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Next Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club Meeting

Posted Fri, 08/07/2026 - 12:27pm by admin

The next Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club meeting will be held on Sept. 7th, 2026 7:00pm at:
Confluent Makerspace
285 Williams Blvd
Richland, WA 99354

Agenda includes planning for upcoming events, club repeater maintenance & antenna restorations, license testing and club projects.

Confluent, a 501(c)3 non-profit makerspace next to Uptown in Richland that has been open since February 6th, 2016, has agreed to our use of their facility for our ham club monthly meetings. The club radio equipment/station and antennas have been stored until a location for a permanent club station can be found.

Ham Radio Operator's Breakfast

Posted Tue, 07/21/2026 - 11:11am by admin

And another HAM breakfast is just around the corner.

DATE: always the 2nd Friday of each month
TIME: 9:00 am PT official time, some are a little hungrier and show up earlier
LOCATION: CG Public House, 9221 W Clearwater Ave A, Kennewick, WA 99336

Any HAM Operator (and their wives, etc.), or prospective HAM Operators are welcome to enjoy good food and great company. No club membership or affiliation required - anyone is welcome.

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Being NET CONTROL is FUN!

Posted Sun, 07/19/2026 - 3:33pm by Richard Bogert

I have to say that I look forward to being net control for the morning social net a day or two a week. You really get to know the ham radio operators that join in. The net is growing slowly with about 10 regular check-ins and some once-in a whiles
When our net control operators travel, are ill or just have other things to do, we need willong ham radio operators to step up and be net control once in a while. This is important to me because I will be traveling to AZ pretty soon and I will be gone till spring. Please contact me KI7OOM or Albin KK9HAM and say,"I'd like to be net control on W7AZ".

Amateur Radio License Testing

Posted Wed, 07/08/2026 - 3:40am by Mike Tesky KC7CCK

There will be in person, no computers amateur radio license testing on Sept. 20, 2026 in Kennewick WA. Preregistration is required by Sept 18th. First time testers must go to the FCC Web site and apply for and receive a FRN number which you must bring with you to test. Upgrading, you must bring a copy of your current License which we must send in with the rest of your paperwork. Test fee is $15 cash or check made out to the ARRL. Questions or to register contact Mike at 509-783-6236

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Morning Social Net

Posted Thu, 07/02/2026 - 8:13am by Richard Bogert
146.64 morining social net

You’re missing out! The morning social net on 146.64 (W7AZ) is a real gem. It’s not your typical net. We talk about science, archaeology, business, pop culture, music, etc. You name it, we talk about it. We meet at 7:30 AM every day. Fire up your VHF and join in. You do not need to be a member of the Tri-City Amateur Radio Club to participate.
146.64, Negative Offset, Tone 100HZ

Pacific Northwest Hamfairs and Swapmeets

Posted Wed, 07/01/2026 - 9:00am by admin

The below link is by far the most comprehensive list of amateur radio related events in the pacific northwest. Much thanks to N7CFO .....

Pacific Northwest Hamfair webpage at http://www.n7cfo.com/amradio/hf/hf.htm

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Updated files in "New Ham Kit"

Posted Fri, 04/17/2026 - 12:11pm by KK9HAM

We have updated and expanded the files in our NEW HAM KIT area. We now have more relevant information for new and aspiring HAMs TCARC-HAM-INTRO-101.pdf to help them get started.

If you have one of those popular Baofeng radios, we have a nice, english and detailed operations manual UV-5RV2+ User Manual.pdf and a quick and dirty instructions sheet to manually program that radio Baofeng-Programming-ae2.pdf.

You will also find a Band Plan for Western Washington WWARA-BAND-PLAN-20211218.pdf which is also used by the Eastern Washington.
Plus a file with humorous clips on being a HAM radio operator.

Enjoy . . . 73

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Coffee and Donuts at the Spudnut Shop in Richland

Posted Tue, 04/14/2026 - 3:22pm by Richard Bogert

New to the Area? Come to Coffee and Donuts with a bunch of other hams 1st Saturday morning every month at the Spudnut Shop, in Richland (228 Williams Blvd, #3410, Uptown Shopping Center). It starts around 7:30 and the RAG CHEW could go on for a hour or two. If you can't make it, tune into the morning social net on 146.64Mhz (Neg. offset and tone of 100hz) at 7:30am. Ed W6OLA will be net control. Hope to see you there.

Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club & Spout Springs Repeater Assn Winter Field Day 2026

Posted Sat, 02/21/2026 - 1:33pm by admin

A good time was had by all in the 2026 Winter Field Day event hosted by the Tri Cities Amateur Radio Club and the Spout Springs Repeater Association!
We had a large crown Saturday for the SSRA Chili Cookoff!
We also had many operators cycle through the 2 stations across both days.
Thank you to all who participated and made this a truly fun endeavor!
WFD Summary Sheet
Start Date : 2026-01-24
CallSign Used : W7AZ
Operator(s) : W7AZ
Operator Category : MULTI-OP
Band : ALL
Power : LOW
Mode : MIXED

2026 Tri-Cities ARRL Amateur Radio License Testing

Posted Sat, 02/07/2026 - 11:25am by Mike Tesky KC7CCK

ARRL-based in-person (not online computer) Amateur Radio Testing (Volunteer Examiner Testing) for the Tri-Cities area is held every other month. Pre-registration before Thursday prior to the testing date is required. Call Mike Tesky (509 783-6236) to pre-register. The test location will be the Boy Scout office, 8478 W Gage Blvd, Kennewick, WA on Sundays at 1 pm. Any updates to particular testing dates and locations will be listed on this website, Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Operators Facebook page, and when you call to pre-register. The ARRL charges a test fee of $15. Please be prepared with EXACT cash, as no change will be provided. A check payable to the ARRL will also serve as payment, for a cash-less transaction.

Dates

  • Jan 18
  • March 15
  • May 17
  • July 19
  • Sept 20
  • Nov 15

More Info Contact Testing Coordinator Mike Tesky:
Phone(509) 783-6236 or Email kc7cck@arrl.net

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