC409o?si=ACnapA5kZccbP0J9
 
Here is general info on APRS basics for EmComm 

 

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The CCARG monthly meetings are held at the Grover Beach Community Center 

 1230 Trouville Ave. Grover Beach

on the 3rd Wednesday of each month

at 7pm local time

 

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 Attention All Members

Our clubs upcoming events: 
 
 
March 7th, Antenna raising party for Marc K6ZAP after the club breakfast 
 
March 14th, BBQ and antenna testing at Randy KF6BMJ home.  
 
 
 
Meeting presentations:
 
March 18th:  Greg W3BMG will talk about POTA and SOTA using a micro transceiver
 
April 15th: Marc K6ZAP will talk about Meshtastic and using a Web SDR 
 
May 20th: Scott NS7C will talk about Repeater Design
 
July 15th: Nick KN6NK, will talk about IP Networking and Computer Networking and Wi-Fi Security 
 
 
 
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 Beer Bottling Event 
 
Thanks to all who volunteered
their time to get the club beer bottled.  
 
 
 
 
 
Then there was the traditional beer tasting. 
I was assured no one over indulged!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2025 Grover Beach Dune Run & Walk
Thanks to:
Dave K6AYK, Rusty N6OCR, Emerito N6ETO, Dan AK6DM, Ryan KO6FDN, Greg KN6GQC
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 2025 Swapfest was  Great Success

More pictures here

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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City of Grover Beach Parks and Rec Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the Central Coast Amateur Radio Group

 Left to right: Larry KIm: Community Services Supervisor, Steve KI6FW,Dave K6AYK, Kassi Dee: Mayor of Grover Beach, Rusty N6OCR, Emerito N6ETO

  

 

 The Central Coast Amateur Radio Group (CCARG)

is a California 501(c)(3)

  Nonprofit Organization

IRS EIN# 92-0494969

 

The CCARG is a member of the

South County Chambers of Commerce.

 

The club was formed by David Qualls K6AYK in Grover Beach on 6-12-2022.

We are an ARRL Affiliated Club.

The objectives of CCARG are to provide training and certification for Amateur Radio licensed operators.

We are volunteers who provide communications support to the San Luis Obispo Emergency Communications Council.

We also support the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Disaster Plan and public-safety communications for 5 Cities local events.

We conduct regular training drills, participate annually in ARRL Field Day training, and host other fun events throughout the South County area of San Luis Obispo County on California’s Central Coast.

 
The Club maintains a Vanity amateur Radio Station License W6WJ,   to be operated in support of such activities as:
 
  • Amateur Radio Emergency Service, (ARES) preparedness drills
  • South County ARES https://ares.joeb.com/about
  • American Radio Relay League "Field Day" preparedness tests 
  • Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service; (RACES) 
  • Support the SLOECC in Drills, City events, when needed and during real emergencies. 
 
 
We are currently supporting the city of Grover Beach at the request of Chief Jim Munro, with the Grover Beach Dunes 5K Race and the Grover Beach Holiday Parade.  Seven of our trained operators with handheld radios and CCARG official yellow AREAS vests participated. We support, most amateur radio contests, and having fun is the clubs main goal.
 
 
 
 

CCARG Activities

 

Interested in becoming an Amateur Radio Operator?

  Find more information at the ARRL.ORG  (Amateur Radio Relay League) website or stop in at our monthly meeting or monthly breakfast.  (information below) 

Thursday night net is held on the CCARG Repeater on 444.700(+)127.3PL

 

On the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm we conduct a club meeting at the Grover Beach Community Center at 1230 Trouville Ave. Grover Beach 

There is a CCARG Ham Breakfast on the first Saturday of each month at 8:30am at the Grover Station Grill, next to the Amtrak Station.  170 W Grand Ave in Grover Beach

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