Olive Branch Amateur Radio Club

Helping to make our community "Radio Active" since 1998.


Calendar of Events

Recurring Events

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Monthly Club Meeting

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Club Meeting


Meeting
Every Month on the third (3rd) Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm

License Testing
Every Month on the third (3rd) Tuesday at 6:00 pm.

Location
13701 Center Hill Rd, Olive Branch, MS 38654

Check out our website at https://w5obm.com
Please contact us for any questions  by email by clicking here.

Dates: 2000-01-01 to 2050-12-31

Time: 19:00:00 to 20:00:00

Location: Fairhaven Fire Station

Address: Center Hill Rd Olive Branch, MS

URL: https://w5obm.com/aboutus_meetings.php

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FCC License Testing
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FCC License Testing

Volunteer Examiners (VEs) are US licensed Radio Amateurs holding a General Class license or higher, who offer their time to administer the FCC licensing exams through a FCC authorized Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) organization. The ARRL VEC is the largest VEC organization in the US. A team of three or more ARRL VEs are able to test candidates applying for a new license or upgrading an existing license

The club makes testing times and examiners available every month on the 3rd Tuesday of the month just before our regular scheduled Club Meeting.

Contact: w5obm.com license testing or click here:

Dates: 2000-01-01 to 0000-00-00

Time: 18:00:00 to 19:00:00

Location: Fairhaven Fire Station

Address: Center Hill Rd Olive Branch, MS

URL: https://www.w5obm.com/aboutus_meetings.php

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Non-Recurring Events

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Mississippi QSO Party

Mississippi QSO Party

Mississippi Section

April 5   Starts @ 9:00 AM through 9:00 PM

 

The Mississippi QSO Party (MSQP) is held the first weekend of April each year. The 12 hour event encourages ALL Mississippi hams to get on the air handing out Mississippi QSOs to hams around the world. This is also an excellent event for county hunters since many participants will operate mobile or portable from rare counties around the state. High scoring participants in each category will receive a beautiful solid wooden plaque recognizing their accomplishment.
 
2025 MSQP Dates April 5 2025 9am-9pm Central Time (1400 April 5 – 0200 April 6 UTC)

Date: 0000-00-00 to 0000-00-00

Time: 09:00:00 to 21:00:00

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Jackson MS Capital CityHAMFEST 2025

Capital City Hamfest At the Trademart on the Fairgrounds 

1200 Mississippi St 
JACKSON MS 39202

 
Admission: $10/person
Children under 12 free

 
• Hourly Door Prize drawings
• Grand Prize Drawing Saturday

Dates: 2025-01-31 to 2025-02-01

Time: 16:00:00 to 15:00:00

Location: Mississippi State Fairgrounds TrademartJackson, MS 39202GPS Coordinates 32.302197, -90.170442

Address: At the Trademart on theFairgrounds1200 Mississippi St JACKSON MS 39202

URL: https://www.msham.org/capital-city-hamfest

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New Website Updates!

Several changes have been added to the w5obmr.com website. The list of past videow will continue to grow as time passes with new videos uploaded each month. Additionally, we now provide newsfeeds from the ARRL, Practical Antennas and On-All Bands.. Check out the main page on the OBARC site under the third column section with the ARRL Logo. A Photo Gallery is now available for you to post your own photos. You can create specific albums or collections and upload to that album. There are lots of links specifically targeted to the new Amateur Radio operator. A place to learn and several How To pages. There will be more to come in the future. Enjoy these new feature!

FCC Fees for Applications & Changes

The FCC has recently approved new license fees for Amateur Radio and GMRS. According to the FCC (pending final approvals), Amateur Radio Application fees will now cost $35. This same fee will apply to new licenses, renewal licenses, and vanity call signs. No date has been announced for these fees to begin, but it is expected to become effective in June of 2021.

FCC Request Charge
New License $35.00
Special temporary authority $35.00
Rule Waiver $35.00
License Renewal $35.00
Vanity Call Sign (Amateur
Radio Service) 		$35.00

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Become an ARRL member

ARRL is the national association for Amateur Radio in the US. Founded in 1914 as The American Radio Relay League, ARRL is a noncommercial organization of radio amateurs. The 156,000 ARRL members are many of the active radio amateurs in the nation and has a proud history of achievement. ARRL focuses on five pillars: Public Service, Advocacy, Education, Technology, and Membership.

The Olive Branch Amateur Radio Club is an ARRL affiliated club and we encourage our members to join the ARRL to support the efforts of Amateur Radio and to continue to lobby for frequency allocations and the rights of our Amateur Radio operators. Please, consider becoming a member of the ARRL today!

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New Website Updates!. It'll blow your mind.

We welcome the new launch of our updated website designed and engineered by Bobby Stroud (KD5BS). The focus is to provide more informative information to existing users, to invite in new users, and help advance the education of members new and old! More to come on this...

Young Hams

Field Day 2025. Plan to participate!

Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio. Set aside these dates and be prepared to help provide the round-the-clock coverage for this event.

Josh and Bobby

Interested in Emergency Services? How to get involved.

There are a number of organizations that can help provide the organization and training necessary to assist the community and Emergency Service Responders in a time of need. Consider joining one of the many groups in the Memphis Metro area including ARES/RACES, MedMERS SKYWARN and others. Send us a note via our Contact Us form if you need additional information...

Emergency Services