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• The Nugget – October 2025
  October 2025 Volume 30 Number 10 Next meeting: October 18th at… Read more: The Nugget – October 2025
• Tube of the Month – October 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 10… Read more: Tube of the Month – October 2025
• The Nugget – September 2025
  September 2025 Volume 30 Number 9 Next meeting: October 18th at… Read more: The Nugget – September 2025
• Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act
  This is from the ARRL. Follow the links for more information… Read more: Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act
• Tips on how to increase your score in a contest
  By Rich Cutler, WC6H  Schedule the time in your calendar to… Read more: Tips on how to increase your score in a contest
• Pacificon Convention is October 10-12, 2025!
  Here’s the flyer with details!
• Minutes of the August 30th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)
  Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order… Read more: Minutes of the August 30th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)
• It’s Radio Swap Time!
  Here are a couple radio swap meets coming up this month:
• Tube of the Month – September 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 304T… Read more: Tube of the Month – September 2025
• The Nugget – August 2025
  August 2025 Volume 30 Number 8 Next meeting: August 30th at… Read more: The Nugget – August 2025
• Minutes of the July 26th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)
  Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order… Read more: Minutes of the July 26th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)
• A Little IDXC History
  Our illustrious VP Steve NC6R was rooting around in his desk… Read more: A Little IDXC History
• Tube of the Month – August 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 152T… Read more: Tube of the Month – August 2025
• The Nugget – July 2025
  July 2025 Volume 30 Number 7 Next meeting: July 26th in… Read more: The Nugget – July 2025
• Minutes of the June 21st Meeting (The Breakroom, Shingle Springs)
  Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order… Read more: Minutes of the June 21st Meeting (The Breakroom, Shingle Springs)
• Tube of the Month – July 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 2C40… Read more: Tube of the Month – July 2025
• Multi-Band Verticals
  by Gary Johnson NA6O A holy grail for many hams is… Read more: Multi-Band Verticals
• Study of a Telegraph Tuning Fork
  by Gary Johnson, NA6O gwj@me.com Terrestrial telegraphy required countless inventions, and one… Read more: Study of a Telegraph Tuning Fork
• The Nugget – June 2025
  June 2025 Volume 30 Number 6 The next meeting of the… Read more: The Nugget – June 2025
• Another Bug Restoration
  by Gary Johnson, NA6O gwj@me.com It seems that I spend too… Read more: Another Bug Restoration
• Tube of the Month – June 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com 8011… Read more: Tube of the Month – June 2025
• Photos from the 2025 IDXC in Visalia
  Bob Wilson N6TV took a few nice snapshots at the International… Read more: Photos from the 2025 IDXC in Visalia
• Presentations and Slides from Dayton
  Here are some useful links from the Dayton Hamvention this year.… Read more: Presentations and Slides from Dayton
• Minutes of the May 10th Meeting (Habanero Hots, Lodi)
  Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order… Read more: Minutes of the May 10th Meeting (Habanero Hots, Lodi)
• The Nugget – May 2025
  May 2025 Volume 30 Number 5 All the news from the… Read more: The Nugget – May 2025
• Santa Maria Convention Announced
  The Southern California Contest Club has announced that the Santa Maria… Read more: Santa Maria Convention Announced
• Tube of the Month – May 2025
  by Norm Wilson N6JV – Visit the museum at N6JV.com In… Read more: Tube of the Month – May 2025
• A Ham Radio Station for Jenna
  by Gary Johnson, NA6O, and Jim Ewing, N4TMM We hams are… Read more: A Ham Radio Station for Jenna
• The Nugget – April 2025
  April 2025 Volume 30 Number 4 All the news from the… Read more: The Nugget – April 2025
• The New Nugget
  You’ll notice that The Nugget is no longer published as an… Read more: The New Nugget