W5SSV

JEFFERSON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

923 Boston Ave
Nederland, TX 77627 USA
Revised 11-21-2009

QUICK LINKS

UPCOMING EVENTS:

è Jefferson County club meeting is the second Tuesday of the month next meeting is December 08^th 2009

è Jefferson County ARES meeting is the third Thursday of the month the next meeting is December 17^th 2009…

èJefferson County Christmas party is scheduled for December 15^th 2009 at Sandersons, 7:00 PM… Here is the flyer…

è145.47 Repeater is back, check it out pl tone is 103.5 hz… It is on the club house antenna now. The club is trying to find a suitable location to put the repeater… If anyone has any suggestions then pass them on…

èThere is a new repeater in town 147.200 + 600kc offset pl. 118.8… Located in downtown Port Arthur, Tx. 190 ft. Coverage seems to have very good coverage and sounds great… Give it a try…

èThe next Technician class November 14^th & 15^thHad 4 started the class and 4 graduated… Next class will be later next year, it appears that people are losing interest in the classes… Good job, those that passed the exam and spent 2 days in the class…

èTailgate Sale has been scheduled for January 23, 2010, mark it on your calendar… Here is the flyer

Attention:

These agencies and businesses have supported JCARC though donations, goods, repeater sites, equipment, finances and services... Thanks to each and every one of them...

American Legion Butler-Reed Post # 493 Nederland, Texas

V P Tree Service Port Neches, Texas

Wal-Mart Port Arthur Twin City Hwy

Christus St Mary Hospital Port Arthur, Texas

Port Arthur, Texas Emergency Management.

Entergy

Philpott Motors

Exxonmobil Corporation

Honeywell Corporation

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Jefferson County Amateur Radio club is ARRL affiliated.

Click here for Map to Club House

Pictured above are the Jefferson County ARC houses, with small building in the foreground being the radio room. Also holds history of the club, old radios, and a library. Chevron/Phillips of Orange TX. donated a Yaesu HF rig along with a Kenwood 2 meter for club use. The building is at 923 Boston Ave. Nederland TX.

Club meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm. All that are interested please plan to attend, even if you are not licensed, you can come find

out how to get licensed... A little interest can go a long way... See ya there...

The larger Building in the background is the meeting room. Also, has a kitchen for special events and is used for VE Test sessions. Monthly Meetings are the second Tuesday of the month. VE testing is available on request. Club house meeting is at 216 10^th St., Nederland, TX 77627.

Jefferson County ARC has been affiliated with ARRL since Nov. 1941 and has over 100 members. It supports a repeater, ARES group, tailgate sales and Ham radio classes.

For information contact Email: kc5hvt@gt.rr.com

President: Tootie Heintschel KC5HVT Phone: 409 962-1435 email to: kchvt@gt.rr.com

Vice President: Kirk Mahaney N5WKM Phone: 409 962-9375 email to: n5wkm@gt.rr.com

Secretary-Treasurer: Kathryn King KC5PQA Phone: 409 833-9961 email to: csbkek@ih2000.net

Mike & Key Editor: Sheila Powell N5HL Phone: 409 727-1071 email to: sheilapo@sbcglobal.net

Club Repeater and Area Frequencies

Big thanks to W5XOM for the use of their repeater.

Thanks to MERC (Mobil Emergency Radio Club) for the use of the repeater, sponsored by

Exxonmobil Beaumont.

The 145.470 is back up and doing ok in Mid County and the club is

Looking for a suitable place to put the repeater so it will have better coverage…

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)

145.350 MHz. Sulphur ARC (pl. 103.5) (KC5PNH)

* 145.470 MHz. Nederland (pl. 103.5) JCARC (W5SSV)

146.450 MHz. Mid County Simplex

146.520 MHz. National Simplex Freq.

146.580 MHz. Simplex Freq used for events

* 146.700 MHz. Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN)

# 146.730 MHz. SWLARC (pl. 173.8) (W5BII)

* 146.760 MHz. SW LYNX linked repeater system (pl 107.2) (W5GNX)

* 146.860 MHz. Port Arthur (103.5 pl) (WD5GJP)

* 146.980 MHz. Devers (pl 103.5) (N5FJX)

147.060 MHz. Dupont (AA5P) (pl. 103.5)

* 147.180 MHz. Orange ARC (pl. 103.5) (W5ND)

* 147.200 MHz. Downtown Port Arthur (pl. 118.8) (KC5YSM)

* 147.300 MHz. Mobil Oil Repeater (pl. 103.5) (W5XOM)

147.420 MHz. Simplex (OLD PRUNES)

224.920 MHz. Devers (KA5QDG)

~~442.575 MHz. Devers (pl 103.5) (KA5QDG)~~ Presently off the air

~~444.500 MHz. Bmt. (pl 100.0 ) (WB5ITT)~~ Presently off the air

444.700 MHz. Bmt Saltgrass linked repeater system (pl 107.2) (W5RIN)

444.900 MHz. Mobil Oil (pl 103.5)(WB5HRF)

* Denotes Transmit PL

# Denotes Echolink

Jefferson County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

Jefferson Co. ARES

Emergency Coordinator -Clarence “Tootie” Heintschel - KC5HVT - kc5hvt@gt.rr.com

ARES net is each Wednesday following the JCARC weekly 8:00 PM net on 145.470 MHz. - offset (W5SSV) (pl.103.5)

ARES meets on the third Thursday of each month at the JCARC clubhouse (216 10^th St., Nederland, TX) at 7:30 PM.

Additional ARES information to be added in the future.

CLUB ACTIVITIES

Monthly club meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at the JCARC clubhouse, 216 10^th St., Nederland, TX 77627 @ 7:30 PM.

v A weekly 2 Meter net is held each Wednesday at 8:00PM on 145.470 MHz. - offset (W5SSV) (pl.103.5) Stop by and check in!!

ARES meets the third Thursday of each month at the JCARC clubhouse.

Eating socials every month at various local restaurants

Field Day – Emergency Preparedness drill each year, last full weekend in June… Make plans to attend…

November Sweepstakes – Radio Contest each November

ARRL Web 2007 ARRL November Sweepstakes Rules

Don Allen Wildwood Sports Day @ Wildwood, Texas – Provides communications as public service, here is a link to their website

March of Dimes – Walk A Thon @ Beaumont, Texas – Provides communications as public service

V.E. Testing – Available Call to set up time and date, Mike Faucheaux N5KBW – (409) 727-1071

V.E. Testing and Classes

The Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club, Volunteer Examiners (VE’s) provide periodic testing for Amateur Radio licenses.

For testing contact Mike Faucheaux, N5KBW @ 1-409-727-1071.

Classes for Technician class licenses are held numerous times a year. Date and times will be announced in club newsletter, 2M nets, and local newspapers and on this webpage.