Announcements:

• The OCARC is saddened to announce the death of longtime member Dale Piedfort - KB7UB on Friday July 9th. If you didn't know Dale, but he looks familiar, he worked for many years at HRO in Anaheim before retiring to Arkansas.
  
• OCARC held Field Day the weekend of June 27th. It was a blast!! OCARC generated 1,878 QSOs. Detailed results to be posted on our Field Day page soon.
• OCARC Field Day pictures are now all up on our WEB site. See PHOTO GALLERY link on left side of this page.
• The next Breakfast and Board Meeting is on Aug 14th. All members and visitors are welcome.
• Dennis Kidder W6DQ will talk on Grounding Your Ham Station on Friday, August 20th
• Digital ATV articles and information are now linked in our index on the left of this page.

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.
• Home-brewing (building your equipment and antennas)
• Community service
• Amateur Television
  • Digital Amateur TV (Digital-ATV, DATV, D-ATV)
  • Analog Amateur Television (ATV, SSTV)
• HF/VHF/UHF communications
• Repeater communications
• Satellite communications
• PSK31 communications
• Digital voice communications (D-STAR, WinDRM, etc.)
• PACKET radio and APRS
• Just talking to other HAMs

...and more

- - - FIELD DAY is over...it was a blast!! - - - The next club Breakfast will be held on Saturday August 14th. - - - Next club meeting is August 20th with Dennis Kidder W6DQ on Grounding Your Station. - - -