Tag: 2024

W6TRW Club Meeting July 9th, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “SOTA Adventures with X-Band” Ara Kourchians, N6ARA Join us for an exciting deep dive into the world of Summits on the Air (SOTA) and the technical challenges of operating X-Band radios atop mountains. In this presentation, Ara will share his unique experiences with miniaturizing field gear while striving for greater …

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W6TRW Club Meeting June 11, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “W6TRW Field Day 2024 – Be Radio Active” Greg Shreve KE6YEX, Dylon N6MX, Mark KD7DTS   We’re planning for Field Day 2024.  We’ll be at Friendship Park again this year. 2024 ARRL Field Day’s “Be Radio Active” encourages radio amateurs to take advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25, which …

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W6TRW Club Meeting May 14th, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “Everything Electrical Vehicles” Aaron Dyer Aaron Dyer moved to California in 2007 and has lived in Ontario since 2011. He is the Senior Manager of the Program Design and Development team in Southern California Edison (SCE)’s Customer Programs and Services organization. His team focuses on designing programs and services for …

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W6TRW Club Meeting April 9th, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “Two Projects in Amateur Television“ Dylon Mutz, N6MX Dylon is the W6TRW Amateur Radio Club 2024 President and Shackmaster. He graduated from CSU, Fullerton in 2015 with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and started his career at NG shortly after in digital design and verification. Dylon joined W6TRW around the …

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W6TRW Club Meeting March 12th, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “Test Equipment for Hams, including Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) Explained” Doug Millar, K6JEY K6JEY explores practical, affordable choices for hams with the latest test tools and equipment from the lesser known to the more familiar instrument operating capabilities and alternatives to help you make the right decision. Is your multimeter …

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W6TRW Club Meeting February 13th, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “Portable Operation – Preparation and Equipment Selection” Bill Shanney, W6QR W6TRW welcomes one of its own, longtime members, Bill Shanney, W6QR. A ham operator since 1960, Bill has written many technical articles and talks for W6TRW and stays current with ham radio items of interest for beginners to the most …

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W6TRW Club Meeting January 9th, 2024

Speaker Topic for this Month: “What is AREDN?” Orville Beach, W6BI Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN™) is a high speed data network built with Amateur Radio Operators and Emergency Communications Infrastructure in mind. AREDN Ambassador, Orv Beach, W6BI, will explain the mission of the AREDN Project, what a mesh network is, and a high-level …

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W6TRW Winter Field Day 2024

W6TRW Amateur Radio Club Winter Field Day 2024 Welcome to our first W6TRW Winter Field Day! WHEN: Date January 27-28, 2024 Time 1100 Saturday – 1059 Sunday (PST) WHERE: Chino Hills State Park at the Rolling M. Ranch Campground, Site #GC1 PLANNING TO ATTEND? Please RVSP to Winter Field Day Chairs by email Dylon Mutz, …

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