San Benito County Amateur Radio Association

Supports:

ARES: Amateur Radio Emergency Service
ACS/RACES: Auxiliary Communications Service / Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Amateur Radio Technology / Education
W5YI: Amateur Radio Testing

San Benito County Amateur Radio Association
3226 Southside Road
Hollister, California 95023

Weekly Net

We have a weekly net on our primary repeater system N6SBC at 147.315 + 94.8 Hz (Details including our South County Repeaters) every Thursday evening (with some holiday exceptions) at 1930 hours.

On even numbered Thursdays, we have our net IRLP / Echolink linked. You may contact us via the Western Reflector-IRLP: 9257 / Echolink *DCF-ARC* (Emcomm Nets) 336037 and not directly to our repeater. We typically connect to the reflector 30 minutes early and leave it active for the full hour.

Odd numbered Thursdays, our net is not linked to the Western reflector and only one station (IRLP or Echolink) can link into our repeater.

Net Control Operator

April 2021 – Billy – W6WKB
May 2021 – Heatherly – N6HKT
June 2021 – Wes – AJ6HP
July 2021 – Mel – KK6MES
August 2021 – Billy – W6WKB
September 2021 – Clark – KK6UGGA

Monthly Meetings

Monthly Business Meeting – First Tuersday of the Month (except December) Find out about our projects, news, finances, upcoming events, and emergency services

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Ham Fun (HF) Night – Typically the Third Thursday of the Month. Find out about radio technologies and get hands on experience. Email Jack Kirk for information and directions.

OES Mutual Aid Region II – Agency XBE – Coastal Division/Region

ARES Division: Pacific; Section: Santa Clara Valley; District: San Benito

info20@sbcara.org

Thank you to our corporate supporters including:

Contribute to SBCARA

With a PayPal Account Visit our account at PayPal by going to http://paypal.me/sbcara/ or click on this QR Code if you have PayPal as an application on your smart phone

Note: to pay by credit card, a PayPal account is not necessary to contribute on the PayPal site) Note the article on the main page for more details.

If you prefer to pay by physical check, send the check made out to SBCARA to
SBCARA c/o San Benito County ACS/RACES, 3226 Southside Rd, Hollister, CA 95023

Thank you to our corporate supporters including:

Thanks for funding in part by a COVID-19 Relief Recovery Grant from the Community Foundation for San Benito County and United Way of San Benito County.

Quake

Quake Report

Modified Mercalli Scale

The Modified Mercalli, or Mike-Mike scale is used to standardize and make more efficient the reporting of earthquake damage. Instead of reporting damage by using general descriptions like "major" or "minor" or "heavy", a Mike-Mike value is reported. This value is quick and simple to communicate over the air and equates to a standard level of damage as defined in the scale below.

	MM 12	Catastrophic
		Damage total. Waves seen on ground surfaces. Lines of sight & level distorted. Objects thrown upward into the air. Few, if any, survivors.
	MM 11	Extreme
		Few, if any, (masonry) structures remain standing. Bridges are destroyed. Broad fissures erupt in the ground. Underground pipelines are rendered completely out of service. Earth slumps & land slips in soft ground. Rails are bent greatly.
	MM 10	Extreme
		Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry & frame structures destroyed with foundations. Rails bent.
	MM 9	Violent
		Damage considerable in specially designed structures; well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations.
	MM 8	Severe
		Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great
	MM 7	Very strong
		Damage negligible in buildings of good design & construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage
	MM 6	Strong
		Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight.
	MM 5	Moderate
		Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop.
	MM 4	Light
		Felt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day. @night, some awakened. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building. Standing cars rocked noticeably.
	MM 3	Weak
		Felt quite noticeably by persons indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings. Many people do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Vibrations similar to the passing of a truck.
	MM 2	Weak
		Felt only by few at rest, especially on upper floors of buildings.
	MM 1	Not felt
		Not felt except by very few under especially favorable conditions.

An example of a proper response is: "(your-call-sign), Mike-Mike-4, Tres Pinos"

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