As put together by the CARES Training Leader Jeremy Tanzer KI7BDP and the CARES Staff, here are the Training Classes planned for the first half of 2025:
11-Jan: Principles of ICS and forms
08-Feb: Radio Field Diagnostics (DVM, SWR/Watt Meter, Antenna Analyzer)
09-Mar: Anderson Powerpoles and Coax
12-Apr: Soldering – stuff and PowerPole connectors (when it’s needed) and PL-259 connectors to coax
10-May: Antenna Building
14-June: Winlink
12-July: DC Power
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| 1CARES 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 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 1935 to 2100 Lake O Sunday Net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net LO 2 - Simplex 146.5, followed by LO 1 - Repeater 444.3 tone 82.5 If LO 2 is not available net starts on LO 1S... Simplex 444.3 tone 82.5 (on repeater output channel) 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). 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). | 2 | 3 | 4South County weekly net at 1900 SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5). | 5 | 6 | 7SKYWARN Recognition Day 2024 from 0900 to 1600 Assist the National Weather Service in handling weather-related communications traffic. See the "SKYWARN Recognition Day" News post for details. Portland NWS Office 5241 NE 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 97230 Map | |||
| 8CARES 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 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 1935 to 2100 Lake O Sunday Net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net LO 2 - Simplex 146.5, followed by LO 1 - Repeater 444.3 tone 82.5 If LO 2 is not available net starts on LO 1S... Simplex 444.3 tone 82.5 (on repeater output channel) 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). 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). | 9 | 10 | 11West County's Dec 2024 meeting from 1130 to 1300 West County's Monthly Meetup Rice Time 29200 SW Town Center Loop E, #107 Wilsonville, OR 97070 https://maps.app.goo.gl/BWnAxVUBA9URjZ9x5 MapSouth 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. MapSouth County weekly net at 1900 SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5). | 12CARES Monthly meeting from 1900 to 2030 CARES Monthly meeting Providence Willamette Falls Community Center 519 15th St (i.e. 15th & Washington) Oregon City, OR 97045 Map | 13 | 14Winlink Class at CCC from 0900 to 1400 Learn about Winlink, how it works, and getting things set up for use. Install and configure Winlink Express, SoundModem, and Vara FM CCC (Clackamas Community College) Oregon City Campus. (Room location TBD) Map | |||
| 15CARES 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 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 1935 to 2100 Lake O Sunday Net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net LO 2 - Simplex 146.5, followed by LO 1 - Repeater 444.3 tone 82.5 If LO 2 is not available net starts on LO 1S... Simplex 444.3 tone 82.5 (on repeater output channel) 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). 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). | 16OCARES Dec 2024 Meeting from 1800 to 2000 OCARES Monthly Meeting Jimmy O's Pizza 1678 Beavercreek Rd Oregon City, OR 97045 Map | 17 | 18Lake O ARES monthly meeting from 1900 to 2100 Lake Oswego Fire Dept. Station 214 (Downtown) 300 B Ave, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 MapSouth County weekly net at 1900 SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5). | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 22CARES 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 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 1935 to 2100 Lake O Sunday Net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net LO 2 - Simplex 146.5, followed by LO 1 - Repeater 444.3 tone 82.5 If LO 2 is not available net starts on LO 1S... Simplex 444.3 tone 82.5 (on repeater output channel) 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). 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). | 23 | 24 | 25East County ARES monthly meeting from 1900 to 2030 ECCO (East Clackamas COunty) ARES meeting Clackamas Fire District #1, Station 19: Centennial Park at 20100 SE Hwy 212, Damascus, OR. 97089 MapSouth County weekly net at 1900 SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5). | 26 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 29CARES 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 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 1935 to 2100 Lake O Sunday Net 19:35 or 5 minutes after CARES net LO 2 - Simplex 146.5, followed by LO 1 - Repeater 444.3 tone 82.5 If LO 2 is not available net starts on LO 1S... Simplex 444.3 tone 82.5 (on repeater output channel) 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). 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). | 30 | 31 | |||||||
