July 19 & 20 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day State Emergency Operations Center 1636 Gold Star Drive Raleigh, NC Register through NCTERMS. A pre-req is required…

The Annual PARC & BARC Tailgate/Swapfest and Cookout is over for another year. Thanks to everyone that attended and made the event a success. Visit the Events page for pics!

Ramos KO4YSV Club member and artist has offered this beautiful steak turner as a club fundraiser. Check it out!

Are the blackouts related to a magnetic excursion? Are we headed for another Carrington Event or worse? For those interested there are some resources: ARRL Solar Report ECDO Theory – Tes several articles on ECDO, alternatives to CO2 climate change. The World in Peril – Ken White (audiobook) advance to 6 hour mark if arctic…

Information for persons wishing to become active in ARES can be found here: Online Course catalog can be found here: ARRL has established three levels (Basic,Intermediate and Advanced) with differing qualifications for ARESpersonnel that are reflected in course work and demonstration ofparticular skills during stated time periods. ARRL and the NC ARRL Section have established…

For those that have taken the Basic Course register at NCEM https://terms.ncem.gov/TRS/ https://k4bch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cert-program-manager-class.pdf

in places in the house where it is poor? I might have to try this….

Read about the buzzer at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76 Although largely silent there has been a recent transmission

Greg Hauser, W3FIE, NC Statewide Interoperability Coordinator, recentlygave a very interesting presentation about how the variouscommunications systems fared during Helene and the role played byamateur radio operators before and following the storm.