• This is a reminder for the monthly meeting of the Outer Banks Repeater Association.   The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 20 at 5:30 PM at the Jolly Roger Restaurant’s private room.  Please let Chick Raffa know if you plan to attend. See the OBRA Calendar OBRA Events Calendar for additional meetings.
• Winter Field Day will run from Saturday 01/25/2025 at 1600 UTC (11:00 AM EST) and runs through 2159 UTC (4:59 PM EST) on Sunday 01/26/2025.
  WFD site:
  https://winterfieldday.org/index.php#hero. Contact Dwayne Tuberville for additional details.
• Ham Training will be held February 12 at the SS Voluntary Fire Department, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, and testing will follow on February 19. Contact Malcom Green for additional details.
• 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 February 18, 2025