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OCARES Net, Meeting-Location Update

Author: Mark Davis Published Date: August 27, 2023

OCARES (Oregon City ARES) has revised their Sunday evening net procedure: The net will now begin on the ‘OC 1’ Boynton Repeater channel (442.075 MHz…

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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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Upcoming Events

January 22, 2025
- East County ARES monthly meeting
  1900 - 2030East County ARES monthly meetingTime: 1900 - 2030
  ECCO (East Clackamas COunty) ARES meeting Clackamas Fire District #1, Station 19: Centennial Park at 20100 SE Hwy 212, Damascus, OR. 97089 Map
- South County weekly net
  1900South County weekly netTime: 1900
  SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).
January 26, 2025
- 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
- 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
  1935 - 2100Lake O Sunday NetTime: 1935 - 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
  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).
- 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).
January 29, 2025
- South County weekly net
  1900South County weekly netTime: 1900
  SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).

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CARES Events

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1South County weekly net at 1900
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).

5CARES 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).

8West County's Jan 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).

9CARES 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

12CARES 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).

15Lake 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).

19CARES 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).

20OCARES / South County Jan 2025 Meeting from 1800 to 2000
OCARES / South County Monthly Meeting Jimmy O's Pizza
1678 Beavercreek Rd
Oregon City, OR 97045 Map

22East 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).

26CARES 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).

29South County weekly net at 1900
SOCO sub-unit weekly net, conducted on the CLAC 7 repeater (441.900 MHz, Tone 103.5).