Welcome to the ARRL Oregon Section website My goal is to make sure this website is always current during my term(s) as section manager. I want to have as many communication methods available as possible to hear what you in the Oregon section have to say. This is one of many ways for me to hear you. I welcome any suggestions for content. With the help of the section leadership, it will be added to continually. I look forward to working with you and am making plans to visit all the affiliated clubs in the state during my first year in office and hope to be able to participate in some of your activities. I have visited some ARES groups as well.
Also please keep in mind that this website is a work in progress and we will do our best to keep it updated with the information provided by our amateur radio community. Currently login access is limited primarily to the Oregon section cabinet. I am beginning to provide access to individuals designated by the DEC's for updating ARES-related information. As we make more features available you will be notified via the arrloregon Yahoo Group. Join the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrloregon/.
I also send regular informational emails to the yahoo group. Much of what I send will appear in the next SM report, but by being in the yahoo group, you get advance notice of the news. I also forward messages that come from the ARRL to section managers that may be of interest as well.
If you have information that you want posted or updated on this page, please send to me at ab7zq@arrl.net. If you submit news to that link, please notify me that it is there so that I can go look for it. We receive a lot of spam messages at that link.
Tuesday 07 June 2011
New Technical Coordinator for the Oregon Section
Ron Fial, KO7V, has agreed to assume the position of Technical Coordinator for the Oregon Section.
Ron was licensed as a Novice in 1958. In the 1960's he was KH6HDX in Hawaii and handled a lot of phone patches from Vietnam to the States. He continues to be active on the ham bands. He is a CW operator and operates HF and VHF at home, at a vacation cabin, mobile, and aeronautical mobile. He will be operating 40 meter CW at the Salem Amateur Radio Clubs field day site.
He is familiar with HF, VHF, Microwave communications, antennas and propagation. He has designed and built CW and SSB transceivers and power amplifiers, antennas, installed towers, rotators, dealt with RFI issues, magnetic and electrostatic shielding, exposure levels and more. He has run a lot of equipment through FCC part 15 certification and holds two U.S. Patents. He has digital experience (RTTY, PSK31), is experience in computers and IP networks. He has set up firewalls, domain controllers, websites, web servers, email servers, email reflectors, discussion forum software, and has done programming in many computer languages. He has taught classes in networking, routing, electronics for research and basic electronics. He taught at Reed College in the 1970s and has a lot of public speaking experience with business clients.
In his day job, he sets up and tests commercial microwave radios and fiber switching equipment in a lab environments. He designs analog and digital electronics for communications sites and satellite-uplink sites, most for monitoring and remote control. More information about his work is in the products section at http://www.fial.com.
Please welcome him to this position and let him know if you are interested in getting involved as a technical specialist in the section.
Bonnie AB7ZQ
[Submitted by Bonnie Altus]
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Tuesday 07 June 2011 - 09:00:22
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New Affiliated Club Coordinator for the Oregon Section
Dan Bathurst, WA7ABU, has agreed to assume responsibility as the Oregon Section Affiliated Club Coordinator. He knows a lot of people around the state and deals with a lot of email for various purposes on a regular basis in ham radio.
If you have questions about club affiliation or becoming a special service club, feel free to contact him for direction.
Will Sheffield, N7THL, did a great job in this position for many years, during a time when quite a few new clubs became affiliated. During that time, there was a lot of work tracking down clubs that either did not realize they needed to renew their affiliation or who will having trouble figuring out how to accomplish that and needed assistance. Bonnie AB7ZQ
[Submitted by Bonnie Altus]
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Tuesday 07 June 2011 - 08:00:22
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Wednesday 02 March 2011
"Drew' Holmes W7GER/sk
It is with great sadness that I relay the following information. Andrew "Drew" Holmes W7GER, Deschutes County Emergency Coordinator (EC), District 2 Emergency Coordinator (DEC), fellow ham, and good friend has passed away. For those of you that knew Drew, you knew him to be a fun guy to be around even as he focused on the job at hand, whatever it may have been. Drew was an active and vital part of everything that took place in the ham radio community in Deschutes County. Drew had a positive impact in every activity he participated in and I for one will miss him greatly! Drew was a loving Christian, and is now with our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
I encourage all of you to pray for his family, friends, and loved ones during this sad and trying time.
I don't currently have any information regarding funeral arrangements and memorial services etc. As soon as we have that information, we will pass it on to all of you.
Sincerely,
Jeffery H. Moore -- KE7ACY
President - High Desert Amateur Radio Group
Posted by Pat Roberson on Wednesday 02 March 2011 - 16:52:58
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Wednesday 15 December 2010
Clackamas County ARES Activity Report
Nature of Activity (Check One): Communications Emergency. Amateurs supplied communications required to replace or supplement normal communications means.
Brief description of activity: : At 1152 hrs 12/14/10, and F1 tornado touched down on the south Clackamas & north Marion Co line causing moderate damage in Aumsville, OR. Clackamas Co ARES personnel responded to our primary frequency per SOP when the EAS warning alerts activated . We maintained a WX net for an hour with spotter and damage reports to the NWS HQ as required until the alerts/warnings were cancelled. NWS - Portland was monitoring our primary frequencies Had (6) NWS trained weather spotters ready to deploy mobile if needed
Places or areas involved:: Clackamas Co OR
Number of amateurs participating: : 28
Event start date/time: : 1152 12/14/10
Event end date/time: : 1300 12/14/10
Duration of event (hours): : 1
Total person hours:: 28
Number of repeaters used: : 2
Estimated person-power cost: $: 532.00
Estimated cost of equipment used: $: 24,800
Total estimated cost of service: $: 25,332
Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call signs): : Clackamas Co ARES primary - 147.12 (K7RPT) OR ARES District-1 primary - 147.32 (K7RPT)
Number of messages handled: : tactical only
Names of agencies receiving communications support: : U. S. National Weather Service - Portland Clackamas Co Office of Emergency Management
Please list call signs of amateurs who were major participants: : KA7OZO, KN1X, KE7GXC, KE7GVX, KD7BTL, KD7LBM, N7CGI, KD7RTE, KA7UQO, KD7BRL, KB7JQP
Other comments: : I had (6) personnel ready to go mobile to spot if necessary during this event. The NWS HQ monitors various District-1 frequencies at their ham station during WX event. This was a well executed operation and all amateur functions, SOPs, and equipment worked properly. The Clackamas Co OEM was notified of our activities.
Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service: : Clackamas Co ARES, Clackamas Co, OR
Location of organization: City, Town or State: Oregon City, OR
Your name: : David Kidd
Your Call Sign: : KA7OZO
ARRL appointment, if any: : EC, Clackamas Co, OR / DEC OR District-1
Signature (please enter your full name) : DAVID MICHAEL KIDD
Your E-Mail Address: ka7ozo@arrl.net
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Wednesday 15 December 2010 - 11:00:22
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Monday 13 December 2010
Calling all Operations ... Calling all Operators ... Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race
Calling all Operators….. Calling all Operators....
The Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race would like to invite Amateur Radio Operators to join us for the January 2011 Sled Dog Race.
During January, Volunteers and spectators gather in Joseph, Enterprise and Halfway Oregon to support the running of the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race. This Race brings Mushers and their Teams from across the country to run through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, which contains the Eagle Cap Wilderness, for both a 100 and 150 mile event. The Race is a Qualifier for the legendary Races in Alaska and Canada, the Iditarod and Yukon Quest respectively.
For safety and logistic support, Checkpoints are established across the Trail with the 2011 proposed Checkpoints being Salt Creek Summit and Ollokot Campground, and a possible remote checkpoint.. Headquarters for the Race are located in Joseph at two diverse locations. These Checkpoints will be staffed with Volunteers to provide Shelter, Food, Veterinarian care, Logistic support, snow-machiner transportation and of course a multi-layered Communications Network. Race organizers recognize the proven success of amateur radio and are counting more than ever on another first rate operation! We are excited to invite Amateur Radio Operators to provide vital Communication support to the event.
This year, we invite experienced Amateur Radio Operators to exercise their Net skills in an exciting winter community service setting. The Checkpoint Communications Volunteer will be vital to passing 3rd party traffic as well as providing support of critical situations and SAR efforts. Law Enforcement from Wallowa and Baker County, SAR Teams and US Forest Service personnel regularly participate as Volunteers and in a professional role during the Race. The Communication Volunteers are vital to providing real time information and coordination for general messaging, Logistics and in support of critical situations through various and appropriate Communication modes.
To learn more..please email me at ecxsafety@gmail.com for further information.
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Monday 13 December 2010 - 09:22:31
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Friday 22 October 2010
Malheur County Working with Idaho
Today, October 21, 2010 Robert Batcheller K7RHB and I met with Buddy Jacob K7HBJ at the Ada County Idaho E.O.C. Our purpose is to coordinate ourselves in the event of an emergency that would include our districts. To that end we worked with Buddy to install Airmail and a Winlink 2000 VHF RMS Server at his site. We managed to install the software on his computer and to connect with the K7OJI-7 packet node on the Ontario Butte. We did not complete this work but have made a good start.
We need to follow up on these things:
a. Replace the 30 year old Kenwood transceiver on the Ontario Butte with a 50 watt transmitter such as an Icom IC-2200H b. Buddy needs to contact Lor Kutchins to be assigned a password and key code for the VHF RMS Gateway software. c. Complete the install for Ada County ARES/RACES VHF RMS Gateway and get it on the air. d. NOTE: The line of sight distance from repeater to the Ada County E.O.C. is 49.55 miles. Given the terrain, it is likely that the path will have some signal reflection and Doppler shift from multiple paths. Possibly, a directional antenna will be required at the E.O.C.
I've attached a photo of the three of us taken at the Ada County E.O.C., so you can see how happy we are about this progress! :-)
Ron Morrell, KA7U, Oregon District 6 DEC
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Friday 22 October 2010 - 13:04:56
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Sunday 17 October 2010
Benton County ARES Monthly Report - September 2010
Benton County Report 09/2010
Benton County has 18 active ARES/RACES members, and 15 affiliate members.
We conduct a net weekly on Tuesdays at 19:45 on the W7OSU repeater (147.16,+,100) We also run 2 monthly training net on a local repeater and simplex.
BCARES provided assistance with safety communications for the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire. This consisted of helping to design a new system using FRS radios and a portable cell phone repeater, training faire personnel, setting up the equipment, and operating during the fair. Our goal with this is to get the faire to be self supporting now that better cell phone coverage is available.
Four of our members participated in Cycle Oregon using amateur radio. Three were full time radio operators with on-course vehicles, communicating status and emergency information with other vehicles and several net control stations. One was a rider, but carried an HT and provided important communications at the scene of at least one accident.
/S/ Don Reid, W7DMR, ORARES EC for Benton Co.
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Sunday 17 October 2010 - 22:10:22
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Tuesday 12 October 2010
Oregon Section Traffic Manager Report - September 2010
Hope to see y'all at Rickreall HamFest on Saturday Oct 23. NTS meets in the Ag (4H) Building located out back and to the left, from 11 till Noon.
73/stay dry!! Astoria OR set October 9 record yesterday with 3.01 inches of rain.....
K7PEH reports that for under $200 you can have a NEW 2-meter mobile installation: Yaesu FT-1900R, 55-watt radio is $149.95 available from Universal-Radio. That is quite an attractive price!!
Scott W7IZ Oregon Section Traffic Mgr
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Tuesday 12 October 2010 - 17:00:22
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Wednesday 06 October 2010
Coos County ARES Unit Report Via OADN
TO:Lee Stumpe, K7AZW, Kevin Hedgepeth, NB7O, Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ POSITION:District 5 DEC, Oregon Section SEC, Oregon Section SM __________________________________________________________________________________________
FROM:Coos County EOC POSITION:Coos County ARES __________________________________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT:OADN Connectivity Test DATE/TIME:201010051805 __________________________________________________________________________________________
MESSAGE: 1. 19 active members 2. Projected Training topics: November - SET and go-kits December - Review of response plans, agency relations and message handling - SET debrief January - Propagation and net scripts 3. The Coos County ARES/RACES net is held every Tuesday at 1900 hrs local time on the 146.610 MHz, K7CCH repeater. 4. The Qrtrly Connectivity Test Report cannot be sent through a neighboring county's VHF RMS gateway as no neighbor county's VHF RMS Gateway can be reached from the Coos County EOC. It will be sent by another Airmail/Winlink route. __________________________________________________________________________________________
S-SIGNATURE: /S/ Dell Mansker POSITION: AEC, Coos County ARES/RACES __________________________________________________________________________________________
REPLY: THANKS FOR THIS REPORT. __________________________________________________________________________________________
DATE/TIME:201010061118 S-SIGNATURE: /S/ LEE STUMPE POSITION:D5 DEC
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Wednesday 06 October 2010 - 17:10:22
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Coos County ARES/RACES OADN Connectivity Test
TO: Kevin Hedgepeth POSITION: State ARES Emergency Coordinator ________________________________________________________________________________
FROM: Dell Mansker POSITION: AEC, Coos County ARES/RACES ________________________________________________________________________________
Reporting County Coos: Location of Station where this connectivity test was conducted: EOC EOC Callsign used in OADN quarterly connectivity test: N7DCD
A. Oregon ARES Digital Network HF Pactor Station Connectivity Test 1.) Station Contacted (W7ODN or K7ODN): W7ODN 2.) Date of Contact: 20101005 3.) Time of Contact: 1815 4.) Frequency/Band: 3.591.50/80 Meters 5.) Maximum Throughput observed in Airmail: 3200
B. Winlink (non-OADN) HF Pactor Station Connectivity Test 1.) Station Contacted: K6CYC 2.) Date of Contact: 20101005 3.) Time of Contact: 1830 4.) Frequency/Band: 7.102.00/40 Meters 5.) Maximum Throughput observed in Airmail: 1400
C. Oregon ARES Digital Network Neighboring County VHF Packet Connectivity Test 1.) Neighbor county where gateway is located: NONE 2.) Station Callsign: 3.) Frequency: 4.) Connection made via (enter direct or the specific path used):
D. Problems identified that can be solved locally Unable to contact a neighboring county VHF Packet node.
E. Problems identified that need follow-up by OADN Development Team NONE ________________________________________________________________________________
REPLY: HI DELL, PSE. NOTE THAT I HAVE ADDED DAN BISSELL TO THIS REPLY SO HE WONT HAVE TO GO TO THE EOC TO SEE IT. GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE LEARNING TO SEND THIS REPORT TOO. THE THROUGHPUT OF 3200 ON THE W7ODN MESSAGE SURPRISED ME, I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT THAT FAST BEFORE. I KNOW DAN HAS A PLAN TO USE A VHF BEAM TO REACH NEIGHBOR COUNTIES, I HOPE THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. 73, ________________________________________________________________________________
DATE/TIME: 201010061112 S-SIGNATURE: /S/ LEE STUMPE POSITION: D5 DEC
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Wednesday 06 October 2010 - 17:00:22
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