Events and Club Meetings

Club Meetings    

__GENERAL__
CLUB MEETING
INFORMATION

Club meetings are normally held on the third Friday of each month, excluding December. The meeting site is::

The American Red Cross
601 N. Golden Circle Drive MAP
Santa Ana, CA 92705

The meetings normally start at 7:00 PM
All members and visitors are welcome.
Check the date of interest below to confirm time and location!

__GENERAL__
BREAKFAST INFORMATION

Club breakfasts are normally held on the first Saturday of each month. The breakfast site is::

Jagerhaus Restaurant
2525 East Ball Road   
Anaheim, CA

(714) 520-9500

www.JAGERHAUS.net
(located on the North side of Ball Road, immediately adjacent to the West side of the 57-FWY)

The breakfasts start at 8:00 AM. A club Board Meeting usually follows the breakfast
All members and visitors are welcome.
Check the date of interest below to confirm time and location!

Dec  15, 2006 The OCARC Annual Christmas Dinner

This year's OCARC Christmas Dinner will be held at Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway) on Friday Evening, December-16 beginning at 7:00 PM. In additon to a great "German style" food, there is going to be a TERRIFIC raffle for those present at the dinner party. You won't want to miss either the dinner or the terrific/outsatnding raffle.  Buy your tickets from Cheryl-KG6KTT at a meeting or request tickets by e-mail at  Chercool @escapees.com

 Dinner Details     Peek at Grand Raffle Prize

There will be NO General Meeting held during December.

Nov  04, 2006 The November OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is planned for November 04  (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

Oct  20, 2006

 

The October OCARC Annual Auction Meeting:

“OCARC Ham Radio AUCTION"

The October meeting will be replaced by the annual OCARC Auction event and held in the normal Red Cross meeting location. Opens for set-up at 6:00PM. (Auction from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM).   You need not be a member to buy or sell.

Click here for: Auction Info and Rules (pdf file)
Click here for: Partial List of Items for Auction

Oct  07, 2006 The October OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is planned for Oct 07 (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  15, 2006

 

The September OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The September meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker will be Larry McDavid - W6FUB (a ham since 1956) talking on::

“The Terminator:

PowerPoles and Crimps

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The talk will present  examples of PowerPole hardware, the various PowerPole crimp terminals, general crimp methods and the means of evaluating the reliability of crimp connections. Larry has many years of professional design experience in electrical interconnection by crimping, when he worked as engineering manager for Molex and TRW Automotive Electronics.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  09, 2006 The Sept OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting has be changed to Sept 09 to avoid Labor Day weekend (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  18, 2006

 

The August OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The Aug meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker will be Bob Grimmick N6OX presenting on:

“3Y’X DXpedition

...to Peter One Island”

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Bob Grimmick N6OX tells about his experiences on the 3Y’X DXpedition to Peter One Island, located next to Antartica. Sure to be a “cool” presentation!

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  05, 2006 The Aug OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled on the first Saturday of the month (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the NEW breakfast location, the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

July  21, 2006

 

The July OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The July meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at July general meeting will be Catherine Deaton of the Los Angeles FCC Office talking on:

Federal Communications Commission

- - - the Enforcement Bureau - - -”

The talk will give an overview of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, discuss our office workload and priorities, how to file an appropriate Amateur complaint, update on Jack Gerritsen sentencing matter, hot cases we have handled in the LA Office and then open up for a Q&A session.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

July  01, 2006 The July OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled on the first Saturday of the month (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the NEW breakfast location, the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

June  16, 2006

 

The June OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The June meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at June general meeting will be Bill Scholz W1HIJ (a member of the "HRO Gang" and also a member of the "Pina Colada Contest Club") talking on:

Role of HF in Emergency Communications”

An often overlooked resource for emergency and disaster communications is the use of High Frequency channels. HF has the advantage of being easy to set up with some very simple antennas and further does not depend on any infrastructure such as repeaters. The presentation will talk about how to plan an HF station, arrange for 'networks', and cope with some common misunderstandings.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

June  03, 2006 The June OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled on the first Saturday of the month (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the NEW breakfast location, the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

May  19, 2006

 

The May OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The May meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at May general meeting will be Larry McDavid - W6FUB (a ham since 1956 and also amember of the OC Astronomy club) talking on:

Science and Beauty in Sundials”

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Larry will describe an elegant analemmic equatorial sundial located nearby in Claremont, California and discuss how this unusual sundial is built to tell accurate time. He will briefly describe how sundials are designed and how the motion of the Earth affects sundial time..

