Serving Orange County in Southern CA
for over 90 years.
Announcements: Last updated: November 25th, 2025
Some dates on this page are updated automatically.
- HOLIDAY DINNER: Friday, December 5th.
- Gather at 5:30 PM. at Mimi's Cafe 17231 E 17th St. Tustin, CA See Map. Dinner is $35 per person. Club covers the tip, tax and any related PayPal fees. Patrons are responsible for their own bar tab. Dinner Ticket Information.
- NEXT GENERAL MEETING:
- Our January guest speaker will be Dave Akins N6HHR. Dave is the Station Manager of W6RO - The Nate Brightman Wireless Room Aboard the Queen Mary.
- NEXT BOARD MEETING:
- Currently there is no plan to hold a December 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:
- The 2026 Club Board was elected at the November meeting.
- CORRECTED Private Roster: The October 1 Quarterly Private roster (Corrected November 8th) is now available to members: Here.
- FOR SALE: Price Reduced on ICOM 7800 Here.
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:
- 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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