The Umpqua Valley Amateur Radio Club is located in Roseburg, Oregon.
Contact us at: P.O. Box 925 , Roseburg, OR. 97470
Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM, except August and December. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Meetings will be held at The Way Church in Sutherlin, OR. Click here for directions
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Activities
Get ready for the annual Sutherlin Community Preparedness Festival
We will be at the Festival on June 15th from 1 to 5 PM at the City Plaza
Winston VFW Ham Swap Meet is on May 6th, VE testing from 9AM to 12 PM, at the VFW in Winston, Or.
Club Ham's & Eggs at Denny's, Saturday's on Harvard Ave. at 7AM .
Club Lunch is at the Sizzler on Garden Valley Blvd,Tuesday's at 1100 AM.
Meals are both no host events.
******* August Pot Luck/Ice Cream Social and December Christmas Pot Luck are paid Members Functions*******
***** Morse Code Classes ****
Wednesday nights 6 P.M. 1864 NW Calkins ( L.D.S. Church) call 541-580-4795 For information
!!! NEW CLASS!!!
Technician Class ( 2 days only) June 3rd and 10th, 9AM to 4PM ,1864 NW Calkins Ave (LDS Church)
Call 541-580-4795 for information
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Nets
Monday, 1900, White Tail Ridge Repeater, 441.875, P/L 162.2 enc/dec, and Sheep Hill Repeater 147.12 P/L 100Hz enc/dec. This net is Fusion ONLY! and linked digital only
Tuesday, 1900, "Tuesday Night on the 712", on the Sheep Hill Repeater, 147.120 P/L 100Hz
3RD Tuesday will be a "Double Shot" with the 712 net and the Sportsman's net
Wednesday at 19:00, Club Net on the Sheep Hill Repeater147.120, P/L 100Hz
********Wednesday, 1930, "DC 405" Net, on 28.405 (10 Meters) net control is Clancy K7CAM ******
!!!! New Net..Wednesday at 2000, 2 Meter SSB Net 144.225 USB, K7POJ is the host !!!!!
Thursday, 1900, "Sportsman's Net" on the Sheep Hill Repeater, 147.120 P/L 100Hz
Friday, 1900, "UVARC Simplex Net", on 146.520 Mhz
D-Star Instructions is located under "DIgital Corner"
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VE Testing
*** VE Testing *** we will be giving the Ham Exams MONTHLY on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1800. NO Exams in July or August.********* The TESTING fee is still $15 cash/checks. Location for the 2023 testing will be at The Way Church. Test dates are below.
**** PLEASE contact Paul Branchfield at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you plan on taking a test****
NO Testing in July and August
June 14th, 2023
September 13th 2023
October 11th,2023
November 8th, 2023
December 13th, 2023
***** PLEASE NOTE: Technician candidates must get an FRN number from the FCC prior to taking the test ******* Follow instructions under "Links" tab to the FCC website*****
!!!!!! FCC renewal tutorial !!!!!!!
!!!!! link to pay for ALL hams after you get your FRN Number !!!!!!
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Club Repeater Status
!!!!White Tail Ridge (Flournoy Valley) Repeater (441.875, P/L 162.2, Enc/Dec) is Fusion enabled & Linked to Sheep Hill (147.12 P/L 100, Enc/Dec) Digital only.!!!Currently down for maintenance!!!!!
Sheep Hill repeater (147.120, P/L 100Hz) is fully functional, Fusion Enabled!
If you do not have a YAESU Fusion Digital Enabled Radio and you are experiencing data stream noise on these two repeaters simply encode/decode your radio
!!!! The D-STAR System is now operational on the 440.925, KK7HEP Repeater !!!!!!
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Special Notes/ Information
License renewal use the FCC link under the "Links" tab
Please report ANY suspected unauthorized use of this repeater to the link above "Contact UVARC", do not to attempt to correct the issue by yourself on the air, notify the repeater owners as specified .
MIssing Watts Up??? It is now under "Club Information" & "Watts Up" online.
Rosters are available to paid members only in PDF format, Please contact the UVARC Treasurer for one to be emailed to you.
!!! White tail Ridge is currently down for Maintenance!!!
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*****Wires-X information is now in The Digital Corner under club info *****
******Effective 2023 ALL dues are $24.00 and are FAMILY dues for a calendar year, January 1 thru December 31**********
FINALLY a FIX for Noise on your radio
Field Day information for 2023 is under the Field day link
Sutherlin Preparedness Fair is June 15th from 1pm to 5pm!!
