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Event Calendar

January 2022
Jan 23 - 29 2022

Quartzfest 2022

Jan 26 2022

Monthly Simplex Net

Jan 29 2022

W6TRW Swap Meet

Corner of Aviation & Space Park Dr., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Jan 29 - 30 2022

Winter Field Day 2022 January 29/30 2022

February 2022
Feb 01 2022

Board Meeting (Hybrid on Zoom Video)

Casa Jimenez Mexican Restaurant
Feb 08 2022

Membership Meeting (Hybrid on Zoom Video)

Casa Jimenez Mexican Restaurant
Feb 12 2022

Radio In The Park “Getting On The Air”

Cedar Creek Park
Feb 14 2022

Valentine’s Day

Feb 18 - 19 2022

Yuma Hamfest

Yuma County Fairgrounds
Feb 19 2022

Claremont Amateur Radio Society (CARS) Swap Meet

Granite Creek Community Church
Feb 21 2022

President’s Day

Feb 23 2022

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