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2026 Field Day at Oxnard College “Duck Pond” Area; Results Received by the ARRL

“CQ Field Day, CQ Field Day; this is Kilo Six Mike Echo Papa, Seventeen Alpha, Sierra Bravo Section” was the radio communication made by our club operators from 11 AM Saturday June 27th to 11 AM Sunday June 28th at the Oxnard College Parking Lot “A” near the Duck Pond. Thanks to all who assisted with…
FIELD DAY JUNE 27-28 WITH SET-UP THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 26 AT OXNARD COLLEGE’S DUCK POND

VCARC Field Day 2026 at Oxnard CollegeJune 27–28, 2026 with set-up after noon on June 26 The Ventura County Amateur Radio Club (VCARC, K6MEP) invites hams, families, and the public to join its annual ARRL Field Day operation on the beautiful Oxnard College campus. The event will take place in the grassy area west of…
Services for John P. Gartman W6JPG SK

Here are the services for John Paul Gartman. Please come.
Silent Key – John Gartman, W6JPG Longtime Treasurer, Ventura County Amateur Radio Club

It is with deep sadness that the Ventura County Amateur Radio Club announces the passing of our longtime Treasurer, John Gartman, W6JPG. This morning, John returned home with honors. As his wife, Peggy, lovingly shared: “My wonderful husband John returned home with honors this morning.Thank you to all who’ve been with us during this horrible…
Clement Alberts KM6OKZ has been elected as our President and Burt Auerbach KA6BJA has been elected as our At-large Board Member

At the February 8th board meeting, the attendees were Secretary Alan AK6MF, Treasurer John W6JPG, At-large Board members Clement KM6OKZ, Jeremy KN6JMD and Robert KM6RSS. Also attending were Dave AI6VX and Burt KA6BJA. At our January club meeting, Clement indicated that he would like to volunteer to become our club President, so at last night’s…
ZACHARY (Zak) Cohen, N6PK — A Heartfelt Farewell

On January 27, 2026, surrounded by family, we lost Zak Cohen, N6PK — a quiet giant in our Amateur Radio family. Born in January 1942 and licensed in 1961 during his Navy service, Zak didn’t just operate a radio; he built trust, confidence, and community with every kind word and steady hand. He mentored countless…
VP Says – December 2025

Hello Ventura County Hams, I can’t believe it’s December and another year of fun radio activities is coming to an end. “Where did the time go?” I say to myself every year at this time. The club had a great 2025: lots of fantastic weekends at our portable operation sessions, entertaining speakers at our monthly…
Pres Says December 2025

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 it goes for me every…
Pres Says – November 2025

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, we had a few contests…
JOTA – Jamboree On The Air this weekend!

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 from across Ventura County to…