Apr 03
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 …
Feb 27
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 …
Feb 05
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 …
Jan 02
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 …
Nov 28
Speaker Topic for this Month: “Backcountry Safety for the Portable Operator” Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK “That Others May Live” – These four simple words define the passion and drive Search and Rescue (SAR) people have, and adverse conditions they put themselves through, to save others in distress. The talk will focus on hams operators taking part …
Oct 03
Speaker Topic for this Month: “This is Not a Drill” – When a Mass Casualty Incident Drill Turns Real” Orange County regularly conducts county-wide mass casualty exercises. Guest speaker, Dennis W6DQ, will be sharing the story of how a mass casualty exercise became a REAL MCI, ultimately the largest MCI in Orange County’s history. …
Sep 05
Speaker Topic for this Month: “Phenomenally cool microwave kit” Tony Long, KC6QHP Guest speaker, Tony Long, KC6QHP presents some phenomenally cool microwave kit! Since the mid 1990’s, Tony Long has been captivated by 10 GHz and beyond and has built numerous radio systems for those higher bands. In this presentation, he will discuss some of …
Jul 03
Speaker Topic for this Month: “PVARC expeditions to Catalina island” Ray Day, N6HE Guest speaker, Ray Day, N6HE presents the 2014 Palos Verdes ARC (K6PV) Trip to the Santa Catalina Islands! Ray N6HE started as WN4LFP in Miami Springs, FL on 12/7/62. He currently uses an IC-7300 as a travel/portable rig, got hooked on direct-sampling …
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