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 …
Category: Activities
Jul 09
W6TRW Club Meeting July 13, 2021
Stepping Up To A Hexbeam Chris Newton, N6FR Stepping up to a multiband directional antenna can be an intimidating and costly engineering enterprise. However, the broadband hexbeam is an attractive option on both fronts. This presentation covers the theory behind the hexbeam, construction notes on the commercial product sold by KIO Technology, and early …
Jun 25
Field Day 2021 Is On!
W6TRW Field Day 2021 Is On! June 26-27, 2021 QTH: Deane Dana Friendship Park, San Pedro 1805 W 9th St, San Pedro, CA 90732 Event Schedule: 1800 UTC Saturday (11:00am local); Ending at 2100 UTC Sunday (2:00pm local) Due to recent COVID restrictions being lifted and thanks to the quick work of several club members, …
Mar 08
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 …
Jan 27
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 …
Jan 04
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 …
Dec 06
W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday December 8, 2020 Repeater Net & Zoom
W6TRW General Meeting 6:30 PM Tuesday 8 December Will Be Replaced by Repeater Net on the W6TRW 2 meter and 440 MHz repeaters, and a Zoom meeting. For the 8 December Tuesday 6:30 PM call-in, here is the W6TRW repeater info ( https://w6trw.com/repeaters/ ): VHF 2 Meters • 145.320 MHz, Offset: -600 kHz, PL: 114.8 Hz; Located …
Nov 10
W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday November 10, 2020 Repeater Net & Zoom
W6TRW General Meeting 5:30PM 6:30 PM Tuesday 10 November Will Be Replaced by Repeater Net on the W6TRW 2 meter and 440 MHz repeaters, and a Zoom meeting. For the 10 November Tuesday 5:30PM 6:30PM call-in, here is the W6TRW repeater info ( https://w6trw.com/repeaters/ ): VHF 2 Meters • 145.320 MHz, Offset: -600 kHz, PL: …
Oct 13
W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday October 13, 2020 Repeater Net & Zoom
Hi, all! We’re going to try something different for the Tuesday 13 October net. Since a number of our W6TRW members can’t hit the local South Bay based W6TRW repeaters, we have decided to try Zoom, which other amateur radio clubs are using. Zoom isn’t as bad as the reputation that precedes it– you can …
Jul 24
New online webinars to be offered by ARRL Learning Network
ARRL is introducing live 30-minute webinars to help spread the word of the various activities and opportunities available to members. The topic for the first session is Relay Stations and the Art of Traffic Handling, presented by Aaron Hulett, K8AMH on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT (1700 UTC). See the ARRL …