Serving Orange County in Southern CA

for over 90 years.

Announcements: Last updated: September 25^th, 2026
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.

• NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
  • The yearly club radio and electronics auction will be held in lieu of the regular meeting. It will be held at the same venue we hold or general meeting. Doors open for registration at 6:00 PM. See below for the Auction Flyer and Auction Rules.
• NEXT BOARD MEETING:
  • The 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:
  • The quarterly July 1^st Roster is now available for members on our Public Roster page. Scroll to the bottom of the page. A password is required.
  • 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.

OCARC Theater Presents the 2026 Ham Radio /Electronics Auction
 

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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