News and Events

  • OBRA has a new Events Sign. See it at OBRA Events Sign.
  • The Senior Games Bicycle Race will be held on April 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM.
  • There are two Flying Pirate events scheduled for mid April. On April 20, there will be a 5K at the Wright Brothers Memorial and on April 21 a Half Marathon will start at the First Flight Middle School and will end at the Wright Brothers Memorial. 
  • Congratulations to Paul Lamb, KQ4BOU, and Jim Borst, KO4OBX.  Both took tests at our testing session and upgraded to General Class hams.  It is official as both have already been upgraded on the FCC site. If you hear Paul or Jim on the air, please congratulate them.
  • The OBRA Calendar has been updated with all of the HF and 2M events that have been scheduled as of February 5, 2024
  • Our Net is held every Thursday and all Hams from everywhere are invited to attend. Frequencies on the Outer Banks for the OBRA Net are at the following link: https://obraobx.com/?page_id=1232
  • 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 April 12, 2024