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

May  06, 2006 The May OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled on the first Saturday of the month (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the NEW breakfast location, the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

April  21, 2006

 

The April OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The April meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at April general meeting will be Catherine Deaton of the Los Angeles FCC Office talking on:

Federal Communications Commission

- - - the Enforcement Bureau - - -”

This presentation was rescheduled to July due to illness.

April  08, 2006 The April OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the Second-Saturday of the month because of the Baker-to-Vegas Race (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the NEW breakfast location.......... the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

Mar  17, 2006

 

The March OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

The March meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. Our speaker Gordon West, WB6NOA will present a program on:

“...the exciting technology of GPS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The GPS presentation will center on new mapping portable GPS equipment , live and in full touch , hooked into a Kenwood D7 for APRS and much much more!!  Lots of fun demos of how GPS actually works with live recordings of early navigation systems.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Mar  04, 2006 The March OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday of the month (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at a NEW breakfast location.......... the Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway).  

All members and visitors are welcome.

Feb  17, 2006

 

The February OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

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The February meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at this general meeting will be Chip Margelli, K7JA, who will be giving a presentation on:

Field Day in a Suitcase (or Two)...”

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Field Day is the single biggest operating event in all of North America. It brings thousands upon thousands of Hams together for a weekend of trying out new antennas, new power sources, and new chili recipes. For several years now, Chip Margelli, K7JA and a group of friends have turned Field Day into a travel adventure, operating from Puerto Rico, Cuba (!), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Come to the February 17th meeting to find out how their PiŅa Colada Contest Club has developed and perfected the "deployable Field Day" concept!

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Feb  04, 2006 The February OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday of the month (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of the 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  20, 2006

 

The January OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

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The January meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at this general meeting will be N6HC, Arnold Shatz of the Southern California DX Club, who will be giving a presentation on the:

2005 Kure Atoll DX-pedition.....”

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Arnie-N6HC during Kure DXpedition

The Kure atoll DXpedition was carried out from late September into early October of 2005. Arnie was one of twelve members of the team that put Kure on the air for the first time since 1997. He will recount the planning and implementation of this first-class expedition which included the inaugural use of the DXA internet program that allowed radio amateurs that contacted the expedition to see their confirmation within minutes of the contact. This presentation is a must experience for those who have never been on a DXpedition. Get an insiders look at this radio amateur event.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  07, 2006 The January OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday of the month (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Dec  16, 2005 The OCARC Annual Christmas Dinner

This year's OCARC Christmas Dinner will be held at Jagerhaus Restaurant 2525 East Ball Road in Anaheim (Located on Ball Road just West off of the 57-Freeway) on Friday Evening, December-16 beginning at 7:00 PM. In additon to a great "German style" food, there is going to be a TERRIFIC raffle for those present at the dinner party. You won't want to miss either the dinner or the terrific/outsatnding raffle.  Buy your tickets from Cheryl-KG6KTT at a meeting or request tickets by e-mail at  Chercool @escapees.com

 Dinner Details     Peek at Grand Raffle Prize

There will be NO General Meeting held during December.

Dec  03, 2005 The December OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  18, 2005

 

The November OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

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The November meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. Our speakers will be Taka Nakayama, KW6I, Executive Vice President of AOR USA, Inc. and Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR presenting a program on:

AOR - New Digital Voice Modulation”

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Taka Nakayama, KW6I, of AOR at Dayton Convention

AOR’s exciting new digital radio modems, the ARD9000 and ARD9800 will be demonstrated.  With one of these units, any ham can convert an existing analog transceiver to work digital voice in one easy step with NO transceiver modifications. The audio quality is so amazing that hams around the world are calling it the biggest revolution in HF radio since SSB. Hundreds of units are already in use in the United States as well as in Europe and Japan with more added every week so trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific digital contacts are now being reported on a regular basis. Come and hear what all the excitement is about!

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  05, 2005 The November OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Oct  21, 2005

 

The October OCARC Annual Auction Meeting:

The October meeting will be replaced by the annual OCARC Auction event and held in the normal Red Cross meeting location. Opens for set-up at 6:00PM. (Auction from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM).   You need not be a member to buy or sell.

Click here for: Auction Info and Rules (pdf file)
Click here for: Partial List of Items for Auction

Oct  01, 2005 The October OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Sep  16, 2005

 

The September OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00PM - 9:30PM).

