Author: KN4RTK

Yaquina Head Lighthouse 150th

Yaquina Head (Cape Foulweather) Lighthouse back in the day

The Lincoln County Amateur Radio Club will activate the Yaquina Head Lighthouse on August 19 & 20 with a special event station W7Y, in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the activation of the light on August 19th, 1873. The activation coincides with the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend event that occurs the third weekend in August annually, recognizing lighthouses globally. For more information about that event, go to ILLW.NET. For those wishing to obtain a QSL card recognizing our event, after contact on the event weekend, please send a card request, with SASE, to LCARC, P.O. Box 1375, Newport, Oregon 97365. John Moore KN4RTK is spearheading the activation effort locally, working with several other club members, on behalf of the LCARC in cooperation with the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. For further questions/information, please contact John at john.kn4rtk@gmail.com

Excellent drone footage of Yaquina Head: Drone footage | Aerial Video | Yaquina Head Lighthouse | Whale Watching | Oregon Coast on Vimeo

Newport Farmers Market a success!

Saturday, April 8th, LCARC attended the Newport Farmer’s Market. Showing up at 8 a.m. were several dedicated members for setup, with most staying until we broke down just after noon. N7HQR broke out his HF rig and vertical antenna. Also deployed was a Yaesu dual band mobile with a vertical antenna from the ACS go-kit. Contacts were made on both radios. Despite the coastal weather, we had several folks drop by the booth, from those curious as to what ham radio is about, to those more experienced in the hobby. The intent of informing folks about the club and how they can get involved in radio and emergency services seemed to go quite well as we passed out literature about LCARC, ACS and emergency preparations.

Our presence at the market just happened to coincide with a visit to Newport and the market by AA7JS, Joe Stodola and his wife Debbie, KB7DS. Joe is the director for the statewide OEN and Debbie serves as a relay on the net weekly.

Thanks to all who participated! And remember, we plan to attend the market again on May 27th. See you there!