President's Message

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

President’s Message

Hello CVARC members, families, and guests!

It’s June and you know what that means? That’s right, June bugs! Have not seen any yet, but I know they are out there. And speaking of out there, Field Day 2022 is upon us! Friday June 24^this setup, Saturday June 25^thand Sunday the 26^thare the operating days. Come out to the Lake Sherwood field and join us. With solar number on the way up, propagation should make for a very memorable Field Day. If you would like to volunteer or participate, please contact Martin-AJ6CL. Check the CVARC.ORG website for more information.

April 12, 2022April 26, 2022

President’s Message

Hello CVARC members, families, and guests!

It was great to have our March CVARC General Meeting in person at the East County Sheriff Station. The meeting was well attended, and it was great to see everyone. At our April 21^st meeting we will have Santa Barbara Section Manager John Kitchens. The topic will be: ARRL Update: Getting More from Your Membership – a new emphasis at ARRL to enhance member services. Check the website for meeting details.

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

President’s Message

Hello CVARC members, families, and guests!

It is with great pleasure and excitement that our CVARC General Meeting will be held IN PERSON, March 17^th, the first time in two years! I am looking forward to meeting all of you.
The guest speaker will be our very own Bill Wilcox. He will be discussing ways to reduce radio interference on Field Day. Check the CVARC website for meeting details.

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

President’s Message

Hello CVARC members, families, and guests!

We had a great start to the new year! Our CVARC January General Meeting speaker was Dr. Jack Nilsson-N8NDL owner and inventor of the COMPACtenna. I have one and find it to be a surprisingly good performing antenna for the extremely compact size of 9 inches! Several members of the club have purchased the antenna and are getting good results.

Winter Field Day was Saturday January 29^th at Dos Vientos Park. The event was well attended by members and visitors, including two new club members! Thank you to Martin Hickey-AJ6CL for securing the park and seeing that everyone was fed. A well-fed HAM is a happy HAM. Our next event will be the Spring Fling in April. More details will be coming at the next club meeting.

January 3, 2022

President’s Message

Happy New Year CVARC members, families, and guests!

I am honored to be your new CVARC President for the coming year. A big thank you to all the 2021 Board Members who worked to keep everything moving forward during this unprecedented time. With 2021 now in the books (and not a day too soon), the past two years have been unlike any I can remember. When our neighborhoods all but shut down, our ham community stepped up, big time! Whether checking in with members to make sure all was well; to more frequent nets, zoom classes and zoom meetings, our members made a difference.

September 24, 2021

President’s Message on CVARC Holiday Party

Dear CVARC Members and Friends,

As everyone knows, we have had a difficult last two years with all the COVID-19 issues and the resulting problems.

We tried to plan a fun CVARC Holiday Party as we have done for the past several years. It is a great time to get together and share our friendships in person and not over our radios. Unfortunately, we are not over all these issues yet, and a majority of members are not ready to be part of the CVARC Holiday Party. I am sure there are several reasons why. I know some have been cooped up for too long and need to travel out of their caves, some have other commitments and some just think it is too soon to be inside with others. So, I am sorry to say, we need to postpone our CVARC Holiday Party another year!

We hope to hear you on the radio and zooms!

73,

Brad-W6VO

September 10, 2021

President’s Message

I hope everyone who got to attend the CVARC Picnic in August had a fun and enjoyable time. Our thanks go out to Martin Hickey-AJ6CL for organizing the event and Mike Felio-KM6EII for providing the great food and drinks. Mark your calendars for a “bigger repeat”, October 9^th for our Mini Field Day.

CVARC BOARD: Your Board is in the process of putting together a Slate of Offices for next year. If you have an interest in participating or know of someone that might want to be involved, please contact one of our Board members.

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

President’s Message

As we dance the Covid-19 and the Delta Variant we hope you stay safe and avoid the miseries of being sick. Unfortunately, we have had a few members that have not been so lucky. We wish them a speedy recovery on the road to feeling good again.

CVARC PICNIC: On August 28^th we will be having our picnic at Dos Vientos Park. Come out and play radio, eat great food and drink your favorite soft drink.

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

President’s Message

Field Day: This year we were back in person! I hope you got a chance to come out to this year’s Field Day site. It was a fun event and great to see everyone. We had several visitors; Sheriff Ayub, our new Thousand Oaks Commander, Thousand Oaks Mayor, Claude Bill-de la Pena, Dick Norton, ARRL Southwest Director, to name a few. We had our annual BBQ which was fabulous and prepared by our own Mike Felio. On behalf of the club, thank you Mike for all your hard work, it was a great success!

Meeting Location Details: We have not been given the green light to return to the Sheriff’s Station yet, so we will be continuing our meetings via Zoom until further notice.

June 6, 2021June 17, 2021

President’s Message

Brad Ormsby-W6VO

With the passing of our President, Brett Price KM6VFW-SK we mourn the loss of a great leader of our club and a friend to all of us. It reminds us to make the best of every day and enjoy life to the fullest.

Our Next Club Meeting, June 17^th at 7:00 p.m. We will have Dr. Tamitha Skov-WX6SWW known as the Space Weather Woman talk to us about Cycle 25 and how technology like our cell phones, GPS (GNSS), and other Satellite services are susceptible to the effects of space weather. You don’t want to miss this program. Please click here for more details.