Orange Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Orange Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) tax exempt organization
Orange Amateur Radio Club Inc.
is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliated club
Last Update February 21, 2024
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 Hz - W5ND
147.060 (+) PL 210.7 Hz –
AA5P
The
Meets the first
Friday of every month at the:
American Red Cross
3901
IH-10 East
Orange, TX 77630
Meeting starts at 7:00PM
Your Support of the
147.180 Orange Repeater is Appreciated
When
Visiting
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OARC celebrated our 75th Anniversary of ARRL
Affiliation on Janaury 2023
Club Roster (not available at this time)
Amateur Radio Emergency Service - A.R.E.S. click here for
link to Orange ARES
Orange
HAMFEST 2024 info here! Click
for Hamfest Flyer!
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FNEWS! CLUB MEETINGS
The Orange Amateur Radio Club meets at 7:00
p.m., on the first Friday of every month,
at the American Red Cross office @
3901 IH-10 East Frontage Rd. Orange, TX 77630
FNEWS! Winter Field
Day - January 27-28, 2024,
WFD is at the Mauriceville
Community Center
7441
Cohenour Rd, Orange, TX 77632
The WFD event starts Sat. 27th @ 1:00PM CST
and runs to Sun. 28th @ 1:00PM CST
learn more about Winter Field Day at https://www.winterfieldday.com/
Request QSL by mail to (no SASE required)-
Orange Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 232
Orange, Texas 77631-0232 USA
FNEWS! Field Day
2024
The Orange Amateur Radio Club
with have our annual Field Day June 22th-23th, 2024
at a location to be determined.
Area Hams are encouraged to come
and operate during the 24-hour Field Day operation.
We will be operating voice, CW
and digital on all Bands.
The public is most cordially
invited to come, meet and talk with the hams.
See what modern Amateur Radio can
do. They can even help you get on the air!.
FNEWS! Orange
Hamfest 2024 information link! Click for Hamfest Flyer!
The next
Orange Hamfest is scheduled for 2024, see you there!!
When: Saturday
February 24,2024. Doors open at 7:30AM.
Where: Orange County
Convention & Expo Center @ 11475 FM 1442
Orange, Texas 77632
(Lat-Lon Coordinates:30 07.28 N
& 093 52.92W or 30.1244,-93.8922)
Time:
7:30AM to 2:00PM
Area Ham Clubs and Public Service Events
Supported for 2024
January 13 122nd
Anniversary-Lucas Gusher Gladys City
January 19-21 Winter Support
Your Parks On The Air
January 27 Mission Possible 5K
January 27-28 Winter
Field Day
February 09-10 Crisis Expo and
Sustainable Living Event – Little Cypress Baptist Church
February 23-24 Orange HamFest
- Orange County Convention and Expo Center
-
April 20-21 Texas State Parks on the
Air
April 20-21 Spring Support Your Parks
On The Air
April TBD JCARC Tailgate Sale, VE Testing & Fox Hunt
May 05-06 Tour du Rouge
May 11 US Islands on the
Air – One Day Getaway
May 18 Don Allen Sports Day, Wildwood
June
TBD Cops
and Kids Picnic, Claiborne Park West 10A-2P
July 20-21 Summer Support Your
Parks On The Air
July 22 JCARC
Tailgate Sale, VE Testing & Fox Hunt
July 31 BARC VE Testing 6PM
October 07 JCARC
Tailgate Sale, VE Testing & Fox Hunt
October
18-20 BSA Jamboree on the Air
October 18-20 Fall Support Your Parks On The Air
October TBD Tour de Groves
November
02 Lighthouse Run –
Cameron Beach
November 20 BARC
VE Testing 6PM
December
01-02 SkyWarn Recognition Day 6:00pm-6:00pm (12-1 00:00-24:00UTC)
December 10 HAM
Christmas Party
Vice
President: Phil Pollock, AF5DT
Secretary: Wayne Sonnier, KF5SRG
Treasurer:
Mike Holloway, KC0JWG
Club Directors for 2023-2024
Brent Newberry, KI5DNS Position 1
Kenney Wilson, KD5GKV Position 2
Club Directors for 2023-2025
Gary Craig KI5CCD Position 3
Mike Manshack, AD5OG Position 4
The
Month at the American Red Cross
3901 IH-10 East
Frontage Rd.
