May 10
Come socialize with us! This is an informal event to simply chat with each other about our love of all things radio. Field Day is coming up so bring your questions and a healthy thirst!
Apr 03
Mark KD7DTS is one of the top Summits on the Air (SOTA) activators in SoCal and has a mountain of experience! Angelina KN6QAT recently achieved both her Tech and General license and has been keen in learning from our membership, including tackling her first SOTA summit and activation with Mark! Come learn about their experiences as first-time and expert SOTA activators!
(Same Zoom links and meeting location details as below)
Doug’s first EME QSO was in 1990 on 2m with W5UN, using two 35’ yagis and 500watts. ”I wanted to work on other bands and with no more roof space, that started the Sidewalk EME idea.” Just like cogs in a machine working together to make it function, he started collecting his gear to develop a practical home station. With a little help from his friends, find out how K6JEY turned the ‘impossible’ to became possible and fun to operate moonbounce on 144 MHz, and microwave amateur radio bands.
Dr. Doug Millar was first licensed in 1957 as KN6JEY. He is the ARRL Technical Advisor in Metrology, having written the 26th chapter in the ARRL Handbook on Test Equipment and Procedures (1995-2014), and keeps a home lab for measuring frequency, resistance, and RF power. K6JEY enjoys HF CW, AM, boat anchors, and microwaves. Doug has radios on bands up to 122 GHz. He holds an EdD in Educational Technology and is a semi-retired professor.
He will be leading a visit to Owens Valley Radio Observatory on the Weekend of June XX. The visit will include a tour of the observatory and nighttime astronomy. You can bring your own scope or look through others. More information is available if you email him at drzarkof56@yahoo.com.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895
Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895
Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
Mar 03
Joanne Michael, KM6BWB is an educator, wife, mom, space geek, and ham radio operator. While attending Advanced Space Camp in 2012, she was first introduced to the idea of high-altitude balloon launches. After a few more years of thinking about it, an opportunity came up in 2016 to receive a grant from her school district, and Mrs. Michael was awarded the opportunity to send a payload into the stratosphere. Her mentor at the time insisted she get her own ham radio license to be able to track the flight. From that moment on, she was hooked- on radio transmissions, learning more about electromagnetic waves, and most of all, about getting students exposed and fascinated with the wonderful world of radio.
Since then, Mrs. Michael has launched and recovered 4 high-altitude balloon payloads, had a conversation with an astronaut on the International Space Station, launched over 50 pico balloon transmitters, and is planning her next adventures. She was on the CA science board of education as the Upper Elementary Director, the 2017 Teacher of the Year, and spent 4 years as the Science Curriculum coach for Wiseburn Unified. Mrs. Michael is currently on the education board for ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), and is a member of the Limitless Space Institute’s educator program. She is now teaching 4-6th grade inSTED (Innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Design) at The John Thomas Dye School in Los Angeles.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895
Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895
Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
Feb 07
W6TRW welcomes one of its own, longtime members, Bill Shanney, W6QR. A ham operator since 1961, Bill has written many technical articles and talks for W6TRW and stays current with ham radio items of interest for beginners to the most advanced operators.
Bill’s first call was WV2RDG in NJ. He became WA2RDG when he got his General license in 1961. He operates 99.5% CW on 160-6M. After a long period of inactivity (due to career and family), Bill upgraded his ham license to Extra in 1988 and became very active. That was also the year that Bill joined the TRW ARC. Bill has a BSEE from NJ Institute of Technology and worked for 45 years in RF and microwave design. He retired from NG/TRW in 2007 after 31 years with the company.
In this presentation, Bill will talk about Portable Antennas. There are a wide variety of portable antennas to choose from these days. Bill enjoys going to local parks or the beach and testing different designs. This presentation is an overview of his selection process backed by both experience and analysis.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895
Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895
Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
*Note: Any folks who are NOT NG badged should come early (5 PM) to get a Visitor Badge before Bill’s talk or you will be unable to access the shack afterward.
Dec 30
Helen Mahoney, KI6LQV, will present “A Woman’s Journey in Ham Radio”. Helen will talk about what inspired her to obtain her Ham Radio License in 2009, later achieved General Class and the friends both Helen and her husband, Doug K6JEY, have made through Ham Radio.
Along with Doug K6JEY, Helen has been to several Ham Radio conferences and participated in many contests. Her favorite contests involve Microwave bands. She also has assisted Doug with Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) contacts.
The picture above is on Signal Hill, during a microwave contest.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895
Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895
Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
Nov 25
Adam describes his Micro Pixie HF transceiver a surface-mount downsized version of the CW Pixie transceiver. He takes this small device to a never-before activated SOTA summit to see what it can really do. Is 2.7 g of radio and 850 mW of output power enough to get the job done? Watch and see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rKpxAWZ7uM
Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK, is an avid SOTA activator, engineer, and search and rescue member. Adam has been a ham since 2010 and much of his radio activity consists of portable operations. With the goal of continually making his setup more compact, effective, and light, Adam has come up with several antennas and other kits and components that help him achieve his goals. Adam’s website https://k6ark.com and YouTube channel provide him a way to share them with everyone.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895
Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895
Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
Oct 10
Welcome back to our Annual Awards Banquet! This talk will cover the Webb telescopes origins, operating principles and development. We will also discuss some of the exciting early science results from this revolutionary observatory.
Jon Arenberg is the Chief Engineer for Space Science Missions at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, CA. He has over 29 years of experience working on astronomical programs such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory, development of the Starshade, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other mission concepts.
Join us for a fantastic catered dinner, socialize with other club members and hams, and learn more about our great hobby! Club members also have the opportunity to win door prizes!
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NOTE: The Banquet takes the place of the monthly Club Meeting. There will be no regular Club Meeting in November!
Sep 24
HRCC, or Ham Radio Crash Course, originated from Josh Nass’s videos on YouTube but has evolved into a community of hams who are constantly learning, teaching and operating ham radio. The heart of this community is the team that keeps the community running smoothly on Facebook, Discord, YouTube and with the HRCC Net.
Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, is an engineer and a radio amateur who lives in Southern California with his wife and two sons. He created the Ham Radio Crash Course with the mission to get people involved in radio and keep learning!
Visit HRCC website here: https://hamradiocrashcourse.com/
Visit HRCC YouTube Channel here: HRCC Ham Radio Crash Course
Aug 26
One of Adam’s favorite aspects of the amateur radio hobby is antenna design and construction, and over the years, he has come up with several antennas that fall into the category of “extreme” or possibly even “ridiculous” but are also amazingly practical in certain situations. In this presentation, Adam will review a few antenna designs and the process of creating them from concept and design to prototyping, testing, and tuning.
Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK, is an avid SOTA activator, engineer, and search and rescue member. Adam has been a ham since 2010 and much of his radio activity consists of portable operations. With the goal of continually making his setup more compact, effective, and light, Adam has come up with several antennas and other kits and components that help him achieve his goals. Adam’s website https://k6ark.com and YouTube channel provide him a way to share them with everyone.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895
Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895
Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
Jul 31
We will be holding the monthly W6TRW general meeting at noon on Tuesday August 13th, in the east patio of the Building S Cafeteria on the Northrop Grumman campus in Redondo Beach. This lunch meeting takes place of the W6TRW evening Zoom meeting for August; no guest speaker for August.
See the map below if you are not familiar with the Northrop Grumman Space Park Redondo Beach campus. Look for Building “S” on the map, head North of the building and walk down the stairs. The meeting will take place on the left (east) patio.
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