Serving Orange County in Southern CA
for 90 years.
Announcements: Last updated: December 9th, 2023
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- BEST HOLIDAY WISHES To ALL
- With the conclusion of the Holiday Party, the club's activities have ended for the year. Check our upcoming events for a brief list of next year's activities.
- NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
- There will be no regular General Meeting in December. Instead we held our Annual Holiday Dinner on December 8th.
- The Holiday Party was held at Mimi's Café in Tustin, CA
- 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.
- OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Club elections were held at the November general meeting. The position of Activities Chairman remains open. We are looking for a candidate to step into this position. If interested talk to a board member or see the Dec. issue of RF to learn the responsibilities.
- Click here to see a list of the 2024 elected board members.
- It's time to begin planning for Winter Field Day - The last full weekend in January.
- Club elections were held at the November general meeting. The position of Activities Chairman remains open. We are looking for a candidate to step into this position. If interested talk to a board member or see the Dec. issue of RF to learn the responsibilities.
Current Presentation: OCARC 90th Reunion Sept. 15, 2023
and ARRL Presentation for 90 years of Serving Orange County.
Photo #1: One of the two long tables at the Holiday Party.
Photo #2: Arnie Shatz - N6HC presenting his talk on what it takes to per part of the team on a DX-pedition.
The 2024 board after receiving their new board club-badges. L-to-R Tim Millard N6TMT (Secretary), Ken Konechy - W6HHC (Director at Large), AJ Ricci - KN6WNO (Publicity Chair), Corey Miller - KE6YHX (Membership Chair) Tim Goeppinger - N6GP (Treasurer) Janet Margelli - KL7MF (Vice President), Ron Mudry - W6WG (Technical Chair) and Joe Rodman - KM6SVV (Director at Large). Missing are President Nicholas Haban - AF6CF and our yet-to-be-selected Activities Chairman.
Photos #1 & #2 by Tim Millard - N6TMT
Photo #3 by Bob Eckweiler - AF6C.
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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