Breakfast Locations:

OC Amateur Radio Club Archives

Over the years the club has held a breakfast gathering each month. In time this turned into a Board Meeting as well as breakfast. Here are the locations and time-frames of the breakfasts.

2020 thru Present
FROM TO LOCATION CITY
Jul. 2023 Present Streamliner Cafe
186 N. Atchison St. (At the train station) off Chapman Ave. in Orange.
Orange
Jun. 2023 Jun. 2023 Breakfast Canceled
Board meetings held at the QTH of Tom Cowart - W6ETC due to the passing of our president - K7JA
Tustin
Jan. 2023 May 2023 Streamliner Cafe
186 N. Atchison St. (At the train station) off Chapman Ave. in Orange.
Orange
Dec. 2022 Dec. 2022 Breakfast Canceled
online Zoom board meeting held.
(at home)
Mar. 2022 Nov. 2022 Breakfast Canceled
Covid 19 pandemic - Zoom© Hybrid board meetings held at the QTH of Tom Cowart - W6ETC
Tustin &
(at home)
Apr. 2020 Feb. 2022 Breakfast Canceled
due to Covid 19 pandemic
Board meetings held on-line over Zoom©
(at home)
Jan. 2020 Mar. 2020 Marie Callender's
307 E Katella Ave.
Orange
2010 thru 2019
FROM TO LOCATION CITY
Nov. 2019 Dec. 2019 Marie Callender's
307 E Katella Ave.
Orange
Oct. 2019 Oct. 2019 Mountain View Park *
NW corner of State College Blvd.
& Bastanchury Rd.
Fullerton
Apr. 2019 Sep. 2019 Marie Callender's
307 E Katella Ave.
Orange
Nov. 2018 Mar. 2019 Marie Callender's
1821 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Oct. 2018 Oct. 2018 Jeffrey Open Space *
Off Jeffrey Rd. s. of Irvine Blvd.
Irvine
Nov. 2017 Sep. 2018 Marie Callender's
1821 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Jeffrey Open Space *
Off Jeffrey Rd. s. of Irvine Blvd.
Irvine
Apr. 2015 Sep. 2017 Marie Callender's
1821 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Mar. 2015 Mar. 2015 The Jägerhaus Restaurant
2525 E. Ball Road
Anaheim
Feb. 2015 Feb. 2015 Marie Callender's
1821 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Jan. 2010 Jan. 2015 The Jägerhaus Restaurant
2525 E. Ball Road
Anaheim

* In conjunction with the California QSO Party Event.

2000 thru 2009
FROM TO LOCATION CITY
Mar. 2006 Dec. 2009 The Jägerhaus Restaurant
2525 E. Ball Road
Anaheim
Apr. 2005 Feb. 2006 The Katella Grill
1325 W. Katella Ave.
Orange
Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Cowgirl's Cafe Too
2610 S. Harbor Blvd.
Santa Ana
Jan. 2005 Jan. 2005 Carrow's Restaurant
2810 E. Chapman Ave.
Orange
Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Cowgirl's Cafe Too
2610 S. Harbor Blvd.
Santa Ana
Oct. 2004 Oct. 2004 Polly's Pies
2025 N. Tustin St.
Orange
Jan. 2002 Sep. 2004 Cowgirl's Cafe Too
2610 S. Harbor Blvd.
Santa Ana
Oct. 2000 Dec. 2001 IHOP
1001 E. 17th St.
Santa Ana
May 2000 Sep. 2000 Hometown Buffet
1008 E. 17th St.
Santa Ana
Feb. 2000 Apr. 2000 The Aztec Grill
2525 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Jan. 2000 Jan. 2000 The Hideaway Restaurant
2117 Orange Olive Rd.
Orange
1990 thru 1999
FROM TO LOCATION CITY
Aug. 1998 Dec. 1999 Coco's Restaurant
2585 N. Tustin St.
Orange
Jul. 1998 Jul. 1998 IHOP
1001 E. 17th St.
Santa Ana
Jan. 1998 Jun. 1998 Coco's Restaurant
2585 N. Tustin St.
Orange
Nov. 1994 Jan. 1997 Wild Flower Restaurant
2525 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Nov. 1992 Oct. 1994 Denny's Restaurant
2314 E. 17th St.
Santa Ana
Jul. 1992 Oct. 1992 Ricky's Restaurant
10911 Westminster Blvd.
Garden Grove
Jan. 1990 Jun. 1992 Denny's Restaurant
2314 E. 17th St.
Santa Ana
1980 thru 1989
FROM TO LOCATION CITY
Apr. 1989 Dec. 1989 Denny's Restaurant
2314 E. 17th St.
Santa Ana
Mar. 1987 Mar. 1989 Le Grand Cafe
2525 N. Grand Ave.
Santa Ana
Feb. 1984 Feb. 1987 Mimi's Cafe
17231 17th St.
Tustin
Dec. 1981 Jan. 1984 The Cookbook Restaurant
17329 17th St.
Santa Ana
Jan. 1980 Nov. 1981 Mile Square Coffee Shop
10401 Warner Ave. (At the Golf Course)
Fountain Valley
1970 thru 1979
FROM TO LOCATION CITY
Jun. 1979 Dec. 1979 Mile Square Coffee Shop
10401 Warner Ave. (At the Golf Course)
Fountain Valley
Oct. 1978 May. 1979 The Cookbook Restaurant
17329 17th St.
Santa Ana
Dec. 1977 Sep. 1978 <Unknown>
Dec. 1974 Nov. 1977 Barnaby's Coffee Shop
144 S. Tustin St.
Orange
May 1974 Nov. 1974 Sambo's Resuaurant
2101 E. First St. (1 block W. of Tustin Ave.)
Santa Ana
Feb. 1971? Apr. 1974 Manny's Restaurant
17231 17th St. (Now Mimi's)
Tustin

