Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club (SEARC)

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

11/16/2025

SEARC held the Annual Meeting at Camp Rilea and invited friends from STARS to join us for socializing!

01/10/2025

The 2025 Electronics Swap Meet in Puyallup, WA will occur on
March 8th 2025. March 7th will be available as a setup day.

Swap Meet main page: http://www.mikeandkey.org/flea.php
Registration flyer:http://www.mikeandkey.org/docs/fleamarket/FLYER2025.pdf
Directions: http://www.mikeandkey.org/fleadirections.php
Hotel Info: http://www.mikeandkey.org/hotels00.php
Info: http://www.mikeandkey.org/fleainfo.php

The Mike and Key General Membership meeting is held every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM. There is always coffee, doughnuts and fellowship. Come early and grab a seat. All are welcome. The Club will be investigating new venues to hold their monthly meetings over the coming months. Once we fin...

12/07/2024

There will be zoom classes for Technician and General license on Thursday - Sunday December 26-29. These classes are taught by Scott N7JI. I sat in on a session that he did earlier in the year and I think he is really good at explaining the material. He does expect that you have done some studying on your own.

I have tentatively scheduled an in-person testing session on Saturday January 4 at 2 pm in Astoria. The link to register for the exam session is https://ham.study/sessions/W7BU
All levels of ham license testing will be available.

Ellen AA7EN
[email protected]

09/15/2024

October class seats available!

08/30/2024

Daniel Adam Maltz on the Fortepiano. Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 Franklin Ave, Astoria. Tuesday September 10, 7 pm.
https://partnersforthepac.org/.../daniel-adam-maltz-on.../

Enjoy Haydn and Mozart’s piano works performed as they intended them to be heard — on a Viennese fortepiano. During the Classical era in Vienna, composers expected their keyboard music to entertain relatively small audiences in more intimate spaces than today’s 1500-seat concert halls. The era’s pianos — known as Viennese fortepianos — are very different from modern Steinways.

Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz is based in Vienna and studied Historical Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts. He performs on historic Viennese fortepianos, utilizing the vast range of tones, colors, and techniques familiar to Classical-era composers.

08/24/2024

Training for new hams this fall, Friday evenings in September or Saturday afternoons in October. The October class is no longer limited to ladies only!

Testing for all levels of ham license will occur in the final hour of each class.

Go to https://w7buhams.club/technician-training/ for more information.