K6TEM — Temple Station Hamwatch

2016 ARRL Field Day

2022-11-12T07:24:47Z

Amateur Radio “Field Day” June 25 – 26 Demonstrates Science, Skill, and Service.

Members of Temple Station Hamwatch, San Gabriel Radio Club, Azusa AACES, and The San Gabriel Valley VERT will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, June 25 – 26 at Duarte Park, 1320 Bloomdale Street in Duarte.

Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of Amateur Radio. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. For over 100 years, Amateur Radio — sometimes called ham radio — has allowed people from all walks of life to experiment with electronics and communications techniques, as well as provide a free public service to their communities during a disaster, all without needing a cell phone or the Internet. Field Day demonstrates ham radio’s ability to work reliably under any conditions from almost any location and create an independent communications network.

Over 35,000 people from thousands of locations participated in Field Day in 2015. “It’s easy for anyone to pick up a computer or smartphone, connect to the Internet and communicate, with no knowledge of how the devices function or connect to each other,” said Sean Kutzko of the American Radio Relay League, the national association for Amateur Radio. “But if there’s an interruption of service or you’re out of range of a cell tower, you have no way to communicate. Ham radio functions completely independent of the Internet or cell phone infrastructure, can interface with tablets or smartphones, and can be set up almost anywhere in minutes. That’s the beauty of Amateur Radio during a communications outage.” “Hams can literally throw a wire in a tree for an antenna, connect it to a battery-powered transmitter and communicate halfway around the world,” Kutzko added. “Hams do this by using a layer of Earth’s atmosphere as a sort of mirror for radio waves. In today’s electronic do-it-yourself (DIY) environment, ham radio remains one of the best ways for people to learn about electronics, physics, meteorology, and numerous other scientific disciplines, and is a huge asset to any community during disasters if the standard communication infrastructure goes down.” Anyone may become a licensed Amateur Radio operator. There are over 725,000 licensed hams in the United States, as young as 5 and as old as 100. It’s easy for anybody to get involved right here in the San Gabriel Valley.

“The benefits of the Amateur Radio Service are many. So many times communications and infrastructure resources can quickly become taxed. The Amateur Radio Service provides a ready reserve of skilled volunteer personnel to help in safety and recovery communications. The educational opportunities in the areas of science technology engineering and math, opens the door to many possibilities for the future for our young people. The Field Day event is open to the public, come out and see what it is all about.” said Deputy Hector Figueroa of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

For more information about Field Day, visit www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio.

2016 Temple Station Mug Run

2016-01-09T19:09:48Z

Thank you to our Hamwatch Members who provided communications support for our 10k and 5k races.

An excellent job!

2016 Temple Station 10k / 5k Run

A great story about LASD Public Safety Dispatchers

2015-12-22T19:06:23Z

https://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment/videos/1245751265451784/

Enjoy this great insight in LASD Communications system

ARRL Field Day 2015

2015-08-11T03:46:54Z

Temple Station Hamwatch joined together with San Gabriel Valley VERT, Sn Gabriel Valley Radio Club, and Azusa AACES to demonstrate the capabilities of Amateur Radio in emergency communications.

The used several methods of powering communications equipment without the use of commercial power.

Baker to Vegas 2014

2014-03-26T17:27:31Z

Madre Fire

2013-09-25T01:33:24Z

Helicopter filling water for Madre Fire

Some Members of Temple Station Hamwatch are assisting with the Madre Fire. Please stay safe.

3.7 Earthquake in La Verne

2013-09-19T12:33:04Z

September 19 2013 at 4:44.

3.7 earthquake. Are you ready?

Tom Orlicki Hamwatch, member of the year 2011

2013-09-18T08:12:41Z

Tom Orliki and Captain Christopher Nee

Congratulations to Tom for being selected for Hamwatch member of the year.

Ray Avesian named District Communications Officer of the Year.

2011-10-20T00:05:34Z

Temple Stations own Ray Avesian was named the 2011 District Communications Officer of the Year at the Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service Semi-Annual Meeting. The Meeting held at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sherman Block Headquarters Building in Monterey Park.

Avesian has worked diligently to bring the Disaster Communications Service program at Temple Station District 5 closer, and using his experience as a successful coach, to build a team of dedicated Amateur Radio operators.

Temple Station Disaster Communications Service District 5, serves a very large portion of the San Gabriel Valley the communities of Temple City, Rosemead, Bradbury, Duarte, South El Monte, and the unincorporated areas of Monrovia, Arcadia, South San Gabriel, East Pasadena.

2011 Southern California Amateur Radio Convention Hamcon 2011

2011-04-04T07:11:16Z

September 9-11, 2011 at the Torrance Marriott Hotel, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA 90503. Vendors, Exhibitors, Banquet, T-hunting, VE Testing, and more. Please visit http://hamconinc.org for official details and registration.