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 to the Oregon cabinet. 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. Most 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.
The 30th annual Salem Hamfair at Rickreall will take place on February 20, 2010. Registrations are now being accepted by mail to the Salem Repeater Association, PO Box 17803, Salem, OR 97305. Advance tickets are $7.00 per person and does not include tickets to the raffle. You must include a self address stamped envelope. Same day admission will be $8.00 and will go on sale at 8 AM. Doors open at 9 AM.
If you plan on being in Lincoln City on Saturday February 6, the ham radio operators in Lincoln City invite you to join them for breakfast at Sambo’s restaurant , on NE Hwy 101. Time is 7 AM or whenever you show. No meeting, no dues, just pay for your own meal.
The Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club is conducting a free class for those interested in obtaining their Ham radio license. The course will be on Saturdays, beginning January 9th through March 20th at the Suislaw Valley Fire Hall on Hwy 101 in Florence. The Technician and General level class will be from noon to 2 PM. An Extra level course will begin at 2 PM and end at 4 PM. Text may be ordered at the class and are $25.00 each. Larry Bloomfield, KA6UTC is the instructor. FCC testing will be offered at the end of the classes. For additional information, please contact: Bill Herbner at 997-0442 or ke7jsi@arrl.net .
The Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club in Washington County will conduct free Technician class Ham license classes, a series of three, are scheduled for January 16, 30 and February 6, 2010. Classes are from 1 to 4 PM as the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue station #67, 13810 SW Farmington Road in Beaverton. For more information, contact Janet Bell at 971-404-7291 or at wb7fjc@arrl.net .
Most clubs have recently held elections. Congratulations to the newly elected officers of The Lincoln County Amateur Radio Club. The new officers for 2010 are: President: Lisa Clarke, KE7NIY Vice President: William Mortimer, N6OED Secretary: Shirley Miller, WA6HGH Treasurer: Bill Brown, KE7VUW
If your club has news, election results, or anything else you would like to share with other Oregon Hams, please send the information to me at: n7pat@arrl.net .
73, Pat Roberson, N7PAT Assistant Oregon Section Manager / Administrative
Posted by Pat Roberson on Monday 18 January 2010 - 17:00:00
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Saturday 02 January 2010
Oregon "Cell Phone" bill
Hello everyone. I hope you are having a good new year.
There are a lot of discussions going on right now about the cell phone bill that went into effect on January 1. Some people are looking at the original bill passed by the house so I wanted to send out a message to everyone about this. Please distribute to your clubs and ARES units.
I recommend that you keep a copy of the bill in your vehicle along with your wallet-sized ham radio license.
I really want to thank Senator Morrisette for his help in making sure this happened. He worked with Jim, KI7AY, to submit amendments to the bill. He also attended the committee meeting, spoke in favor of the bill and introduced Jim and me so we could speak. It is very valuable to have a legislature member do this since the committee invites them to speak first. This allowed ham radio to be represented at the beginning of the meeting. A number of other ham radio operators attended and spoke as well, representing us well.
The relevant sections are towards the bottom of page 1 and near the top of page 2: (3) This section does not apply: (i) To a person who holds a valid amateur radio operator license issued or any other license issued by the Federal Communications Commission and is operating an amateur radio;
The following paragraph (j) also exempts CB and FRS radios.
Bonnie
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Saturday 02 January 2010 - 11:24:22
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Sunday 20 December 2009
Oregon Section Club News
ARRL Oregon Section Club News December 2009
The Coos County Amateur Radio Club recently participated as a Special Event station from Shore Acres park. KCBY-TV ran a story on the event which can be viewed at: http://www.kcby.com/news/local/79243157.html?video=YHI&t=a .
The Tualatin Valley Contesters operating W7TVC. This is the third year that the club participated in the CQ WW SSB contest, operating from from a hilltop between Dallas and Falls City. A total of eight operators participated, four stayed the entire weekend. The event held during the weekend of the Swaptober fest. To see the full article, head to: http://www.otvarc.org/newspapers/documents/09DecemberBW.pdf
The Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club (OTVARC) held their Holiday Party at the Meriweather Golf Club in Hillsboro. A great dinner of Turkey and all the trimmings was had by a good turnout for the event. A white elephant gift exchange followed. Election ballots were tallied and the new slate of officers for 2010 are as follows: President, Pat Roberson N7PAT; Vice-President, Don Baldwin AA2V; Secretary, Jenny Roberson K7JLR; Treasurer, Alvin Carlson KB7VHI; Trustees, Wes Allen K7WWG, Joel Simmons AD7IS, Karl Anderson NM7N, JD Fort K7JDF, and Ron O'Connor KD7VIK. Congratulations to all.