The September meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The speaker at September general meeting will be OCARC member Jim Shryne - N6DHZ providing a virtual tour of the:

KFI Transmitting Site”

Using a PowerPoint slide show, Jim will show us the transmitter room and the antenna site as it was before the antenna came down. Get to see what a 50,000 Watt transmitter and feed line look like.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Sep  03, 2005 The September OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at the Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  19, 2005

 

The August OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

The August meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The program will be about:

EchoLink”

EchoLinkĘ software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio's communications capabilities.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  06, 2005 The August OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.  

All members and visitors are welcome.

Jul  15, 2005

 

The July OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

The July meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. Our speaker Carl Gardenias, WU6D, ARRL Orange Section Manager, will present a program on:

Building and Energizing Amateur Radio Clubs”

Carl will be discussing techniques for building and energizing an amateur radio club. Be ready with your own suggestions and ideas to make this a lively and interactive discussion!

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Jul  02, 2005 The July OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (7:30 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella .

All members and visitors are welcome.

Jun  17, 2005

 

The June OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

The June club meeting of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) will feature a presentation on VHF/UHF Tropospheric Ducting by Gordon West ‘WB6NOA’.

"....Gordo Does Tropo!...."

The tropo season is just around the corner, and Gordo will show you what  it takes to make a QSO across 2,500 miles utilizing frequencies from 144 MHz through 5.7 GHz!  Gordo will teach the basics of making your first tropo contact from Southern California to the islands of Hawaii.  Hear recordings of actual record breaking tropo contacts.  Learn how weather plays an important role in long range VHF/UHF ducting.  Listen to live reception, way up at 10 GHz.  Find out about the planned California to Hawaii shot on 10 GHz this summer!  Gordo is always energetic and a pleasure to listen to, so make plans to be at the OCARC June meeting.  Tropo ducting is an exciting phenomena. 

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Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Jun  04, 2005 The June OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

May  20, 2005

 

The May OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

The May meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be provded by Wayne Barringer - KB6UJW, who is Chief Radio Officer for Anaheim RACES and Coordinator for the Anaheim CERT Program, with a talk on:  

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Charlie....”

"Deployment operations to provide emergency communications require advance planning. But when you travel all the way from California to Florida, into an unfamiliar location, where all of the street signs have been damaged, destroyed or literally 'blown away' and responders need to be prepared for any type of operating environment, that's requires a little different level of planning.

In August of 2004, Hurricane Charley blasted the Florida coast, hitting the Punta Gorda are of Charlotte County with a fury that wreaked havoc on the communica- tions infrastructure. So when the call came asking for amateur radio operators to assist with communications, it didn't take long to convince him to 'get on the road' and drive to/from Florida ... just to help. He will share his experiences in Florida and offers a unique perspective on being prepared to operate in an almost hostile environment that ultimately proved to be one of the most personally-rewarding in his entire amateur radio career."

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

May  07, 2005 The May OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM). The breakfast will be held at Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Apr  02, 2005 The April OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM). This month only, the breakfast will be held at Katella Grill at 1325 W. Katella Ave (714-997-9191) in city of Orange.   The Katella Grill is located on the N.E. corner of the intersection of Main Street and Katella (about 2 miles west of the 55-FWY and 0.7 miles east of 57-FWY).

All members and visitors are welcome.

Mar  18, 2005

 

The March OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The March meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be provded by Steve Egert, K6UX of AMSAT with a talk on:  

Working the Easy Satellites from AMSAT!”

Be sure to attend this informative meeting to learn all you need to know about making your first satellite QSO. Many satellites can be worked with just a standard VHF/UHF HT. This will be just in time to get us excited about making satellite contacts at Field Day!

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Mar  05, 2005 The March OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Feb  18, 2005

 

The February OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The February meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be provded by the Northern Californix DX Club on one of the world's most remote and mysterious islands - has  provied a video and talk on:  

“Clipperton - The Forgotten Island of the Pacific..”

One of the most complete historical records ever made on video, this film of the March 2000 DXpedition documents the island's legendary and sometimes brutal curse.

From the famous DXpeditions over the last 50 years, to its chilling history of shipwreck, murder, and piracy, join the FOAAA team as they re-activate one of Amateur Radio's most infamous destinations.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Feb  05, 2005 The February OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  21, 2005

 

The January OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The January meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be by 19 year old Jay Thompson W6JAY (2003 AR Newsline Young Ham Of The Year and the 2003 HPM Award winner) who gave this presentation at the ARRL SW Convention (but it now has some with some updates):  

Getting Started in A.R.D.F.

