Serving Orange County in Southern CA
for 90 years.
Announcements: Last updated: January 20th, 2023
- OCARC 90th ANNIVERSARY !
- NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
- The February meeting will feature Mr. Mick Stwertnik, KB6JVT, of NCG Co. More will appear in our upcoming events in the next few days.
- We are back meeting at the Red Cross - Santa Ana.
- 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 January 7th board meeting was held at the the Streamliner Cafe and Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St. (At the train station) off Chapman in Orange.
- This was the first breakfast board meeting since March of 2020.
- OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- The final private roster of the year (December 31, 2022) has been uploaded. It is available to by link to members only at the bottom of the online roster page.
- The 2023 Yuma Hamfest normally held in February, has been canceled due to silent keys, a diminished volunteer pool, increased costs, and other factors. The Yuma Hamfest may return in the future in a simpler format.
Current Presentation: W6ZE - Field Day 2022
Julian Frost - N3JF of HRO produced this short Field Day video of W6ZE.
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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