Welcome to the web site of the Escondido Amateur Radio Society.
The Escondido Amateur Radio Society is a non-profit organization of educational and social benefit to amateur radio operators, and others interested in amateur radio in the Escondido area.
This web site is for anyone with an interest in amateur radio, or amateur radio activities... Feel free to browse its contents.
Membership is affordable, come join the fun!
See below for meeting and membership details, or click on the following links...
Next Club meeting - EARS annual picnic at Rod McLeod park, Escondido - Sunday, August 17th. See below for more details...
Hi everyone,
July's club meeting was another great success.
We had about 20 members and guests in attendance, and those who came were treated to a rare showing
of some very nice vintage radios by Ron Pollack (K2RP). On display were some superb examples of
names like Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, National, Johnson, Heathkit, Drake, and Collins etc. - all in
prime working order!
Ron also discussed the momentous technical and regulatory changes during this decade. Unfortunately,
due to logistical reasons, we were unable to arrange for a practical demo...
If for whatever reason you couldn't make it - take a look at some of the photos to see what you missed:
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Also in June/July - we had the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar.
As is customary at this event, SANDARC have a booth manned by volunteers from several local clubs.
Here's a few photos for thoses that did not make it to the show:
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So, on to this month...
As you are no doubt aware, there is no club meeting in August - due to the fact that it is the
EARS picnic at Rod McCleod park in Escondido:
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The gathering starts at around 11:00 a.m., and continues until
about 3:00 p.m.
EARS will be providing the food (hamburgers, hot-dogs, brats, relishes etc.), plus soft
drinks. (BYOB/BYOW).
Harry will be bringing his world famous chilli. On this note - If you are planning on
attending the frivolities, any donations of side-dishes or desserts would be greatly appreciated.
As usual, Sam (N6SD) is arranging a treasure-hunt / fox-hunt - which will begin at 1:30 p.m. So dig
out your handi-talkies & home-made tape antennae, and come join the fun!
We are also planning a little extra activity this year - in that we are going to set up a demo
ham station. If all goes well, we will be operating on 40,20 & 15 mtrs, and maybe some VHF too.
So bring your families and friends for a great fun day out... See you all there!
Membership details:
- One Year - $15.00, Family - $4.00 for each additional family member.
- Lifetime - $150.00, Family Lifetime - $38.00 for each additional family member.
Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st. An application form is available in the latest issue of 'ALL EARS', the EARS newsletter - available to download in the Links section.
If you would like more info on Ham Radio - drop us an email at: earsclub@earsclub.org
Repeater and EARS Net information:
EARS operates 3 voice radio repeaters in the Escondido area as well as a Voice-over-IP Echo Link node 2846:
- 146.88 MHz, minus offset, PL 107.2 (also connected to the Echo Link node).
- 224.14 (AE6GM repeater), minus offset, PL 156.7
- 449.24 MHz, minus offset, PL 127.3
The repeaters are open to all licensed Amateurs for general use, and on Sunday evenings there is the EARS net at 8:00 p.m. local time on the 146.88 MHz repeater... Come along and say "Hello!"
EARS Club meetings:
EARS club meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at:
The Escondido Salvation Army,
1301 Las Villas Way,
Escondido.
Talk-in is on 146.880 MHz, minus offset, PL 107.2.
If you're interested in knowing what's been happening at EARS... please feel free to look at the latest 'ALL EARS'
news letters - available to download in the Links section.
If you have any comments, or submissions to ALL EARS, please mail them to: allears@earsclub.org
EARS also has messaging & discussion groups on both Yahoo! & Google.
Click on the links below to subscribe:
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