Jul 07
W6TRW General Meeting Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 5:30 pm Roundtable Pizza 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance Building an Airplane – the Early Bird Jenny Rhon Williams, KJ6IRJ, will share with us his Do-It-Yourself Project … The Early Bird Jenny is a homebuilt aircraft, using modern construction materials and techniques. It is made …
Jun 20
Join us for Field Day on June 25-26 at Friendship Park in San Pedro We’re always looking for help setting up stations, towers, and antennas, operating during the event, and dismantling the site afterward. To volunteer, click on the “Contact” tab above to send a message to Field Day Chair Ray Enriquez, KD6IGI. WHEN: Setup: Friday, …
Jun 19
It is with great sadness that we pass on the information that long-time W6TRW Club member and Swap Meet volunteer John Bacon, KG6IMP, has died. On May 18, 2016, John William Bacon III, aged 68, was killed in a bicycle crash. The circumstances of the crash are under ongoing investigation. A long time South Bay …
Jun 13
This past weekend was the VHF ARRL June contest. Club members on the air. N6RRY Greg Martens N6DSP and WD6DJI. Around noon on Sunday 6 meters opened up to the East and 7 land on 50.125 50.128 and 50.130 Mhz. I worked Iowa with just a six meter dipole CN87. NK6N was knocking off grid …
Dec 03
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm Round Table Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance “Radar and the Doppler Effect, Counter-measures & Counter-Counter-Measures” The Doppler effect is used in Radar to accurately measure the velocity of a target. It can also be used to spoof an enemy radar, or to figure out if the enemy is …
Nov 19
IMPORTANT NEWS The W6TRW Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that the monthly Swap Meet will not move and will remain at its present location for the foreseeable future. We will continue to hold the Swap Meet at its present location at the Northrop Grumman facility in Redondo Beach on the last Saturday of every month. We will …
Sep 23
Saturday, November 14, 2015 5:30 – 10:00 PM Bluewater Grill, 665 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach It’s time again for the W6TRW Amateur Radio Club Banquet! This will be our 49th Annual Awards Banquet and it will take place on Saturday, 14 November 2015. This year’s banquet speaker is Gordon West, WB6NOA !! Don’t miss …
Sep 09
The ARRL Southwestern Division Convention – HAMCON 2015 – will take place on September 11-13 at the Torrance Marriott Hotel. You do not need to be an ARRL member to attend. You’ll find all kinds of great stuff going on at the convention including ham radio manufacturers and vendors with deals on their goods, exhibits, …
Sep 01
W6TRW General Meeting: Doug Millar K6JEY — Sidewalk Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) September 8, 2015 at 5:30 pm Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance CLICK HERE TO VIEW / DOWNLOAD A PDF FLYER FOR THIS MEETING EVENT Moonbounce, is a form of wireless communication in which the moon is used as a passive satellite. The …
Jul 13
NOTICE: We are pleased to announce that the W6TRW Swap Meet will continue to be held at Northrop Grumman through the end of the year. This means that Swap Meets and VE Testing will continue as usual through December 2015. The Swap Meet will be moving to a new location in January, 2016. That location …
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