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The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club meets at 3:00 PM on the first Saturday of the month at the Roy Noon Hall, 231 E. Hawthorne St. It is our purpose to further the exchange of information and cooperation between members, to promote radio knowledge, fraternalism and individual operating efficiency, and to so conduct club programs and activities as to advance the general interest and welfare of Amateur Radio in the community, with an emphasis on emergency communications. Visitors are always welcome to attend the meetings. |
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Club Supports
Club members support local emergency communications via the Fallbrook N6FQ repeaters, located atop Red Mountain in Fallbrook.
From this site our antennas have coverage of Fallbrook, Rainbow, Bonsall, De Luz and
the surrounding communities.Club members support North County Fire Protection District and North County CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) communications, and supplys backup communications for the Red Cross and Fallbrook Hospital. The Dewey Emergency Communications Center, the base for amateur radio operators who provide communications help during an emergency, it is located within the Emergency Operations Center for the North County Fire Protection District. Club members support Cal Fire's (CDF) Volunteers In Fire Prevention's (VIP) specialized group of HAM radio operators volunteers that provide additional communication networks for Cal Fire during emergencies including wildland fires, earthquakes, floods. N6FQ repeaters coverage of rural North County is used for a auxiliary net for Red Flag Fire Patrols during times of high fire threat. Cal Fire facilitates the repeater site in return for our communications support. The club organizes communication volunteers and nets for community events such as the Avocado Festival and the Christmas Parade. Various club members belong to: RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) North County CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) Cal Fire's (CDF), Red Flag Fire Patrols Red Cross Sky Warn PARC (Palomar Amateur Radio Club) Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce event comities Fallbrook 75 Meter Net Each Thursday Evening
Fallbrook 75 meter net meets every Thursday 8pm on 3.924 MHz ± 5kc.
Join us if you can for ragchew, intellectual conversation (lots of wind) technical talk or anything you might want to bring up. 73,
Stephen, kc6mie |
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FARC would like to thank Steve Baum - AA6VO for providing web space to the club.
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