• There will be a HAM License training session on December 3 and 4 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at the Southern Shores VFD.  On December 18 at 7:00pm there will be a testing Session also at the Southern Shores VFD. Course materials are under the menu Training and Licensing on this website.

• The OBRA Holiday Party will be held at Duck Woods Country Club at 5:00 PM on December 19. Please notify Chick Raffa of your menu choices no later than December 4. Payment can be made by PayPal.
• The November monthly meeting will be held 5:30PM, Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Black Pelican. If you pan to attend, please notify Chick Raffa. See the OBRA Calendar OBRA Events Calendar for additional meetings.
• The DMR Script has been updated and can be found under Technical Information or at https://obraobx.com/?page_id=1710
• A list of HF Emergency Hurricane Nets can be found under menu item Technical Information and https://obraobx.com/?page_id=1857
• A new menu item, EMCOMM Training, has been added to our Website, which provides sub-menus for WebEOC and WinLink detailed training documentation prepared by Malcom Green.
• OBRA has a revised Wide Area Net Script at https://obraobx.com/?page_id=978
• Refer to the calendar for recent events updates.
• Monthly meetings will resume on the 3rd Thursday of each month beginning on September 19, 2024. Meetings will be held at the Black Pelican at 5:30 PM. See the OBRA Calendar OBRA Events Calendar for additional meetings.
• Three documents as a follow up to the recent HUREX 24 Exercise have been developed by Malcolm Green. They can be accessed at Recent HUREX 24 Exercise Documents or under the menu item: Community Service/ Disaster Assistance.

• The OBRA Calendar has been updated and In-Person meetings have been scheduled and posted monthly through May, 2024. All meetings will be held at the Black Pelican at 5:30 PM.
• If you join or renew your ARRL membership, OBRA receives a commission, if you submit your application through OBRA. See the following link for more information: Join or Renew ARRL Membership
• You can now sign up for OBRA Events 0nline. See the menu choice for the sign up form next to the OBRA Calendar of Events.
• Read the recent article about OBRA in the Outer Banks Voice.
• OBRA has a new Calendar of Events. It can be found as a new menu item, OBRA Events Calendar, or by clicking on the following link: OBRA Events Calendar
• Introduction to Ham Radio and OBRA
• Outer Banks Area Wide Net Script Outer Banks Area Wide Net Script

Updated October 16, 2024