JUNE 2026 IS AMATEUR RADIO MONTH IN OREGON!
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 in the United States…and with good reason.
In addition to having wide open spaces and vast wilderness areas without cellular coverage, Oregon’s natural beauty masks a legacy of earthquakes, tsunami, floods, landslides, volcanoes, wildfires, snowstorms, ice storms, windstorms, and other natural hazards. Oregonians are well aware of the many hazards nature has in store, and as a citizenry are particularly interested in being prepared and helping each other in times of need.
Field Day (June 27-28) is a perfect opportunity to practice our skills. Oregon also hosts the SeaPac NW division convention June 5-7, and we have our first crack at being W1AW/7 from June 3-9.
Governor Kotek has recognized the importance of ham radio and its practitioners to the community by respondingly positively to our request to have June 2026 declared Amateur Radio Month in the state of Oregon.
Oregon has been having a very dry spring. We collectively hope that our summer is not consumed with providing emergency communications for wildfires, but if it is, we’ll be ready.
Scott N7JI
ARRL Oregon Section Manager