(Amateur Radio Direction Finding)”

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Learn what ARDF is all about. Learn how 19 year old Jay-W6JAY got started in ARDF and what kind equipment is needed. Jay has won 14 medals in international competition and plans to go to the 2005 USA ARDF Championships in Albuquerque, NM and to the 2006 World Championships in Bulgaria. Jay gave this talk at the 2004 ARRL Southwestern Convention in Arizona to a standing room only crowd but now there's more added. There's lots more so you have to come see "Getting Started In ARDF".

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  08, 2005 The January OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting has been scheduled for the Second-Saturday, Jan 08  (8 AM to 9:30AM) in order to avoid New Years Day.  This month only, the breakfast will be held at Carrow's Restaurant at 2810 E. Chapman Ave (714-639-1297) in city of Orange (at the second traffic light East of 55-FWY, at the  intersection of Chapman and Melena).  Map

All members and visitors are welcome.

Dec  05, 2004 The Annual Holiday Dinner

This year's OCARC Holiday Dinner will be held at Carrow's Restaurant at 2810 E. Chapman Ave (714-639-1297) in city of Orange (at the second traffic light East of 55-FWY, at the  intersection of Chapman and Melena) on Sunday evening, on December-05 beginning at 6:00 PM.

 Map and details and Menu

Kristin - K6PEQ has organized some great Raffle Prizes that are only available to attendees of the Holiday Dinner.  So don't miss this fun event.   List of Prizes

All members and visitors are welcome.

There will be NO General Meeting held during December.

Dec  04, 2004 The December OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  19, 2004

 

The November OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The November meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation by Mick Stwertnik, KB6JVT of NCG for this meeting will be on:  

“Comet, Maldol and Diawa ham radio products”

NCG Company is the North American importer of Comet, Maldol and Diawa amateur radio products.  Mick-KB6JVT will bring examples of duplexers/triplexers, HT antennas, and multi-band mobile antennas to demonstate the wide variety of antennas and no-holes-to-drill mounting systems they specialize in.

Maldol has recently designed a compact HF/VHF/UHF vertical antenna that includes 80/40/20/15/10/6/2/70cm bands. It's only about 8.5 feet tall and he will bring one in for display.

Also OCARC elections will be held to choose club officers for 2005.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  06, 2004 The November OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Oct  15, 2004

 

The October OCARC Annual Auction Meeting: MAP

The October meeting will be replaced by the annual OCARC Auction event and held in the normal Red Cross meeting location. Opens for set-up at 6:00PM. (Auction from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM).   You need not be a member to buy or sell.

Auction Rules 

Oct  09, 2004 The October OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was re-scheduled for the Second-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana because of county-wide Emergency Drills. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  17, 2004 The September OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday                              (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The September meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The Orange County Amateur Radio Club is holding a Reunion Night at their September meeting. This gathering of former OCARC members is open to all current members and former members. The club will provide refreshments (Pizza and soda).

Reunion Night

"This will give our former members a chance to say hello, and renew old acquaintances." said Bob Eckweiler, AF6C. "The reunion will be very informal, but will allow former members, who wish to do so, a chance to tell about their current exploits in ham radio."

It is requested that former members planning to attend RSVP to Bob via Internet (XXXXXX@ARRL.net) or by phone (714) XXX-XXXX

Members are asked to invite former members.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  04, 2004 The September OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  20, 2004

 

The August OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The August meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be by Dino Darling, K6RIX.  Dino is Chairman of the Orange County Council of Amateur Radio Organizations (OCCARO) and an avid contester.  He is also not afraid to climb tall towers. Dino will present a video and talk on:  

KFI GUY WIRE CHANGE

The local AM radio station, KFI, has a 750-foot tower in Buena Park. Dino's presentation shows the guy wire change out at KFI. He actually got to go up to the 550-foot level on the tower and assisted on the final insulator change out. They were up there for over an hour!  The video will show the entire process of changing out the guy wires.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  07, 2004 The August OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

July  16, 2004

 

The July OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

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The July meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be by Kent Gardner, WA7AHY is a recent member of SARA and the current president of the Fullerton.  Kent's will talk on:  

Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers

(SARA)”

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The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) is a wide ranging group that includes about 50% ham radio operators in it's membership. There are also a large number that are still practicing amateur optical astronomers. All are dedicated to making radio astronomy available to everyone. The presentation will be mostly show what went on at the SARA Conference held at the Owens Valley Radiotelescope site near Bishop/Lone Pine California a few months ago.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

July  03, 2004 The July OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday.       (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

June  18, 2004 The June OCARC General Meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The program speaker was Ken Konechy - W6HHC

"Field Day Slide Show...and FD planning"

June  05, 2004 The June OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

May  21, 2004

 

The May OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

MAP

The May meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation by Kathy Stanfill-KS6CW and Tom Van-Buskirk-K6TV (both from the Morse Telegraph Club) for this meeting will be on:  

“American Morse Code is Still Alive”

As you know, International Morse Code is what is now commonly used for all CW contacts, but the original was American Morse code. Tom will give an overview and history of telegraph in the United States, as well as a demo of American Morse code. He will be bringing along some of the equipment that was used for landline telegraph. Tom and Kathy will also demo a code program, "The Mill", which can teach both the American and International Morse code.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

May  01, 2004 The May OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Apr  16, 2004

 

The April OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

MAP

The April meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be by Arnold Shatz, N6HC. Arnold is an active  memeber of the Southern California Contest Club and the Southern California DX Club.  He is a QSL card field checker for ARRL DXCC and CQ awards programs. Arnold's will talk on:  

“ARRL Logbook Of The World

(LoTW)”

The ARRL Website will be explored and the process of registering and using   this free logging service will be explained. The advantages of computer logging and interfacing generic logging programs with LoTW will be discussed.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Apr  03, 2004 The April OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Mar  19, 2004

 

The March OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

MAP

The March meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation for this meeting will be about an interseting "DX-pedition" by Art Goddard - W6XD, ARRL SW Div Director, on:  

Murphy Lives in West Africa - The C5Z Story"

The odds were stacked against this suitcase radio expedition from the start:

  • Travel booked on a nearly bankrupt African airline
  • Blind faith in untried vertical antennas
  • Opertaing site surrounded by major construction project
  • Powerline surges that made casualties of all switching power supplies
  • Heat and humidity that put Finnish saunas to shame

After trying his best, Murphy lost as the C5Z Team turned in the world high claimed score in the 2003 CQ Worldwide Phone DX Contest.  Join tour leader Art Goddard, W6XD, as we re-live this challenging adventure in West Africa.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Mar  06, 2004 The March OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Feb  20, 2004

 

The February OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

MAP

The February meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation will be given by Ken Konechy - W6HHC on:  

“Antenna Modeling Software”

There are several antenna modeling software programs, such as NEC2, that can help you design better antennas, study the effects of antenna height, understand the effect of poor ground conditions, experiment "on a PC first" with the gain of "stealth antennas", etc. Come learn how these antenna modeling programs work and what they can teach you about effective antennas.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Feb  07, 2004 The February OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  16, 2004

 

The January OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

MAP

Note  the NEW 7:00 PM starting time because of new Red Cross security rules!

The January meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation by Ken Konechy, W6HHC for this meeting will be on:  

“J-Pole Antennas

.....why they are good

.....how they work”

Ken will compare the performance of a J-Pole to other antennas, explain how they work, and explain why they work better than a dipole or 5/8 wavelengh antenna. They are really simple to build. Learn how to calculate the dimensions and how to build one yourself if you are so inclined. He will also show you how to build a "Super-J-Pole", too.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  03, 2004 The January OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Dec  14, 2003 The Annual Christmas Dinner

This year's OCARC Christmas Dinner will be held at Marie Callender's Restaurant on Euclid Ave in Anaheim on Sunday Evening, December-14 beginning at 5:00 PM.

 Map and details.

All members and visitors are welcome.

There will be NO General Meeting held during December.

Dec  06, 2003 The December OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  21, 2003

 

The November OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM).

MAP

The November meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation by Sue Guilford, N6OWT for this meeting will be on:  

“Sailing the Pacific with HAM Radio”

Come and hear the adventures of Sue Guilford, N6OWT who  toured the Pacific  in a small boat, first to New Zealand and then a second trip to Australia all the while using ham radio.  See her slides and hear her talk about beautiful French Polynesia.  Also you may learn how badly the word pacific applies to Pacific Ocean, but please take note that this speaker is not for those who fear water!

