Upcoming Training Opportunities

This was forwarded to the group by Armando Martinez for some upcoming Amateur Radio related trainings that are available through Zoom or in person.

A chance for FREE TRAINING for our hobby is about to happen covering a wide variety of topics via Zoom, If you read through the class syllabus below and attached, they will run from April 2nd through June 18th. Feel free to take any, just a few, one or all of them on what ever interests you..

Chuck KF6TWK and Jay KI7UPY are planning watch parties, at different locations such as the Fire Department, the library or possibly other places where we can get together as a group have fun and network during all of these..

The email from Roland Anders is requesting you register with him to receive Zoom information, just drop him an email and tell him you would like to register. roland.anders

Chuck would like to know how many of our club members will be viewing or attending the training, just so we can make arrangements for everyone, Once you sign up with Roland drop Chuck an email at learning

Even if you sign up, you do not have to attend all.

FREE ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATING CLASS

A free, weekly, 3-hour Amateur Radio Operating Class on Zoom will begin on Thursday April 2 and run through June 18. Sessions will be 2 to 3 hours long beginning at 6:30 PM. EASTERN time. Typically, two topics are covered per evening. The presenters will be folks very experienced in the various subjects.

A detailed syllabus will be published before the classes begin. Attend them all, or any that you like, but you must register for the classes. To receive registration information, contact Rol Anders, K3RA, at roland.anders.

Subjects will include:

All About Operating–A general Introduction

Amateur Radio Organizations—Local to International

Ham Radio Operating Awards

DXing-History and Tips from the Experts

QSLing-How to get that needed confirmation for DXCC or WAS

VHF/UHF Weak Signal Work and “Roving”

Image Operating—Slow Scan and Fast Scan TV

Remote Station control over internet

Learning CW in the no-code era

Digital Modes—From RTTY to FT8 and beyond

Contesting—How to get started, tips for the beginner and intermediated contester

Logging Software—What’s available, how to use

Propagation—A general intro to HF Propagation with emphasis on the declining phase of the current solar cycle

Amateur Satellites—How to get started

Portable (backpacking) operation and POTA—Tips from an expert

Setting Up a Modern (or not so modern) HF Station

Lightning Protection and Grounding

Traffic Handling

Public Service, Emergency Communications

John

KC7BWK/WRUE600

SVFR Station 1 2625 US-101 Park across 26th Street (south) in the dirt parking lot. Do not park east or west of the building unless you have a handicap symbol.

Coast Village Clubhouse 131 Rhody Loop on the east side of Spruce Street. You will need a gate code to enter–please get in touch with Jay, KI7UPY, 541-991-9478 (text/call) for the gate code–this can be done before you get to the gate. Park in the large parking lot south of the office/clubhouse/laundrymat/post office.

Siuslaw Public Library-Bromley Room 1460 9th Street. The Bromley Room is just past the water fountains on the right side as you enter the building’s front doors.

Someone will be there at 3:00pm to open the doors and get things set up. All are welcome–a ham radio license is not required. The program will begin at 3:30pm and can go three hours or until they kick us out of the venue. Please invite anyone that you feel would be interested.

Apr 2 SVFR #1 Upstairs
Apr 9 Coast Village clubhouse
April16 SVFR #1 Upstairs
April 23 Siuslaw Public Library
April 30 SVFR #1 Upstairs

May 7 SVFR#1 Upstairs
May 14 No Session—Dayton Hamvention Week
May 21 SVFR #1 Upstairs
May 28 SVFR #1 Upstairs

June 4 SVFR #1 Upstairs
June 11 SVFR #1 Upstairs
June 18 SVFR #1 Upstairs

Operating Class Syllabus
Spring 2026
Optional Supplemental Reading:
The ARRL Operating Manual for Radio Amateurs, 12th Edition. The material in the Operating Manual supports many of these talks, but it is not a specific text for them. Some of our topics are not in the manual, and a few of the manual topics are unique to the book. The book is available at Amazon.com in both Kindle and print versions.
Course Organizers: Rol Anders, K3RA roland.anders@comcast.net 410-796-4792 Tom Christovich, K3YH tom.christovich@gmail.com 410-615-3269
Date . Title Speaker
Apr 2 All About Operating, Amateur Radio Rol Anders, K3RA
Organizations, Ham Radio Awards
Apr 9 VHF/UHF Weak Signal Work and “Roving” Brian Skutt, N3IQ
Fast Scan TV Operating Jim Andrews, KH6HTV
April 16 DXing Bernie McClenny W3UR
Rol Anders, K3RA
QSLing Rol Anders, K3RA
April 23 Remote Station control over internet Ike Lawton, W3IKE (30-40 min)
CW in the no-code era Rol Anders, K3RA
Apr 30 Digital Modes Alan Zimmerman, KM4ND
May 7 Contesting Dan Zeitlin, K2YWE
Logging Software Rol Anders, K3RA
May 14 No Session—Dayton Hamvention Week
May 21 Amateur Satellites Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Portable Operation and Parks On The Air Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
(POTA)
May 28 The Increasing Dynamics of HF Propagation Frank Donovan, W3LPL
During the Declining Phase of Solar Cycle 25
June 4 Public Service, EmComms Andy Protigal, N3AWP
Dan Wilt, N3YQ
June 11 Setting Up a Modern (-or not so modern) Alan Zimmerman, KM4ND
HF Station Kevin Zembower, KC3KZ
June 18 Lightning Protection and Grounding Ron Block, NR2B
Traffic Handling Al Nollmeyer, W3YVQ
Robin Schaefer, AA3SB