Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club Bulletin
November 2025
We Will Be Doing A Live Meeting November 1
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
- Veterans Day Parade, November 11.
- Christmas Parade December 6.
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Renewals
| Name | Call | Date Expires | |
| Dropped | |||
| Swain, Julie | KG6QAB | 7/31/2025 | |
| Second Notice | |||
| Gill, Bob | W6RMG | 9/30/2025 | |
| Allen, Tony | KU6E | 9/30/2025 | |
| Zeimantz, Jane | KK6LBQ | 9/30/2025 | |
| Tiosejo Jr., Ruben | KD6CWI | 9/30/2025 | |
| Gripp, Christopher | K6CSG | 9/30/2025 | |
| First Notice | |||
| Carlson, David | WA6DKN | 10/31/2025 | |
| Deville, Dennis | KN6QJL | 10/31/2025 |
Upcoming Local & Community Events
- Veteran’s Day Parade November 11.
- Christmas Parade December 6.
Upcoming ARES & Community Events
Join ARES or, more information. www.sdgares.net/
- November 15, 2025 SDGARES Winlink Palooza
- November 22, 2025 Technician Cram Class (contact [email protected] for info)
- December 2, 2025 (Tuesday) ARES EC Quarterly Roundtable (Zoom only)
- December 6, 2025 Hams support ABC50 Mile Run near Mt Laguna
- December 13, 2025 ARES In-Person Meeting at Sharp Spectrum
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 hamstudy.org/sessions to find a remote exam or in-person exam near you.
News & Views
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Mould effect experiment on the ISS
Hamtastic San Diego 2025
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Why do transformers hum?
That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this
Electronics Tutorials
Practical Engineering: The Bizarre Bases of Antenna Towers
The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet – YouTube
Breathtaking view of Aurora Borealis from ISS
Folded Dipole Antennas
How Did ‘SOS’ Become The Universal Distress Signal?
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Watch Duty app is revolutionizing how residents, firefighters stay updated on wildfires – YouTube
One of our local Watch Duty professionals is Liam Winstead who is based in San Diego. To do his job, he relies in part on ham radio reports as you’ll learn from this short video produced by KPBS.
Pay particular attention to the second word on the video. It’s “QST.” Sounds like something that may have come across the Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club repeater system. There is also a Morse code identifier at the one minute mark in the video although the characters were not immediately decipherable.
The important point is for us hams to convey brief, accurate and authoritative information when the chips are down. We already do that for the most part and our field reports and the relaying of information heard on official radio channels (e.g. Pendleton Fire) are undoubtedly helpful.
Here, then, is the KPBS video. It’s a gem:
Meeting Minutes
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club
Roy Noon Meeting Hall, Fallbrook, California
October 4, 2025
President Ron Patten, KG6HSQ, called the meeting to order at 1503 hrs.
The pledge of allegiance was conducted by Ron, KG6HSQ.
Ron, KG6HSQ, recapped the North County Fire Open House that was this morning from 0900 – 1300 hrs. He showed a number of pictures from the event.
Ron, KG6HSQ, announced that the Fallbrook Harvest Faire is coming up soon on October 19th. Muster is at 0600 hours. A sign-up sheet was available at the meeting.
Brent, KJ6UMY, gave the following financial report:
| Checking Balance August 31, 2025 | $9,072.33 |
| Petty Cash Balance August 31, 2025 | $301.81 |
| Total | $9,374.14 |
SEPTEMBER INCOME |
|
| Membership Dues | $120.00 |
| Total | $120.00 |
SEPTEMBER EXPENSES |
|
| Field Day Brisket | $350.00
|
| Total | $350.00 |
PETTY CASH |
|
| Petty Cash Balance August 31, 2025 | $301.81 |
| Correction after audit | $113.00 |
| Membership Dues | $20.00 |
| Total | $434.81 |
| Checking Balance September 30, 2025 | $8,822.33 |
| Petty Cash Balance September 30, 2025 | $434.81 |
| Total | $9,257.14 |
Brent, KJ6UMY, gave a revised version of his presentation on “Low Cost Choke Balun”.
Ron, KG6HSQ, introduced the topic of FARC name badges and solicited the groups’ opinion on the topic.
Ron, KG6HSQ, talked about the Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images being transmitted by the International Space Station (ISS). He presented some of the images transmitted.
Ron, KG6HSQ, discussed the Watch Duty app and an hour long video that is available online discussing the organization organization (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXgXXK4D69c). He played a shorter video with Liam Winstead, a local volunteer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAUaurgGzP8).
Bob, W6VR, commented on impedance and impedance matching as it related to KJ6UMY’s presentation.
Jon, K6QVA and former FARC president, joined us via Zoom and offered his greetings to the group.
Ron, KG6HSQ, updated us the status of the Scout Hut. NCF has applied for a FPUD grant to renovate the building. There should be an answer to the application in a December time frame.
President Ron Patten, KG6HSQ, adjourned that meeting at 1624 hrs.
Brent Dussia, KJ6UMY
Secretary/Treasurer
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club