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.

Looking east from Mt. Woodson over Highway 67 and Ramona. See ALERTCalifornia on our Emergency Page for more cameras.

ROARS NEWS

December 27 - ROARS Holiday Dinner!
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 2026! 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! NOTE That those events can be saved to your personal calendar.

ROARS meetings are DARK in Nov & Dec!
Nov 22 - Technician Cram Class. sandiegohamclasses@me.com
Dec 27 - Put 5 PM on your calendar. See the details in the ROARS calendar!

2026

Jan 1 - ROARS 2026 dues are due! You can pay online anytime.
Jan 17 - ARRL VHF Contest https://www.arrl.org/january-vhf
Jan 18-24 - Quartzfest (see calendar)
Jan 24 - Winter Field Day
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. Contact sandiegohamclasses@me.com for info.
Apr 22 - ROARS Meeting

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