Rich Sauer

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Swap Meet to Reopen August 28, 2021

Post Updated 8/16/2021 BREAKING NEWS! The W6TRW Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet will reopen on August 28, 2021. Starting in August, the Swap Meets will continue, as before, on the last Saturday of every month.  7:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Thank you for your patience and support! We are looking forward to seeing everyone again …

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W6TRW Club Meeting March 9, 2021

Amateur Radio During the Pandemic …and Post-Pandemic Diana Feinberg, AI6DF Diana is the ARRL Los Angeles Section Manager and President of the K6PV Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club.  She is very active in South Bay ham radio activities and many of you already know her from past events, hamfests, and talks.  Diana will update us on the changes the …

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W6TRW Club Meeting February 9, 2021

Living with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Presented by Jim Harrison, K6OUE When: Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30 PM Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom Due to continued Covid-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person.  Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link …

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W6TRW Club Meeting January 12, 2021

Remote Amateur Radio VEC Testing Experience Presented by Chris Newton, N6FR When: Tuesday, January 12th, at 6:30 PM Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom Click Here to Download the PDF Presentation   Due to continued Covid-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person.  Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting …

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Volunteers Wanted for Baker to Vegas in March

This is the 35th Annual Baker to Vegas 2019 We need help! Baker to Vegas is a 120-mile relay run, there are 20 stages. This is held every year in March. Runners are police officers from around the country and from other countries. Currently, there are 270 teams that participate in this event. There are over 6000 runners …

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W6TRW Meeting – Tuesday, January 8, 2019

W6TRW General Meeting Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm QTH: Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Bch Blvd  Live by Skype from the Tyler Texas Amateur Radio Club (TARC, call sign K5TYR)  Mark Depaepe, N5YEY, will demo DMR – Digital Mobile Radio Meet N5YEY Mark has taught amateurs looking to obtain their Extra class license and is …

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Outdoor Adventure Net on W6TRW Repeaters

The W6TRW Repeater participates in the Outdoor Adventure USA weekly net via the IRLP Reflector 9251 each Thursday evening at 7:30 PM immediately following the N6HSI Space Net on our 145.320 and 447.000 Repeaters. The Outdoor Adventure USA weekly net discusses various topics related to amateur radio and the outdoors. All amateurs are welcome to …

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NBC News Report Says Hams “Could Save Our Lives” in a Disaster

  A team from NBC News’ digital news unit Left Field was in Hawaii to visit with some radio amateurs to produce a report when the false nuclear missile alert happened on January 13. Left Field’s report points out how much we rely on cell phones and 21st-century technology…and what we would do if these …

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Ham Radio CubeSat Launch Success

CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were among the 31 satellites successfully launched on January 12 at 0359 UT on the ISRO PSLV-C40 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. Two of the CubeSats, Fox-1D and PicSat, carry amateur radio FM transponders, but neither is yet available for general amateur use. The PicSat FM …

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W6TRW Club Meeting – Tuesday, January 9 2018

W6TRW General Meeting Jan 9, 2018 Tuesday Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance  Guest Speaker:  Allen Wolff, KC7O “3D Printing” Fresh from Hamcon’s Tech Talk 2017, Allen Wolff, KC7O is here to explain the Future. 3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. Available and …

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