Club News

Welcome to December! Today is December 5th.  Thanksgiving was just last week, and next week Friday December 12th is our Club’s Decemberfest celebration.  The weekend after that is the last weekend before Christmas, and 1 week later is Jan 1st, 2026 !  Crazy how time flies, but this is how… Continue reading →

Welcome to November! Hopefully by now everyone has changed their clocks back 1 hour.  I sure enjoyed the extra hour of sleep Sunday.  Weather is trending cooler, thankfully.  The heat wave we had last week was amazing.  It was 80 degrees outside at my house at 11pm!  Ham radio wise,… Continue reading →

From Seth NY6Z Dates: Some of our Scouts will be camping out all weekend beginning Friday, October 17, but the main JOTA activities will take place on Saturday, October 18. Scouts will be most active between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Attendance:We are expecting about 25 Scouts and 10 adults… Continue reading →

Making Things Last We bought our refrigerator around 28 years ago, a no frills, top freezer, mechanical thermostat Admiral.  A simple fridge, with no ice maker or water dispenser, it did its job well, day after day without complaint.  Spacious inside, no matter how much we stuffed it, it was… Continue reading →

Hello Ventura County Hams, I really don’t want to risk angering the propagation gods, but… are HF conditions starting toslowly get better? This weekend the MUF over North America was above 30 MHz for asubstantial amount of time, and I actually made a handful of CW contacts on 10m! It… Continue reading →

Is it hot enough for you?  I’m ready for cooler temps, but based on the forecast, the first week of September is going to be warm. The current weather at my QTH can always be found here:  http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KCAVENTU59 Situated in E. Ventura, my weather is more like Camarillo vs the… Continue reading →

Hello Ventura County Hams, I was not expecting to be writing another Vice President’s message, but here I am back again!First, I want to thank Robert KM6RSS for doing an amazing job as VP this year. I can’t think ofanother member with as much passion for, and dedication to, the… Continue reading →

Pres Says Aug 2025 A Month of ‘Power’  Power – Earthquake!  This past week there was an 8.8M quake in Russia and Tsunami warnings were issued. My seismometer, sitting in my living room 4000 miles away from the epicenter, first picked up the quake approximately 11 minutes after it happened. … Continue reading →

From John E. Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor | July 3, 2025 edited to add K6MEP Information by Robert KM6RSS Tens of thousands of hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day! The largest annual amateur radio event is also one of the most beloved, as shown by countless social media… Continue reading →

Pres Says – July 2025 Happy 4th of July!  However you celebrate the Fourth, may it be safe and enjoyable.  For me it will be a quiet BBQ dinner with my wife, and later watching the ‘bigger than they should be’ fireworks going off around my neighborhood. Can you believe… Continue reading →