Serving Orange County in Southern CA
for over 90 years.
Announcements: Last updated: October 25th, 2026
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.
- NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
- Our guest speaker for November will be Robert Quezada from Cal State Fullerton. He will be talking on "The Beginning Years of Commercial Radio".
- We will also be holding club elections for the 2027 board. If you are interested in participating on the board, please contact Ron - or Tim - .
- NEXT BOARD MEETING:
- The board meeting will be held at the Streamliner Lounge & Café, 186 N. Atchinson St., (At the train station) off Chapman Ave. in Orange.
- NEXT WINTER FIELD DAY:
- 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:
- The Renewal Period for 2027 begins November 1st. and extends to March 31 of 2027. Click on Member Renewal on the left index.
- The quarterly October 1st Private Roster is now available for members on our Public Roster page. Scroll to the bottom of the page. A password is required.
Current “Theater” Presentation:
Jean Shepherd - Radio Amateur and Raconteur
“Laying Wire” (Live from the Limelight in Greenwich Village in NYC and broadcast on WOR Radio - NYC on 6/27/1964)
Radio would never have been called 'wireless' if it hadn't been preceded with wired communications. In the military, on the battlefield, wired communications was often used and wire had to be laid. Usually it was done by men in souped-up Jeeps. Jean Shepherd, (K2ORS - sk) talks about being involved in an experiment exploring an accelerated way to lay wire! Occasionally, one of his radio related audio stories will be presented in the theater. Happy Listening!
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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