Serving Orange County in Southern CA

for over 90 years.

Announcements: Last updated: May 20th, 2025
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.

  • NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
    • The June meeting will feature presentations preparing us for Field Day, which at that time will be one week away.
  • NEXT BOARD MEETING:
    • The next board meeting will be held at the Streamliner Lounge & CafĂ©, 186 N. Atchinson St., (At the train station) off Chapman Ave. in Orange.
  • 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:
    • FOR SALE: Satellite transceiver (ICON - Like New) and LEO Satellite antenna (New in Box) for sale by KK6DX. Details.
    • Price reduction! Member Paul Whitely has equipment for sale: HF and VHF Kenwood radios and two Astron Power Supplies. Details in our club's For Sale section.

Current “Theater” Presentation:

Jean Shepherd - Radio Amateur and Raconteur
“Getting a Ham License” (WOR Radio - NYC 1/24/1963) 33:35

Jean P. Shepherd QSL Card

Jean Shepherd (ex-W9QWN, K2ORS - sk) tells about getting his ham license as a young boy. This recording starts with Jean's theme music "Bahn Frei" (Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops). Jean Shepherd was on WOR radio for years. He is a famous story teller and often brought his hobby of ham radio into his stories. Enjoy 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:
  • 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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