Please note the frequency for the K6SOA B D-Star digital voice repeater has changed (again) to 445.705(-)
South Orange Amateur Radio Association
Orange County, CA. Since 1974.
D-Star
SOARA 70cm D-Star New Frequency
Temple Hill D-Star Repeater K6SOA B has a new frequency of 445.700-
The Temple Hill 70cm FM repeater has been placed back into full time operation at 445.660- (110.9hz)
Upcoming Activities
- Ham Radio License Exams - 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, October 21, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, October 21, 2024
- SOARA Board Meeting - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, October 28, 2024
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 16, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, November 18, 2024
ARRL Audio News
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Today in History
Historical Events
1571 - -13] Synod of Emden, Calvinist leaders establish the Dutch Reformed Church.
1917 - British assault on Broodseinde, France
1918 - Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC
2001 - Brendan Shanahan scores a hat trick in Red Wings 4-3 OT win at San Jose; becomes second player in NHL history to score an opening-night hat trick twice in his career
2015 - American rock band Van Halen's final public performance takes place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.
2019 - Fuel subsidies end in Ecuador after four decades, prompting nationwide protests and President Lenín Moreno to declare 60-day state of emergency
1807 - Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (Prime Minister of the Province of Canada), born in Boucherville, Lower Canada (d. 1864)
1872 - Ernest Blood, American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Passaic HS, NJ, 200-1 record, 1915-24), born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1955)
1936 - Charlie Hurley, Irish soccer centre half (40 caps Republic of Ireland; Sunderland 402 games), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2024)
1942 - Jenny Arean [Joanna Klarenbeek], Dutch actress, cabaret and theatre singer ("Vluchten kan niet meer"), born in Lisse, Netherlands
1948 - Tom Webster, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings) and coach (NY Rangers, LA Kings), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2020)
1949 - Armand Assante, American actor (Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours), born in New York City
1590 - Cujacius [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68
1946 - Barney Oldfield, American auto racer (International Motorsports Hall of Fame; first to drive at 60mph on circular track), dies of a heart attack at 67
1948 - Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviator (first nonstop airplane crossing of the Atlantic with John W. Alcock), dies at 62
1970 - Curtis Turner, American auto racer (184 NASCAR races over 17 years, 17 wins), dies in aeroplane crash at 46
1974 - Anne Sexton, American poet (Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45
2013 - Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general (Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam War) and politician, dies at 102
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