Edward Larsen
The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio Club met at SaddleBrooke Ranch on Feb. 21 for a monthly breakfast at Bistro Veinte. Fourteen members attended the popular club breakfast gathering. The excellent food and service served in a conference room adjacent to the cafe was enjoyed by all.
The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio Club now has 91 members and holds monthly meetings in SaddleBrooke. The meetings always include interesting programs on some facet of amateur radio operations, equipment, and technology. The club now has a UHF repeater on-the-air that covers the areas of SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, Oracle, Catalina, Oro Valley, and further. Every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. the club conducts a radio net using the repeater. Net control is usually Ron, W6ZQ of SaddleBrooke. The members checking into the net have a couple rounds of discussions about their recent activities and interests. The purpose of the weekly net is to encourage radio activities, test our UHF radio systems, and network with other club members.
Club meetings and the breakfast gatherings are open to everyone. Join us if you’d like to learn more about amateur “ham” radio. Meeting dates and times can be seen at the SaddleBrooke One or TWO clubs/groups pages or at: sites.google.com/view/saddlebrookearc.