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The Third Annual Micro Field Day, presented by the BORED Net Group along with the Cal State Channel Island Amateur Radio Club, is coming September 19th! October 3rd! All the Ventura County clubs will be showing off their stuff, as well as the county emergency comms group, some clubs from the rest of the ARRL…

We finally have a YouTube channel for sharing picture and videos from BORED Net events. https://www.youtube.com/@TheBOREDNet-k7v Please check it often for updates, and by all meas subscribe and click on the Notifications bell so you’ll know when we add posts. There are already several from the 2024 µExpo.

Thank you to everyone who was there…our first Micro Expo was a great success. We’re calling it the “Little Acorns” edition. We had a fantastic turnout from all of the Ventura County clubs, and visitors from many other counties. Special thanks to our speakers, Stuart Sheldon AG6AG, Orv Beach Wb61, Mark Smith N6MTS and Steve…

Recovered from ARRL Field Day yet? If yes, come out for µField Day this Sunday. Not recovered yet? Then µField Day is Perfect-just come and relax with other hams, with or without your radio, and let the last of all that planning and work slide off your shoulders! We’ll be at the Ventura County Fire…

Mark the date…July 21, µField Day, Camarillo Airport. Details to follow.

µField Day is on for June 8th, from 11:00 am to 3:00pm, again at the Camarillo Airport at the VCFD Training Grounds. Yes, that is TOMORROW! The actual spot is a few dozen feet to the south of where we have been meeting, at 34.2081, -119.0722. Take the 101 to the Las Posas exit and…

On Saturday morning’s net on May 18th, Stu AG6AG became the 35,000th person to check in to the BORED Net! As you all remember, Stu was one of the original 4 net controllers in the days of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. No one had any idea at that time that we’d be posting something…

Once again, the BORED Net will host a Field Day Decompression Party on Zoom on Sunday evening June 23, after everyone has had a time to pack up and go home. Everyone is invited, from all three VC FD sites as well as anyone who was operating from other locations. Just a chance to unwind…

The repeater usually used for the BORED Net will be in use supporting the Ride to End ALS in the morning, so the 0900 BORED Net will be on the Grissom Repeater in Thousand oaks. 146.850, minus offset, and a PL tone of 94.8. The usual PVARC links won’t be available. This is the usual…

You read that right…The BORED Net now has merch! Be the first on your block! Look like one of the Cool Kids! Visit TheBoredNet.printify.me and take a look. We’ll have a lot of new items (especially buttons) regularly, so check often. These items are printed and shipped to order. Unfortunately that means we won’t have…