To get information posted to this page, please email the Oregon Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, Max Sabo K7MAX at arrl.net
I would especially welcome announcements about tech and upgrade license classes your club is offering, since questions about those come up regularly and people may be willing to commute a distance to participate.
Club News – 11/13/2021
The Gorge East Amateur Radio Club will achieve 15 years of ARRL Affiliation on 11/28/2021. Congratulations to this group on remaining active for so long!
The affiliation celebrations that will be coming up in the first quarter of 2022, which I will be emailing these clubs about are:
Portland Amateur Radio Club @ 75 years
TERAC @ 50 years
Southern Oregon ARC @ 70 years
The Mid-Valley ARES completed a successful Swaptoberfest event and they want to thank everyone who attended and all the vendors who participated.
The Salem Repeater Association will be preparing and distributing the flyer for the Salem Hamfair soon. Save the date for February 19, 2022! At this event, we will be celebrating clubs that will achieve 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc. years of affiliation during 2022, which a special congratulations to the oldest club in Oregon, the Valley Radio Club in Eugene, who will achieve 90 years of affiliation in November of 2022!
Club News – 8/19/2021
As the affiliated club coordinator, I am reviewing the list of Oregon Section affiliated clubs to see who has been affiliated the longest.
The oldest club is the Valley Radio Club in Eugene. Their affiliation date was 11/11/1932.
Coming in second is Portland Amateur Radio Club. They were affiliated on 1/8/1947. According to their website, the club was formed in 1941.
Later that same year, the Klamath Basin Amateur Radio Club was affiliated on 10/2/1947.
On 4/6/1948, Salem Amateur Radio Club was affiliated, on 3/24/1952, Southern Oregon Amateur Radio Club received their affiliation.
Club News – 8/10/2021
Please contact me, Bonnie Altus AB7ZQ, if you want me to attend your club meeting as the affiliated club coordinator. I am available to speak to your club as well. Contact me at AB7ZQ at arrl.net. Let me know if you have any announcements you would like me to make about your club on this page.
Mid-Valley ARES plans to hold Swaptoberfest on October 16, 2021. The flyer will be coming out soon. Tickets may only be purchased at the door. They may not be purchased in advance. Tables must be reserved in advance, as soon as the flyer comes out, and must be paid for by cash or check on-site the day of the event.
The Salem Repeater Association plans to hold the Salem Hamfair on February 19, 2022. More information will be coming out soon.
Tips from the Affiliated Club Coordinator
When club officers change, many times tasks fall through the cracks. I recommend that current officers create a list of regular tasks with responsibility assigned and provide that list to all officers to avoid having that happen. The following are some regular tasks to complete.
- Update your ARRL affiliated club listing annually. I recommend you do this each year after officer elections.
- If your club has special service club status, maintaining this requires regular contact with the affiliated club coordinator and continuing to achieve the purposes of this club status. You need to renew this status every two years. The affiliated club coordinator will make an effort to attend any special events your club has.
- If you have 501c3 status and have filed as a corporation with the state of Oregon, you will have an annual filing with the Oregon Department of Justice, an annual filing with the Oregon Corporations Division, and the IRS 990 form to complete annually.
Club News – 9/10/2020 Reports
The Hoodview Amateur Radio Club has renewed their previously expired Special Service Club status. This is a way to highlight active clubs offering services to the broader ham radio community.
We have a new affiliated club in Curry County, the Gold Beach Amateur Radio Society. Please visit their website to learn more about them at http://gbhams.org.
Club News – 7/14/2020 Reports
Radio Operators Association of Dallas
The ROADS club in Dallas Oregon is currently meeting in person with quarterly meetings as social meetings at restaurants or parks. Masks and social distancing are recommended. The club welcomes new members in the area. To get the club’s electronic newsletter, please visit the webpage at http://w7ore.org/.
Grande Ronde Radio Amateurs, La Grande
The club is hoping to meet in person this month if a suitable location can be identified. They are preparing to have another licensing test session.
They ran 7A for Field Day at one of the campgrounds not far from La Grande and a new ham drove two hours to visit them!
Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club
The in-person meetings have been suspended so anyone interested will need to check the website w7bu.club for the most current information.
High Desert Amateur Radio Group
Some members of the group recently went to their primary hub repeater system on Pine Mountain, about 30 miles SE of Bend, and installed a wind generator to backup the charging system. The plan is to get the systems off grid to better support the Region 7 Hospital Group.
