Author: Casey Baldwin

OTVARC 2024 Elections are now open! You should have received a ballot this morning from electionbuddy. Please fill out this ballot by Wednesday, May 15th. Only current members are allowed to vote in the election. To verify if you have paid your dues, email membership@otvarc.org If you are a member and didn’t get a ballot,…

The Portland Rose Festival Parade needs amateur radio operators for the parade on June 8th. More details on the event can be found on their flyer below. https://otvarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-GFP-Ham-Volunteer-Recruitment.pdf

SEAPAC early bird registration closes in a few days! Register at seapac.org SEAPAC is May 31-June 2nd, 2024 at the Seaside Convention Center.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Jacob O’Connor, Ron O’Connor’s grandson. Ron currently serves as a trustee for OTVARC and takes care of the club owned equipment. Our thoughts and prayers are with the O’Connor family during this time.For those wishing to help with funeral expenses, there is a…

A water line froze and broke last night at the Cedar Hills Baptist Church. As a result, there is no water in the building.  The roads are also icy from the inclement weather. For the safety and comfort of our members, we have decided to cancel tonight’s OTVARC meeting (1/18/2024). Please forward this message to…

Emergencies can happen at any time, even during the winter! Winter Field Day is an event to stretch your emergency operating skills. We will try to operate for the entire 24-hour event. Setup will be on Friday the 26th. The event runs from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. Dress warm, dress dry! Any questions –…

Need a class to help prepare the the technician class? Head over to our education page to register for the upcoming class. Click this link for more details: https://otvarc.org/services/education/

It’s that time of year again for our annual holiday dinner! The date is December 14th, 2023 @ 6:30 PM at the Sunset Church – upstairs. The cost is $30 per person. This will be payable at the door – cash or check. If you want vegetarian and/or gluten-free options, please let us know in…

OreSat: An Open Source, Amateur Radio-based CubeSat (and Oregon’s First Satellite!) This month’s presentation (OCT 19th at 7PM @ Sunset Church) will feature the Portland State Aerospace Society’s “OreSat” project, an open-source CubeSat system designed, built, and operated by an interdisciplinary group of students at Portland State University. Andrew Greenberg (KD7CJT) (and most likely a…

Thanks to the efforts of Steve, K3SHB, our club name badges got a redesign! If you are a current member, you can get a free name badge. Just fill out the form and email it to K3SHB@ARRL .NET The link for the form is: https://otvarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OTVARCNameBadge-1.pdf . It can also be found on the OTVARC website on the same…