Pacific Division Director Jim Maxwell, W6CF, SK

Geography of the Pacific Division

The Pacific Division of the ARRL includes the State of California from the Oregon border on the north to the lower end of the San Joaquin Valley (Kern Co.); the counties of Alpine and Mono along the Nevada border east of the Sierra Nevada mountains and south of Lake Tahoe; and the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey along the Pacific Ocean south of San Francisco. The inland counties along the Nevada border south of Mono County and the coastal counties south of Monterey County are part of the Southwestern Division.

In addition to the part of California described above, the Pacific Division includes all of the States of Nevada and Hawaii and the U. S. Pacific Ocean islands to the west, such as American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, and the Mariana Islands. U. S. military bases and other facilities using AP ZIP Codes are also part of the Pacific Division.

Our Pacific Division is divided into seven Sections, and we invite you to check out the Section for your location. You'll find radio clubs, RACES/ARES activities, Hamfests, community service opportunities, radio-oriented youth groups, and much more.

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West Coast Ham Radio Convention

PACIFICON 2007, the great west coast ham radio convention, takes place Friday, October 19th through Sunday, October 21st, 2007 at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel at 2600 Bishop Drive in San Ramon, California. Some events and schedules listed here are still being developed. Please check back for updates.

If you need hotel accomodations, make your San Ramon Marriott reservations by October 4th and ask for the special PACIFICON 2007 room rate of $84 per night. Call 1-800-228-9290 for resevations. To insure availability reserve early.

PACIFICON is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) - Pacific Division convention. It is produced by the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club.

Public License Exam Sessions

This page is a list of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) offering test sessions in the Pacific Division. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which issues amateur radio licenses, works through these VECs to provide exam sessions for those wishing to get a license, or upgrade to a higher class of License.

Don't yet have your license? Then you can call the ARRL's toll-free number -- 1-800-32-NEWHAM -- for helpful information!

If you would like to have your Test Sessions listed on this page, please e-mail the PDarrl Webmaster.