Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club (SEARC)

08/31/2026

Want to get your ham radio Technician's license? Exam review class will be held in Seaside on October 10, 17, 24 12:30-4:30 pm, with the exam session on the 24th at 3:30. Information is here: w7buhams.club/technician-training/

08/03/2026

The third weekend of August is International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend - ILLW. The Lightship Columbia is moored behind the Maritime Museum in Astoria and always worth a visit. The radio room will be open and staffed on Saturday August 15 from 1100 to 1430. Sunday status is not yet known.

06/14/2026

FIELD DAY
ARRL Field Day is June 27-28. This year, STARS is working in conjunction with AuxComm and SEARC with check-ins from operators simplexing other operators over VHF and/or UHF . If you'd like to participate, contact D.B. at [email protected] or message us here and we'll pass it along. ARRL Field Day is the largest annual amateur radio on-the-air event, held the fourth weekend of June each year. Hams across North America set up temporary, off-the-grid stations in public spaces to test emergency communication skills and demonstrate amateur radio to their local communities.

04/26/2026

The Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club in partnership with the Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society, will be sponsoring a free “Amateur Radio Resource Class” at Clatsop Community College in Astoria on Saturday May 9th from 10am to 4pm.

The class is for new or experienced ham radio operators that want to learn more about the Amateur Radio hobby and how to “Get On the Air”. Its an all day class filled with practical tips, rules, radio help and fun activities for those that want to learn or mentor others in the hobby. If you are studying for the license, new or inexperienced in using your radio, or a long time radio operator that would like to help others in the class, then you are invited to attend. Find more information, and a link to sign up for the class on the radio club’s website at www.w7bu.club

04/05/2026

Technician Exam question review starts this Saturday, April 11, at 1 pm at Clatsop Community College in Astoria. Information and link to register are here: https://w7buhams.club/technician-training/

03/14/2026

FREE: Radio Resource Class Saturday May 9.
This class is intended for the new ham or even someone that has been a ham for a while and not yet comfortable on the air. For someone interested in becoming licensed this would be best if they have been studying; this is not a class to help you pass the test.

We also need folks who are comfortable with their hand-held radios to come help less experienced hams.

For more information click here:

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03/14/2026

For more information about getting your first ham radio license, and for testing for all levels, click here: https://w7buhams.club/technician-training/

02/01/2026

Registration is now open for the Technician Exam Review Class!
Register Here: clatsopcc.coursestorm.com/course/wt-ham-radio-technician1

01/18/2026

Invitation from our friends at STARS:
Join us Saturday, Jan. 24, for our club meeting, which includes an info/training session on Low Resolution mesh radios. 10 a.m. at CCC's South County Campus on Roosevelt Drive in Seaside. The public is welcome.

01/13/2026