Episode 74: San Francisco Radio Club

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“It's for the community. We're trying to serve the community. We all live here. You know, how are we going to serve our community going forward?” - Greg

In this episode, our featured voice is the president of the San Francisco radio club Greg Albrecht.

The San Francisco Radio Club was formed in 1909 by a handful of radio enthusiasts with the objective of exchanging messages over the air. We wanted to host the San Francisco Radio Club on the show because it is another one of our wonderful nonprofits that are supporting our community through providing emergency communication services as well as educating and training community members in amateur radio and emergency mesh operations.

Greg mentions in our interview the term Ham or Hams. There is a group of amateur radio operators who have stated that the meaning of HAM is taken from the three pioneers that helped to create what has become our global radio system. The letter H stands for Hertz from (Heinrich Hertz) who helped to develop the theory of electromagnetic waves. The letter A stands for Armstrong from (Edwin Howard Armstrong) who was successful in inventing FM (Frequency Modulation) and the letter M stands for Marconi (Gugliemo Marconi) who was the first person to transmit radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean in 1901. There's a Etymology of ham radio that disputes this and you can dive into more about ham radio here

Greg also mentions that the San Francisco Radio Club works with the Auxiliary Communications Service in San Francisco. Greg told us the story about his work on the San Francisco Wireless Emergency Mesh system and you can find out more about that here

Greg Albrecht

Greg Albrecht EMT W2GMD has been involved with emergency & disaster communications for more than 20 years and brings vast experience to the response capabilities of the communities of the Bay Area. He is currently serving as President of the San Francisco Radio Club, founding collaborator of the San Francisco Wireless Emergency Mesh Project, Radio Operations Lead for the Auxiliary Communications Service, and is founder & CTO of Orion Labs. In addition to being a licensed amateur radio operator, Greg is also a licensed EMT. He lives in the Sunset with his family and can often be found on the hiking trails around the Bay.

San Francisco Radio Club

Our History
The San Francisco Radio Club (SFRC) was formed in 1909 by a handful of radio enthusiasts with the objective of exchanging messages over the air. In 1916 the president at the time, Henry W. Dickow (6HD), founded the club and published the first Yearbook. In the early days, the club enjoyed a membership of as many as 300 radio amateurs!Today, 100 years later, the SFRC continues to operate as a not-for-profit Amateur Radio Club servicing the city of San Francisco and the community. Our members’ interests cover the entire spectrum of what Amateur Radio Service has to offer. We are a long-standing member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and with our members, we participate in and organize events such as the Field Day, MS Walk, the San Francisco Marathon, etc. In 2016 we are planning a series of special events to celebrate our Centennial year.

Our Mission
The mission of the San Francisco Radio Club has not changed in over 100 years. It is to promote the art of operation and technical craft of amateur radio, to provide emergency communication services, to educate, license, and mentor new members. Ultimately we are all here to enhance and promote our wonderful hobby.

Here are links to the San Francisco Radio Club programs, services that folks can participate in, such as membership, the Field Day event etc

SFRC: https://www.sfarc.org/
SFWEM: https://www.sfwem.net/
ACS: https://sfdem.org/auxiliary-communications-service

Donation/Membership/Volunteer

Join our club as a full time member by purchasing your membership online today! Please visit our Club Store page below or fill out the paper based application and bring it to one of our upcoming general meeting. Contact the San Francisco Radio Club Here

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“How can you be a multiplier for good information. How can you share evacuation information? You know how to listen for that information. You have radios and you have some people have scanners. You hear it. Cool. How can you reproduce that in the community? How can you help your neighbors? They might not have the same ability to intercept that information that you have.”

— Greg Albrecht,President,San Francisco Radio Club

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