Get On the Air! I remember my first bicycle. It was blue. It was small enough that my feet could touch the ground. It was new and beautiful! My brother and I had a very special Christmas that year ! His was normal sized and red while mine was smaller, blue and had training wheels ..read more

Oregon Coast Gravel Epic: Saturday May 4. Bicycle race begins and ends in Waldport. https://www.mudslingerevents.com/oregon-coast-gravel-epic West Coast Gravel: Sunday May 5. Begins and ends in Yachats. https://www.mudslingerevents.com/west-coast-gravel Barrel to Keg Relay: Teams of runners relay from Wren to South Beach. This is an all-hands- on- deck event for us to remotely pull off our mission ..read more

I’ve always been a fan of music.  When I was a kid, long long ago, music was listened to on the radio, on a phonograph, or live.  I think it was 1959 or so that I got my first transistor radio.  It was about the size of a pack of cigarettes but much heavier.  Mine ..read more

John KN4RTK recently interviewed Michael W7ALX about the story behind the Lunchtime Net. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Dane/W7ALX over lunch to discuss where he sees the lunchtime net going, as well as his thoughts on ham radio and emergency preparedness. John KN4RTK Click to download the article ..read more

Starting Friday February 23rd, Michael Dane, W7ALX, curator and creator of the Lunchtime Net, is adding a specialty topic. The last Friday of each month, the conversation will revolve around all things to do with “Emergency Preparedness”. Wanting to share lessons learned, Michael wants to focus on ideas you may have in an effort to ..read more

Women On The Airwaves           I didn’t have a sister, only had a brother two years older and six inches taller than me.  The taller was notable to me because for some unknown reason my parents bought boxing gloves for us.  Neither of us was overly interested in the pugilistic pursuits but occasionally we would don the gloves and go at it.  The result was usually the same.  My brother would hold me off at arm’s length and use his other hand to pound me on top of the head as my gloves futilely swung at air.  The resulting he ..read more

Have you been on the air with a Yaesu radio (most likely the venerable FT-60) and been told you have the “Wires” on, and the first part of your transmission is cut off, followed by an annoying “beep?” Here is a document that might help ..read more

As LCARC ramps up to vacate “the barn”, we have created a PDF file of all handbooks and technical books on just about all topics ham related. The listing can be found under the Documents page tab, along with several other informative links, including club by-laws and the membership form. At this writing, Mike Eastman, N7ONP is the custodian of the 5 box library. So, go check it out and contact Mike to “check it out ..read more

Here are two fairly lengthy Zoom presentations that may be of interest. Link to the RATPAC Youtube channel: https://tinyurl.com/433ek3je ..read more

Winter Field Day information: Home – WFDA (winterfieldday.org) Rules – WFDA (winterfieldday.org ..read more