Also OCARC elections will be held to choose officers for 2004.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  01, 2003 The November OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Oct  17, 2003

 

The October OCARC Annual Auction Meeting: MAP

The October meeting will be replaced by the annual OCARC Auction event and held in the normal Red Cross meeting location. Opens for set-up at 6:00PM. (Auction from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM).   You need not be a member to buy or sell.

Auction Rules 

Oct  04, 2003 The October OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  19, 2003 The September OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM). The meeting will be held at special location, the EOC room of the Orange Police Department building at 1107 N. Batavia in Orange (one block south of Katella Ave.)

The program will include:

Visit to the EOC.  Talk will describe new  "soon to be county-wide" program called CERT, the Community Emergency Response Team. If available we will tour the new $500,000 Emergency Communication Vehicle (else...slide show on new unit)

Talkin on the COAR 446.140 MHz (-) 94.8PL  repeater and also 146.550 MHz simplex.
All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  06, 2003 The September OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting has been cancelled due to the ARRL Convention in Long Beach that weekend.

The breakfast meetings will resume in October.

Aug  15, 2003 The August OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the third-Friday (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM). MAP

The August meeting will be held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation by Bill Scholz W1HIJ (one of the local HRO team members) for this meeting will be on:  

COUS....Field Day in Cuba”

Recent ARRL FD rule changes allow Field Day participation/competition  thruout North America and South America. A total of 10 hams, five from Cuba and five from U.S. operated COUS during the Field Day 2003. This was the first joint effort for Field Day in Cuba. Bill-W1HIJ will talk about the problems they encounterd, how they fixed them, and will relate interesting stories about their FD adventure.

Don't miss it. All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  02, 2003 The August OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is scheduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM) at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO restaurant in Santa Ana. MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

July  18, 2003 The July OCARC General meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The presentation by Joe Moell - KOV for this meeting was:  

“Radio Direction Finding”

You can find out about the wide variety of ways that hams and their families are having fun with radio direction finding. Joe Moell KOV will tell you about mobile T-hunting, radio-orienteering, ARDF and ROCAs. You probably already have all the equipment you need to get started, and you can give it a try on the day after the meeting at a park in the City of Orange. Joe will also tell about local hams who have won medals at national and international championship foxhunts.

July  05, 2003 The July OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.
Jun  20, 2003 The June OCARC General Meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The program speaker was Ken Konechy - W6HHC

"Field Day Slide Show...and FD planning"

Jun  07, 2003 The June OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.
May  16, 2003 The May OCARC General Meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The guest program speaker was April Moell, WA6OPS. She presented "The Key Issues for Amateur Radio Support of Hospital Disaster Communications".
May  03, 2003 The May OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.
Apr  18, 2003 The April OCARC General Meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The guest program speaker was ARRL SW Division Director Art Goddard-W6XD, who provided a slide-show of his recent DX-pedition entitled:

"Discovering Corsica......

The TK4Z Story"

What attracted the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Imperial Romans, Goths, Byzantines, Saracens, Genoese, Spaniards, and French to the wild, rugged island of Corsica?  Was it Slave Gathering?  Trade Expansion? Territorial Conquest?  Worldwide DX Contesting?  …Well, it certainly was the latter that attracted our perennial ham radio contest group to this “mountain in the sea”.

Discover Corisica for yourself at this month's club meeting.  Join noted photographer and raconteur Art Goddard, W6XD, for an illustrated tour of this remarkable land and its proud people.

Apr  05, 2003 The April OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.
Mar  21, 2003 The March OCARC General Meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location.  The guest program speaker was Margaret Signorelli, WA6PZO , one of the first women to take her amateur radio hobby to sea.

Margaret presented:

  "...Being a Radio Officer on Super Tankers "

Does Ham Radio and Oil really mix? Learn about her being on the first ship in Valdez, Alaska after the Exxon Valdez went aground, and the real story behind the incident..

Mar  01, 2003 The March OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.
Feb  21, 2003 The February OCARC General Meeting was held in the Red Cross Building meeting location. The guest program speaker was Art Sutorus, KQ6HF, the ARRL Technical Coordinator for the Orange Section. 

Art presented:

  "....Electromagnetic Environment Awareness

For Antenna Site Safety"

Although Amateur Radio is basically a safe activity, in recent years there has been considerable discussion and concern about the possible hazards of EMR , including both RF energy and power frequency (50-60 Hz) electromagnetic fields.   Learn about  RF safety considerations that Hams need to be aware of.

