Volunteers needed for The Orange County Marathon on Sunday May 3. If you are interested in helping out with this year’s Orange County Marathon we would like to hear from you. Please call Heiko at (949) 859-3868 or e-mail at < ad6oi@soara.org> A mobile radio and vehicle are preferred but we can also use operators with hand held radios.
Upcoming Activities
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, July 20, 2024
- SOARA Board Meeting - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, July 29, 2024
- Ham Radio License Exams - 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, August 19, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, August 19, 2024
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, August 24, 2024
ARRL Audio News
Today in History
1779 - American troops under General A Wayne conquer Fort Stony Point, NY
1895 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Charlotte Cooper beats Helen Jackson 7-5, 8-6 for her first of 5 Wimbledon singles titles
1898 - Camillo Golgi discovers the Golgi Apparatus (a delicate network inside cells essential for the transmission and reception of information between cells)
1941 - Howard Florey and Norman Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Penicillin)
1984 - John Lennon's single "I'm Stepping Out" released posthumously
1992 - The Security Council of the UN examine violence in South Africa
1875 - Jean van den Eeckhoudt, Belgian painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1946)
1884 - Enrique Soro, Chilean composer, born in Concepción, Chile (d. 1954)
1915 - Ron Smith, English trade union leader (British Postal Workers), born in London, England (d. 1999)
1964 - Leonard Stabb, American actor (One Life to Live, 1990; Guiding Light, 1993), born in Woodside, Illinois
1966 - Stephen Dodd, Welsh golfer (British Senior Open 2021), born in Cardiff, Wales
1977 - André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa
1885 - Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet in the Galician language ('Séculos Escuros') (b. 1837)
1933 - Irving Babbitt, American writer (Democracy and Leadership), dies at 67
1960 - Set Persson, Swedish communist politician, dies at 63
1979 - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican politician (President of Mexico 1964-70), dies of cancer at 68
1987 - Alfie Bass [Abraham Basalinsky], British actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 71
1992 - Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies