Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club Bulletin
June 2025
We Will Be Doing A Live Meeting June 7
And Zoom If Everything Works.
Members To Get Email Invite Visitors Will Need To Contact Webmaster For Zoom Login Information.
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The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club normally meet at 3:00 PM on the first Saturday of the month.
Normal Meeting Location, The Scout Hut, 231 E. Hawthorne St. Map
This Months Meeting Agenda
- Fallbrook Avocado Festival, Final.
- ARRL Field Day Planning.
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Renewals
| Name | Call | Date Expires | |
| Third Notice | |||
| Humberger, Jacob | KO6DJF | 3/31/2025 | |
| Second Notice | |||
| Weldy, Andrew | KG6YWB | 4/30/2025 | |
| Costello, Linda | KM6QBD | 4/30/2025 | |
| Miramontez, Randy | WB6OSK | 4/30/2025 | |
| Sanchez, Gary | K6QW | 4/30/2025 | |
| Maginski, Michael | KD6YDB | 4/30/2025 | |
| First Notice | |||
| Turner, Forrest | KK6BYR | 5/31/2025 | |
| King, Wayne | K6BFR | 5/31/2025 | |
| McGowen, Timothy | AF6GL | 5/31/2025 | |
| Tantalo, Craig | N6WJQ | 5/31/2025 |
Upcoming Local & Community Events
- June 28 – 29, 2025 ARRL Field Day, William H Frazier Elementary, 1835 Gum Tree Ln, Fallbrook, CA
Upcoming ARES & Community Events
Join ARES or, more information. https://www.sdgares.net/
- June 6, 2025 Hams support SD100 Mile Run in Mt Laguna area
- June 7, 2025 Technician Cram Class (contact [email protected] for info.)
- June 14, 2025 ARES In-Person Meeting at Sharp Spectrum
- June 14, 2025 ARRL VHF Contest
- June 21, 2025 Hams support Black Mtn 50K Run in Rancho Penasquitos
- June 28, 2025 ARRL Field Day https://www.arrl.org/field-day
- July 12, 2025 ARES In-Person Meeting at Sharp Spectrum
- July 12, 2025 Hams support The Peak 50K in Cuyamaca State Park
- August 23, 2025 ARES Activity Day
Cram Classes: the 2025 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 2025 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 https://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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Another way to bring coax into the house
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Prepare for a possible evacuation, find and remember your Genasys Protect, evacuation zone identification.
How to Wrap a Cable – The Over Under Cable Coiling Method
The Storied History of the Ham Radio Callsign
Two Teens, a Ham Radio, and Operation Deep Freeze
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Microsoft’s Dirty Secret: Your Old PC is Now Trash!
Chineseium Power Strip
How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
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Armstrong Broadcast Returns to New Jersey in June
The commemorative Armstrong broadcast station will return next month to 42.8 MHz in the New York City Tri-State area.
On Thursday, June 19, Steve Hemphill and the staff at the historic Alpine Tower in Alpine, N.J., will celebrate with a commemorative broadcast the 20th anniversary of the Armstrong Memorial event, which Hemphill originally organized in 2005 to honor the man who made FM radio possible, Edwin Armstrong.
Read all about it:
radioworld.com
FM Broadcasting was originally in the 40 MHz band but was later moved to the 88-108 MHz region. Frequency doublers were used on some old exciters to get them up to the “new band.”
First Worked All States (WAS) award issued for the 630-meter band
Monumental ham radio achievement: Worked All States on the 630 meter band (which is just below the AM broadcast band). Check it out at:
arrl.org
Download the picture of Eric and note the giant vacuum capacitor- almost as impressive as the WAS award itself!
Meeting Minutes
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club
Roy Noon Meeting Hall, Fallbrook, California
May 3, 2025
President Ron Patten, KG6HSQ, called the meeting to order at 1501 hrs.
The pledge of allegiance was conducted by Ron, KG6HSQ.
Brent, KJ6UMY, gave the following financial report:
| Checking Balance March 31, 2025 | $8,765.83 |
| Petty Cash Balance March 31, 2025 | $121.81 |
| Total | $8,887.64 |
APRIL INCOME |
|
| Membership Dues | $40.00 |
| Total | $40.00 |
APRIL EXPENSES |
|
| None | $0.00
|
| Total | $0.00 |
PETTY CASH |
|
| Petty Cash Balance March 31, 2025 | $121.81 |
| $0.00 | |
| Total | $121.81 |
| Checking Balance April 30, 2025 | $8,805.83 |
| Petty Cash Balance April 30, 2025 | $121.81 |
| Total | $8,927.64 |
Ron, KG6HSQ, had to attendees introduce themselves. We have a new member from the Avocado Festival, Cole, KO6CZZ.
Ron, KG6HSQ, reported that FARC had a table at this morning’s second semi-annual Wildfire Symposium held at Fallbrook High School. He displayed pictures from the event and the notice from the Village News mentioning the Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club’s participation.
Ron also showed Frederick’s, KN6YDQ, picture from the front page of the Village News. Frederick successfully relocated a swarm of bees from the Albertson’s parking lot. The article and picture were authored by Jacob, KO6DSS.
Ron presented pictures from the Avocado Festival and solicited comments from the club members participating on any improvements to the process that could be made
Lee, KM6UFF, reported on the presentations at today’s Wildfire Symposium. Presentation stress the importance of brush clearance around homes. There were 10,000 homes in the recent LA fires and not sufficient fire resources to provide structure protection at this level, brush clearance is the only defense. Presentations indicated that there will be a potential for large fires by this July. Forrest, KK6BYR, added that fire season is now a year round event. Building codes will now require a 5 foot zero zone around houses to be kept clear of combustible vegetation or round coverings. Evacuation warnings will give a 2 hour warning. Evacuation orders require immediate vacuation. The sounding of a high/low siren is now a warning for immediate evacuation. Water agencies reported that normal water tank levels of 10% are increased to 100% during fire season. Agencies have installed a number of open tanks that can be filled upon radio command from helicopters and used to fill buckets suspended under the aircraft. FPUD, Camp Pendleton and Rainbow have water main cross connects to allow the agencies to provide each other water during emergencies. Where no permanent cross connects are available, these agencies have the capability to cross connect using fire hydrants hose connections.
President Ron Patten, KG6HSQ, adjourned that meeting at 1600 hrs.
Brent Dussia, KJ6UMY
Secretary/Treasurer