We are having an ARES + Friends SET on May 18th from 10 am – 12:30 pm. We are looking for people with strong signals on HF who can be net control on 40 meters and 80 meters during the SET.  You do not have to be ARES members.  We welcome DX or NTS stations […]

David Kidd’s Service Honored in Clackamas Radio Room Dedication   Oregon City, Oregon – Newly established Emergency Communication radio room named in honor of long-serving Amateur Radio operator and Emergency Coordinator for Clackamas County, David Kidd.   In a ceremony held on November 21st, the emergency communications radio room in Clackamas County’s Disaster Management offices […]

Hi everyone, Oregon Section ARES is returning to the DEC structure, however, it will not be a strict hierarchical structure.  The responsibilities of the SEC, ASECs, and DECs are to support the county EC’s and their units with no micro-managing.  The county ARES EC’s are responsible for their units. If you are aware of changes […]

Scott N7JI sent out a new section news on Wednesday.  If you want to receive these messages and did not receive it, please check your settings on the ARRL website.  A copy of it has been posted to the Section News page of this website so you can read his message there as well.

All you DXers, listen for call YJ0TT when the team arrives in Vanuatu.  You just might contact our section manager! See their progress here: https://www.dx-world.net/yj0tt-vanuatu-dxpedition-2023/ Look for spots on www.dxsummit.fi  

The 2023 Swaptoberfest is coming up on Saturday the 21st of October!  Don’t forget to mark your calendar to attend.  This hamfest happens every year at around the same time in October…  Lots of meetings, lots of stuff for sale, and lots of friends.  Save a spot in your calendar for October 21st, 2023.  If […]

HiDARG Annual Hamfest   High Tech / Northwest Radio will be there with all their cool stuff. WHO / WHY:  Supports HiDARG’s repeater system and COARECT’s organization. Both 501(c)(3) High Desert Amateur Radio Group Central Oregon Amateur Radio Emergency Comms Team   When: Sat Sept 30th.  8:30 – 3pm You can view the full PDF […]

The Coos County Radio Club will be holding its annual hamfest on July 15th. They will have a VE session beginning at 11:00 AM. Please see their website for more information: https://www.qsl.net/k7cch/Documents/2023HamfestFlyer.pdf

From the ARRL: Congressmen Bill Johnson (OH-06) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) reintroduced a bill in the US House of Representatives on June 12 — H.R.4006 to remove private land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of Amateur Radio operators from operating and installing reasonable antennas on property that they own or control. Similar […]

On Monday evening February 6, 2023, there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that mainly affected Turkey and Syria but also other neighboring countries with 3,700 people dead and more than 16,000 injured until the last hours, but it is suspected that there are more. According to information received from the emergency coordinators of the IARU R1 […]

Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-6) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R.9670) on Thursday, December 22, 2022, to eliminate private land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operator from operating and installing amateur station antennas on property subject to the control of the Amateur Radio Operator.  […]

Do not forget to update your club listing annually, even if there are no changes, to avoid being dropped off the active list. If you have trouble with it, note the following tips from the ARRL: They have to be logged into the ARRL website as a member before they can edit anything. They have […]

If you know a college student with a ham license needing a scholarship, please direct them to https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/ARRLGeneral2022 The ARRL Foundation offers many scholarships.  

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Hi everyone, Please let me know if there are other events I should announce. These are those upcoming where I will be in attendance: 9/28/2022 @ 6:30 PM KBARA 75th Anniversary Celebration, Klamath Falls 10/1/2022 High Desert Hamfest, Redmond 10/15/2022 Swaptoberfest, Rickreall 2/18/2023 Salem Hamfair, Rickreall I hope to see you there. Bonnie AB7ZQ