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.
Friday 11 May 2012
Oregon Section News - May 2012
Hi everyone,
I am long overdue for a section news and wanted to go ahead and get one out. I will update my calendar to ensure that I get these out monthly. Please feel free to send me information that you would like me to announce in the news.
I am sure you are all looking forward to SeaPac. It is always a good time - a great time to see people around the section that we don't see often. Unfortunately I have just learned that this year I will not be able to attend for the first time. I am scheduled for surgery at the hospital in McMinnville on May 31st and expect to be in the hospital for 2-3 days and have at least a 3-4 week recovery afterwards. Fortunately Mark is a good cook and will take care me! All tests so far have come with good results so I expect the results of all this will be good but it is a situation I need to take care of as soon as possible in order to make sure nothing serious is wrong. I felt it was important to take the earliest surgery date I was offered. I will provide more of an update after I am home from the hospital and plan to send out the June section news while I am relaxing in my recliner recovering from surgery. This will be the first surgery I have had in my entire life so this will be a new experience for me. Because of the expected recovery period I will probably need to stay close to home for field day instead of traveling to other areas of the state as I had planned.
I believe that most of the section appointees will be at SeaPac so feel free to visit with them about their activities in the section. They are listed here: Assistant Section Manager - ARRL Membership Development - Everett W Curry Jr, W6ABM Assistant Section Manager - Southwestern Oregon - Dan Bissell, W7WVF Assistant Section Manager - Youth and Mentoring - Russ Mickiewicz, N7QR Assistant Section Manager - Administrative - Pat Roberson, W7PAT Affiliated Club Coordinator - Dan Bathurst, WA7ABU Official Observer Coordinator - Everett W Curry Jr, W6ABM Section Emergency Coordinator - Vince VanDerHyde, K7VV State Government Liaison - Kevin E Curry, KA7KYQ Section Traffic Manager - D Scott Gray, W7IZ Technical Coordinator - Ron Fial, KO7V
I pulled out a couple of interesting announcement from my email. Earlier this year I was notified that the Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society had elected all women board. I suspect this is somewhat unusual in ham radio. Their board members are: President Pat Love KE7RBM Vice-President Terry Williams KE7QFR Secretary Carolyn Lee KE7OXP Treasurer Vianne Patterson KE7ZFM
Below is the current Oregon STM report.
OREGON STM REPORT FOR APRIL 2012: MAY 11, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ACTIVITY FOR APRIL 2012: ALL NETS HAD 30 SESSIONS EXCEPT OEN WHICH HAD 60 OREGON EMERGENCY NET: QNI 7317, QTC 10, KG7UY NET MGR BEAVER STATE NET: QNI 611, QTC 121, KK7TN NET MGR OREGON SECTION NET #1: QNI 184, QTC 48, WS7L NET MGR OREGON SECTION NET #2: QNI 116, QTC 93, KC7SRL NET MGR NORTHWEST TRAFFIC AND TRAINING NET: QNI 504, QTC 119, N7YSS NET MGR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR APRIL 2012: W7IZ 264, K7IFG 234, K7EAJ 190, N7YSS 115, N7CM 85, KC7SRL 53, KK7DEB 40, W7ELI 26, WS7L 22, W7VSE 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL FOR APRIL 2012: KD7THV 285**Congrats on your new General ticket, Rick!!, N7CM 170, K7EAJ 160, KK7DEB 120, N7XG 110, N7YSS 110, KK7TN 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to all who reported this month!! Hope to see you at SeaPac Saturday morning, NTS has a meeting in the Sea Mist Room from 10:30 till Noon. 73/Scott Gray W7IZ Oregon Section Traffic Mgr
Please feel free to contact me at any time. Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ Oregon Section Manager
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Friday 11 May 2012 - 19:41:31
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Oregon STM Report for April 2012
OREGON STM REPORT FOR APRIL 2012: MAY 11, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ACTIVITY FOR APRIL 2012: ALL NETS HAD 30 SESSIONS EXCEPT OEN WHICH HAD 60
OREGON EMERGENCY NET: QNI 7317, QTC 10, KG7UY NET MGR BEAVER STATE NET: QNI 611, QTC 121, KK7TN NET MGR OREGON SECTION NET #1: QNI 184, QTC 48, WS7L NET MGR OREGON SECTION NET #2: QNI 116, QTC 93, KC7SRL NET MGR NORTHWEST TRAFFIC AND TRAINING NET: QNI 504, QTC 119, N7YSS NET MGR
KD7THV 285**Congrats on your new General ticket, Rick!! N7CM 170 K7EAJ 160 KK7DEB 120 N7XG 110 N7YSS 110 KK7TN 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks to all who reported this month!! Hope to see you at SeaPac Saturday morning, NTS has a meeting in the Sea Mist Room from 10:30 till Noon.
73/Scott Gray W7IZ Oregon Section Traffic Mgr
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Friday 11 May 2012 - 19:40:22
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Thursday 23 February 2012
Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
Each summer the ARRL offers multiple sessions of the Teachers Institute (TI) on Wireless Technology, a 4 day expenses paid professional development seminar. TI has provided teachers from elementary school to the university level with tools and strategies to introduce basic electronics, the science of radio, space technology, satellite communications, weather science, as well as micro-controllers and basic robotics in their classrooms.The goal of the TI program is to equip each teacher with necessary foundational knowledge, hands-on learning, and generate the inspiration for teachers to continue to explore wireless technology and adapt relevant content into their classroom instruction.The cost is virtually free for the participants and graduate credits are available through Fresno Pacific University. Participants are expected to be able to complete all requirements during the class time.To qualify, applicants must be an active teacher at an elementary, middle, high school or at a community college or university, or in a leadership or enrichment instruction roll in an after-school program.An Amateur Radio license is NOT required.For more information or brochure, contact them at etp@arrl.org [Submitted by W7PAT]
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Thursday 23 February 2012 - 20:26:17
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Wednesday 22 February 2012
STARS - All Women Club Board
The Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society had an all women board. I All women board of directors for the STARS club in Seaside, Oregon. All elected for the 2012 year.
President Pat Love KE7RBM
Vice-President Terry Williams KE7QFR
Secretary Carolyn Lee KE7OXP
Treasurer Vianne Patterson KE7ZFM
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Wednesday 22 February 2012 - 17:00:31
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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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