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Author: Mark Davis

LOARES RF Exposure Guidelines pdf posted in CARES TRAINING CENTER

Author: Mark Davis Published Date: May 19, 2023

The pdf slides for Eric Dausman’s excellent “RF Exposure Guidelines” presentation, at the May 11 2023 CARES meeting, have been posted in the “RF Exposure…

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New CARES Member-Data Form

Author: Mark Davis Published Date: May 18, 2023

Please update your CARES membership data on the pdf form available on the “CARES Member-Data Form” page, under the Home-Page “Welcome” menu. The CARES staff…

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CARES Staff Changes – Steve Jensen KE7GXC appointed CARES EC

Author: Mark Davis Published Date: May 15, 2023

After celebrating 20 years of service as EC (Emergency Coordinator), at the May 11 CARES meeting, David Kidd KA7OZO officially announced his retirement in that…

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Fix — VARA won’t install / update

Author: Mark Davis Published Date: March 5, 2023

If you find that the VARA HF or VARA FM installer doesn’t run on your computer, even when using the “Run as Administrator” option, there’s…

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Fix for Dell “Waves Audio…” VARA issue

Author: Mark Davis Published Date: February 27, 2023

On recently-built Dell Windows 11 computers, the Dell-installed “Waves Audio Services” and “Waves Audio Universal Services” system services severely impact VARA HF and VARA FM…

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Upcoming Events

February 11, 2026
- South County weekly net
  1900 - 0000South County weekly netTime: 1900 - 0000
  SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).
- South County Monthly Meeting
  1900 - 2100South County Monthly MeetingTime: 1900 - 2100
  South County Monthly Meeting
  (this meeting supersedes the SoCo weekly net scheduled for this evening) Clarkes Grange: 19396 S Unger Rd Beavercreek, OR 97004 – 1/4 mile east of Beavercreek Rd on Unger Road. Map
February 12, 2026
- CARES Monthly meeting
  1800 - 2030CARES Monthly meetingTime: 1800 - 2030
  CARES Monthly meeting Providence Willamette Falls Community Center
  519 15th St (i.e. 15th & Washington)
  Oregon City, OR 97045 (setup / prep starts at 17:45) Map
February 15, 2026
- CARES Sunday Net
  1900 - 1930CARES Sunday NetTime: 1900 - 1930
  CARES Sunday net 19:00 - ARRG's Mt Hood repeater
  CLAC 1 - VHF 147.120 tone 100hz
  CLAC 5 - UHF 444.225 TONE 100HZ
  ECHO LINK AC7QE-R
- East County Sunday net
  1935 - 2100East County Sunday netTime: 1935 - 2100
  East County Sunday net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net. CLAC 4 repeater (146.96 MHz, 127.3 tone).
  On first Sunday of each month, this net is followed by a simplex net on EAST 1 (146.54 MHz).
- West County's Sunday Nets
  1935 - 2100West County's Sunday NetsTime: 1935 - 2100
  West County's Sunday Nets 19:30 or 5 minutes after CARES net. WEST 2 repeater (146.92 MHz, 100.0 tone).
- OCARES Sunday Nets
  1935 - 2100OCARES Sunday NetsTime: 1935 - 2100
  Oregon City Sunday Nets 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net
  Starting on OC 1 Boynton Repeater (442.075 - 103.5 tone),
  followed by QSY to CLAC 7 Highland Butte repeater (441.9 - 103.5 tone)
  Subsequent skills-practice session may be on CLAC 7, or OC 2 simplex (146.560)
- Lake O Sunday Net
  1940 - 2020Lake O Sunday NetTime: 1940 - 2020
  Lake O Sunday Net 19:40 to 20:20
  LO 1 - Repeater

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3South County weekly net from 1900 to 0000
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).

7CARES Sunday Net from 1900 to 1930
CARES Sunday net 19:00 - ARRG's Mt Hood repeater
CLAC 1 - VHF 147.120 tone 100hz
CLAC 5 - UHF 444.225 TONE 100HZ
ECHO LINK AC7QE-R East County Sunday net from 1935 to 2100
East County Sunday net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net. CLAC 4 repeater (146.96 MHz, 127.3 tone).
On first Sunday of each month, this net is followed by a simplex net on EAST 1 (146.54 MHz). West County's Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
West County's Sunday Nets 19:30 or 5 minutes after CARES net. WEST 2 repeater (146.92 MHz, 100.0 tone). OCARES Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
Oregon City Sunday Nets 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net
Starting on OC 1 Boynton Repeater (442.075 - 103.5 tone),
followed by QSY to CLAC 7 Highland Butte repeater (441.9 - 103.5 tone)
Subsequent skills-practice session may be on CLAC 7, or OC 2 simplex (146.560) Lake O Sunday Net from 1940 to 2020
Lake O Sunday Net 19:40 to 20:20
LO 1 - Repeater

