Serving Orange County in Southern CA
for over 90 years.
Announcements: Last updated: Apr. 6th, 2025
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.
- NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
- Our April and May meetings will be held on the fourth Friday, instead of the third Friday, due to the Red Cross needing the room those nights. Dates are April 25th and May 23rd
- Our April Speaker will be Dennis Kidder - W6DQ. He Will give us a talk on radio astronomy. Dennis has given us many very interesting talks over the past decade. See our upcoming issue of RF (Apri) for more details
- It was decided at the February board meeting that the general meeting will no longer be broadcast over Zoom. Zoom will still be used to allow us to have presentations from distant speakers.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- The latest roster dated April 1, 2025 st has been posted on the website. It is password protected; if you've forgotten the password contact one of the board members.
Current “Theater” Presentation:
Jean Shepherd - Radio Amateur and Raconteur
“Getting a Ham License” (WOR Radio - NYC 1/24/1963) 33:35
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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