OCRA members had a blast operating in the NC QSO Party. Members operated a station along with RARS members names W4DW, a bonus station in the contest with more than 1000 contacts in the 10 hour window.
Apr 26
Amateur Radio Help Directory
AK4W has put together a list of “helping HAMs” for the area. 
You can download it below.
Apr 15
Touch A Truck (N4T)
Members of OCRA and DFMA operated at Touch a Truck, a local event with many different types of trucks. We brought the Mobile Command Unit, and operated N4T, a special event callsign just for the occasion. We were active on 20M and 40M Sideband via a Whip and a Buddipole.
Apr 03
Upcoming Events
We have a few upcoming events worth noting:
DFMA meeting, Tuesday April 3, 2012, Dinner at 6:00pm / program at 7:00pm at Bullocks Restaurant. The program will presented by Nick Gessler and the topic will be Cuban Number Stations. The talk will include a short introduction to cryptology, its history from cipher disks to one-time-pads and the enigmatic “numbers stations.”
Don’t miss RARS Fest this coming Saturday, April 7, 2012 to be held in the Jim Graham building on the NC State Fair Grounds. For more info go to: http://www.rars.org/hamfest/
Touch a Truck: Sponsored by Boy Scout Troup 39. Sunday, April 15 at University Mall from noon – 4:00pm. Come see all kinds of trucks, walk through / tough / learn. The DFMA Mobile Communications Unit will be “on the air” as a special event station and using the call N4T. Come see – come operate!
Mar 12
Volunteer Opportunities
RARS has tons of volunteer opportunities for HAMS who wanted to help our community. You can visit their website to signup:
