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 6, 2018
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 Hz - W5ND
147.060 (+) PL 103.5 Hz –
AA5P
The
Meets the first Friday of every month at the Orange American Red Cross
Office
at
3901 IH 10
Meeting starts at 7:30PM
Your Support of the
147.180 Orange Repeater is Appreciated
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About
Club
History - Future
OARC 70th Anniversary of
ARRL Affiliation -Special Event Station -W5ND on January 13-14, 2018!
Club Roster (not available at this time)
Amateur Radio Emergency Service - A.R.E.S. click here for
link to Orange ARES
Orange
HAMFEST Information Down
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NEWS and Upcoming Events:
FNEWS! CLUB MEETINGS
The
Orange Amateur Radio Club meets at 7:30 p.m., on the first Friday of every
month,
at
the American Red Cross building, 3901 Interstate 10 East in Orange.
The
public is invited.
FNEWS! Special Event Station - January 13-14, 2018
OARC
70th Anniversary of ARRL Affiliation -Special Event Station -W5ND on January
13-14, 2018!
ARRL Special Event Name- Orange Amateur Radio Club - W5ND 70th Anniversary
Special Event Station Call Sign- W5ND
Location-
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
1210 Green Avenue
Orange, Texas 77630
Event hours of operation-
Start: January 13th, 2018, 10 AM-10 PM CST
End: January 14th, 2018, 10 AM-4 PM CST
Primary operating frequencies-
3.860 MHz
7.260 MHz
14.260 MHz
51.160 MHz
146.520 MHz
Operating modes: Voice, CW, PSK31
Request QSL by mail to (no SASE required)-
Orange Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 232
Orange, Texas 77631-0232 USA
FNEWS! Field Day 2018
The Orange Amateur Radio Club
with have our annual Field Day June 23rd-24th, 2018
at the American Red Cross building, 3901
Interstate 10 East in Orange.
We will be setting up antennas and stations
at 8AM Saturday at the RC and the Field Day operations
will begin at 12Noon -1:00PM Saturday and
conclude Sunday 1:00PM.
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 2018
When: Saturday February 24, 2018. 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 Public Service Events Supported for 2018 
Ř February 17, 2018 - the Crisis Preparation Expo at
Little Cypress Baptist Church
Ř March 3, 2018 is The
Gusher Marathon held in Beaumont, Texas. The Gusher is a
marathon, half-marathon, and 5K running event.
Ř March 10,
2018 is the Big Thicket Bike Tour. http://www.funtrails.org/BTBtour.html
Contact Rocky Wilson, N5MTX to volunteer for this event.
Ř April 2018 -
Texas ARES/RACES/MARS -Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
Ř May the 19, 2018 is the Wildwood Sports Day. http://wildwoodsports.org/
Ř June 2, 2018 is the Spindletop Spin bike ride with new routes this year. http://www.spindletopspin.com/index.html
Ř June 23-24, 2018
ARRL Field Day
Ř August 18, 2018
Gusher- 5K Pleasure Island Causeway Run
Ř September TBD, 2018
CCA Kids Fishing Rodeo –
Laporte, TX
Ř October TBA
2018 - Texas ARES/RACES/MARS -Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
Ř November 3, 2018
Gusher Half Marathon - Pleasure Island
Ř Nov. 30- December 0, 2018 Sky Warn Recognition Day
6:00pm-6pm
Club Officers for
2017-2018
President: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX, Phone 409-745-8010, email: n5mtx at arrl dot net
Vice
President: Benny Rhoads, W5TYZ
Secretary:
Kenney Wilson, KD5GKV
Treasurer:
Mike Manshack, AD5OG
Club Directors for 2016-2019
Eddie
Hudson, KG5JTP
Don
Melton, KB5DON
Bill
Crawley, AE5SE
Kenney
Wilson, KD5GKV
Robert
Dupree, KG5RLD
Phil Pollock, AF5DT
Rick
Beaulieu, KG5AOK
Club Meeting (Click for map to meeting place)
The
Month at the American Red
Cross facility at 3901 IH-10
The meeting starts at
7:30PM. All are invited.
ARES® Meeting (Click for map to meeting place) 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 facility at 3901 IH-10
The meeting starts at
6:30PM. 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 -
* 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 Dupont (AA5P) (pl. 103.5) Coming Soon!
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. Very limited range at this time!
444.425 mHz Lufkin, TX (pl 203.5 Hz) – Saltgrass System Linked Repeater
444.500 mHz Vidor (pl 100.0) (W5APX)
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
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 Electronic
Supply (AES)
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 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 8:00PM on 146.700 mHz Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN).
All Hams are invited.
Big Thicket ARC 2 meter net meets every Thursday night at 7:00PM on 145.230 mHz Kountze (pl.103.5) (N5BTC)
All Hams are invited.
Webmaster: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX
email: n5mtx at arrl
dot net for comments and corrections.
Last Update February 6, 2018