Tag: W6TRW

Wednesday Noon W6TRW Radio Nets

For many years, we have held a weekly Wednesday noon radio net on our 145.320 MHz and 447.000 MHz repeaters, for W6TRW Emergency Communications Team members to check in.  We are now opening this net to all W6TRW members, to get more club participation, and  generally increase the number of members who are aware of …

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W6TRW General Meeting Tuesday, July 12, 2016

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 …

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Join W6TRW for Field Day 2016

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, …

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Club Meeting Tuesday January 12 – Eric Christensen, K6EJC from HRO

Tuesday, January 12 at 5:30 PM Round Table Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance Eric Christensen, K6EJC, from HRO Burbak showing Ham Radio Toys   In 1971, a CHP officer and veteran of the Navy signal corps, who happened to be a ham, came into possession of a little radio emporium on a wood train platform in …

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Club Meeting Tuesday Sept 8 — Sidewalk Earth-Moon-Earth with Doug Millar, K6JEY

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 …

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Club Meeting Tuesday July 14 – Bill Shanney, W6QR – HF Transcievers

W6TRW General Meeting Tuesday, July 14th at 5:30 pm Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance He’s Back! Guest Speaker Bill Shanney, W6QR on HF Transceivers W6TRW welcomes one its own, longtime member, Bill Shanney, W6QR, to center stage.  A ham operator since 1960, Bill has written many technical articles in the club’s Crosstalk newsletter and stays current …

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Special Olympics Summer Games Cal State University Long Beach

On Saturday & Sunday June 13th &14th W6TRW club members John Bacon KG6IMP, Michael Bao AI6BJ, Mike Hamada KF6UCN, Scott Marsiglia KI6KWI, and Doug Walker W6DOW assisted SCRAN, the South Coast Radio Amateur Network group as additional sport venue Amateur Radio communications for Special Olympics Summer Games at Cal State University Long Beach. This was …

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W6TRW ARC Meeting June 9

W6TRW Monthly General Meeting Roundtable Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance Tuesday, June 9th at 5:30 pm Speaker Topic:  Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)   Get ready for the world of Amateur Radio on the ISS:  Hams in Space!  Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, will show us his latest work with ARISS and video …

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W6TRW Has a New Web Site

It’s been a long time in the making but we are finally building a new and improved web site for the club. Please be patient as we get things working and updated.  Expect to see some really cool stuff as we build out the site. Check back often for new content.