Feb  01, 2003 The February OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.
Jan  17, 2003 The January OCARC General Meeting was held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  The guest program speaker will be Dave Buhler - WB6ZGF, a member of Tournament Of Roses Radio Amateurs. 

Dave presented:

  "....planning for ham communications in the Tournament of Roses parade"

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

Jan  04, 2003 The January OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting was held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO in Santa Ana.

2002

 
Dec  8, 2002 The Annual Christmas Dinner

This year's OCARC Christmas Dinner will be held at Mimi's Restaurant in Fountain Valley on Sunday Evening, December-08 beginning at 6:30 PM.

 Map and details.

There will be NO General Meeting held during December.

Dec  07, 2002 The December OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.    MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  15, 2002 The November OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the Third-Friday (7:30 PM - 9:45). The November meeting will be held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  

The program speaker for the month of November will be noted photographer,  (and ARRL SW Division Director) Art Goddard-W6XD, who will provide a slide-show of his recent DX-pedition entitled::

  "...a DXpedition to Palau...."

Election for OCARC Officers for next year will also be held.

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

Nov  01, 2002 The November OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.    MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Oct  18, 2002 The October OCARC Annual HAM Radio Auction

The October normal meeting will be replaced by the annual OCARC Auction event and  held in the normal Red Cross meeting location.   Opens for set-up at 6:30PM.  Auction is from  7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. 

Empty out that shack and garage!!   MAP & DETAILS & RULES

Oct  05, 2002 The October OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.    MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  20, 2002 The September OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the Third-Friday (7:30 PM - 9:45 PM).

The September meeting will be  held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  The guest program speaker will be Ken Konechy - W6HHC. 

Ken will provide a presentation entitled:

 

  "....the Fundamentals of Digital Communications"

He will be provide an introduction to Voice Coding, achieving frequency sharing by using orthogonal coding, QPSK modulation, and more….

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

Sept  07, 2002 The September OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.    MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug 19, 2002 The August OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the Third-Friday (7:30 PM - 9:45 PM).

The August meeting will be  held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  The speaker (through the magic of video tape) will be Bob Heil - K9EID.

Bob will talk on:

"The Science of Audio"         

Bob will teach us the difference between microphones for DXing, Contesting, and Rag Chewing, along with other audio basics.

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

Aug  03, 2002 The August OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.   MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

July  19, 2002 The July OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the Third-Friday (7:30 PM - 9:45 PM).

The July meeting will be  held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  The guest program speaker will be John De Boer - KD6ZKC. 

John will provide a presentation entitled:

  "Solar Power Designs and Equipment"

He will be showing us from... "how to power our H.T.s", all the way to.... "how to use solar power for your home".

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

July  06, 2002 The July OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.   MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

Jun  14, 2002 The June OCARC General Meeting is BEING HELD ONE WEEK EARLY because of FIELD DAY and is scheduled for the Second-Friday (7:30 PM - 9:45 PM).

The June meeting will be  held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  The program speaker is Ken Konechy - W6HHC

"Field Day Slide Show..."

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

Jun  01, 2002 The June OCARC Club Breakfast and Board Meeting is schduled for the First-Saturday. (8 AM to 9:30AM)

The monthly OCARC Breakfast meeting will be held at the CowGirls Cafe, TOO  restaurant in Santa Ana.  Look at the MENU.    MAP

All members and visitors are welcome.

May  17, 2002 The May OCARC General Meeting is scheduled for the Third-Friday (7:30 PM - 9:45 PM).

The May meeting will be  held in the normal Red Cross Building meeting location.  The program speaker will be Dennis Kidder -  WA6NIA and Fred Wagner - KQ6Q who will provide a presentation entitled:

"PSK31 Digital Communications"

Use the low-bands to talk near and far. High power is not required. They will have working stations for their demonstrations.

Don't miss it.  All members and visitors are welcome.

Club Meetings are held the third Friday of every month (except December) at 7:30pm at:

The American Red Cross        Map to Meeting Location
601 N. Golden Circle Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Talk in Frequency 146.550 simplex.

Upcoming OCARC Events

Sept 22-24, 2006 2006 ARRL SW Division Convention to be held in San Diego, CA.
Aug 26, 2006

OCARC POTLUCK Event

To be held at QTH of Kristin-K6PEQ and Dan-N6PEQ.

What to Bring: You, your spouse and a food item. OCARC will be providing hamburgers and hot dogs. We hope you will be able to come and have fun!

When: Saturday August 26th,12:00 Noon until?

Location is 13672 FAIRMONT Way in Tustin.