There will be VE testing in Lincoln City on January 2nd at the Lincoln City Community Center, 2153 NE Oar Place. According to the TEARS Newsletter, the Main entrance opens at 8:30 AM and applicants need to arrive no later than 9 AM.
I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Pat Roberson, N7PAT Oregon Assistant ARRL Section Manager/Administrative
Posted by Pat Roberson on Sunday 20 December 2009 - 18:37:59
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Monday 07 December 2009
LaGrande General Class Amateur Class and Testing
The Grande Ronde Radio Amateur Association will conduct a "General Class" amateur class in La Grande, Oregon on the weekend of January 23 & 24. The classes will be held at the La Grande Fire Station in the Training Room. Classes will begin Saturday morning running late Saturday afternoon, and start again on Sunday. The class session will end with a VE Exam Session Sunday evening.
The exact time has not been nailed down at the moment.
The test will include any walk-in applicants wanting to test for any of the elements.
INFORMATION:
VE Liaison: Larry Wilson W7IXZ Mail to: 62116 Igo Lane, La Grande, OR 97850 Phone: 541.962.0757 E-mail: w7ixz@netscape.com
Test & Class Location:
La Grande Fire Station 1806 Cove Ave. La Grande, OR 97850
The cost for the class will cover the study guides; the amount to be determined when cost of materials is known.
The cost for the examination is the VE regulated $15.00.
I hope this is enough information to get the announcement published on the web page.
Thanks,
Larry Wilson W7IXZ GRRAA President ARRL VE Liaison
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Monday 07 December 2009 - 16:10:22
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Sunday 08 November 2009
Oregon Section Club News November 2009
The Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Group (OCRG) has a new weather site on Megler Mountain (1170 Feet AMSL) near Astoria. The web address to see this is: www.ocrg.org/telementery_feed/ocrgwx.html another new addition is a beach front weather station on the beach at Pacific City. The station is 35 feet about sea level on the the sand dunes with no obstructions . 100% of the funding for this came from ham radio operators. OCRG now has 13 weather and APRS sites in three counties with another in the planning stage. The web cams at Mt. Hebo, Lincoln City, and Cape Meares can be seen at www.ocrg.org/camerapages/cameras.html
The Tillamook Emergency Amateur Radio Service (TEARS) radio club meeting will be on Thursday November 12 at 7 PM at the 911 Center, 2311 3rd St in Tillamook. Tyree Wilde, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, will be the guest speaker. There will also be volunteer weather spotter training by NOAA at the Netarts Fire Station on Tuesday November 17, 7PM to 8:30 PM for more information go to www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/skytraining.php
The Southern Oregon Amateur Radio Club (SOARC) will have one more VE exam in 2009 on Nov 20, 6:30 PM at the Fruitdale Grange on the Rogue River Highway.
If your club has information to share with the Oregon Section, please send the information to me at: n7pat@arrl.net.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
73, Pat Roberson, N7PAT Assistant Oregon Section Manager, Administrative
Posted by Pat Roberson on Sunday 08 November 2009 - 21:14:46
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Wednesday 09 September 2009
2010 Call for Experienced Amateur Radio Operators
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 13–16 Jan., 2010 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 200 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 2010 proposed Checkpoints being Salt Creek Summit, Ollokot Campground, Fish Lake, Trinity, Cornucopia and Halfway. 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. Again this year the Checkpoint Communication modes available will be Land-line, Internet, Satellite Tracking devices (SPOT), Satellite Phone and Ham Radio at Checkpoints. We are excited to invite Amateur Radio Operators back to the event. We utilized over 40 amateurs in the 2009 race Comms in our VHF/UHF network. This was accomplished with the support of the Central Idaho Amateur Club personnel and repeater. Since the 2009 event, Scott Hampton KB7DZR, has built and installed a local VHF repeater that will have another layer of reliability to our network.
Amateur Radio at ECX…We are in the process of creating our special event Ham club and Web page for the 2010 Eagle Cap Extreme. Please follow our progress on www.eaglecapextreme.com under COMMUNITY then AMATEUR RADIO TAB.
This year… we are inviting interested Amateur Radio Operators to exercise their Net skills in an exciting winter community service setting. The 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 for a detailed job description and Volunteer application
If you would like to be part of our Amateur radio committee Project Management Team, email me.
Please stop by our web site www.eaglecapextreme.com supplied by EONI.com to learn more.
Depending on the level of Amateur Radio Operator participation… we may establish a Special Events Station to operate during the Race. These are exciting times for us and invite join us to exercise your skills in a challenging environment to a non-profit event, Eagle Cap Extreme!!
73s … KL0CW Clyde Raymer, Jr. president@eaglecapextreme.com
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Wednesday 09 September 2009 - 17:00:22
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Monday 22 June 2009
xOregon Section Club News Addendum
Oregon Section Club News Addendum June 2009
Here is an addition to the Field Day locations:
W7GRA Grande Ronde Radio Amateur Association Location is at Morgan Lake above La Grande, Oregon. We will have someone on 52 simplex for directions. Lat/Long 45.304175, -118.138122 We will not have a GOTA station however as reported on the locator.
Ben Johnson, N7OGM served as EC for Washington County ARES for 18 years (not 8) and will now chair the Washington County Amateur Radio Corporation, which is not the same as the Washington County ARES/RACES group. Also, Robert Crocker, WN7O served 2 years on the the board of the same corporation, not 10.
Have a great Field Day!
Pat Roberson, W7PAT Assistant Oregon Section Manager, Administrative
Posted by Pat Roberson on Monday 22 June 2009 - 17:00:00
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Wednesday 17 June 2009
ARRL Oregon Section Club Newsletter
ARRL Oregon Section Club News June 2009
It was another great Sea-Pac Hamvention this year. Thanks to the Sea-Pac committee and the clubs that sponsored the event; Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club; Clark County Amateur Radio Club; Hoodview Amateur Radio Club; Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club. The Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society's spaghetti feed was excellent. I am looking forward to next year.
Now that Sea-Pac is over it's time to turn our attention to Field Day on the weekend of June 27 and 28. I have a few listings for Field Day sites and I hope you plan to attend one of these, or you local club or ARES Field Day event. Lincoln County Amateur Radio Club will be at the Staples parking lot on Hwy 101 in Newport.
Harney County Radio Association will be located at the Harney County Courthouse EOC. Open House times for public visitation is on Saturday from noon until 4 PM.
Hoodview Amateur Radio Club will hold their Field Day event on Larch Mountain in East Multnomah County.
McMinnville Amateur Radio Club will be located at the Evergreen Museum for their Field Day event.
The Valley Amateur Radio Club's Field Day will be held on the EWEB parking lot at the corner of 4th and Mill Streets in Eugene on Saturday May 27.
The Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club and Washington County ARES Field Day will be held at L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park on Hwy 47 (between US 26 and Vernonia). Navy-Marine Corps MARS will also be set up at this site. If you're interested in MARS, this is a good one to attend.
Tillamook County will have two sites for Field Day visits. One will be at the Library parking lot in downtown Tillamook, and the other will be on Gobblers Knob, 3,000+ elevation.
These are just a few of the clubs that have reported their Field Day events.
The McMinnville Amateur Radio Club's (MARC) Wireless reports that one of their members, Fred Rodley, N0NNO recently celebrated 50 years in Amateur Radio. Congratulations Fred!!
The Tillamook Emergency Amateur Radio Service (TEARS) Newsletter reports, "On Tuesday, June 9th, Tillamook Co's Director of Emergency Mgmt briefed the County Commissioners on a request for a Proclamation to make the week beginning Monday June 22nd through Sunday, June 28th as Amateur Radio Week." The article goes on to say, "Gordon (WX7EM) will present the Proclamation for approval and signature on Wednesday, June 10th."
Ben Johnson, N7OGM has stepped down as Emergency Coordinator for Washington County ARES after 8 years in that position. In an election, Ben will continue to serve by holding the position of Board Chair. John Core, KX7YT was appointed as the new EC. Also retiring after 10 years of service on the board is Robert Crocker, WN7O. Thank you Bob and Ben for your dedicated years of service.
Silent Keys: Bob Burdick, N7SCR of Pacific City. Charlie Lowell Smith, KG7I of Newport.
I hope everyone has a safe and fun time at Field Day.
Posted by Pat Roberson on Wednesday 17 June 2009 - 17:00:00
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Thursday 21 May 2009
Oregon Section Club News for May 2009
Oregon Section ARRL Club Newsletter May 2009
The Harney County Radio Association (HCRA) reports that they are "extremely pleased to recognize and congratulate the following newly licensed Technician Class amateur radio operators who took their exams and successfully passed their tests this past Saturday (April 25) at the Harney County Court House in Burns, Oregon": Chris Howes (Hines, OR) David Watts (Princeton, OR) Linda Watts (Burns, OR) Clare Poulsen (Burns, OR) Jeff Howes (Hines, OR) Rob Sharp (Hines, OR) Eric Haakenson (Hines, OR) John Thelen (Burns, OR) Tammy Valentine (Burns, OR) Congratulations!!!
