CCRC Trailer Build Update

Much has happened over the past couple of weeks, some good some not so good but progress has been made. Approximately $3200.00 has been spent on the project so far and there are still a few things needed to be purchased. Most of the high dollar stuff is sitting here waiting for it’s turn to be installed.

Finishing up the insulation, painting interior panels (Thank You Lorna!) and wiring of the interior and exterior lighting has been the majority of the tasks the last couple of weeks. Insulation is complete, most of the painted panels have been re-installed and the majority of the lighting wiring is complete other than some switches yet to be installed.

Flooring and desk materials are here and will be the focus over the next few days followed by the installation of a 3000watt 120v inverter/charger/transfer switch, the 4-100Ah batteries, and the solar panel rack and panels.

Workdays are Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11am – ?. Contact Gary N6BLU@hotmail.com Come by and put your mark on the trailer.

W1AW/7 June 3-9

CCRC members invited to operate with the call W1AW/7 June 3-9.

As part of ARRL Year of the Club and America 250 celebrations, the W1AW
callsign is traveling all over the country and being operated from each
state for two weeks during the year.

You can do this from your home. You can do this from your car. You can
do this from a park or from the beach. Your ability to participate is
Independent of your station size and your experience level.

ARRL affiliated clubs are encouraged to promote group operations using
the W1AW/7 callsign as well.

Oregon’s first week is June 3-9, 2026.

(Note: June 3 (UTC) actually starts at 5 p.m. PDT on June 2)

All logs must be in ADIF format.

Participants: Please contact Scott (N7JI) for access to the signup spreadsheet.

Scott N7JI
ARRL Oregon Section Manager
ars.n7ji@gmail.com
541-221-2475

Sudden HF Noise Jump. Fixed.

The HF noise floor in my shack exploded to S9+ this week. From 160m through 20. 10m seemed quiet. I went through all of my gear. No joy. I was just about ready to start taking down antennas…

Then I realized that the neighbors are back from AZ for the season with their RVs. Anyway, I finally caught them onsite and asked some questions. Turns out a Lithium battery charger was operating the last few days… since the 2nd RV pulled in. I asked him to unplug. And the noise floor on 20m instantly dropped to S1.

So I was able to share about Ham Radio discuss RF, and the FCC a little. Mainly I pointed out – wherever they operate that thing RVing around, they’ll be energizing the spectrum. Blasting Hams out of signal. Saddest looks of incomprehension I’ve received in quite a while.

Anyway, I know what causes my noise to jump. And if memory serves, past incidences with high RF coincide with periods when they’ve been around. Probably could have noticed earlier.

One brain cramp resolved.

June: Amateur Radio Month


From:
Scott N7JI
ARRL Oregon Section Manager

JUNE 2026 IS AMATEUR RADIO MONTH IN OREGON!

Governor Tina Kotek has recognized the importance of ham radio and its
practitioners to the community by responding positively to our request
to have June 2026 declared “Amateur Radio Month.”

Oregon, with a population of just over 4 million, has over 20,000 amateur radio operators. That’s the third highest per capita number of hams in the United States…and with good reason.

In addition to having wide open spaces and vast wilderness areas without cellular coverage, Oregon’s natural beauty masks a legacy of
earthquakes, tsunami, floods, landslides, volcanoes, wildfires, snowstorms, ice storms, windstorms, and other natural hazards.

Oregonians are well aware of the many hazards nature has in store, and as a citizenry are particularly interested in being prepared and helping each other in times of need.

Oregon Amateur Radio Month June 2026Download

Armed Forces Day Cross Band Test

QSO’s with Military Affiliate Radio Service stations.

The annual opportunity to make QSO’s with Military Stations operating in “Split” frequency mode begins May 9th.

Once a year, during the Armed Forces Day Cross-band Test, HAMs can make QSO’s with MARS (Military Affiliate Radio Service) stations.

Hams transmit inside the ham bands and listen outside the ham bands on
 specific frequencies. MARS stations do the exact opposite. This is known as a “cross-band” test. It’s
 a great opportunity to learn the technique,
 and try some modes we don’t often use.

View the Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test list of stations and times:

2026-AFDCT

Visit the official info page.

https://www.usarmymars.org/events-and-announcements

7QP Results

On Saturday May 2nd, members of the Coos County Radio Club gathered at Gary N6BLU’s home to participate in the 7 Area QSO party. The goal to make as many contacts with other stations as possible during the 18 hour period of 6AM to Midnight.

Nine Operators took to the airwaves and made 583 contacts covering all 50 states, 8 Canadian Provinces, and 5 continents. Three radios were in use at any given time and 5 different bands were utilized to make the contacts. Below is a screenshot showing the final tally. Note the top entry which was the last contact before Midnight. Great job Tina Edwards KI7GOE for grabbing a Canary Islands Station in the last minute.

Thanks to all that came out and participated to made this a very successful event. It’s your club so let this serve as motivation to get involved and come play radio with us.

The next events are Tour De Fronds Bike Ride in Powers followed by Field Day in Bandon. Stay tuned!

73′ Gary McElroy N6BLU

7QP This Saturday!

Saturday May 2nd. 0600 – 2359 (midnight) local time.

K7CCH will be operating in the “multi-multi” class. Which is more than one radio, that at fixed location.

QSO’s

  • 2 points per SSB
  • 3 points CW
  • 4 points digital (no FT8)

The exchange is a signal report with a state/county abbreviation. For example: “K1ABC you are 59 ORCOO (Oregon, Coos County)” 

All equipment must be within a 1,000 foot diameter area on Gary N6BLU’s property at 87450 Batson Ln. in Bandon.

Please bring your own food and drinks and something to share. Also bring your own chair. Potluck at 4:30ish?

Operating time will be 6:00AM to Midnight Saturday. All members are welcome, come early and stay late and spend some time on the radios.

Logs will be collected on club laptops with the N3FJP logging software connected over a network. 

Breakfast/Lunch on Friday at 11:30AM, The Station Restaurant in Bandon, followed by some setup at Gary’s Place.

See You There!

QRZ Page & new logbook

I was doing some housekeeping on the K7CCH QRZ page and thought it couldn’t be that difficult to open and start a QRZ logbook for the club. What a Rabbit hole! Anyway, after our POTA Palooza last weekend I was thinking, "I know I like to get confirmations in my own log so how many people have we not confirmed that may have needed us for WAS (Worked all states), worked all counties, grid squares etc."
Well, I traveled down the rabbit hole! After about 5 hours of beating my head against the desk, the club now has 4150 QSO’s in the logbook. 1146 confirmed contacts and 15 countries. Oh, and Worked All States, and 284 Grid Squares, and 506 counties, and…. get the picture?
I had logs from Field days, Winter Field days, 7QP, and POTA from the last 3 years so I made a master log using N3FJP and converted and uploaded to QRZ. No, it’s not Logbook of the World so no official awards but it still gives us an idea of how good we are doing and gives those operators that contacted us their confirmations.
From here on I’ll continue to upload our club logs after club events.
Cheers,
Gary