SEA-PAC 2021 QSO PARTY (Day 2)

Contest Objective:  The Sea-Pac 2021 QSO Party is to encourage Radio Amateurs in the Pacific Northwest and beyond to work as many stations as possible in celebration of our annual SEA-PAC Ham Conventions, past and future.   The format and scoring is intended to reward and encourage the new and casual operator who may not be an active contester.  Categories reflect reported mode activity from 2020. To be held in conjunction with the 2021 “Virtual SEA-PAC Convention”. Join our 2nd annual SEA-PAC  QSO Party for a “Ham-tastic” time on the air-waves!

SEA-PAC 2021 QSO PARTY (Day 1)

Radio Amateurs in the Pacific Northwest and beyond to work as many stations as possible in celebration of the annual SEA-PAC Ham Event.

Contest Objective:  The Sea-Pac 2021 QSO Party is to encourage Radio Amateurs in the Pacific Northwest and beyond to work as many stations as possible in celebration of our annual SEA-PAC Ham Conventions, past and future.   The format and scoring is intended to reward and encourage the new and casual operator who may not be an active contester.  Categories reflect reported mode activity from 2020. To be held in conjunction with the 2021 “Virtual SEA-PAC Convention”. Join our 2nd annual SEA-PAC  QSO Party for a “Ham-tastic” time on the air-waves!

World Amateur Radio Day 2021

World Amateur Radio Day, held on April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs.

2021 World Amateur Radio Day is April 18

What: 2021 World Amateur Radio Day

Who: All amateur radio operators worldwide

When: Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 0000 UTC until Monday, April 19, 2021 at 0000 UTC

Where: A global event covering all regions of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

Why: World Amateur Radio Day, held on April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs and all radio amateurs are invited to take to the airwaves to enjoy our global friendship with other amateurs, and to show our skills and capabilities to the public.

General Club Meeting via Zoom

Don’t miss this meeting. We have a Special guest joining us. Tim Duffy, K3LR, will be our guest speaker at TARA’s July 8th Meeting. Who is Tim Duffy? He is: a world class contester, founder of Contest University, the face of DX Engineering, and much much more… The tentative subject will be about “Antenna Building”.
Join us online for our monthly General Meeting via Zoom. The link to the meeting is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88448835857?
For online security reasons you will need to IM, call or email us for the passcode. 

“Just Because Net”

Join us for the TARA Just Because Net Wednesday Nights at 1900 PDT. The Net is held on the Bear Mountain W6SLZ repeater 146.700- MHz 123 Hz (PL).This is an informal Net started after Covid-19 to help us stay in contact with our fellow area Hams.NET Control usually calls for 3 check-ins at a time to start a round robin discussion with a suggested topic. (Net control may choose to change this up if they like) Check-ins may discuss this topic or are encouraged to change the subject if they wish.Membership in TARA is not required to participate in the Net. We have had some great technical discussions in the past covering many subjects; i.e.- Antennas

– Alternative Power
– ARES
– QRP
– Overlanding
– ConOps
– WinLink
– SOTA
– Virtual Expo
– FT-8
– DMR
– BioEnno Batteries
– Go Kits
– WinLink
– Our favorite toy stores
– Ham Equipment For Sale
– Requests for Help
– Solutions to problems
– NVIS

If you have a question about a mode of operation, equipment or anything amateur radio related subject; chances are this group can help or point you in the right direction.

“Just Because Net”

“Just Because”

Join us for the TARA Just Because Net Wednesday Nights at 1900 PDT. The Net is held on the Bear Mountain W6SLZ repeater 146.700- MHz 123 Hz (PL).This is an informal Net started after Covid-19 to help us stay in contact with our fellow area Hams.NET Control usually calls for 3 check-ins at a time to start a round robin discussion with a suggested topic. (Net control may choose to change this up if they like) Check-ins may discuss this topic or are encouraged to change the subject if they wish.Membership in TARA is not required to participate in the Net. We have had some great technical discussions in the past covering many subjects; i.e.- Antennas

– Alternative Power
– ARES
– QRP
– Overlanding
– ConOps
– WinLink
– SOTA
– Virtual Expo
– FT-8
– DMR
– BioEnno Batteries
– Go Kits
– WinLink
– Our favorite toy stores
– Ham Equipment For Sale
– Requests for Help
– Solutions to problems
– NVIS

If you have a question about a mode of operation, equipment or anything amateur radio related subject; chances are this group can help or point you in the right direction.

HamSCI 2021 Workshop (Virtual)

March 19 2021 from 8:30 am – 6:30 pm (EDT) & March 20 from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (EDT)

Come join HamSCI at its fourth annual workshop! Due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, this year’s workshop will he held as a free virtual workshop.  The meeting will take place March 19-20, 2021 using Zoom hosted by The University of Scranton in Scranton, PA  and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The primary objective of the HamSCI workshop is to bring together the amateur radio community and professional scientists. Visit https://hamsci.org/hamsci2021 for more information on the Event.

RATPAC Zoom Presentation

Looking to get “Radio Active”? Look into RATPAC. They hold Zoom twice-a-week. The Wednesday presentation covers “General Amateur Radio Topics” and the Thursday presentation covers EMCOMM topics. Visit their information page at https://groups.io/g/Ratpac and join the group.

“Just Because Net”

Join us “on the Air” with Amateur Radio Operators. Learn, share and provide technical assistance or advise to your fellow “Hams”.

Join us for the TARA Just Because Net Wednesday Nights at 1900 PDT. The Net is held on the Bear Mountain W6SLZ repeater 146.700- MHz 123 Hz (PL).This is an informal Net started after Covid-19 to help us stay in contact with our fellow area Hams.NET Control usually calls for 3 check-ins at a time to start a round robin discussion with a suggested topic. (Net control may choose to change this up if they like) Check-ins may discuss this topic or are encouraged to change the subject if they wish.Membership in TARA is not required to participate in the Net. We have had some great technical discussions in the past covering many subjects; i.e.- Antennas

– Alternative Power
– ARES
– QRP
– Overlanding
– ConOps
– WinLink
– SOTA
– Virtual Expo
– FT-8
– DMR
– BioEnno Batteries
– Go Kits
– WinLink
– Our favorite toy stores
– Ham Equipment For Sale
– Requests for Help
– Solutions to problems
– NVIS

If you have a question about a mode of operation, equipment or anything amateur radio related subject; chances are this group can help or point you in the right direction.

“Just Because Net”

Join us for an informal and friendly on air conversation via the W6SLZ 2m repeater on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm.

Join us for the TARA Just Because Net Wednesday Nights at 1900 PDT. The Net is held on the Bear Mountain W6SLZ repeater 146.700- MHz 123 Hz (PL).This is an informal Net started after Covid-19 to help us stay in contact with our fellow area Hams.NET Control usually calls for 3 check-ins at a time to start a round robin discussion with a suggested topic. (Net control may choose to change this up if they like) Check-ins may discuss this topic or are encouraged to change the subject if they wish.Membership in TARA is not required to participate in the Net. We have had some great technical discussions in the past covering many subjects; i.e.- Antennas


– Alternative Power
– ARES
– QRP
– Overlanding
– ConOps
– WinLink
– SOTA
– Virtual Expo
– FT-8
– DMR
– BioEnno Batteries
– Go Kits
– WinLink
– Our favorite toy stores
– Ham Equipment For Sale
– Requests for Help
– Solutions to problems
– NVIS

If you have a question about a mode of operation, equipment or anything amateur radio related subject; chances are this group can help or point you in the right direction.