Resources

MOU between SPECSUG and SPECSRA

The Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System Users  Group (SPECSUG) and the Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System Repeater Association (SPECSRA) share a common history, a significant overlap in membership, and play complementary roles in supporting Amateur Radio emergency communications services throughout Santa  Clara County and surrounding areas.  The two organizations have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Readiness

• Ham Radio Cheat Sheets

• Go-Kits on the ARES/RACES site

• Wild Fire Lessons learned from the 2008 annual meeting.

History of SPECS and W6ASH repeater

• In Memory of W6ASH (pdf)

• History of SPECS, Account by Walt Read, W6ASH (pdf)

• Short History of SPECS by Peter Griffith, WA6VAQ (pdf)

• SPECS RA Time Line by Peter Griffith, WA6VAQ (pdf)

• May 1965 QST article about W6ASH and friends (pdf)

• June 1965 QST article about W6ASH and friends (pdf)

• W6ASH Sanction letter, Oct. 27, 1979

• SPECS Brochure 1983

• Loma Prieta earthquake audio files of W6ASH repeater, recorded by Eric, N6OIM

The First W6ASH Repeater.

HAMCRAM Pictures and story of the April 20, 2013 class in Los Altos Hills (pdf)