Lodi Amateur Radio Club 2026 Christmas Dinner

Greetings

Our annual club Christmas Dinner is scheduled for December 3, 2026, 1730-2030 hrs., at the Hollywood Cafe, 315 S. Cherokee Rd., Lodi. The restaurant is privately reserved for our event and we will have dedicated servers as well. This year’s menu will be tri-tip with Cabernet peppercorn sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, dinner salad, dinner rolls, and vanilla ice cream for dessert. Each dinner includes coffee, tea, or soda, and all gratuities. Cost is $50 per person. All dinners must be prepaid and there will be no reservations sold at the door.

We will have a large targeted raffle going on for some very special items. Tickets for the targeted raffle are $5 each. Prizes for this raffle are a Tempest weather station and a Yaesu FT-5DR handheld radio, as well as several other cool items.

The Grand Prize Raffle tickets will also be available up to the time of the ticket being drawn. Tickets for this raffle are $10 each. The winner will take home: Yaesu FTM-500r dual band mobile radio, Diamond X300a dual band antenna, Samlex 1235M power supply, and 50′ of coaxial cable! (Open Entry Form)

To purchase your dinner reservations, you may use this Square link to make your payment. You can also buy your reservations at the next club meeting on 11-5-26. Reservations can also be bought by mailing a check to the club post office box (Lodi Amateur Radio Club – 1030 S. Hutchins St., Ste. 4-127, Lodi, CA 95240-5251) All persons interested in ham radio are welcome and club membership is not necessary.

Tickets for the targeted raffle and Grand Prize Raffle will be for sale at the next club meeting as well as the night of the event. This dinner sells out every year so please don’t wait until the last minute. Information for this event has been extended to the nearby amateur radio club’s and placed on the club Facebook page. I look forward to seeing many of you at the Christmas Dinner!

73

Mike Dugger – K6AAN
Secretary