Time to clean out the HAM shack and pick up some new projects for the winter! All are welcome to attend the next SOARA Fall Auction on Monday, November 21 at the Norman P Murray Center in Mission Viejo starting at 7pm. For more information and rules of the SOARA live auctions, check here. A regularly scheduled FCC licensing examination will occur prior to the meeting at 6pm.
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
738 - Maya ruler 18 Rabbit of Copán is captured and beheaded by ruler Cauac Sky from the rival city of Quiriguá
1910 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
1921 - West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax
1926 - US Marines land in Nicaragua (9 months after leaving), stay until 1933
1928 - Japanese atrocities in Jinan, China
1997 - 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3
1662 - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736)
1924 - Tom O'Horgan, American musical theater director (Hair; Jesus Christ Superstar), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
1944 - Pete Staples, British rock bassist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Andover, Hampshire, England
1970 - Ted Crowley, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Concord, Massachusetts
1977 - Mashima Hiro, Japanese Mangaka of Rave Master and Fairy Tail, born in Nagano, Japan
1977 - Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player, born in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
1841 - Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance the Navy and Colonies, dies at 74
1955 - Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer, dies at 64
1976 - Ernie Nevers, American College, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback, coach (Stanford, Chicago Cardinals), dies of heart and kidney ailments at 72
1991 - Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer and composer (b. 1907)
2018 - Alfonso Dhlakama, Mozambican politician and opposition leader (RENAMO), dies of a heart attack at 65
2023 - Linda Lewis [Fredericks], British pop-rock-soul singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo"), dies at 72
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