• Congratulations to New Hams: Stephanie Hall, KQ4GGL, John Lynn, KQ4GGM, and Nicole Tipton, KQ4GDW. All passed their Technician’s test.
• Congratulations to upgraded Hams: John Doerr, KO4VZY, and Chris Watts, KQ4BOV. Both were upgraded to General.

A test session for all classes of Ham Radio Licenses is scheduled on Tuesday, May 16, at 7:00 PM at the Southern Shores Fire Department.  The exams are free and upgrades are free.  New licenses will require a fee of $35 paid to the FCC upon passing the test. Pre-registration required.

• QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is back on YouTube. Save the Date for the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo which will return March 25th, 2023.  For more information click on: https://app.getresponse.com/view.html?x=a62b&m=BJhcMx&mc=r6&s=AghYEV&u=Fa22&z=EQitt0Y&
• There will be 2 Ham radio license testing sessions: Feb 10 at 10:00 AM and Feb 15 at 6:00 PM, both at the Southern Shores Volunteer Fire Department training room.  Pre-registration required.  

• OBRA will have an In-Person Meeting on March 23, 2023 at the First Flight Lions Club, at 2706 N. Croatan Hwy., Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948.

• There will be a class, “Introduction to Ham Radio and the OBRA”, which will be held March 8, 7 PM, at the Southern Shores Fire Department. Following is the link to the class presentation: Introduction to Ham Radio and OBRA.

• The recent selection of a new OBRA logo resulted in a tie between No.1 and No. 3. To break the tie, OBRA members should select their choice of No. 1 or No. 3 for a new OBRA logo no later than March 15, 2023.