Amateur Radio Club

Eloy Gomez is the health and safety specialist for the GRF. He first became interested in the Amateur Radio Club in 2008 and immediately took the test for his technician’s license and since has been an active member of both the Radio Club and the Seal Beach/Los Al RACES groups. Gomez hopes that more people will get involved because volunteers are needed from every Mutual to assist during emergencies. Anyone interested in Ham, General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS )and Family Radio Service (FRS) are welcome to attend a club meeting and meet the club’s helpful, diverse and talented members.

The LW Amateur Radio Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. For more information, call 562-431-6586, ext. 2409, or go to www.lwsb.com/ amateur-radio-service-club.

Ham, GMRS and FRS radios play a vital role in emergency communications.They work without relying on any existing infrastructure, making them ideal in disasters like earthquakes, flooding and wildfires. People who learn how to use radios to communicate can help others during a communication outage.

The club has a GMRS and FRS practice drill Wednesdays at 9:30-9:45 a.m. on Channel 18-0 (Channel subject to change), FRS radios are licensefree, GMRS radios require a license, they transmit with more power and can communicate over much longer distances. GMRS licenses cost $35, covering a person for 10 years.

Eloy Gomez