Category: Club News

W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday March 12, 2019

W6TRW General Meeting March 12, 2019 Tuesday @ 6:00pm QTH: Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance  Ray Enriquez, KD6IGI, will present Baker to Vegas Challenge 2019   Ray Enriquez, KD6IGI, will brief volunteers on B2V 2019 The largest police foot pursuit in the world, the Baker to Vegas run is where police organizations form …

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W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday February 12, 2019

W6TRW General Meeting February 12, 2019 Tuesday @ 6:00pm QTH: Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance  Bill Shanney, W6QR, will present HF Radio and Portable Operations Special CW Feature: Keys and Keyers Bill Shanney, the W6TRW Club Elmer, at his operating bench W6TRW welcomes one its own, longtime members, Bill Shanney, W6QR.  A ham …

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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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W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday December 11, 2018

W6TRW General Meeting December 11, 2018 Tuesday @ 6:00pm QTH: Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance  Chris Wachs, WA2KDL, will present What is FT-8 Digital Mode? Chris will demonstrate and share his Field Day experience with FT-8 Digital Mode FT8 stands for “Franke-Taylor design, 8-FSK modulation” and was created by Joe Taylor, K1JT and …

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Bill Tynan W3XO Silent Key

It is our sad duty to inform the passing of Bill Tynan, W3XO. William A. “Bill” Tynan, W3XO, of Kerrville, Texas, died on August 7, following a lengthy illness. A past AMSAT President and the editor of the QST column “The World Above 50 MHz” from 1975 until 1992, Tynan was 91. Click here for …

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W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday October 9, 2018

W6TRW General Meeting October 9, 2018 Tuesday @ 6:00pm QTH: Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance  Veteran Deane Bouvier, N5DQ, will present USAF MARS The Military Auxiliary Radio System, a US DOD sponsored civilian program consisting of primarily licensed ham radio operators interested in assisting the military with communications on a local, national, and …

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W6TRW 52nd Annual Awards Banquet 2018

W6TRW 52nd Annual Awards Banquet 2018 Special Guests from Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association David Ziskin, AG6E & Doug Dowds, W6HB, President of BIARA Saturday, Nov. 10th, 2018 6:00 – 10:00 pm Bluewater Grill, 665 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach Captain’s Cabin, 1st Floor, back area Your RSVP needs to be received by Oct. 26th …

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W6TRW General Meeting – Tuesday September 11, 2018

W6TRW General Meeting September 11, 2018 Tuesday @ 6:00pm QTH: Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance  Understanding the linked multi-repeater systems of Southern California Guest Speaker: Diana Feinberg, AI6DF Diana Feinberg, AI6DF – Key Note Speaker at 2017 W6TRW Banquet In about an hour we’ll compare and contrast such linked systems as:  PAPA; DARN; Cactus …

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Tour USAF Space & Missile Systems Center

Tour of USAF Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) NOTICE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS TOUR ENDED AS OF 8/31/2018 Date: Friday, Sept. 21st, 2018 Car Pool at Space Park, in front of Building S parking Lot Time: 10:30 am  (**NOTE: Time has changed from 9:00 am to 10:30 am**) Limit:       1 guest per Club Member  (Total Group: …

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Phil Bergeron N6PB Silent Key

It is our sad duty to inform all W6TRW members of the passing of Phil Bergeron, N6PB. Phil became a Silent Key (SK) after a long battle with several medical issues. Phil’s wife, Kathy passed away earlier this year. Phil is survived by his son, Robbie. A donation to the ARRL or other amateur radio …

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