This hurricane will be very devastating and long lasting. https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-landfall-monday-climate If you would like to listen to disaster communications, try the frequencies below… Courtesy of Gary, via groups.io From ARRL HQ Important Notice: Emergency Frequencies — Keep Clear During Contest Weekend As the Caribbean faces potential hurricane impacts, IARU Region 2 has activated emergency netsContinue reading “Hurricane Emergency Frequencies — Keep Clear”
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ShakeOut 2025 Tomorrow
Courtessy of ARRL… Tomorrow is ShakeOut 2025–Amateur Radio Support for USGS! On International ShakeOut Day, October 16, 2025, at 10:16 AM local time, millions of people worldwide will practice earthquake safety. After you “Drop, Cover, and Hold On,” amateur radio operators have a unique role to play: supporting the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by submittingContinue reading “ShakeOut 2025 Tomorrow”
Pass The Bill
Antenna Rights
Send an ARRL Letter to Congress. Support the effort equalize the rights of Ham Radio Operators. The document (below) supplies a super easy way to send your letters to our Reps: The system automatically fills in your details and aligns the message to reach to your legislators. The ARRL is focused on reducing legal restraintsContinue reading “Antenna Rights”
ARRL VHF Contest Saturday
ARRL.org sponsors the VHF contest every September. It’s this weekend. https://www.arrl.org/september-vhf This is a great opportunity for Technician Class license holders to collect QSO’s and their submit logs to ARRL. ARRL membership is not required. About: Intended for amateurs in the US and Canada (and their possessions.) Work as many amateur stations in as manyContinue reading “ARRL VHF Contest Saturday”
Ham License Applications On Hold
As of Monday morning, August 25, 2025, the FCC’s Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system—used by all VEC organizations to file exam sessions, individual applications, and club license applications—is not processing submissions.
PNW DX Convention
The Annual Pacific Northwest DX Convention takes place in Clackamas, Oregon from August 15-17, 2025. Hotel, Registration and Schedule Here: The PNW DX Convention is an official ARRL sanctioned event. Open to everyone. Hosted by Willamette Valley DX Club (www.wvdxc.org).
ARRL NewsLetter
July Headlines from the Amateur Radio Relay League https://arrl.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MzM3NjkyOCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTU1NTI3NTUx
Capture and Share SFD
Sharing Summer Field Day on Social Media A few hints help level up content gathering. Why post content to the CCRC web (as well as personal profiles, etc.)? To inspire new Hams, for starters. Everyone is welcome! Avoid photographing the back of someone’s head Zoom with your feet (move closer to your subject) and getContinue reading “Capture and Share SFD”
Coos County Radio Club 