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BARBECUE!!!

I am sure that everyone is already aware that we are having a barbecue 3/24/19. But in case you aren’t… Sunday we are having a barbecue. It’s free food, and radio fun. Bring your whole family. There is a playground

Will Studer March 18, 2019April 4, 2019 General, Member News, Standard News Read more

FCC Invites Comments on ARRL Technician Enhancement Proposal

From the ARRL letter for March 14, 2019 The FCC has invited public comments on ARRL’s 2018 Petition for Rule Making, now designated as RM-11828, which asks the FCC to expand HF privileges for Technician licensees to include limited phone

HARC Webmaster March 14, 2019March 15, 2019 ARRL Stories, Headline News, Member News, Standard News, Technical News Read more

Digital Digital Digital

Yesterday, myself, Emery KE7YX, and Bill KI7PRU got our Yaesu Fusion radios out and experimented a bit on the 443 repeater. This specific little session of ours was to see exactly how the auto mode of our radios behaved. While

Will Studer March 7, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News Read more

Communications Truck Update

We have done our first inspection of 2019 of the communications truck which was donated to the club. Most of it is in great shape, but there are things that need to be done to make it good-to-go. The biggest

Will Studer March 6, 2019June 24, 2019 Club History, General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News Read more

An Invitation to All

I hope for this to be the year of our revival. I would like to see us add new members as well as welcome some old members back into the fold. If you are someone interested in Amateur Radio, there

Will Studer March 6, 2019June 24, 2019 General, HAM Education, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News Read more

TEST SESSION Saturday 3/9/19

For those who haven’t heard yet, Saturday, March 9th a testing session is being held. It will be at the Good Shepherd Hospital in Conference Room 3 & 4 at 1800 Hrs. If you or anyone you know want’s to

Will Studer March 6, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News Read more

Website Guestbook

Bill (KI7PRU), had the idea to add a guestbook to the site. This was a great idea, as we have had traffic recently from all over the world and our site is our way to connect our club to HAMs

HARC Webmaster March 4, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News Read more

Thank You to Our Officers

I hope, and I am pretty sure I do, speak for all of our members with this article. Our officers put in a lot of time to this club which takes away from their own lives. We currently have a

Will Studer March 4, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News Read more

New Plan Aligns ARES with the Needs of Served Agencies

From the ARRL Letter for 2/21/19 The new ARES Plan adopted by the ARRL Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting in January represents an effort to provide ARES with a clearly defined mission, goals, and objectives; specific training requirements,

HARC Webmaster February 21, 2019March 7, 2019 ARRL Stories, General, Member News, Standard News Read more

Microsoft Compatibility Official Steers Enterprise Users Away from Internet Explorer

From the ARRL Letter for 2/14/19 Microsoft, which transitioned to its new browser, Edge, several years ago, is now advising enterprise users to avoid its legacy browser, Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft Worldwide Lead for Application Compatibility Chris Jackson said that

HARC Webmaster February 14, 2019March 7, 2019 ARRL Stories, Standard News Read more

US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct

From the ARRL Letter 2/14/19 The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has adopted Amateur Radio training as a possible new approach to basic RF and electronics instruction. More than 20 NAWCWD employees took part in a

HARC Webmaster February 14, 2019March 7, 2019 ARRL Stories, Standard News Read more

February 2019 Meeting RESCHEDULED

Tonight’s meeting for February 2019 is cancelled due to weather. We will be having a Net in the place of tonight’s meeting and if the weather improves we could have a meeting next week. Emails will be sent out with

HARC Webmaster February 11, 2019June 24, 2019 Member News, Standard News Read more

New Campaign Exploiting Linux Servers to Insert Backdoor “SpeakUp” Trojan

From the ARRL Letter on 2/7/19 A new backdoor Linux-based operating system Trojan dubbed “SpeakUp” is on the loose, although so far it does not appear to have propagated to North America or Europe. Research team Check Point Research recently

HARC Webmaster February 7, 2019March 7, 2019 ARRL Stories, General, HAM Education, Member News, Standard News Read more

Cuban Radio Amateurs Respond to Severe Tornado

From the ARRL Letter for 2/7/2019 From the early morning hours of January 27, radio amateurs in Cuba’s capital of Havana were keeping an eye on the weather. An extratropical low-pressure system in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico associated with

HARC Webmaster February 7, 2019March 7, 2019 ARRL Stories, HAM Education, Standard News Read more

Winter Field Day 2019: Success!

