SCCARA in the 1960's -- our fifth decade
Pacificon (ARRL National Convention), July 2-5, 1965, hosted by SCCARA
![John Troster W6ISQ, Harry Engwicht W6HC](1965 Pacificon Jack W6ISQ Harry W6HC_1.jpg)
Harry Engwicht W6HC (right) presents ARRL
plaque to John Troster W6ISQ:
QST devoted entirely to
amateur radio
The Board of Directors
-- of the --
American Radio Relay Leaque Inc
awards this plaque to
John G Troster W6ISQ
in recognition of the contribution
he as made to amateur radio
through his _____ _____ of
_____ in QST.
By _____ _____ on May 8, 1965.
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![Chairman Frank Glass K6RQ (W6MVL), Harry Engwicht W6HC, ?, Bill Walters W6MKE](1965 Pacificon SJ-65_1.jpg)
The certificate reads:
ARRL National Convention
July 2, 3, 4, 5, '65
SJ - 65
Please QSL P.O. BOX 6
for special consideration
Civic Auditoruim Convention Hotel:
San Jose, Calif. "The Sainte Clair"
Chairman Frank Glass K6RQ (W6MVL), Harry Engwicht W6HC, ?, Bill Walters W6MKE
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SCCARA and the Red Cross, 1960's
SCCARA has a long history of working closely with the San Jose Red Cross for disaster communications.
(The exact date of this set isn't known, but the first photo shows a QSL card with the call WB6LFU. That puts these in the mid to late 1960's. The class and the station photos were taken on the same day.)
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Not only has SCCARA had a station at the San Jose Red Cross, but we've taught amateur radio classes there too.
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SCCARA participated in the Red Cross's disaster drills, providing emergency communications.
And a little publicity help from Barnyard Kutie and Fair Princess doesn't hurt either! ![](smile.jpg)
![Red Cross first aid... Hey, that tickles!](1960's Red Cross disaster drill publicity 13_1.jpg)
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Well, they needed someone to play the part of injured people! ![wink wink](smile wink.jpg)
Last updated: July 27, 2016
Editor: Gary Mitchell, WB6YRU, (wb6yru @ ix.netcom.com)