Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club Bulletin
January 2026
We Will Be Doing A Zoom Meeting January 3
Members To Get Email Invite Visitors Will Need To Contact Webmaster For Zoom Login Information.
The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club normally meet at 3:00 PM on the first Saturday of the month.
This Months Meeting Agenda
- Christmas Parade Wrap Up
- MeshCore Presentation, de KO6DSS
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Renewals
| Name | Call | Date Expires | |
| Dropped | |||
| Gripp, Christopher | K6CSG | 9/30/2025 | |
| Third Notice | |||
| Carlson, David | WA6DKN | 10/31/2025 | |
| Second Notice | |||
| White, Jason | KK6AZB | 11/30/2025 | |
| Arnold, Chris | N3IZN | 11/30/2025 | |
| Shapiro, Larry | K6RO | 11/30/2025 | |
| First Notice | |||
| Olms, Randy | KJ6AEU | 12/31/2025 | |
| Battenschlag, Richard | KN6GBS | 12/31/2025 |
Upcoming Local & Community Events
- January 31, 2026 ARES Activity Day.
Upcoming ARES & Community Events
Join ARES or, more information. www.sdgares.net/
- January 10, 2026 ARES Meeting (Zoom only) followed by EC Roundtable (Zoom only)
- January 17, 2026 ARRL VHF Contest https://www.arrl.org/january-vhf
- January 18-24, 2026 Quartzfest ham RV camping convention in Arizona https://quartzfest.org/
- January 24, 2026 Winter Field Day https://winterfieldday.org/
- January 29, 2026 (Thursday) ARES Occasional Simplex Exercise (in place of weekly repeater net)
- January 31, 2026 ARES Activity Day (with VE testing at Kearny Mesa location)
- February 14, 2026 ARES In-Person Meeting at Sharp Spectrum
- February 14, 2026 Hams support The Ranch 50K Run in Escondido
- February 27-28, 2026 Yuma Hamfest https://www.yumahamfest.com/
- April 18, 2026 General Upgrade Class (contact [email protected] for info)
Cram Classes: the 2026 schedule of Technician Class License and General Class License Workshops will be published after details such as room reservations and VE teams are locked in. To inquire about the 2026 cram class schedule, contact [email protected] for info or to be placed on the “notify” list. If you are ready to test and do not need a cram class, browse hamstudy.org/sessions to find a remote exam or in-person exam near you.
News & Views
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FALLBROOK 10 METER NET Every Wednesday evening 7:30pm 28.340 USB Ruben KD6CWI Net control Join the group for a good rag chew.
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Battleborn 12V Battery: Major Safety Issue – Will Prowse
No more Transformers, STOP Spending Money on Transformers. – YouTube
Dangerous advice
Before the Bottle Cap (crown in the business)
A NEW Issue?! Battleborn Cycle Testing!
Finally! A Battery That’s Better Than Energizer And Duracell!
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Battleborn 12V Battery: Major Safety Issue – Will Prowse
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Fallbrook Christmas Parade Youtube
Harbor Freight HIdden Gems For Your Ham Radio Workbench
Why Is It Called “Avocado”? The Origin Meaning “Testicle Fruit”
Register for Emergency Alerts
The emergency notification system can make phone calls to people and businesses in San Diego County when there’s an emergency or disaster happening or about to happen. It’s used by emergency workers to tell people what’s going on and what they should do (like leave their homes, stay inside, or watch out for a gas leak or a missing person). The system can call both listed and unlisted landline phones using the 9-1-1 phone list from the local phone companies.
It can also send alerts to your cell phone, internet phone (VoIP), and email, but only if you register. You don’t have to sign up if you have a regular landline phone; they already have those numbers in their system.
alertsandiego.org
SaVVy Portable Yagi | Build, Modeling, On-Air Results
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FT 8 walk through
If you are hesitant on getting on digital modes, maybe this will make it clearer.