Serving Orange County in Southern CA
for over 90 years.
Announcements: Last updated: Dec. 7th, 2024
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.
- OCARC VE TESTING SESSIONS:
- Effective June 21st the OCARC, under the guidance of W6KOS, is now offering VE amateur license testing before our monthly general meetings.
- NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
- Our January meeting will feature Riley Hollingsworth - K4ZDH, retired FCC Special Council, FCC Enforcement Bureau.
- Interested on-line visitors can receive ZOOM sign-on information on the day of the meeting by an email link that will be provided here by 9:00 AM PDT.
- NEXT BOARD MEETING:
- The next board meeting will be held at the Streamliner Lounge & Café, 186 N. Atchinson St., (At the train station) off Chapman Ave. in Orange.
- The December 7th board meeting has been canceled due to the Holiday party being held the previous evening.
- OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- 2025 Club Renewal window opened on November 1st. The window closes on on March 31, 2025. Renew by then to not be in arrears.
- The 2025 Club Board was elected at the Nov. general meeting. they are listed HERE.
- [UPDATED] More New Back Issues of RF have been added to our website. Club Historian Corey - KE6YHX found 33 additional RF's that are not yet available on our website. He lent me the next eight, and they are now scanned and posted. They are from the first series of RF (Nov. 1953 - to sometime in 1957). Eight issues from 1955 Jan. thru May. Aug. Sep. . & Nov.. have been posted (Oct. was published previously). Jun, & Jul. are not in our archives. Enjoy reading about ham radio in the fifties; a time when the war between AM and SSB was raging!
- The quarterly roster dated October 1st has been posted on the website. It is password protected; if you've forgotten the password contact one of the board members.
Current Presentation: OCARC 2024 Field Day Operation.
Photo #1: The 2024 Field Day Post Operations photo. (From L to R): Ron - W6WG, Bob - AA6PW, Tony - N2VAJ, Kevin - W1DED, Todd - KO6AKW, Doug - W6FKX, Dan - KI6X, AJ's YL Sophia, Joe - KM6SVV, AJ KN6WNO, Tim - N6TMT, Bob - AF6C, Tim - N6GP, Willy - N6OKU, Arnie - N6HC and Jim - AF6N. from: IMG_8165.jpg
Photo #2: The CW/Digital Tent - All headphones and as quiet inside as a church. Operating are Arnie - N6HC with his back to the camera, and Dana - K6NR. from: IMG_8144.jpg
Photo #3: The Phone Tent with a few sides opened to enjoy the Sunday morning breeze. (L to R) Willie - N6OKU, Bob - AF6C (standing) Dan - KI6X, Tim - N6GP seated next to Bob (10-meter phone and FT8), Sophia and beside her AJ - KN6WNO (15-meter phone and FT8). Not visible is the 20 meter phone station against the windowed wall. from: IMG_8156.jpg
Photo #4: The GOTA (Get On The Air) tent. Recent licensee Todd - KO6AKW (left) is Mentored by Dr. Doug - W6FKX from: IMG_8158.jpg
Photo #5: AJ - KN6WNO operates and Sophia logs on 15 meter phone. from: IMG_8154.jpg
Photo #6: Kevin - W1DED, whose stepson is graduating from medical residency at UCI joined us from Maine to add his skills to our FD performance. from: IMG_3734.jpg
Photo #7: Tim - N6TMT (left) and Jim - AF6N man the visitor booth. from: IMG_1593.jpg
Photo #8: The GOTA station in operation Saturday evening (9 PM). with operators Michael - KO6FAR (left) and Bruce - W4YOU operating. from: image001.jpg
Photos credits: Janet Margelli, KL7MF (1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Dan Violette, KI6X (6); Bob Eckweiler, AF6C (7); Doug Britton, W6KFX (8).
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:
- 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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