Thank you for all that attended the SOARA Field Day 2015. I know some of you wanted to attend and had work or family obligations. You can live vicariously through some pictures taken during the event below or click here for more.
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
1846 - Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War
1926 - Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi
1946 - Christopher Fry's "Phoenix too Frequent" premieres in London
1961 - Belgium government of Gaston Eyskens falls over the Unitary Law
1961 - Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit
1990 - 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: George Strait, Clint Black, and Kathy Mattea win
1502 - Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1574)
1882 - Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (US Open 1908), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1976)
1901 - Ernst Gernot Klussmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, GermanyGerman Empire (d. 1975)
1906 - Zoltán Gárdonyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
1921 - Jean Mogin, Belgian poet (Pastures of Silence), and playwright, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1986)
1981 - Anja Pärson, Swedish alpine skier, born in Umeå, Sweden
1264 - Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader, dies at about 69 [birthdate uncertain c. 1195]
1605 - Naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555)
1926 - Ellen Key, Swedish author and feminist (Courageous Woman), dies at 76
1976 - Margaret Bannerman, actress (Great Defender), dies at 79
2019 - Manuel Lujan Jr., American politician (Rep-R-NM, 1969-89), dies at 90
2023 - Harry Belafonte, Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso singer ("Banana Boat Song"), actor (Buck and the Preacher), and human rights activist, dies of congestive heart failure at 96