The club would like to thank ARRL Section Communications Manager (SCM) Carl Gardenias - WU6D, who filled in on short notice for Arnie - N6HC (called away on sudden business). Carl gave an exciting interactive program on ARRL business and how clubs can improve our hobby and get new amateurs involved.
At our March meeting Jim Day - W6DF provided an overview of the W6BH mega-station in Anza. Numerous towers and antennas make this station a dream for virtually any amateur operator. Jim engineered this station. An amazing amount of work went into developing this antenna farm.
For a surprise second program, Dino Darling - K6RIX provided an interesting slide show of the failed attemp at raising a new KNX radio tower.
At the February General meeting Bob Farrow - N6OPR gave a very informative talk on 10 - 10 International. 10 - 10 is an oraganization that promotes the often under-utilized ten meter band. With propogation on the upswing ten meters will soon become a DX band again. To find out more go to: www.ten-ten.org.
Bill Scholz - W1HIJ was our featured guest speaker at the January General Meeting. Bill talked on the historic KPH coast station. KPH began broadcasting close to the dawn of radio. The station is now preserved by the Maritime Radio Historical Society. The station is located north of San Francisco on the coast with different Transmitter and receiver sites eighteen miles apart.
Club Breakfasts and Board Meetings were held at The Jägerhaus, 2525 E. Ball Road in Anaheim on Saturday: