Ham Radio Operator Leaks Far-Right Group's Oregon Plans

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

A far-right anti-government group appears to be making inroads into the Republican Party at the grassroots level. The Guardian reports that at least 66 members of People's Rights Oregon 5, a subgroup of the People's Rights Network founded by anti-government militant Ammon Bundy in 2020, ran for positions in three Oregon counties this week. It's not clear exactly how many were elected as Republican precinct committee persons—PCPs—but some of them faced no opposition. PCPs elect Republican leaders at the county level and the People's Rights Oregon 5 effort appears to be a "coordinated attempt to capture the local Republican party infrastructure," reports the Guardian.


The Guardian says it was informed about the group's activities by an amateur radio operator who intercepted and recorded dozens of hours of conversations on a private radio network set up by the PRN. In the Oregon group's early years, the conversations mainly focused on efforts to counter COVID mask and vaccine mandates, but they were later dominated by discussion of local Republican politics—especially after members were able to take control of the GOP central committee in Deschutes County. The Guardian says it confirmed its source's information by cross-matching FCC records of radio callsigns.

https://www.newser.com/story/350789/report-anti-government-group-seeks-control-of-gop-in-oregon.html

[MagickMuffin]

1. Running unopposed is a huge problem

Been happening here in Texas since forever. I can’t say I don’t blame anyone for not running, but you’d think someone might actually like the opportunity to serve.

Although nowadays I think it’s the political climate. It’s become normalized to be violent against your opponents. Who deserves that?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. Republicans are playing the long game. Dems didn't think that positions like School board or dog catcher

mattered. Now we are keeping up. My local Dems no provide recommendations on the judge positions... didnt in the past because these were supposedly "non partisan" positions. Now we know better.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. my late mom said a long time ago,

they run for the dog catcher, school superintendent . the state house the court house . so we ds need to think same .

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

15. yep. I recall choosing president, senator on my ballots and leaving other stuff blank

Maybe liberals are at a disadvantage by not having equivalent to rightwing radio. In Southern california, two main talk stations are rightwingers trashing democratic cities, policies and politicians all day long. there are no contrasting voices.

[AllaN01Bear]

16. id listen to the pacifica radio network now and then over the years , there is a outlet in fresno ca that ill click on

to listen now and then. i cant stand listening to our local 50.000 watters am and fm as both are owned by clarke broadcasting and a sinclair affiliate .

[ret5hd]

2. wow...anti-government rule-followers...

“The Guardian says it confirmed its source's information by cross-matching FCC records of radio callsigns.”

what a bunch of oxi-morans.

[keep_left]

3. They stupidly thought that no one else was listening.

So they broadcast their intentions hour after hour, day after day, right out in the open.

This story reminds me of a quote from the X-Files: "someone's always paying attention, Mr. Mulder".

[orange jar]

4. Indeed

Just like people who detail their plans to commit mass murder on social media. Their hubris and ignorance catches up to them eventually.

[Ninga]

5. So true. Mr. Ninga is an Amateur Radio Operator and I have heard some crazy stuff for sure. It

seems that in many cases the crazies talk with an affected sounding put on accent trying to sound like truckers on CB radios - a stupid sounding drawl.

[Arne]

6. I know some like that

I installed radios for thirty years
and they would always ask for some hidden channel
or scrambler device.
The other main request was output amplifiers.

[AllaN01Bear]

17. now i know why my tvee went wonkers .(as if)

funny , its all about ground , not power . in the 80s when i was using a 4 w walki talki the high power guys wouldnt belive i was hitting idaho. ps a i was also using a 8 foot coaxial cable antenna at the time w one lobe at 4 feet and the other @4 feet = 8 feet.

[gay texan]

7. Ohhhhhhh the stories i could tell you,

The Jan 6 crowd was quite dumb. Using UHF radios from wal-mart

[AllaN01Bear]

10. many of them and the prepers using 28 / 29 mc short wave .as well.

[gay texan]

12. Thats 10m ham radio

Sounds like i need to seek and interfere

[AllaN01Bear]

13. yeppers . i am a ham radio operator.

have fun for me please .

[AllaN01Bear]

18. cell phones wernt secure eithr.:)

[mitch96]

11. When I got into Ham Radio and Short wave listening these guys were all over the low frequency bands

Mostly Pacific north west, Idaho and Montana. Lots of hate in them guys...
m

[AllaN01Bear]

14. i am a 2 meter bird . have not been on the repeaters around here in 10 years so i dont know whats going on with tfc.

am getting some chinese walkis programmed for me and ill be finding out soon enough. when i first started , no religion and politics . howver ........ who knows . 73 de me.