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.
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
We commemorated the 2025 Oregon State Fair by operating as w7o. Requested by Mike, WA7SKG, we had the callsign w7o for the duration of the State Fair (August 22 – September 1). Oregon’s amateur radio operators used the w7o callsign and handed out over 1800 commemorative QSOs during the period of August 22 – September…
Oregon has THREE new ARRL-affiliated clubs! Oregon Youth ARC, K7OYA. Visit https://k7oya.radio/ Salem Amateur Repeater Group, K7ATV. https://www.wa7abu.com/ Central Oregon Coast ARC, W7FLO. https://www.w7flo.com/ Congratulations to our new ARRL-affiliated clubs!
Earn $$$ for your club by collecting ARRL membership dues and forms! ALL ARRL Affiliated Clubs can receive $20 for each NEW membership and $5 for each RENEWAL submitted to ARRL Headquarters. Applies to Standard Membership only. A NEW MEMBER is defined as any individual who has never been a member of ARRL or any…
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,…
Portland Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring Special Event Station W7R for the Rose Festival. Area clubs and their members are encouraged to participate in this event. There will be a Zoom planning meeting on May 6th at 7:00pm. W7R-Special Event Station | Portland Amateur Radio Club A link to register for the Zoom meeting is here:…
