OCRA Special Request – Reserved Repeater Use Process OCRA has made it a practice to allow use of the club repeaters for other special events. This is a practice that we all support and would like to continue. However, to … Continue reading
Author Archives: Orange County Radio Amateurs, INC
Welcome to OCRA!
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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.
Danny Hampton, K4ITL Repeater Builder, Mentor, SERA Leader & FCC Liaison, SK February 28, 2024
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OCRA like many other ham clubs, repeater builders and users owe a great debt of graditude to Danny, K4ITL for his very gracious and generous help to anyone with a genuine willingness to learn and build repeater systems to his … Continue reading
Who were those masked folks at the August 1st Foxhunt?
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Original post date August 2022 by KN4VXB Thanks to Aurora, KN4VXB for coordinating and inspiring all to participate in a Foxhunt, Saturday August 1st! photo by KR4UB, © OCRA Inc But who were those masked men and women? Well none … Continue reading
Tri-County Repeater Coverage Maps available on OCRA-DFMA groups.io
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The repeater reach-ability testing during several recent OCRA Auxcomm nets on the 442.150 repeater and the demo presentation at the April 10 OCRA meeting (see Youtube video) illustrates many examples of how the topography from your location to a repeater … Continue reading
Plan to use an Inverter Generator or run your Field Day station from a generator?
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Original post date April 2021 by KR4UB Variable speed inverter based generators offer significant reduction in audible noise and fuel consumption. Most consumer quality, constant speed generators that typically run at 3600 rpm are noisy and consume much more fuel. … Continue reading
A Power Line Filter for an Inverter Generator
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Original post date April 2021 by KR4UB After viewing a recent Youtube video posted by the American Radio Relay League, Inc ARRL youtube video regarding RF noise that can be generated by inverter based generators, I decided to do some … Continue reading