Serving Orange County in Southern CA

for over 90 years.

Announcements: Last updated: January31^th, 2025
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.

• NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
  • Our February guest speaker will be Doug Millar - K6JEY. Doug will talk on Test Gear for Hams on a Budget. This talk has been updated since he last gave it in 2023. Bring your multimeters, as Doug will have standards to check their calibration.
• 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.
• 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:
  • Ron - W6WG and Tim - N6GP report that Winter Field Day was a great success. See new video by HRO in our Theater below.
  • The End of the Year Quarterly Private Roster is now available to members: Here.
  • FOR SALE: Rick W6ENZ has some equipment for sale including an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier Here.
  • FOR SALE: Price Reduced on ICOM 7800 Here.

Current Presentation: W6ZE - Winter Field Day 2026
 

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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