Serving Orange County in Southern CA

for over 90 years.

Announcements: Last updated: November 10^th, 2025
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.

• HOLIDAY DINNER: Friday, December 5th.
  • Gather at 5:30 PM. at Mimi's Cafe 17231 E 17th St. Tustin, CA See Map. Dinner is $35 per person. Club covers the tip, tax and any related PayPal fees. Patrons are responsible for their own bar tab. Dinner Ticket Information.
• NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
  • At our November general meeting the guest speaker will be Scott Bovitz - N6MI. Scott will give a presentation via Zoom© on his converted news van with a telescoping mast that he uses when operating from remote areas in contests and other events.
  • Elections for next years Board will also be held at the November meeting. If you are interested in participating on the board, please contact and .
  • MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK IN ON ZOOM© FROM HOME FOR THIS MEETING. Interested on-line visitors can receive ZOOM sign-on information on the day of the meeting by an email link that will be provided here after 9:00 AM PDT.
• NEXT BOARD MEETING:
  • Currently there is no plan to hold a December board meeting.
  • The next board meeting will be held at the Streamliner Lounge & Café, 186 N. Atchinson St., (At the train station) off Chapman Ave. in Orange.
• NEXT ARRL FIELD DAY:
• OCARC VE TESTING SESSIONS:
  • The OCARC VE Team is offering amateur radio exam sessions at 5:30 PM prior to our monthly general meeting. For an appointment contact: VETesting@w6ze.org.
• OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • CORRECTED Private Roster: The October 1 Quarterly Private roster (Corrected November 8th) is now available to members: Here.
  • FOR SALE: Price Reduced on ICOM 7800 Here.

Current “Theater” Presentation:

Jean Shepherd - Radio Amateur and Raconteur
“Getting a Ham License” (WOR Radio - NYC 1/24/1963) 33:35

About O.C.A.R.C:

Located in the heart of Southern California, The Orange County Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) is dedicated to the advancement of "Ham Radio". Founded in 1933, the OCARC is a "general-purpose" club for anyone interested in ham radio. We have members of the OCARC active in the these aspects of ham radio:

• Emergency communications (RACES and ARES)
• DX-ing (long distance communications)
• Field Day participation. The next:
• California QSO Party participation. The next
• Home-brewing (building your equipment and antennas)
• Community service
• Digital Amateur Television (Digital-ATV, DATV)
• HF/VHF/UHF/Microwave communications
• Repeater communications
• Satellite communications
• PSK31, JT-65 and FT8 communications
• Digital voice communications (D-STAR, WinDRM, etc.)
• PACKET radio and APRS
• Just talking to other HAMs

…and more.

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