10South County weekly net from 1900 to 0000
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5). South County Monthly Meeting from 1900 to 2100
South County Monthly Meeting
(this meeting supersedes the SoCo weekly net scheduled for this evening) Clarkes Grange: 19396 S Unger Rd Beavercreek, OR 97004 – 1/4 mile east of Beavercreek Rd on Unger Road. Map

11CARES Monthly meeting from 1800 to 2030
CARES Monthly meeting Providence Willamette Falls Community Center
519 15th St (i.e. 15th & Washington)
Oregon City, OR 97045 (setup / prep starts at 17:45) Map

14CARES Sunday Net from 1900 to 1930
CARES Sunday net 19:00 - ARRG's Mt Hood repeater
CLAC 1 - VHF 147.120 tone 100hz
CLAC 5 - UHF 444.225 TONE 100HZ
ECHO LINK AC7QE-R East County Sunday net from 1935 to 2100
East County Sunday net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net. CLAC 4 repeater (146.96 MHz, 127.3 tone).
On first Sunday of each month, this net is followed by a simplex net on EAST 1 (146.54 MHz). West County's Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
West County's Sunday Nets 19:30 or 5 minutes after CARES net. WEST 2 repeater (146.92 MHz, 100.0 tone). OCARES Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
Oregon City Sunday Nets 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net
Starting on OC 1 Boynton Repeater (442.075 - 103.5 tone),
followed by QSY to CLAC 7 Highland Butte repeater (441.9 - 103.5 tone)
Subsequent skills-practice session may be on CLAC 7, or OC 2 simplex (146.560) Lake O Sunday Net from 1940 to 2020
Lake O Sunday Net 19:40 to 20:20
LO 1 - Repeater

17South County weekly net from 1900 to 0000
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5). Lake O ARES monthly meeting from 1900 to 2100
Lake Oswego Fire Dept. Station 214 (Downtown)
300 B Ave, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Map

21CARES Sunday Net from 1900 to 1930
CARES Sunday net 19:00 - ARRG's Mt Hood repeater
CLAC 1 - VHF 147.120 tone 100hz
CLAC 5 - UHF 444.225 TONE 100HZ
ECHO LINK AC7QE-R East County Sunday net from 1935 to 2100
East County Sunday net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net. CLAC 4 repeater (146.96 MHz, 127.3 tone).
On first Sunday of each month, this net is followed by a simplex net on EAST 1 (146.54 MHz). West County's Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
West County's Sunday Nets 19:30 or 5 minutes after CARES net. WEST 2 repeater (146.92 MHz, 100.0 tone). OCARES Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
Oregon City Sunday Nets 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net
Starting on OC 1 Boynton Repeater (442.075 - 103.5 tone),
followed by QSY to CLAC 7 Highland Butte repeater (441.9 - 103.5 tone)
Subsequent skills-practice session may be on CLAC 7, or OC 2 simplex (146.560) Lake O Sunday Net from 1940 to 2020
Lake O Sunday Net 19:40 to 20:20
LO 1 - Repeater

24South County weekly net from 1900 to 0000
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).

25East County ARES monthly meeting from 1915 to 2030
ECCO (East Clackamas COunty) ARES meeting Boring Fire Station
Station 14,
28655 SE Hwy 212, Boring, OR 97009 Map

28CARES Sunday Net from 1900 to 1930
CARES Sunday net 19:00 - ARRG's Mt Hood repeater
CLAC 1 - VHF 147.120 tone 100hz
CLAC 5 - UHF 444.225 TONE 100HZ
ECHO LINK AC7QE-R East County Sunday net from 1935 to 2100
East County Sunday net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net. CLAC 4 repeater (146.96 MHz, 127.3 tone).
On first Sunday of each month, this net is followed by a simplex net on EAST 1 (146.54 MHz). West County's Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
West County's Sunday Nets 19:30 or 5 minutes after CARES net. WEST 2 repeater (146.92 MHz, 100.0 tone). OCARES Sunday Nets from 1935 to 2100
Oregon City Sunday Nets 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net
Starting on OC 1 Boynton Repeater (442.075 - 103.5 tone),
followed by QSY to CLAC 7 Highland Butte repeater (441.9 - 103.5 tone)
Subsequent skills-practice session may be on CLAC 7, or OC 2 simplex (146.560) Lake O Sunday Net from 1940 to 2020
Lake O Sunday Net 19:40 to 20:20
LO 1 - Repeater

31South County weekly net from 1900 to 0000
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).