Orange County Radio Amateurs, North Carolina | P. O. Box 294. Carrboro, NC 27510 – Serving Orange County, North Carolina, with Emergency Communications Using Ham Radio

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Posted on Mar.2025 by OCRA Website Admin

Orange County Radio Amateurs, Inc, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization exclusively for educational, scientific & charitable purposes within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), and a chartered North Carolina non-profit corporation operating under guidance published by the Executive Council of the Business Law Section of the N.C. Bar Association for NC non profit corporations. Specifically the OCRA mission is to:

Encourage the use of Amateur Radio for emergency and welfare communications for the public good.
Further the exchange of information on Amateur Radio among members, and between members and the general public.
Promote radio knowledge, fraternalism and individual Amateur Radio operating efficiency.
Conduct meetings, classes and other activities of general interest to Amateur Radio operators.
All persons interested in Amateur Radio communications shall be eligible for membership. Membership shall be by application and election as provided in the By-laws.

Posted on Apr.2025 by OCRA Website Admin

Our next Volunteer Exam Session will be this coming Saturday, April 19th at 10:00am at the Efland Baha’i Center, 119 Maple St, Efland NC 27243.

Candidates need to bring some form of picture identification, the $15 exam fee payable by cash or by check, and provide an FCC Registration Number (FRN).

If this will be your first license, the FRN can be obtained by visiting the www.fcc.gov website. Ifyou already hold any kinf of FCC license, the FRN will be printed on it.

73,
Dave, W4SAR

Gregg Hauser Presentation

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Greg Hauser, W3FIE is the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator for North Carolina Emergency Management. Click on the link below to see his perspective on North Carolina communications and AuxComm during Hurricane Helene.

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Revised Orange County AuxComm Net Script Available

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The latest OCRA Saturday 9:30AM AuxComm Net script dated 3/15/25 can be downloaded by mouse click on AuxComm Net Script under REPEATERS in the left menu sidebar .