Orange, TX 77630
The club meeting starts at
7:00PM. All are invited.
ARES® Meeting Interested in Emergency Communications? JOIN A.R.E.S. ®
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) – for information check: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html
The Orange County Amateur Radio Emergency
Service® (ARES®) group meets the first Friday of the
Month at the American Red Cross
3901 IH-10 East
Frontage Rd.
Orange, TX 77630
The ARES meeting starts at
6:00PM. All are invited.
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
145.010 mHz N5MTX-11
RMS Packet - Orange, Texas
145.010 mHz W5SSV-10 RMS Packet /VARA FM - Nederland, Texas
* 145.210 mHz SWLARC (pl. 103.5) (W5BII)
* 145.230 mHz Kountze (pl.103.5) ( N5BTC)
145.250 mHz Anahuac (pl 192.8) (KK5XQ)
145.350 mHz Sulphur ARC (pl. 103.5) (KC5PNH)
145.410 mHz New Iberia, La. (pl 103.5)
* 145.470 MHz JCARC (pl. 103.5) (W5SSV)
146.450 mHz. Mid
145.390 mHz Buna (pl 118.80) (W5JAS)
146.520 mHz. National Simplex Freq.
146.620 MHz JCARC - (W5SSV) - DSTAR
* 146.700 mHz. Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN)
# 146.730 mHz SWLARC – Sulphur, LA. (pl. 173.8) (W5BII)
* 146.760 mHz. Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN) - FM and C4FM
* 146.860 mHz. Port Arthur (103.5 pl) (WB5VFF)
146.940 mHz Vidor W5APX repeater…100Hz tone
146.980 mHz Devers - N5FJX – pl. 103.5
147.000 mHz Jasper (- offset) (pl 118.8) (W5JAS)
147.060
mHz Vidor
(AA5P) (pl. 210.7)
147.120 mHz Mayflower (pl 203.5) (W5JAS)
147.160 mHz Beaumont - (pl 100.00) (N5YX) - FM and C4FM
147.180 mHz Orange ARC (pl. 103.5) (W5ND) - FM and C4FM
+# 147.200 mHz Port Arthur,
TX (pl 118.8) (KC5YSM)
*# 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 Mauriceville, TX Simplex frequency
147.460 mHz Orange Co. ARES secondary simplex frequency
147.560 mHz. Shuttle rebroadcast when in space
224.920 MHz. Devers (KA5QDG) (pl.123.0)
440.725 mHz Nederland -(W5SSV) - DSTAR
443.675 mHz.
Armadillo Repeater – Closed (private) repeater system.
444.425 mHz Lufkin, TX (pl 203.5 Hz)
444.700 mHz Beaumont (pl 107.2) (W5RIN) –
444.800 mHz Port Arthur (pl 118.8) (KC5YSM) – FM and C4FM
444.825 mHz Devers (pl 151.4)
(N6LXX)
444.900 mHz. Mobil Oil (pl 103.5)(WB5HRF)
446.000 mHz National Simplex Frequency
* Denotes Transmit PL
# Denotes Echolink
+ IRLP
GMRS Repeater – WRJV445 462.600 / 467.600
PL114.8 in Beaumont, TX
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.citizencorps.gov/ CERT
http://www.co.orange.tx.us/Emergency_Management.html Orange County Emergency Management and
Homeland Security
Main Trading Company (Paris,TX)
Amateur Radio Software for
Logging
http://www.hamthreads.com/ Ham Radio - Caps, hats, T-shirts, jackets, and vest. Also, ARES/RACES vest and hats.
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
www.orangetexas.net/historic%20photos.htm - historical photos of Orange, Texas
Orange
ARC 2 meter net meets every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening at 6:30PM
on 147.180 (+) PL 103.5 W5ND. All Hams are invited.
Orange
Co. ARES group 2 meter training net meets every Monday 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 145.470 mHz. (pl.103.5) the W5SSV repeater.
All
Hams are invited.
Jefferson
Co. ARES group has a 2 meter training net every Wednesday night following the
JCARC net on 145.470 mHz (pl.103.5) the W5SSV
repeater.
All
Hams are invited.
Beaumont ARC 2 meter net meets every Thursday night at 7:30PM on 146.700 mHz Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN).
All Hams are invited.
Webmaster: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX
email: n5mtx at arrl dot net for comments and
corrections.
Last Update February 21, 2024