Oregon W7O SOTA Campout video
Nearly 70 hams did some serious hiking as part of this summer’s W7O SOTA Campout at Crater Lake.
Click the link to watch WA7JNJ’s video.
The Annual Pacific Northwest DX Convention takes place in East Portand – Clackamas from August 15-17, 2025. This is an official ARRL convention, and this year, it’s hosted by Willamette Valley DX Club. (www.wvdxc.org) Learn about DXing. Learn about contesting. Make friends and make contacts! Convention prices (not including lodging) Adult – $150 Youth –…
The IARU is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary on April 18, 2025. ARRL is celebrating by sponsoring “Ham Radio Open House,” which is an effort to have hams in North America open their stations to the public and talk about ham radio. To participate, or for more information, visit… https://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day
Members of the Willamette Valley DX Club (Oregon and SW Washington) are using the W7AC and W7RM callsigns to celebrate WVDXC’s 70th anniversary. This will carry on for the entirety of the 2025 calendar year. The club will be making electronic certificates available for stations that contact the club over the air. WVDXC was founded in…
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….
We had multiple clubs whose media outreach led to great promotion of Field Day 2025. One was The Forest Grove News Times that shared what the Portland Amateur Radio Club is doing, and another was the Central Oregon Coast ARC (COCARC) in Florence, which obtained proclamations from Dunes City and Florence as this week being…
CALLING ALL YOUNG HAMS! Ethan, KK7UXY, of Albany, Oregon, has founded a brand new radio club. The Oregon Youth Amateur Radio Club (OYARC) is a BRAND NEW club for younger ham radio operators living in the Oregon section. The club has a Discord server and lively discussion about many topics of interest to the next…