For those of you interested in signing up for what could possibly be the the last SONGS (San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station) siren test here is the place to apply.
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
878 - Battle of Edington: Alfred the Great and his West Saxon army defeat Viking army of Guthrum the Old [earliest possible date]
1541 - King Henry VIII orders a bible in English be placed in every church in England
1907 - 33rd Kentucky Derby: In muddy conditions and against a reduced field Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in a slow 2:12.6
1935 - British King George V and Queen Mary celebrate silver jubilee
1967 - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College, Pennsylvania
1975 - Bundy victim Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello, Idaho
1638 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, English politician and First Lord of the British Admiralty, born in Hadham Parva, Hertfordshire (d. 1696)
1926 - Johnny Bragg, American doo-wop singer-songwriter (The Prisonaires - "Just Walkin' in the Rain"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2004)
1951 - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. 1990)
1956 - Tim Simpson, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles, born in Atlanta, Georgia
1970 - Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers)
1977 - Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
1836 - Christian Ignatius Latrobe, English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music), dies at 78
1840 - Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792)
1890 - Hubert LĂ©onard, Belgian violinist, and pedagogue (Brussels Conservatoire, 1848-67), dies at 71
1995 - Hilda Toledano [Maria Pia de Braganca], Portuguese journalist and writer who claimed to be the bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal, dies at 88
2004 - Philip Kapleau, American Zen teacher and founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven), dies at 91
2013 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian Prime Minister, dies at 94
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