W5SSV

             JEFFERSON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
                                                        923 Boston Ave
                                                     Nederland, TX 77627 USA
                                                      Revised 06/29/2008

QUICK LINKS

UPCOMING EVENTS:

è Next Technician class

Next class will be August 2nd and 3rd... If you are interested or know of someone that is interested in Technician License class let them know... If the classes remain small they will be farther apart... Flyer click here

Attention: JCARC 's Field Day was a success, we had around 60 people that came to the event... We all had fun.

Don’t have Adobe Reader Click here!

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.

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: kc5hvt@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@midcountypc.com

Club Repeater and Area Frequencies

JCARC is using - 147.300 MHz. (+ 600) (pl.103.5) W5XOM for the club repeater.

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

Exxonmobil Beaumont.

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.JCARC (open patch) (pl. 103.5)~~ Presently off the air for repair.

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) Presently off the air

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

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

*# 147.300 Mhz. Mobil Oil Repeater (pl. 103.5) (W5XOM)

~~147.340 Mhz. Beaumont ARC (W5RIN)~~ Presently off the air

147.420 Mhz. Simplex (OLD PRUNES)

~~224.920 Mhz. Devers (KA5QDG)~~ Presently off the air

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

444.500 Mhz. Bmt. (pl 100.0 ) (WB5ITT)

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 147.300 MHz. + offset (W5XOM) (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 147.300 MHz. + offset (W5XOM) (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

Kids Fishing Rodeo @ La Porte, Texas – Provides communications as public service

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.

Local Weather Conditions & Weather related web sites

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Lake Charles, LA

GOLDEN TRIANGLE WEATHER PAGE

Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN)

“Pray for Our Troops”

Revised 06-29-08

Always Under Construction

Webmaster: Mike Faucheaux Email Comments to Webmaster n5kbw@midcoutypc.com

Other LINKS: