Radio In The Park - San Dimas Canyon Park
2026-07-18 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Dimas Canyon Park, 512 Sycamore Canyon Rd, San Dimas, CA, 91773, United States
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 licensed, or a club member, we look forward to sharing the hobby with anyone interested and welcome any/all questions!
Practice your EmComm skills or just enjoy the day in the company of other Hams! You may want to bring a chair and some water. Some people may bring food or snacks. We encourage you to bring and set up your radios and antennas!
San Dimas Canyon Park 512 Sycamore Canyon Rd San Dimas, CA 91773
San Dimas Canyon Park Park has a lot of shade trees and a few tables. If you are bringing a radio you may want to bring a table. Depending on who else is where, we are typically among the shade trees alongside the large linear parking lot that parallels North San Dimas Canyon Road as it heads North-East. Look for antennas in roughly the area circled below.
As usual remember to listen to the WG6OTA repeater before or on the way to the park, just in case there is a change in plans. See you on the Air!

Simplex net
2026-07-22 18:15 - 19:00, 2026-08-26 18:15 - 19:00, 2026-09-23 18:15 - 19:00, 2026-10-28 18:15 - 19:00, 2026-11-25 18:15 - 19:00, 2026-12-23 18:15 - 19:00
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:
1=Nothing at all heard, not even noise or hiss suggesting a specific signal is present.
2=It was apparent that a signal was present but communication is impossible even with reasonable re-tries.
3=Communication possible with noise and possibly some re-tries to cover drop outs.
4=Good communication though with some noise or other artifacts, but generally solid copy.
5=Solid copy, little or no noise, full or nearly full quieting.
Be patient during silences as there will probably be participants you cannot hear and net control is likely communicating with those stations during silences.

License Testing at Brackett Field
2026-07-25 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-29 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-31 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-11-28 13:00 - 17:00 | Brackett Field, 1615 McKinley Avenue, La Verne, CA, 91750, United States
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 are strongly encouraged to contact Frank at 909-257-7205 in advance. Please leave a message with your contact information and indicate which license level(s) you are pursuing. Please bring $15.00 for the A.R.R.L. VEC exam fee. ($5 if under 18). Payment must be cash or check – no credit cards or electronic payment methods. Also, please review the ‘preparation’ link below to ensure that you have completed the other required preparations for a successful test. You MUST bring an FCC FRN number to the test event – contact us if you need help with creating this on the FCC website. Successful candidates will be contacted by the FCC for payment of any additional fees due before issuance of the license. There is no test at the end of December due to the holiday season.
GOTAhams is grateful to Frank and his team for their commitment to continue this long-standing
volunteer effort, having conducted hundreds of prior exam sessions.
Contact: Mr. Frank C. Westphal at 909-257-7205 or K6FW@ARRL.NET
Time: Last Saturday Every Month, 1PM
Preparation: Please review this page: http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session
Exam Fee (collected at test): $15.00 ($5.00 if under 18).
Information on FCC License Fees (NOT collected at test): https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee
Map and Directions:
The pilot’s lounge is located in the terminal building also housing Norms Hanger Coffee Shop. Enter the front entrance and turn to the left just after the gift shop. The meeting room where the exams are held are one door down on the left.
Brackett field la Verne Click for directions

POTA Activation
2026-08-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-05 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-03 08:00 - 17:00
We will be doing a POTA activation. Everyone is welcome to come to the park or participate from home.
Come to the park at [LOCATION TBA]. 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/#/ and look for WG6OTA or look for [LOCATION TBA] Listen to the frequency the Club POTA group is using. Then make a contact. That is it. Signing up for your own account or logging your contacts at the POTA website is not required but optional if you want to keep track of your POTA contacts..
You can find more information about POTA here: parksontheair.com
For more information contact Marco, KN6SJQ@gmail.com

Marconi Net
2026-08-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-09-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | WG6OTA, 34.186747, -117.701456, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
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 WG6OTA repeater on Sunset Ridge, North of Claremont, in Southern California, will be linked to the GB3IW repeater, near Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, in the UK. The KS7MC repeater (Spirit Mountain Amateur Radio Club) in Fort Mohave Arizona may also be linked during these nets. These are open repeaters, and we welcome guests. As usual, we encourage all participants to completely ignore (do not acknowledge in any way) any intentional interference during this or any other net.
The net will always start at 19:00 UTC (which is 12 noon in California and Arizona and 8pm in Cowes, UK during the summer). The net start time is specified in UTC time to avoid any confusion as U.S. Daylight Savings Time and British Summer Time change on different weekends. (In the Winter it will be; 11am in California, 12pm in Arizona, and 7pm in Cowes, UK)
No special radio programming is required, just access the WG6OTA repeater as usual and it will be linked to GB3IW.
Keep transmissions to less than 2 minutes and allow time for a FULL carrier drop (by the repeater) between transmissions. We do ask that participants pay special attention to avoid time outs.
For information about the clubs, please check out their respective web sites at:
https://gotahams.com
https://iowrs.org
For information about the net, contact: Bill Appleton, KF4MCG at kf4mcg@hotmail.com
See the maps below for information on the locations of WG6OTA and GB3IW.

Approximately 5,425 miles between repeaters.

Club Meeting -KJ6ER Antennas
2026-08-13 19:00 - 21:00 | El Ranchero, 984 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, 91711
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 at 7pm.
If you wish to attend on Zoom you can use the information in the membership e-mail as usual. If you are not a member send an e-mail to Tim N6DLC at: tim@wnbnet.net if you want to join the club meeting on Zoom.
This month we will have Greg with KJ6ER Antennas.

Radio In The Park - Claremont
2026-08-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Larkin Park, 660 N Mountain Avenue, CA, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
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 licensed, or a club member, we look forward to sharing the hobby with anyone interested and welcome any/all questions!

Practice your EmComm skills or just enjoy the day in the company of other Hams! You may want to bring a chair and some water. Some people may bring food or snacks. We encourage you to bring and set up your radios and antennas!

Larkin Park, 660 N Mountain Ave, Claremont, CA 91711
Larkin Park has shade trees and a few tables. If you are bringing a radio you may want to bring a table. We meet near the Northeast section of the park near 7th street.

As usual remember to listen to the WG6OTA repeater before or on the way to the park, just in case there is a change in plans. See you on the Air!

Labor Day
2026-09-07
We will have the nightly net as usual.

Club Meeting
2026-09-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | El Ranchero, 984 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, 91711
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 at 7pm.
If you wish to attend on Zoom you can use the information in the membership e-mail as usual. If you are not a member send an e-mail to Tim N6DLC at: tim@wnbnet.net if you want to join the club meeting on Zoom.

Radio In The Park - San Dimas
2026-09-19 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-11-21 10:00 - 15:00 | San Dimas Canyon Park, 512 Sycamore Canyon Rd, San Dimas, CA, 91773, United States
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 licensed, or a club member, we look forward to sharing the hobby with anyone interested and welcome any/all questions!
Practice your EmComm skills or just enjoy the day in the company of other Hams! You may want to bring a chair and some water. Some people may bring food or snacks. We encourage you to bring and set up your radios and antennas!

San Dimas Canyon Park 512 Sycamore Canyon Rd San Dimas, CA 91773
San Dimas Canyon Park has a lot of shade trees and a few tables. If you are bringing a radio you may want to bring a table. Depending on who else is where, we are typically among the shade trees alongside the large linear parking lot that parallels North San Dimas Canyon Road as it heads North-East. Look for antennas in roughly the area circled below.
As usual remember to listen to the WG6OTA repeater before or on the way to the park, just in case there is a change in plans. See you on the Air!

Radio In The Park - Claremont
2026-10-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Larkin Park, 660 N Mountain Avenue, CA, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
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 licensed, or a club member, we look forward to sharing the hobby with anyone interested and welcome any/all questions!
Practice your EmComm skills or just enjoy the day in the company of other Hams! You may want to bring a chair and some water. Some people may bring food or snacks. We encourage you to bring and set up your radios and antennas!

Larkin Park, Claremont, CA, 660 N Mountain Ave, Claremont, CA 91711.
Larkin Park has shade trees and a few tables. If you are bringing a radio you may want to bring a table. We meet near the Northeast section of the park near 7th street.
As usual remember to listen to the WG6OTA repeater before or on the way to the park, just in case there is a change in plans. See you on the Air!

Marconi Net
2026-11-07 11:00 - 12:00 | WG6OTA, 34.186747, -117.701456, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Moved up one week so it does not interfere with the Tour De Foothills. Also changed from 12pm to 11am because of the time change (always at 1900UTC).
The WG6OTA repeater will be linked to the GB3IW repeater on the Isle of Wight.

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 WG6OTA repeater on Sunset Ridge, North of Claremont, in Southern California, will be linked to the GB3IW repeater, near Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, in the UK. The KS7MC repeater (Spirit Mountain Amateur Radio Club) in Fort Mohave Arizona may also be linked during these nets. These are open repeaters, and we welcome guests. As usual, we encourage all participants to completely ignore (do not acknowledge in any way) any intentional interference during this or any other net.
The net will always start at 19:00 UTC (which is 12 noon in California and Arizona and 8pm in Cowes, UK during the summer). The net start time is specified in UTC time to avoid any confusion as U.S. Daylight Savings Time and British Summer Time change on different weekends. (In the Winter it will be; 11am in California, 12pm in Arizona, and 7pm in Cowes, UK)
No special radio programming is required, just access the WG6OTA repeater as usual and it will be linked to GB3IW.
Keep transmissions to less than 2 minutes and allow time for a FULL carrier drop (by the repeater) between transmissions. We do ask that participants pay special attention to avoid time outs.
For information about the clubs, please check out their respective web sites at:
https://gotahams.com
https://iowrs.org
For information about the net, contact: Bill Appleton, KF4MCG at kf4mcg@hotmail.com
See the maps below for information on the locations of WG6OTA and GB3IW.

Approximately 5,425 miles between repeaters.

Thanksgiving
2026-11-26 - 2026-11-27

Christmas
2026-12-25
