ABOUT KPARN
Kaiser Permanente Amatuer Radio Network
The two documents below provide a good introduction to KPARN.
For more information, email:
Duane Mariotti, Volunteer Coordinator WB6RER@gmail.com or KPARN.ORG@gmail.com
also see the Join page and our KPARN FAQs page
Note that KPARN serves the Southern California Operating Area including Kern County (Bakersfield), the greater Los Angeles area (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties), and San Diego County (see facilities map).
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KPARN Introduction October 2020.pdfOrigin of KPARN
The 1985 news article below tells about the beginning of KPARN and shows founders, including Jerry Hawkins (K0DRO). He was instrumental in beginning emergency communications using amateur radio at Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center
_KPARN's Origin 1985.pdf