Events

This will be a virtual meeting to discuss plans for Field Day 2026. Club members may join to find out what we are planning, participate or make suggestions.  We are looking for more input and people that want to make Field Day fun and successful for everyone. We will meet on the Zoom Lounge at … Continue reading Field Day Planning →

Radio In The Park Radio in the Park is a social event  to meet up with other hams and Get On The Air. Folks bring their HF radios, portable power systems, Antennas and attempt contacts all over the country/world.  We look forward to seeing everyone there, all interested parties are welcomed, no need to be … Continue reading Radio In The Park – San Dimas →

The Simplex net will be on 146.580MHz starting at 6:15pm. A great way to explore the reach of your 2 meter equipment without benefit of repeater, both receiving and transmitting. Bring a pad of paper and record signal reports for all you hear. We will collect and collate these. Use this scale for your reports: … Continue reading Simplex net →

VE testing at Brackett Field GOTAhams is delighted to be sponsoring Frank Westphal’s team of ARRL-VEC examiners operating monthly in-person testing. Tests will be held on the LAST Saturday of each month (EXCEPT DECEMBER) at 1PM in the Pilots Lounge of the Brackett Field airport in La Verne (map below). Walk-ins are allowed, but you … Continue reading License Testing at Brackett Field →

We will be doing a POTA activation. Everyone is welcome to come to the park or participate from home. Come to the park  at Bolsa Chica State Beach.  Setup your own a station, help with other stations, or just come to watch. To participate from home (Hunters) all you have to do is check the … Continue reading POTA Activation – Bolsa Chica State Beach →

Please join the GOTAhams for our monthly Club Meeting. We will be at EL RANCHERO Restaurant at: 984 West Foothill Blvd. in Claremont. If you are meeting at the restaurant, they will expect you to order a meal so, come by 6pm so you can order and eat before the meeting. As usual, the meeting will start … Continue reading Club Meeting – Kevin Zanjani – Bioenno Power →

The WG6OTA repeater will be linked to the GB3IW repeater on the Isle of Wight. On the second Saturday of the month at 1900UTC. The Marconi Net is a cooperation between GOTAhams and the Isle of Wight Radio Society, UK. We will celebrate the fellowship between UK and US hams with the MARCONI NET. The … Continue reading Marconi Net →

World Amateur Radio Day April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs and their national associations which are organized as member-societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). It was on this day in 1925 that the IARU was formed in Paris. American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim was its … Continue reading World Amateur Radio Day / Radio In The Park – La Verne →

The Simplex net will be on 146.580MHz starting at 6:15pm. A great way to explore the reach of your 2 meter equipment without benefit of repeater, both receiving and transmitting. Bring a pad of paper and record signal reports for all you hear. We will collect and collate these. Use this scale for your reports: … Continue reading Simplex net →

Not a GOTAhams event. Big Bear HamEscape, an event for amateur radio enthusiasts.

VE testing at Brackett Field GOTAhams is delighted to be sponsoring Frank Westphal’s team of ARRL-VEC examiners operating monthly in-person testing. Tests will be held on the LAST Saturday of each month (EXCEPT DECEMBER) at 1PM in the Pilots Lounge of the Brackett Field airport in La Verne (map below). Walk-ins are allowed, but you … Continue reading License Testing at Brackett Field →

We will be doing a POTA activation. Everyone is welcome to come to the park or participate from home. Come to the park  at .  Setup your own a station, help with other stations, or just come to watch. To participate from home (Hunters) all you have to do is check the POTA website here: https://pota.app/#/  … Continue reading POTA Activation →

The WG6OTA repeater will be linked to the GB3IW repeater on the Isle of Wight. On the second Saturday of the month at 1900UTC. The Marconi Net is a cooperation between GOTAhams and the Isle of Wight Radio Society, UK. We will celebrate the fellowship between UK and US hams with the MARCONI NET. The … Continue reading Marconi Net →

Please join the GOTAhams for our monthly Club Meeting. We will be at EL RANCHERO Restaurant at: 984 West Foothill Blvd. in Claremont. This month we will have Marty VK4KC with a presentation live from Australia.  He will show us some products for portable operations. If you are meeting at the restaurant, they will expect you to … Continue reading Club Meeting – Marty VK4KC →

Radio In The Park Radio in the Park is a social event  to meet up with other hams and Get On The Air. Folks bring their HF radios, portable power systems, Antennas and attempt contacts all over the country/world.  We look forward to seeing everyone there, all interested parties are welcomed, no need to be … Continue reading Radio In The Park – Claremont →

We will have the nightly net as usual.

The Simplex net will be on 146.580MHz starting at 6:15pm. A great way to explore the reach of your 2 meter equipment without benefit of repeater, both receiving and transmitting. Bring a pad of paper and record signal reports for all you hear. We will collect and collate these. Use this scale for your reports: … Continue reading Simplex net →

VE testing at Brackett Field GOTAhams is delighted to be sponsoring Frank Westphal’s team of ARRL-VEC examiners operating monthly in-person testing. Tests will be held on the LAST Saturday of each month (EXCEPT DECEMBER) at 1PM in the Pilots Lounge of the Brackett Field airport in La Verne (map below). Walk-ins are allowed, but you … Continue reading License Testing at Brackett Field →

We will be doing a POTA activation. Everyone is welcome to come to the park or participate from home. Come to the park  at .  Setup your own a station, help with other stations, or just come to watch. To participate from home (Hunters) all you have to do is check the POTA website here: https://pota.app/#/  … Continue reading POTA Activation →

Please join the GOTAhams for our monthly Club Meeting. We will be at EL RANCHERO Restaurant at: 984 West Foothill Blvd. in Claremont. If you are meeting at the restaurant, they will expect you to order a meal so, come by 6pm so you can order and eat before the meeting. As usual, the meeting will start … Continue reading Club Meeting – Field Day Plans →