Welcome to the Ventura County Amateur Radio Club
We are an active group of ham radio operators, mostly living in Ventura County, that enjoys getting on the air and getting together, to operate and discuss ham radio. Whether you are a seasoned veteran looking to hang around with other hams, or you are new and want to know more about what ham radio is about, this club can help. Please click on Club Info – About Us to know more. For a list of upcoming events, click on the Calendar tab to see what activities we have planned for the year. If you are looking to get or upgrade your license, the Licensing tab will show you the test dates we have available for 2025. Need help with your antenna, programming your rig, or how to get started in the hobby? Use the Help tab to send us your question.
We are here for you.
Dave AI6VX
President
Club Announcements
- ARRL Ham Radio Open House
The Ventura County Amateur Radio Club will be hosting an ARRL Ham Radio Open House on Saturday April 19th from 11:00am until 2:00pm at Grace Lutheran Church 6190 Telephone Rd Ventura 93003. Our club will have folks setting up and operating radios, antennas, and power systems with the intent to… Continue reading - Prez Says April 2025
Prez Says April 2025 March was a full month for the club, starting with the monthly meeting on the 14th where Ed Fong WB6IQN gave us a talk on his antennas. Many of us are already happy owners of one or more of them, but at the meeting we got… Continue reading - VP Says – April, 2025
Our guest speaker for the April 11th meeting will be Dave Schmidt (AI6VX), our club’s President, who will present “Meshtastic”. What is Meshtastic? A short description from Meshtastic.org: Meshtastic® is a project that enables you to use inexpensive LoRa radios as a long range off-grid communication platform in areas without… Continue reading - Club Picnic and Portable Operations
Thanks to everyone that came out to the picnic and also set up radios to play with! Unfortunately the bands were not good, but the company and camaraderie were most excellent! Great to have so many of the folks that took their ham test that same morning stick around to… Continue reading - Pres Says – March 2025
Pres Says March 2025 Welcome to March! Can you believe that it is almost time to change our clocks again? The above screenshot was taken from timeanddate.com shows the hours of daylight each day for the whole year – the stepped offset is where the time changes and the white… Continue reading - VP Says – March 2025
Our guest speaker for the March 14th meeting was Dr. Ed Fong (WB6IQN). As many of you may know, he is the inventor of the DBJ-1 and DBJ-2 antenna that was featured in the February 2003 and March 2007 QST. His most recent antenna was the TBJ-1 – a triband… Continue reading - Pres Says – Feb 2025
Welcome to February! January was an exciting month in more ways than one. There were many days of Santa Ana wind conditions, along with wildfires that caused unprecedented destruction. In past years I was never very concerned with the high winds. This year was different. The wind gusts at my… Continue reading - VP Says – February 2025
January, to me, came and went very quickly. During the month, our club members and friends enjoyed the following activities: Of course, our club held all of the weekly nets (Monday Night 2m/70cm, Wednesday Night 40m and Sunday afternoon 10m) and were joined by club members, local Ventura County hams,… Continue reading
