This organization is exclusively for educational, scientific and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code Specifically the OCRA mission is to:
New Memberships: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. Not yet licensed? If you are interested in obtaining your amateur radio license, complete the information requested below and use “Unlicensed ” for the Call Sign Field. Your contact information will be used establish initial communicaitons with you about meetings, upcoming examination sessions. How to Join:By Online Submission: Complete the form below and then click on the “Save & Verify” button at the bottom of the page. Your call sign, name and address information will be verified with the FCC license registry. An email will be sent to the secure email address you list below with additional membership information and a private access link you can use to further describe your ham radio interests, need for assistance and make an online credit card dues payment via PayPal. Or, attend the next meeting to pay your dues to the club treasurer. By Mail or at a Club Meeting: Supply the same information requested below by mail with dues payment to “Orange County Radio Amateurs, P.O. Box 294, Carrboro, NC 27510, or to the club treasurer at the next monthly membership meeting. New member application forms received by online submission, by mail or at a club meeting, but whose 1st year’s dues have not yet been received will show on the membership listing with a “Pending” status. |
| Newly Licensed Hams: If you’re a newly licensed ham, you can claim a free year’s OCRA membership. Use the same procedure above to create and print a completed membership application page and show your FCC license to the club treasurer at the next club meeting. Be sure to identify yourself as a new licensee during the member introductions at the beginning of the meeting.. |
Complete the required information fields below, then Click the “Save & Verify” button at the bottom of this page to create your initial profile
Verify “Update Successful” appears just below this message; Any fields in error will be encircled in Red
After clicking the above “Save & Verify” button, make sure “Update Successful” appears at the top of this screen.
Any fields in error will be encircled in Red and must be corrected before your entries will be saved.