The McMinnville Amateur Radio Club (MARC) reports that their web site is ready for an over-haul. One plan is to have an area that "everyone will be able to download the club presentations from the club meetings." "This will also allow those who missed the meeting to at least get a taste of what they missed." The MARC web page is at: www.marcwireless.org
The Washington County ARES/RACES has recently be upgraded at well. You can check it out at: www.washcoares.org
The W7OTV, 146.96 (Goat Mountain) repeater can be heard on the Internet at: http://tinyurl.com/radiow7pat then click on "tune in".
Sadly, I have received two reports of Silent Keys. Clay Naylor, W7CBN passed away on April 28 following a brief battle with cancer. Also, Ray Perkins, K7IU passed away from lung and liver cancer.
I hope to see as many of you as I can at Sea-Pac, and hopefully we can chat. Just remember, as I am getting older, I don't remember everyone's name anymore. (hi hi)
73,
Pat Roberson, W7PAT Assistant Oregon Section Manager, Administrative
Posted by Pat Roberson on Thursday 21 May 2009 - 17:00:00
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Tuesday 28 April 2009
HB2377 Update
Today, April 28th, the Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 2377A dealing with the use of communication devices in vehicles. This bill, sponsored by Representative Tomei, is intended to deal with hands-free devices for cell phones, but directly impacts the use of amateur radio equipment. The House passed the bill by a vote of 38 to 22. It will now move to the Senate.
In the Senate, amateur radio has friends who have shown interest in fixing the deficiencies of this bill. At a minimum, we have proposed a sentence be Added that exempts persons holding a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. With this inclusion, amateur radio operators would not be opposed to the intent and purpose of the bill.
Contact your senator and let them know you support legislation that exempts amateur radio from this bill intended to regulate use of cell phones, but that you oppose the bill as passed by the Oregon House.
Please request that following sentence be added to the bill:
A mobile device does not include two-way mobile radio transmitters or receivers used by licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service.
Posted by Bonnie Altus on Tuesday 28 April 2009 - 18:00:31
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ARRL Membership Development Everett W Curry Jr, W6ABM 1546 NE Greensword Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-6139 (503) 681-2345 w6abm@arrl.net
Eastern Oregon and North Central Oregon Phil Hawkins, KC7KI 1689 NE 2nd Pl Hermiston, OR 97838-1382 (541) 567-0399 kc7ki@arrl.net
Southwestern Oregon Dan Bissell, W7WVF 53516 Forest Road Bandon, OR 97411 (541)347-4580 dbissell@harborside.com
Southeastern Oregon Vacant
Central Oregon Drew Holmes, W7GER PO Box 2003 Sisters, OR 97759-2003 (541)549-6321 w7ger@arrl.net
Youth and Mentoring Russ Mickiewicz, N7QR Box 25051 Portland, OR 97298 (503)295-5704 n7qr@arrl.net
Administrative Pat Roberson, N7PAT 18230 SW Broad Oak Court Aloha, OR 97007 (503)848-2283 n7pat@arrl.net
Affiliated Club Coordinator Willard A Sheffield, N7THL 19580 SW Longacre Ct Aloha, OR 97006-2482 (503) 642-7314 n7thl@juno.com
Official Observer Coordinator Everett W Curry Jr, W6ABM 1546 NE Greensword Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-6139 (503) 681-2345 w6abm@arrl.net
Public Information Coordinator J. Steven Sanders, KE7JSS 1602 NE Orenco Station Pkwy Hillsboro, OR 97124. (503) 320-4100 ke7jss@arrl.net
Section Emergency Coordinator and State RACES Officer William P Morris, W7IH 12255 NE Parrett Mountain Rd Newberg, OR 97132-6995 (503) 625-7647 w7ih@arrl.net
State Government Liaison Kevin E Curry, KA7KYQ 8774 SW Bellflower St Tigard, OR 97224-5211 (503) 624-9971 curry.k@gmail.com
Section Traffic Manager D Scott Gray, W7IZ 24230 Deer Hill Rd Clatskanie, OR 97016-2558 (503) 728-4793 w7iz@clatskanie.com
Technical Coordinator Lynn C Hurd, WB7UNU 14145 SW 117th Ave Tigard, OR 97224-2805 (503) 624-1999 lhurd@pacifier.com
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