MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
- The Western Oregon Radio Club,
Inc. was formed to maintain, operate, and improve the Portland, Oregon,
repeaters
which connect to the Evergreen Intertie System. The Portland local system now consists of ten repeaters, operating
on the six meter, two meter, seventy centimeter and twenty three centimeter bands. An autopatch is available to WORC members for Portland localcalls. The club distributes a periodic newsletter to keep the members advised of changes to
the local and Evergreen Intertie systems.
Once a week the club convenes a local net on the WORC
repeater system. The net meets to provide information about the
WORC system, the operation of the Evergreen Intertie
and to allow users to confirm correct operation of their equipment.
Members are encouraged to participate and to learn more
about the functioning of the local repeaters. The net also transmits information
from national Ham organizations and reminders of regional Amateur radio
events.
The club has sponsored a table at
various Ham Swap meets to distribute information about WORC and
to sell donated
Ham gear
to raise funds for operating the clubs system. The majority of funding
for the operation of the club is from annual
membership dues. Club funds pay
for club insurance, ARRL club dues, site rental for repeaters, telephone
service for
the club autopatches, services
to members, distribution of Intertie information, postage and reproduction
costs.
The maintenance of club operated
repeaters is carried out by the clubs technical committee. Members on the
committee
are well versed not only in radio
repair, but also must have experience in digital logic, systems integration,
and electronic
system design. The complexity of
a multi point, interconnecting radio system requires wide experience in
all these
disciplines.
Membership in the Western Oregon
Radio Club is available in two classes, with options for additional benefits:
- All members receive
current Evergreen Intertie information sheets, with updates as the system
changes.
- Associate membership
provides a certificate of membership, and periodic newsletters.
Full membership provides a certificate of membership, autopatch access, and periodic newsletters.
Family membership is an upgrade to any of the other memberships, allowing up to three related Amateur
-
operators, living at the same location, to join at a reduced rate.
Premier membership, an upgraded Full membership;
adds an engraved WORC nameplate. ( If
you need another nameplate for your new call sign, or did not purchase
a nameplate when you first joined, but want one now, send the required
fee and information for the nameplate to the WORC Post Office box.)
For current information about the membership dues, see the linked membership application form.
(Viewing or printing the membership form requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader, download
it here.) 
Who can join the WORC ?
Membership in the Western Oregon Radio Club is open to
any interested Amateur Radio Operator. Because the
membership provides access codes for operation of the
local WORC system and the Evergreen Intertie, members
must be licensed by the FCC.
How to join WORC :
Membership applications are available at the Ham Radio
Outlet store in Tigard Oregon. Follow the instructions
on the application, include a copy
of your FCC license, and mail with the appropriate fee to the Western Oregon
Radio Club.
Or print your own copy of the application from the link
above, follow the instructions on the application, include
a copy of your FCC license, and
mail with the appropriate fee to the Western Oregon Radio Club.
In all cases, remember to include a copy of the FCC amateur
operator license for each new member
with your application.