Greetings FRC members and friends,

Our next Fullerton Radio Club Zoom meeting will be held tonight, Wednesday 3/2 at 8 pm.

The turnout for the net last week was only myself and one other operator, so I think we will give the net a rest for a while.

To provide a little focus for tonight’s discussion, I would ask that we discuss the following topics:

• Please tell us one topic that you would be interested in exploring / learning more about.

• The last time that you were “on the air,” what band and mode were you using?

• What suggestions do you have for making our Zoom meetings more enjoyable for you?

• What periodic club-sponsored “on the air” activity might interest you?

As always, please bring something you would like to share.

Zoom link is the same as usual —> Check your email of contact AD6QF by email if you would like to join us.

I look forward to seeing you.

73,

Bob – AD6QF

Greetings FRC members and friends,

Our next Fullerton Radio Club Zoom session is Wednesday 2/23 at 8 pm.

We will hold a 2 meter check-in / net at 7:45 pm on the KQEH repeater.

Zoom link is the same as usual (check your email or contact AD6QF)

You are encouraged to bring something to share. An activity. a picture, or anything else related to our hobby.

I look forward to seeing you.

73,

Bob – AD6QF

I’m very happy to announce that we have a guest speaker for this week’s Fullerton Radio Club Zoom meeting.

Monte Variakojis KE6GQO, author of NMEATime, will talk to us on the topic of “GPS Timing for Ham Radio.”

I hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be an interesting presentation.

Tonight is the second Wednesday of the month so there will be a TAG meeting at Walter Clark’s home. No net tonight. No Zoom. Regular meeting next Wednesday.

Greetings FRC members and friends,

Our next Fullerton Radio Club Zoom session is Wednesday 2/2 at 8 pm.
We will hold a 2 meter check-in / net at 7:45 pm on the KQEH repeater.
Zoom link is the same as usual —> (Check your email or contact AD6QF@arrl.org for a link)

You are encouraged to bring something to share. An activity. a picture, or anything else related to our hobby.

Bob H will show an interesting $12 gadget for portable digital operation.

We look forward to seeing you.

Greetings FRC members and friends,

Our next Fullerton Radio Club Zoom session is tonight, Wednesday 1/26 at 8 pm.
We will hold a 2 meter check-in / net at 7:45 pm on the KQEH repeater.
Zoom link is the same as usual —> (Check your email or contact AD6QF@arrl.org for a link)

You are encouraged to bring something to share. An activity. a picture, or anything else related to our hobby.

Bob H will share a couple of learning opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you.

Our next Fullerton Radio Club Zoom session will be Wednesday 1/19 at 8 pm.
We will hold a 2 meter check-in / net at 7:45 pm on the KQEH repeater.
Zoom link is the same as usual (check your email).

Bart Pulverman WB6WUW, will share his 8mm films from the FRC Field Day in 1974. Also some footage from an Astrohams trip to Goldstone tracking station.

Tonight (Wednesday 12/22) at 7:45 pm (note time change) AD6QF will hold a quick check-in on the K6QEH repeater. (146.97- with a PL of 136.5 Hz). At 8 pm we will do our usual meeting on Zoom. Hope to see you.

Zoom link is the same as usual (check your email).

This week’s Fullerton Radio Club meeting will be at Sizzler on Harbor Blvd. in Fullerton at 6:30 pm. Please remember to carry a mask, as today begins a state-wide requirement for face coverings in indoor public spaces.

We have 15 members and guests who have RSVPed, but if you have not done so, you are still welcome to join us.

Location:

Sizzler restaurant
1401 N Harbor Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92835

Time: Tonight, December 15 at 6:30 pm.

After you order your meal, look for us in the side room.

There will not be a net or Zoom session tonight.

Greetings FRC members and friends,

Our next Fullerton Radio Club Zoom session is tomorrow,

Wednesday 12/1 at 8 pm. Zoom link is in your email.

There will not be a net tomorrow night.

Tonight (Wednesday 11/24) at 7:30 pm AD6QF will hold an informal net on the K6QEH repeater. (146.97- with a PL of 136.5 Hz). At 8 pm we will do our usual meeting on Zoom. Hope to see you.

Zoom link is the same as usual (check your email).

Tonight (Wednesday 11/3) at 7:30 pm AD6QF will monitor both the K6QEH repeater and 7208 kHz LSB. (KQEH is 146.97- with a PL of 136.5 Hz). Vote for your favorite mode by coming up on either 2 m FM or 40 m SSB. It seemed to work last week, with more folks on 40 m. If 7208 kHz is occupied, AD6QF will listen down. At 8 pm we will do our usual meeting on Zoom.

Zoom link is the same as usual (check your email).

Let’s try a “hybrid” 2m / 40 m net tonight. Tonight (Wednesday 10/27) at 7:30 pm AD6QF will monitor both the K6QEH repeater and 7208 kHz LSB. (KQEH is 146.97- with a PL of 136.5 Hz). Vote for your favorite mode by coming up on either 2 m FM or 40 m SSB. It might be chaos … we’ll see! If 7208 kHz is occupied, AD6QF will listen down. At 8 pm we will do our usual meeting on Zoom. Same link as usual (check your email).

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday 10/20, at 7:30 pm on the K6QEH repeater for our 2 meter net. (146.97- with a PL of 136.5 Hz) followed by our October general meeting at 8 pm on Zoom. 
The meeting will be a little bit more formal that usual, as we have some club business to discuss.
Secretary position: After serving the club faithfully for ten years, Linda Endsley has asked to step down as FRC Secretary. We need someone who would like to run for this position. The responsibilities involve taking notes at our monthly Board meetings and submitting them to Paul for publication in Smoke Signals. The Board meets at 5:30 pm on the first Wednesday of each month, usually at the Sizzler in Fullerton. This would be a nice opportunity for one of our newer members to join the Board of Directors. There is no additional time commitment other than what I have just described.

Board election coming up: Your club officers serve at your discretion, and are elected for one-year terms each November. If you are interested in running for a position or nominating a (willing) club member, you may do so between now and mid-November. We will hold an election during the week of  November 17.

The future of club meetings: As it looks like in-person activities are becoming more practical, I’d like us to start thinking about what you would like club activities and meetings to look like going forward. Should we return to a monthly evening meeting at Chapman Park Activity Center? Do we keep a presence on Zoom? Would it be better to have our monthly meetings on Saturday mornings, perhaps at a park? I think a Saturday morning meeting would allow a wider range of activities. If there is a Saturday morning where the Chapman Park Activity Center is available (unknown), would we prefer that to meeting at night, as we have in the past? I need to hear your opinion about how best to proceed. Please join us on Zoom on Wednesday to give your input. If you are not available tomorrow, please email me with your thoughts.

The future of Smoke Signals: For the past 18 years, Paul Broden has donated his time as editor of Smoke Signals. In addition to the hours Paul spends editing and formatting articles, he also has the challenging (frustrating?) job of “encouraging” members to write and submit articles. It has always been difficult to gather enough content to fill the newsletter, but during the last several years it seems the number of articles submitted has continued to decline. We currently do not have enough material to fill 12 issues per year. Let’s have a discussion about how best to get timely club news and other ham radio content to the members. Make Smoke Signals quarterly? Use some other medium? Your ideas and suggestions are welcome.