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Minden, Nevada


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Web Site Last updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 2:29pm
Date Updated Change Made
05/17/12 Posted Updates to the Detailed Pony Express Schedule
- 2012 PEX Schedule

Announcements & Events
Field Day - June 23-24, 2012
Field Day 2012 Logo
Saturday - Sunday, June 23-24, 2012
East Fork Fire Station 6
1450 Stephanie Way, Minden, NV

Setup begins Saturday at 8am
Event begins at 11am

Success of the event will depend on the participation of members,
both with equipment needed and help to make it all happen.

Please contact Joe, ab7tj [at] charter [dot] net or Dale, kv7s [at] charter [dot] net
if you would like to bring equipment or offer to assist in any way.

More details will be available at the next SIERA meeting and on this website.

We NEED VOLUNTEERS to help with this event...

2012 Pony Express Re-Ride Information
The Pony Express Re-ride dates for Nevada are
Thursday, June 14 through Saturday, June 16.

The pony is scheduled to arrive in Woodfords at 9:00am on Thursday
and cross into Utah at Ibipah at 2:30am on Saturday.

Tom Tabacco will be coordinating the efforts this year for SIERA
Please contact Tom if you are interested in working the Re-ride this year.
His contact information is as follows:

Tom Tabacco - KE7NCJ
email: ke7ncj@arrl.net
Phone: 775-246-7291

Additional info will be posted as it is received.

Click here to go directly to the SIERA 2012 PEX webpage

NOTE: The tradition continues...
This will be the 23rd year that SIERA has provided communications support for the Pony Express Re-ride since 1989.
It's a lot of fun too. Please consider signing up for a section or two.
You won't be sorry, I can assure you.
SPECIAL NEVADA ARES SECTION NOTICE
Tuesday, October 17, 2011
Don Carlson, Nevada Section EC has provided information regarding his declaration of a "State of Drill/Testing for Potential Emergency" to all members of the Nevada ARES and/or RACES organization effective August 1, 2011.

Please see the referenced documents below for further details. It is recommended that all Nevada Amateur Radio operators print and carry these documents with them in their vehicles at all times. In the event they are stopped by law enforcement for mobile usage of their amateur radio equipment they should show both the Nevada Revised Statues document and the letter from Don Carlson to the officer making the stop. Don't forget to carry your FCC Amateur Radio license with you at all times too.

Above all, be polite to the officer.

Don Carlson, NV Section EC Drill Letter
NRS 484B.1 Document

NOTE: Having problems printing the 484B document with yellow highlighting?
When opening the Print menu, check to make sure that "Comments" are included to be printed.
Depending on the version of your Adobe Acrobat reader, it may refer to just "Comments" or "Document and Markups" or something similar.
Selecting this will then permit the document to be printed with the yellow highlighting in the text.

Additional Note: the PDF file containing the 484B.1 document contains 8 pages. However, there is content only on the first five pages. To save paper, just print pages 1 - 5.

SIERA Monthly Meetings
SIERA general meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month at:

Carson Valley Methodist Church
1375 Centerville Lane
Gardnerville, Nevada
(Click here for map)

Start time of the meeting is 1 PM

SIERA Monthly Breakfast
WHEN?
4th Saturday of each month
8:00 AM 'til ???

WHERE?
Danny's Ironwood Grill
1760 US Hwy 395 N
Minden, NV
(Click here for map)

Come join us for a nice breakfast and coffee,
meet with fellow "hams".

Everyone is welcome.

SIERA is an acronym for "Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association".

We are a non-profit corporation for education and scientific purposes that provides organization and training of licensed amateur radio operators so they are capable of maintaining radio communications, as a public service.

If you are a licensed Radio Amateur or are interested in becoming a licensed Amateur,
please look over the many links on this website and feel free to contact us for further information.

Use the menu links above to navigate the SIERA webpages.


PLEASE feel free to contact us with any suggested corrections and suggested links for this web page.

SIERA can be reached via USPS at the following address:

Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association
PO BOX 2348
Minden, NV 89423-2348
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