Winter Field Day 2019 was a qualified success. While we had a small group and didn’t get the visitors we had hoped for, we all had a great time and made some contacts. All total, the club made 12 contacts

Will Studer January 28, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News No Comments Read more

The K7RA Solar Update

From the ARRL Letter for January 24, 2019 Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Sunspot group 2733 appeared this week on Tuesday, with a sunspot number of 18, and on Wednesday it increased in size with a sunspot number of 19.

HARC Webmaster January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 ARRL Stories, HAM Education, Standard News Read more

ARRL Launching New Podcast Geared Toward New Radio Amateurs

From the ARRL Letter for January 24, 2019 For those just getting started on their Amateur Radio journey, ARRL is launching a new podcast aimed at answering your questions, providing support and encouragement for newcomers to get the most out

HARC Webmaster January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 ARRL Stories, HAM Education, Standard News Read more

Amateur Radio Applications Piling Up as Partial Government Shutdown Continues

From the ARRL Letter for January 24, 2019 Volunteer Examiner Coordinators across the US are continuing to receive paperwork from Amateur Radio exam sessions held during the partial government shutdown. While it’s still possible to access the Universal Licensing System

HARC Webmaster January 24, 2019January 28, 2019 ARRL Stories, Standard News Read more

East Oregonian: Ham radio operators warm up with winter test

By Tammy Malgesini | January 3, 2019 HERMISTON — Members if the Hermiston Amateur Radio Club will participate in the Amateur Radio Winter Field Day. The purpose of the event is to practice emergency communication in conditions that are less

HARC Webmaster January 24, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Outside News, Standard News Read more

Winter Field Day 2019: HARC hosting event at Good Shepherd Wellness Center 1/26/19

Winter field day this year is January 26th to 27th, the club will be hosting an event group at the Wellness Center at Good Shepherd Hospital. We will begin setup and erecting antennas at 8 AM.

HARC Webmaster January 21, 2019June 24, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News No Comments Read more

Insurance for your Equipment

This article is in no way an endorsement, but just information for HAMs who aren’t aware it is available. ARRL, our national organization has partnered with Risk Strategies Company to offer equipment insurance specifically for amateur radio operators. Our hobby

HARC Webmaster January 3, 2019January 25, 2019 General, Member News, Newsletter Stories, Standard News No Comments Read more

Our Local HAMs in the News

January 23, 2018 East Oregonian: Ham radio operators warm up with winter test November 6, 2018 East Oregonian: Ham radio operators participate in emergency test June 19, 2018 Hermiston Herald: Ham radio operators hold on-air open house February 19, 2016

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2018 Donation: Communications Truck

Don, AA7DD, was able to secure a donation of a former mobile command post from the Morrow County Sheriff’s Department. The truck was being replaced and either had to go to state surplus or be donated to a non-profit in

Will Studer December 19, 2018December 24, 2018 General, Standard News No Comments Read more

North Central Oregon Area Radio Nets

Below is a listing of Nets which are regularly held for our area. You can also get them from our calendar which is available above by clicking calendar. You can also add our calendar to your phone or pc using

Will Studer December 18, 2018December 24, 2018 General, Standard News No Comments Read more

Repeater Purchase

The Hermiston Amatuer Radio Club received and installed 2 new Yeasu repeaters during 2016-2017. Both are on the air at the Silusi Butte site. The first was set up as UHF on 443.750+ PL Tone 103.5 hz and it is

Will Studer December 13, 2018January 24, 2019 Club History, Standard News No Comments Read more

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