All are welcome to the next SOARA General Meeting on Monday, October 20 at 7pm at the Norman P Murray Center in Mission Viejo. This month’s presenters are from Land Ops, a group that combines radio communications, off road driving skills, navigation and teamwork. Presenters will be SOARA member Jim Biram K6JKB and the founder of Land Ops Chris Doering KI6QBM. Hope you can be there!
Upcoming Activities
- SOARA Auction - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 4, 2024
- SOARA 50th Anniversary Special Event - 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, May 18, 2024 – May 19, 2024
- Ham Radio License Exams - 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, May 20, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, May 20, 2024
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 25, 2024
ARRL Audio News
Today in History
1893 - Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo
1959 - Yankee Whitey Ford strikes out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings
1962 - Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Dick Duff scores the winner as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1 for a 4-2 series victory
1977 - Shimon Peres becomes Acting Prime Minister of Israel
1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
1990 - NFL Draft: University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George first pick by Indianapolis Colts
1864 - Phil May, English cartoonist, born in Wortley, Leeds (d. 1903)
1920 - Jos de Haes, Flemish philological and poet (Misery of the Word), born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1974)
1926 - Charlotte Rae, American character actress, (Facts Of Life - "Edna"), comedian, singer and dancer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2018)
1933 - Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American scientist and NASA astronaut, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2013)
1943 - Steve Dunne, New Zealand cricket umpire (39 Tests; 100 ODIs), born in Dunedin. Otago
1955 - Arthur Baker, American music producer (Afrika Banbaataa; Planet Rock; New Order), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1648 - Catharina Belgica of Nassau and Countess and Regent of Hanau-Münzenberg, Dutch daughter of William I of Orange, dies at 69
1827 - Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist, dies at 70
1896 - Thomas Meik, Scottish civil engineer, dies at 84
2003 - Martha Griffiths, U.S. Congresswoman, dies at 91
2008 - Cameron Argetsinger, American auto racing executive (created Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course; F1 US Grand Prix 1961-80), dies from a stroke at 87
2019 - Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), dies at 70
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