GEARS Meetings

Monthly Meeting

GEARS monthly meetings are held on the third Friday every month, at 6 PM, at the Butte County Search and Rescue building, 3898 Morrow Lane, in Chico, and usually include an interesting and informative speaker or program.

If you are interested in Amateur Radio, you are invited to attend.

Doors open at 6 PM for social time (“Eyeball QSO”)

General meeting starts  at 7 PM

  • Flag Salute & Introductions
  • Interesting and Informative Programs/Speakers
  • Committee Reports
  • Announcements
  • Adjourn – 8:15
  • Raffle

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Monthly Breakfast

Monthly Breakfast

All GEARS members are invited to meet for breakfast at Farmers Skillet, 690 Rio Lindo Ave, Chico, usually on the second Saturday of every even-numbered month.  Other hams are also welcome.

All hams who check in on the Thursday night 146.52 Simplex Net are invited to meet for breakfast at the Farmers Skillet on the last Saturday of odd-numbered months.  Other hams are also welcome.

In other words, the GEARS breakfast and the Simplex Net breakfast are both on the second Saturday of the month, on alternating months, but all hams are invited to every breakfast.

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Board of Directors Meeting

The GEARS Board of Directors meets monthly, at 9 AM on the 2nd Saturday of each month, at the Blood-Source 2nd-floor conference room, 555 Rio Linda Ave. in Chico.  All GEARS members are welcome to attend GEARS Board of Director meetings.

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Let’s work together

We are committed to serving our communities, and welcome new opportunities to do so. We are available to–and frequently–provide radio communication support for community activities such as: bike races, charity walks, and other local and regional public events.

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