June 27-28 was Field Day. It was a lot of fun. It rained A LOT. Dozens of clubs and many more individuals in Oregon participated, making thousands of QSOs and passing out Oregon to the rest of North America (and beyond). If you have photos you wish to share, please send them to… Scott N7JI…
What is ODART? ODART is the Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team. ODART will be carrying out a statewide amateur radio communications path checking event. The goal is to create a map of working communications paths between airfields in the state. There will also be an aeronautical mobile station aloft over the NW corner of the…
Another June, another Seaside. Food, friends, flea market, forums, sold-out events, and atmosphere on the NW Oregon coast. Rented a house, put up antennas, had a great time. If you didn’t make it, plan on June 3-6, 2027. I got to meet so many people that my voice was completely shot by the end.
Dear Oregon ARRL members: Our upcoming Oregon W1AW/7 operation needs you to sign up and make QSOs from June 3-9. As part of ARRL Year of the Club and America 250 celebrations, the W1AW callsign is traveling all over the country and being operated from each state for two weeks during the year. ARRL-affiliated clubs…
June 2026 is Amateur Radio Month in Oregon! Get out there and talk up ham radio! Governor Tina Kotek has issued a proclamation designating June as “Amateur Radio Month” in Oregon. Oregon, with a population of just over 4 million, has over 20,000 amateur radio operators. That’s the third highest per capita number of hams…
Today’s equipment simply begs to be taken portable. When I was licensed in 1984, you could find a few compact HF radios – Icom IC-735, Kenwood TS-120S, Yaesu FT-757GX – but I was taught to be wary of solid state radios because the transistors were “fragile,” so my first rig was a Novice-proof radio called…
The Oregon section has a new Assistant Section Youth Coordinator! Ethan Looney, KK7UYXY, is a very experienced and talented 16 year old amateur radio operator. He founded the Oregon Youth Amateur Radio Club, has earned DXCC, and participated in the PJ6Y Saba DXpedition. He will be working with Oregon’s Section Youth Coordinators, Affiliated Clubs Coordinator,…
The American Legion Post 10 (Albany) Ham station has come online! It is available for use by Post 10 members (Legion, Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and Legion Riders) holding a valid Amateur Radio License and verified by the Command Office, and Scouts and Cub Scouts who wish to earn their Radio Merit Badge…
The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act is working its way through congress and needs your help. Clubs and individuals can help in this effort. The process for individuals is very, very easy. https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/ The process for clubs is slightly more involved. https://send-a-letter.org/club/ There is a video that has been produced by the ARRL as well….
ARRL Oregon Section CLUBS meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10 @ 6 p.m. PDT Are you an officer in your radio club? Are you trying to build membership? Are you trying to engage your members? Clubs are the backbone of ham radio. We meet quarterly to discuss our clubs, things we can do better, things we know work, things we should never…
