Military Vehicles and Radios MVCC/MRCG
2016 MVPA Rally The 41st annual International Convention and rally of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association was held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton CA on 11-13 August 2016. […]
Ham Radio ops at N6CC
Military Field Day Ops, 2016
Updated 7/23/16 The American Radio Relay League sponsors “Field Day” as an operating event to exercise Ham Radio communications under austere, grid-down conditions. Such as in an emergency when mass […]
West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group
UPDATED 5/2/17 The twenty-first annual muster of the West Coast Military Radio Collectors group was held 5-7 May, 2016 at the National Guard base in San Luis Obispo. It included […]
Out There / HAARP
HAARP: High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program HAARP has been shut down at least temporarily since May 2013 due to budget cuts. But the primary reason is the inability of […]
Veterans Day Displays
Some photos of recent military radio displays set up for Veterans Day events. These are from November 11-13, 2016 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Danville CA. The theme for […]
Radio News
UPDATED 11/11/15 What’s happening at N6CC, both at the home QTH as well as tactical ops out in the boonies. Type 12 / MAW Hearability Tests: In October 2010 we […]
AN/GRC-109 / RS-1 Transmitter with VFO
UPDATED 21NOV14 Of course my favorite military Black Radio. The GRC-109 and its immediate predecessor the CIA’s RS-1. I was sitting here thinking about the cost of adding additional FT-243 […]
Emergency Response: RACES – ACS – CERT
UPDATED 7/8/17 We are members of the Contra Costa County (California) Sheriff’s Auxiliary Emergency Communications service (AEC) organization. AEC is a new team in the County/State Office of Emergency Services and […]
N6CC Fixed Stations
UPDATED: 12/10/16 One of many morphs of my station. Mostly WWII equipment with some from the 1950’s and 1960’s. Definitely “EMP Proof”. Patch panels allow me to select any of […]
Collins 618F-1A VHF Aircraft Transceiver
UPDATE 6/9/14 The latest project at N6CC is “restoring” a 1965 Collins 618F-1A VHF aircraft radio. This radio was designed for light aircraft as an early frequency – synthesized radio […]