Amateur Radio has open doors to employment opportunities meeting new friends on and off the air, and helped me serve my local community in times of emergency, special events and public awareness.
Communication is the key to recover from any disaster. Amateur radio is a balance where the hobby never interferes with family and job commitments.
The hobby is an enjoying time of talking, learning and teaching to other hams and non hams who may have an interest a like. The education is an asset. There are all types of people from all walks of life coming together with one thing in common-- Amateur Radio.
I enjoy this hobby very much - the hobby has helped me personally to reconnect with people to establish trust, and boost my self esteem.
If you would like to learn more about amateur radio please feel free to e-mail me. Tim_kc6qlv@hotmail.com or at www.arrl.org
(Go to the side bar and find the Hayward Radio Club K6EAG web site.)
Here is my Biography on how I came a ham and got started with the Hayward Radio Club. Enjoy and God Bless. Tim KC6QLV
I was born in 1966 in San Francisco, Ca. I am the youngest of a family of four with one brother and two sisters. I lived in Hayward pretty much my whole life. I got interested in electronics at a young age, my friend Ray Mitchell and I lived around the corner from each other, and at the age of 7 Ray taught me all about the resistor color code and electronics. I went away for high school in Santa Barbara Ca (1981-1985), there I met Rev Alberic Smith OFM WA6IMZ (Now living In Spokane, WA) Fr Alby as we called him operated out of a room on one side of the school property. The property was around 16 acres. Fr. Alby worked 160 meter band by using a random wire stretched from his "Shack" up to the tower and back down to the other side of the property. He made all kinds of contacts in Central and South American countries using CW. He was good, in fact he was too good! It was my first time exposure to the hobby. In 1986- I first got into radio by operating C.B. and after a few years I became bored with it. A lot of my high school friends asked me about earning my amateur radio license since I became a natural about Radio and RF. In 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake hit the Bay Area, it was eye opener for me to learn more about emergency communications. In April of 1990 I met Terry Taylor N6MON and learned about the ham radio class at the HRC. I learned a lot, studied the morse code tapes from home and at the class. I took the test and LA LA earned my Novice license KC6QLV on a grant date of December 1990. I started to study for the Tech exam, after the third attempt I passed my Tech. (Since The FCC passed the No Code license I was automatically grandfathered to a Tech plus, a license above 50 mhz with HF privileges in the Novice Sub bands.) Today I hold a General Class License with the same call sign KC6QLV. The hobby has opened doors to employment opportunities over the years along with earning my Associate Applied Science degree in Electronics from Heald College in October of 1997. I've returned To HRC what HRC has taught me so much about the hobby. Two of my friends became hams recently, Ray Mitchell- KI6FYU a friend who taught me the resistor color code, and my friend Mike Comer KI6TZF who I met Working at Southland Mall Security in Hayward, Ca. Both became HRC members do to my persistence in mentoring. I call this passing the baton to the next generation of ham radio operators. To date I am active on the nets, participated in Air Shows, Ohlone 50K, Skyline 50K, the Mount HAmilton bicycle classic, became a volunteer with the City of Hayward Office of Emergency Services through R.A.C.E.S participated in simulated disaster drills, and performed as a Net control operator during the nets. Most Important active in participant in Field Day! I hope Amateur Radio hobby stays alive and well as long there is a need in emergency communications. I love this hobby and I enjoy being a mentor teaching and giving advice to anyone who asks me and / or wants more information about this wonderful hobby. - Tim, KC6QLV
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