ROARS ~ N6ROR

RAMONA OUTBACK AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY

ROARS is your source of ham radio fun, education, and emergency communications throughout Ramona, north to Palomar, and east to Julian, Ranchita, and the Cuyamaca's. We are the center of the ham universe for the Ramona back-country. For more information, just follow these four steps:

Check the following ROARS News section and our ROARS calendar for all our current activities.
Browse this website. There is lavish ham and ROARS information for you to enjoy.
Visit our Facebook site with over 200 members by clicking "FACEBOOK" at the bottom of each page.
Join our Wednesday evening nets, or attend our monthly meetings. Details are in the calendar.

ROARS NEWS

ABOVE - Entering Ramona on 67, as seen from Mt. Woodson. See our Emergency page for a link to ALERTCalifornia with mountain top cameras across California. The Big Black Mountain and Mt. Woodson cameras cover Ramona well.
Have you run a ROARS net? An emergency is NOT the time to learn or practice! Get signed up to be a Net Controller or Net Control Backup in 2027! See the ROARS net section of this website for openings, then contact VP Conrad, Net Manager.
Want your license, or an upgrade? To inquire about Ham class and test schedules, contact sandiegohamclasses@me.com for info or to be placed on the "notify" list. If you are ready to test and do not need a cram class, browse https://hamstudy.org/sessions to find a remote exam or in-person exam near you.

UPCOMING ROARS, LOCAL, & INTERESTING HAM EVENTS

More items including ROARS nets, other nets, and ARES meetings are listed in the ROARS calendar below! Those events can be saved to your personal calendar.

Oct 20 - Anniversary of the 2007 Witch Creek fire (200,000 acres)
Oct 25 - Anniversary of the 2003 Cedar fire (280,000 acres)
Oct 25 & Nov 1 - Amateur Extra Cram Class (Two consecutive saturdays. Only offered once a year!)
Oct 30 - ARES Simplex Exercise
- ROARS meetings are DARK in Nov & Dec!
Nov 15 - AREA Winlink Palooza
Nov 22 - Technician Cram Class. sandiegohamclasses@me.com

2026

Jan 1 - ROARS 2026 dues are due!
Jan 17 - ARRL VHF Contest
Jan 18-24 - Quartzfest (see calendar)
Jan 28 - ROARS Meeting (first meeting of the year). Nominations for 2026/27 president & secretary.
Feb 25 - ROARS Meeting. Elections.
Feb 27-28 - Yuma Hamfest (see calendar)
Mar 24 - ROARS Meeting. New officers assume their position.
APR 11 - Ride Across California (RAC) with ROARS providing communications support.
Apr 18 - General Upgrade Class
Apr 22 - ROARS Meeting

Do you have more news or events we should add? Please let us know on the "Contact ROARS" page!

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