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

Main menu

Getting a License
License Manuals
Question Pools
Find Exam Location
Apply for FCC FRN

Category Archives: Parks On The Air

Parks On The Air by Keith, W1KES

Posted on May.2020 by Orange County Radio Amateurs, INC

from Keith, W1KES

After placing the new G5RV in the trees on Thursday, I activated several Parks On The Air (POTA) stations via my Back Porch on The Air (BPOTA) station today.

[c] [y] photo by W1KES, OCRA Inc

Posted in Parks On The Air

OCRA, Inc. ©2025

HOME PAGE

ABOUT OCRA

Mission Statement
Club Meetings & Events
Officer, Board, Team Leads

OCRA MEMBERSHIP

Apply for Membership
Renew Membership
Upcoming Renewals
Members by Last Name
Member Profile Access Key

REPEATERS

Frequency Listings
Repeater Code of Conduct
AuxComm Net Script 10/2/25
Net Control Suffix List
OCRA Nets from Zoom
Repeater Coverage Maps

EXTERNAL REFERENCE SITES

OCRA/DFMA@groups.io
Log in to see all files

Join
Messages
Files
Photos

Durham FM Association

Chatham AuxComm Information
Email Chatham AuxComm

Emergency Information
Monitor the OCRA 442.150mHz PL131.8 repeater for any special announcements activated if severe weather, road conditions or other emergency require cancellation of a club event. Announcement will occur on the repeater initial ID.
Sample Message

MAILING ADDRESS:
Orange County Radio Amateurs
P. O. Box 294
Carrboro, N. C. 27510

MONTHLY MEETINGS
From January to November, OCRA Club Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at the following location:
Efland Baha'i Center
119 Maple Street
Efland, NC 27243
Click for Directions

Doors Open:      6:30
Zoom Call Open:  7:00
Meeting Starts:  7:30
Meeting Ends:    9:00

The December Christmas Dinner is held at a different venue.
If you can not attend a club meeting in person, join in via Zoom.
Meeting/Zoom details are emailed to all in the OCRA registry (subject to your Opt-In, Opt-Out settings)

OCRA MEETING MINUTES

Board Meetings
Club Meetings

OCRA Club/Ham Radio Question ?
Send Email to OCRA

Emergency Information
Monitor the OCRA 442.150mHz PL131.8 repeater for any special announcements activated if severe weather, road conditions or other emergency require cancellation of a club event. Announcement will occur on the repeater initial ID.
Sample Message