As more RF Newsletters are obtained and scanned, many of the Breakfast "unknown" holes will be filled in.

A Bit of Club Breakfast History

The current monthly club breakfast began in early 1971. Then Activities Chairman Bob - WB6QNU (now AF6C) proposed a club breakfast to be held monthly on a Saturday morning. It was discussed at the January 1971 Board Meeting and recorded in the February 1971 issue of RF. The proposed start date was to be the First Saturday in February, but whether it began then or a month or two later is currently under research. However, in the August 1971 issue of RF The July 3rd, 1971 breakfast was discussed in detail; the attendance was 21 folks at Manny's Restaurant on 17th St. at the 55 fwy. in Santa Ana.

Since that time the club has held breakfasts on a continuous basis (occasionaly missing a month due to conflicts or restaurant problems). The original time was "around" 8:30 AM which is now "at" 8:00 AM. Over the years we have met at at least 20 different restaurants and occasionally at a park.

For many years the breakfast was normally held on the 1st Saturday of each month; it was occasionally canceled or held on the second Saturday if it interfered with a holiday weekend or holiday. Due to the 2010 New Year weekend holiday the January 2010 board meeting was moved to Jan 9th. A that meeting the board decided to permanently move the breakfast date to the second Saturday of each month. At that time we were meeting at The Jägerhaus Restaurant and the back room was occupied by the Anaheim High School monthly reunion. The positive of this change was two-fold, we could get the back room at the The Jägerhaus Restaurant and the second Saturday would interfere with less holiday weekends. The negative was the short time between the board and general meetings - which became even shorter when the first of the month was a Friday. While meeting on the second Saturday the December breakfast was often canceled since it often would have on occurred within a day of the Christmas dinner and party.

Breakfasts continued to be held at The Jägerhaus Restaurant back room on the second Saturday through January of 2015. At that meeting some of the new board members asked that the board meeting date be changed due to the a conflict on even months. The February meeting was changed to the first Saturday of the month as well as to a new venue. The February venue (Marie Callender's on Grand Ave. in Santa Ana) proved to be good and available on the first Saturday. So, after one last breakfast at the Jägerhaus Restaurant in March, The club began to meet at Marie Callender's on the first Saturday of the month. Breakfasts and board meetings continued to be held at Marie Callender's with occasional held at parks in conjunction with the California QSO event that happened on the firt Saturday in October. With the closing of the Santa Ana restaurant, The group moved to the Orange Marie Callender's on Katella in April of 2019.

At the March 2020 breakfast and board meeting COVID 19 was looming and the board discussed its options. By the third week in March the Red Cross locked its doors to club meetings, and the club began meeting online over Zoom© for its board and general meetings.


This page last updated on 13 Jan 2023
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