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…
Make sure you post your club’s Field Day event on the ARRL’s Field Day Locator site. Many use it when traveling during Field Day weekend and media outlets can use it as well.
What is a Special Service Club? A club that exists to go above and beyond for their communities and for Amateur Radio is what defines a Special Service Club (SSC). They are the leaders in their Amateur Radio communities who provide active training classes, publicity programs and actively pursue technical projects and operating activities. Letting…
Governor Kotek has proclaimed June 17-23 as Amateur Radio Week in Oregon!
Amateur Radio, a.k.a. Ham Radio, is a worldwide, licensed communications service. There are over 750,000 licensed ham operators in the United States (including over 20,000 in Oregon), and over 3 million worldwide. Ham radio operators use their skills and equipment to talk to other hams, near and far, over the airwaves. Ham Radio does not rely…
