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 December 8, 2025
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 Hz - W5ND
147.060 (+) PL 67.0 Hz –
AA5P
The
Meets on the first
Friday of every month at the:
Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
Meeting starts at 7:00PM
Your Support of the
147.180 Orange Repeater is Appreciated
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About
Club
History - Future
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 2026 info here! February 27th and 28th, 2026
SWLARC
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NEWS and Upcoming Events:
FNEWS! CLUB MEETINGS
The Orange Amateur Radio Club meets at 7:00
p.m., on the first Friday of every month,
at the Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
FNEWS! Orange
Hamfest 2026 information link! Orange Hamfest Flyer!
The next
Orange Hamfest is scheduled for 2026, our 51th
year! See you there!!
When: Saturday
February 27th and 28th ,2026. A Two Day
EVENT!!
Where: Orange County
Convention & Expo Center @ 11475 FM 1442
Orange, Texas 77630
(Lat-Lon Coordinates:30 07.28 N
& 093 52.92W or 30.1244,-93.8922)
Times: Friday Feb. 27th
1:00 PM To 6:30 PM and Saturday Feb. 28th 7:00AM to 2:00PM
Area Ham Clubs and Public Service Events
Supported for 2026
January 17 JCARC Tailgate Sale - QCWA Meeting
January 24-25 Winter
Field Day
February 13-14 Crisis
Expo and Sustainable Living Event – Little Cypress Baptist Church
February 27-28 Orange
HamFest
April 17-19 Texas State Parks on the Air
May 03-04 Tour du Rouge
May 09-10 US Islands on the Air – One Day
Getaway
May 16 Don Allen Sports Day, Wildwood
June 27-28 ARRL Field Day
August 08-09 National Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
August 14-16 International Lighthouse and Lightship
Weekend
September 07 Port Neches Labor Day 5K Run
October 03 Big Pumpkin 5K Run - Orange
October 16-18 BSA Jamboree on the Air
October 16-18 Fall Support Your Parks On
The Air
November 26 Turkey Trot 10K Run - Beaumont
December 04-05 SkyWarn Recognition Day 6:00pm-6:00pm (12-6 00:00-24:00UTC)
December 08 HAM Christmas Party
Club Officers for
2025-2026
President: Phil Pollock, AF5DT
Vice
President: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX
Secretary:
Chuck Junker, KF4PCA
Treasurer:
Mike Holloway, KC0JWG
Club Directors for 2025-2026
Benny Rhoads, W5TYZ Position 1
Kirk Mahaney, N5WKM Position 2
Club Directors for 2025-2026
Andrew Hopkins WB5DW Position 3
Kelly Edington, KE5LLY Position 4
Club Meeting (Click for map to meeting place)
The
Month at the
Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
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
Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
The ARES meeting starts at
6:00PM. 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
145.010 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. 67.00)
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. Fannett Repeater (W5XOM) (pl. 103.5)
147.340 mHz Beaumont ARC (W5RIN) no phone patch
147.380 mHz Buna (KE5PYX) (pl 131.8)
147.420
mHz Orange
147.440 mHz
Orange Co. TX ARES 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
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.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
Local VHF/UHF Nets
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 December 8, 2025