Serving Orange County in Southern CA

for over 90 years.

Announcements: Last updated: May 15^th, 2026
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.

• NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
  • The June meeting program will be a Field Day presentation and another, yet to be announced, program."
  • ZOOM© access to this meeting will be available:. 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 after 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.
• 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:
  • W6ZE earns the overall top score for the 2026 Winter Field Day event scoring 64,155 points and 2,252 contacts in the "4 Outdoor" class with a multiplier of 21. N9WH came in second with a score of 39,875 and 1,249 contacts. W6TRW came in 3rd. with a score of 25,532.
  • FOR SALE: ICOM IC-2720H w/Power Supply & Antenna Here.
  • FOR SALE: Price Reduced on ICOM 7800 Here.
  • FOR SALE: Rick W6ENZ has some equipment for sale including an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier 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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