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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1959-1960 Electronics Club

March 24, 2022 Leave a Comment

Picture of the 1959-1960 Las Lomas Electronics Club

In the 1960 El Caballero… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1959-1960 school year. The members are listed as follows: Warren A. Ronneberg Alan R. Sherwood Tom A. Nichols John Marshall Bob Marliave It doesn’t give the name of their faculty advisor. However, Eugene Melville is still listed as teaching “Industrial […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1958-1959 Electronics Club

March 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

Picture of the 1958-1959 Las Lomas Electronics Club

In the 1959 El Caballero… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1958-1959 school year. The members are listed as follows: Dale Bodtker Jack L. Du Bois Douglas Hauge John E. Barber Alan R. Sherwood David W. Edwards Robert A. Fink Tom A. Nichols Bob Marliave It doesn’t give the name of […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1957-1958 Electronics Club

March 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

Cover of the Fall 1957 amateur radio call book

Because of a lack of a 1958 Las Lomas yearbook–at the time of this posting–we don’t have a picture of the club. What we do have is an entry in the Fall 1957 Amateur Radio call book. Fall 1957 amateur call book The entry states the following: Las Lomas Electronics Club, Las Lomas High School, […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1955-1956 Electronics Club (Las Lomas Gets An Amateur Radio Station)

October 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

Cover of the Spring 1956 Amateur Radio Call Book

The 1954-1955 Las Lomas Electronics Club was trying to get a ham radio set for the club. It would appear that they succeeded the following school year. In the Spring edition of the 1956 Amateur Radio call book (Scans of the pages on Internet Archive) there is an entry for the Las Lomas Electronics Club. […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1953-1954 Electronics Club

October 26, 2021 1 Comment

Senior picture of David Appleton

In the 1957 El Caballero… you find two students in the senior section that state they were in the Electronics Club during three of their four school years. There’s David William Appleton who was in the club during his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. There’s Hal Gary Bell who was also in the club during […]

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Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1954-1955 Electronics Club

October 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

Picture of the members of the 1954-1955 Las Lomas Electronics Club Members

According to the 1955 Las Lomas yearbook (El Caballero), they had an electronics club during the 1954-1955 school year. It looks like the main objective of the group this school year was to obtain a ham radio set. This year marks the establishment of the Electronics Club as a recognized student-body organization. Members, interested in […]

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