Author: Casey Baldwin

The August 17th meeting is our Annual Ice Cream Social & Swap Meet. We will have at least 2 grills going, so bring your burgers and brats and enjoy a BBQ with the rest of the club.  Some people get extra so feel free to bring a side to share instead. For the Ice Cream…

If you will be at OTVARC field day for dinner, please RSVP to fieldday@otvarc.org ASAP,  before Sunday, June 17th! We need an accurate count for the catering company.  ARRL field day is June 24-25 @ Stubb Stewart State Park near Vernonia. We will be in the day-use area. Don’t forget to get a state park parking pass!…

Where: Ron Tonkin Field When: Saturday, July 8th, 2023.  The game starts at 1:05 pm Cost: $40 per person.  25 tickets are available.  This event is for club members so the person registering needs to be an OTVARC member.  You can also purchase a 2nd ticket for a +1 who does not need to be an OTVARC member. …

If you have not registered for SEA-PAC, time is running out! The last day to register is this Friday: May 26th, 2023. Some activities at SEA-PAC can only be registered online. It will still be possible to register for SEA-PAC at the event, though admission to some activities will not be available.

Here are the results from the 2023 Election Results 2023-2024 President: John Buscek 2023-2024 Vice President: Steve Bils 2023-2024 Secretary: Chris Nigh 2023-2024 Treasurer: Melissa Nelson 2023-2025 Trustee: Ron O’Connor 2023-2025 Trustee: Candice Bucsek 2023-2025 Trustee: Dave Moore 2023-2025 Trustee: Michael Nelson Proposal to amend OTVARC Bylaws Passed

Earlier this week we received reports that the 2M repeater (146.96 repeater) is not working. We are currently working on assembling a team to get to the site to repair the repeater. This process may take some time, as the road to the repeater is still snowed in. The weekly casual net will be held…

In May we will be electing the OTVARC officers and 4 trustees. If you would like to run for any of the positions, please email w7otv@otvarc.org. We will also be accepting nominations at the April club meeting (April 20th). The positions up for election:PresidentVice-presidentSecretaryTreasurer4 Trustees We will also be voting to amend the bylaws. The…

Hello Fellow OTVARC members, Next month on January 28 and 29th, a group of us will be participating in the annual Winter Field Day at Stub Stewart State Park in Buxton Oregon.  We welcome any HAM to join us or contact us on January 28th at 11:00 am all the way to January 29th at 11:00 am. …

Holiday Dinner – Please RSVP! The annual OTVARC holiday dinner will be held on December 15th. Please follow the link to RSVP so we know how much food is needed. RSVP BY DEC 7! The cost is $25, payable at the door (Cash or check).

Our friends at the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management are holding 2 classes: one for technician and one for general. Both classes will be held on November 18th from 6 PM to 9 PM and November 19th from 8 AM to 2 PM @ Portland Community College’s Cascade campus. After the class, there will be…