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An email with be sent to the secure email address you list below with additional membership information and a private access link you can use to list your ham radio interests 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.

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FCC Registered Callsign, Verification of Identity This is the same information as required in the FCC database for your ham radio license
Call Sign *	Your Current Amateur Radio Call Sign registered in the FCC database
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Your Current Amateur Radio Call Sign registered in the FCC database

First Name *

Enter First name you prefer to be called

Last Name *

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Street Address

City *

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Shared Email *

For sharing with others for discussion of similar interests

Secure Email *

Email address for Profile Access Link & Identity Verification

1st Year Free

Newly licensed ham at OCRA VE Session AND have attended an OCRA meeting.

I'm not a robot *

4 − 2 = ? THIS QUESTION MUST BE ANSWERED TO CONTINUE

OCRA Membership Meeting – June 10th, 2019

Posted on Jun.2019 by Dan, KR4UB

Dave W4SAR, club president opened the meeting with introductions, the topic for tonight’s meeting being Field Day Planning and call for officer reports. He reported that at the last VE Session on June 8th, 6 candidates were tested with 5 … Continue reading →

2019 OCRA/DFMA Combined Field Day

Posted on May.2019 by Dan, KR4UB

Join us on June 21st through June 23rd for another wonderful field day event on the grounds of W4BOH near Hillsborough. There is something of interest for almost everyone at our Field Day event. It is certainly an excellent opportunity … Continue reading →

OCRA Membership Meeting – May 13, 2019

Posted on May.2019 by W1KES

Treasurer Report:

Dan (KR4UB) Balance is still strong, current membership is 67 with 30 needing renewing. The cost for maintaining our repeater is increasing. The high cost of tower climbers is one reason OCRA maintains a heathy financial balance. You can easily assist in keeping our financial balance strong. For those who purchase from Amazon and want to add to OCRA’s coffers, Amazon Smile donates 0.5% to eligible charitable organizations. For more information, please visit the following site.

DurHam Fest:

The 45^th Annual Durham Fest occurs over Memorial Weekend. OCRA will provide a table to sell members items. We would ask for a small donation or percentage of sales to off-set the cost of the table. Admission is $5 and prizes may be won. For more information, please scroll down for more information.

Repeater:

The OCRA 442.150 MHz PL 131.8 repeater is programmed to notify the club of cancellation due to poor weather. We encourage all members to listen for announcements and check the groups.io email reflector if storms are present on meeting days.

Field Day – June 22-23:

Field day will again be hosted on Wilson’s (W4BOH) property over the weekend of June 22-23.

Bruce (N1LN) Station setup will occur on Friday, June 21. Band captains are responsible for procuring the necessary bill of material and station coverage throughout the event. Please register your station of interest and availability on the website under Events, OCRA/DFMA Field Day Signup Summary. Again, Elecraft radios are the standard for this year. Band captains that borrowed radios last year need to ensure their availability again this year.

Bruce will provide N1MM logging software instruction training in June.

Steve (W3AHL) mentioned wireless connectivity for multiple computers with N1MM is difficult to manage. However with the laptops donated for Field Day by Adam Caudill (WX4WNC) this will be much easier. Thanks to Adam! The computers will contain a standard configuration image, providing a more stable and consistent approach for management.

Bruce will provide N1MM software training in June. Elecraft radios are rig of choice, making interfacing and configuration easier.

John (KM4MDR) will be facilitating Potluck on Friday around 6:00 PM night. Saturday 5:00 dinner and Sunday breakfast. Attendees will need to prepay for meals. Please see payment options and meal details on the 2019 Field Day post.

Field Day Materials – Operators may want to have present the following as conditions are likely to be hot and humid.

Helmet – if assisting with tower construction and placement
Gloves
Safety kit
Water bottle
Bug spray
Sunscreen
Hat
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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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