Jun  24-25, 2006 FIELD DAY is a 24-hour simulated emergency communications drill.   The OCARC Field Day will be held at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos (near 405-FWY and Valley View exit).  

More FD DETAILS

Everyone is invited.  Visitors are welcome.

Apr 01-02, 2006 Baker-to-Vegas law enforcement relay race

Approximately 220 running teams from law enforcement agencies nation-wide will participate in this 120 mile relay race through the California and Nevada Desert. The race begins 18 miles north of Baker and proceeds north over Ibex Pass to Shoshone then on to Pahrump Nevada, up the mountains through Mountain springs and down to Las Vegas, ending at the Rio Resort and Casino. The race is broken up into 20 legs, varying in length from 4.8 to 7.1 miles.  As amateurs, we provide coarse-wide communications with FM radios, packet radios and GPS/APRS displays.

More details contact  Rich - KE6WWK  with COAR

Sept 9-11, 2005 2005 ARRL SW Division Convention to be held in Riverside CA.
August 30,2005 "Going-Away-Dinner" for Bob Buss KD6BWH and Frank Smith WA6VKZ will be held at the Marie Calendar restaurant at 307 E. Katella Avenue (at the Glassell St. intersection)  in Orange.   (714) 633-3112    Both long-time dedicated OCARC hams are headin East.  The starting time for the party is 6:30 PM.

Order off the menu.

Everyone is invited.   Please RSVP to Kristin K6PEQ

July 30, 2005

OCARC POTLUCK Event

To be held at QTH of Kristin-K6PEQ and Dan-N6PEQ.

What to Bring: You, your spouse and a food item. OCARC will be providing hamburgers and hot dogs. We hope you will be able to come and have fun!

When: Saturday July 30th,12:00 Noon until?

Location is 13672 FAIRMONT Way in Tustin.

Jun  25-26, 2005 FIELD DAY is a 24-hour simulated emergency communications drill.   The OCARC Field Day will be held at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos (near 405-FWY and Valley View exit).  

More FD DETAILS

Everyone is invited.  Visitors are welcome.

Apr 23-24, 2005 Baker-to-Vegas law enforcement relay race

Approximately 210 running teams from law enforcement agencies nation-wide will participate in this 120 mile relay race through the California and Nevada Desert. The race begins 18 miles north of Baker and proceeds north over Ibex Pass to Shoshone then on to Pahrump Nevada, up the mountains through Mountain springs and down to Las Vegas, ending at the Rio Resort and Casino. The race is broken up into 20 legs, varying in length from 4.8 to 7.1 miles.  As amateurs, we provide coarse-wide communications with FM radios, packet radios and GPS/APRS displays.

Dec  05, 2004 The Annual Holiday Dinner

This year's OCARC Holiday Dinner will be held at Carrow's Restaurant at 2810 E. Chapman Ave (714-639-1297) in city of Orange (at the second traffic light East of the 55-FWY, at the  intersection of Chapman and Melena) on Sunday evening, on December-05 beginning at 6:00 PM.

 Map and details and Menu

Kristin - K6PEQ has organized some great Raffle Prizes that are only available to attendees of the Holiday Dinner.  So don't miss this fun event.   List of Prizes

All members and visitors are welcome.

There will be NO General Meeting held during December.

Aug 27-29th, 2004 2004 ARRL SW Division Convention to be held in Pheonix ARIZ.
June  26-27, 2004 FIELD DAY is a 24-hour simulated emergency communications drill.   The OCARC Field Day will be held at PORTOLA PARK in Santa Ana (on Santa Clara Ave between Tustin Ave and Grand Ave).   More FD DETAILS TBD   MAP

Everyone is invited.  Visitors are welcome.

Apr 24-25, 2004 Baker-to-Vegas law enforcement relay race

Approximately 210 running teams from law enforcement agencies nation-wide will participate in this 120 mile relay race through the California and Nevada Desert. The race begins 18 miles north of Baker and proceeds north over Ibex Pass to Shoshone then on to Pahrump Nevada, up the mountains through Mountain springs and down to Las Vegas, ending at the Rio Resort and Casino. The race is broken up into 20 legs, varying in length from 4.8 to 7.1 miles.  As amateurs, we provide coarse-wide communications with FM radios, packet radios and GPS/APRS displays.

 

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Information provided by: Ken Konechy - W6HHC  OCARC Program Chairman

Updated:  12 November, 2006 by: W6HHC

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