Please look at the ARRL Press release about grants available to clubs. The next round of grants will open on September 7, 2022. Link to the press release: ARRL Foundation Grants $270,000 to Amateur Radio Clubs

Effective immediately, Everett Curry, W6ABM, has been appointed as the OR Section ASM – Chief of Staff. He will be handling both ARES and ARRL issues as needed. Please provide any assistance as required.

Effective immediately, both ASMs with have an additional ARES District assigned to them: Russ Garett, KD7MPK, ASM – North, now has (Dist 1, 3 & 4) Jonathan Wanzer, KK6GXG, ASM – South, now has (Dist. 2, 5 & 6)

Effective Aug 15th 2022, Jonathan Wanzer, KK6GXG, has been appointed at the OR Section PIC/PIO. Please provide all assistance possible as he takes on his additional job.

Swaptoberfest 2022 will be held on October 15, 2022. Doors open at 9:00 AM. Disabled Hams may enter the HamFair through the East door at 8:30 AM with one paid escort. Tickets will only be available at the door for $10. Vendors should reserve tables in advance but do not send payment. You will pay […]

The Klamath Basin Amateur Radio Association had an awards ceremony on July 16th, at the Moore Park Marina II Pavilion in Klamath Falls.  The club’s long-time member, Ruth Schorr, K7RFO, was presented with an award from OEN (Oregon Emergency Net).  At 97 years old, Ruth has served as net control for OEN for more than […]

Congratulations to David Kidd, KA7OZO, of Oregon City, for his re-election as ARRL Oregon Section Manager.

CT1END, the Emergency Communications Coordinator for Portugal, reports that a group of nine radio amateurs are working to support emergency communications locally and back to Portugal.   The island of São Jorge in the Azores has suffered over 1800 earthquakes over 48 hours causing concerns and prompting the Regional Government of the Azores to prepare […]

Outcome of the written procedure with the CEPT Assembly regarding suspension of the Russian Federation and Belarus from CEPT Membership. Based on a request from a number of CEPT members, the CEPT Presidency carried out a written procedure, in accordance with the CEPT Arrangement, on the proposal to suspend indefinitely and with immediate effect the […]

Greetings from the 7QP! The 16th annual 7QP will run this year on Saturday, May 7. We have an outstanding record to uphold. Based on number of logs received last year, 7QP is still the 3rd largest QSO party in the country and growing. For the past several years we have had all 36 Oregon […]

New Proposal Window is February 21, 2022 to March 31, 2022   February 16, 2022 — The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together,  to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates […]

Ted Seble, W7EEI  was 89 at the time of his passing on 1/27/22. He will be interned at Willamette National Cemetery, date TBD. Ted had enjoyed the hobby since his early teens. He had been a member of ARRL for over 50 yrs and a longtime member of Clackamas Co ARES.

Portland Amateur Radio Club became ARRL Affiliated on January 8, 1947. According to their website, the club actually started in 1941 so they are 81 years old with 75 years of ARRL affiliation. Please congratulate them on this achievement.

TERAC initially became an ARRL affiliated club on January 19, 1972, although they were functioning as a club long before that. The name TERAC dates from 1957 but the group existed as the TekHam Club before that. Please congratulate them on this achievement.    

It appears that at least the current version of the EZNEC Antenna Modeling Software package is now free thanks to the author, Roy Lewallen, W7EL.  See the authors web page for details!  This is a very nice antenna modeling software package.  Click the “Read More” link below and to the right, for a direct link […]