Orange Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Orange
Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Last Update June 11, 2008
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 Hz - W5ND
147.060 (+) PL 103.5 Hz AA5P
The
Meets the first Friday of every month at
the
at 3901 IH 10
Meeting starts at 7:30PM
***147.180 Repeater Update***
The 147.180 repeater
(pl 103.5 Hz) is now located at its original location
in
The backup
147.180 repeater is also in place and requires a 103.5 Hz tone for access.
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NEWS and Upcoming Events: 
FNEWS! Thanks to everyone for a great
FNEWS!
For details go to http://www.lufkinhamfest.com/
FNEWS! Field Day 2008 June 28th - 29th
Field Day to be at the Jefferson Co. ARC Club house
Set up to
begin at 10:00AM Saturday 28th. or
sooner.
FNEWS! West Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club (
33rd Annual Hamfest is
August 9, 2008.
Location at First United
Hamfest time: 7:30AM 1:00PM
For
more information: http://www.wclarc.com/
FNEWS! Free Ham Radio Classes being taught August
2nd 3rd, 2008 for Technician license.
This a 2 day
class, Saturday and Sunday, 8AM to 5PM for the Technician Class license. (No fee required for class)
Classes to be at the
Jefferson Co. Amateur Radio Club house located at
License test will be 3:00PM Sunday. License test fee is $14.00.
Pen or pencil, hand-held calculator & scratch paper required for the test.
Technician Class Study
Manual is available for $20.00 each Limited Supply .
Registration for the class is required.
To register contact
FNEWS! SWAMPFEST
September 13th, 2008
Hamfest at
the
Time: 8AM to 3PM
For more information check the SWAMPFEST link.
FNEWS!
Big Thicket Bike
Tour September 27th, 2008 - Volunteers needed for communications
September 27th, 2008 is the Big Thicket Bike
Tour.
This is a public service event
that area Hams will be providing communications for a bicycle tour on the edge
of
the Big
Thicket National Preserve. An estimated 200 cyclists are planned to attend.
There will be five routes available from 14 miles to 101 miles.
More details coming as planning
and organization is completed.
Call Rocky, N5MTX @
409-735-3227 for more info and how to get involved and volunteer for this
upcoming event.
Information about 2008
Big Thicket Bike Tour >>>>>>
http://www.funtrails.org/2008tour.html
About (future Club History)
2009
A.R.E.S. <<< click here for link to
Orange ARES
Club Officers for
2007-2008
President: Rocky Wilson
Vice
President:
Secretary-Treasurer:
Club Meeting (Click for map to meeting place)
The
Month at the American Red
Cross facility at 3901 IH-10
The meeting starts at
7:30PM. All are invited.
ARESฎ Meeting (Click for map to meeting place) Interested in Emergency Communications?
JOIN A.R.E.S. ฎ
Amateur Radio Emergency Serviceฎ (ARESฎ) for information check: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html
The
Month at the American Red Cross
facility at 3901 IH-10
The meeting starts at
7:30PM. All are invited.
Club Repeater
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 W5ND
Other
Local Repeaters and Frequencies Used
52.525 mHz. 6 Meter Simplex
145.010 mHz. BPT (W5SSV) Packet node
* 145.210 mHz. SWLARC (pl. 103.5) (W5BII)
* 145.230 mHz Kountze (pl.103.5) ( N5BTC)
145.250 mHz
145.350 mHz. Sulphur ARC (pl. 103.5) (KC5PNH)
* 145.470 MHz JCARC (open patch) (pl.
103.5) (TEMPORARILY OUT OF
SERVICE)
146.450 mHz. Mid
145.390 mHz Buna (pl 118.80) (W5JAS) NEW!
146.520 mHz. National Simplex Freq.
* 146.700 mHz. Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5KWA)
# 146.730 mHz SWLARC
* 146.760 mHz. SW LYNX (pl 107.2) (W5GNX)
* 146.860 mHz. Port Arthur (103.5 pl) (WB5VFF)
*# 146.980 mHz. Devers (pl
103.5) (N5FJX) (TEMPORARILY
OUT OF SERVICE)
147.000 mHz Jasper (- offset) (pl 118.8) (W5JAS)
147.060
mHz Dupont (AA5P) (pl. 103.5)
147.120 mHz Mayflower (pl 203.5) (W5JAS)
147.180 mHz Orange ARC (pl. 103.5)
(W5ND)
*# 147.300 mHz. Mobil Oil Repeater (pl. 103.5)
147.340 mHz Beaumont ARC (W5RIN) no phone patch
147.420
mHz Orange
147.440 mHz
147.460 mHz Orange
147.560 mHz. Shuttle rebroadcast when in space
224.040 mHz. Beaumont (N5KDH) (TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE)
224.920 mHz.
Devers (KA5QDG) (TEMPORARILY
OUT OF SERVICE)
442.575 mHz.
Devers (pl 103.5) (KA5QDG) (TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE)
443.675 mHz. Vidor - Armadillo Repeater Closed (private) repeater system
444.425 mHz
444.500 mHz. Bmt. (pl 100.0 ) (WB5ITT)
444.700 mHz Bmt (pl 107.2) (W5KWA) Saltgrass System Linked Repeater
Info about the Saltgrass Link System - a linked repeater system in Texas and more....
444.825 mHz Devers (pl 151.4) (N6LXX) NEW!
444.900 mHz. Mobil Oil (pl 103.5)(WB5HRF)
446.000 mHz National Simplex Frequency
* Denotes Transmit PL
# Denotes Echolink
LINKS
http://www.hello-radio.org/index.html
http://www.emergency-radio.org/
G-QRP Club UK QRP Club
http://www.wm7d.net/fcc_uls/ -
Call Sign look up
Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Department of Homeland Security
http://www.co.orange.tx.us/ocem.htm Orange County Emergency Management
Amateur Electronic
Supply (AES)
Amateur Radio Software for
Logging
LINKS of Interest for Orange, Texas
http://www.orangetexas.net/ City of Orange, Texas web site
http://www.co.orange.tx.us/ Orange County, Texas
http://www.orangetexas.org/ Orange Convention and Visitors
Bureau
The Home Page of
Howard C. Williams - local historian
www.orangetexas.net/historic%20photos.htm - historical photos of Orange, Texas
Local VHF/UHF Nets
Orange
ARC 2 meter net meets every evening at 6:30PM on 147.180 (+) PL 103.5 W5ND. All Hams are
invited.
Texas State RACES net and training meets every Tuesday evening at 8:30PM on 444.700 (+) PL 107.2 W5KWA.
RACES members are encouraged to check in.
Orange
Co. ARES group 2 meter training net meets every Saturday evening at 6:30PM on 147.180
mHz (+) PL 103.5 W5ND.
All
Hams are invited.
Jefferson
County ARC 2 meter net meets every Wednesday night at 8:00PM on 147.300 mHz.
(pl.103.5) the Mobil Oil repeater.
All
Hams are invited.
Jefferson
Co. ARES group has a 2 meter training net every Wednesday night following the
JCARC net on 147.300 mHz (pl.103.5) the Mobil Oil repeater.
All
Hams are invited.
Beaumont ARC 2 meter net meets every Thursday night at 8:00PM on 146.700 mHz Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5KWA).
All Hams are invited.
Big Thicket ARC 2 meter net meets every Thursday night at 8:30PM on 145.230 mHz Kountze (pl.103.5) (N5BTC)
All Hams are invited.
Webmaster: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX
email:
n5mtx at arrl.net
for comments and corrections.
Last Updated June 11, 2008