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 March 2, 2022
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 Hz - W5ND
147.060 (+) PL 210.7 Hz –
AA5P
The
Meets the first Friday of every month at
the:
Little Cypress Baptist
Church
3274
Little Cypress Dr.
Orange,
TX 77632
Meeting starts at 7:30PM
Your Support of the
147.180 Orange Repeater is Appreciated
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About
Club
History - Future
OARC celebrated our 70th Anniversary of ARRL
Affiliation on Janaury 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 2022 info
here! 2022
Orange Hamfest Flyer here
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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 Little Cypress Baptist
Church 3274
Little Cypress Dr. Orange, TX 77632
FNEWS! Winter Field Day - January 29-30, 2022 at the
Claiborne West Park
WFD event starts Sat. 29th @ 1:00PM CST
and runs to Sun. 30th @ 1:00PM CST
learn more about Winter Field Day at https://www.winterfieldday.com/
Request QSL by mail to (no SASE required)-
Orange Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 232
Orange, Texas 77631-0232 USA
FNEWS! Field Day 2022
The Orange Amateur Radio Club
with have our annual Field Day June 25th-26th, 2022
at To be determined location in Orange.
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 2022 is a success! Thank you!!
The next
Orange Hamfest is scheduled for 2023, see you there!!
When: Saturday
February 25,2023. Doors open at 7:00AM.
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:
7:00AM to 2:00PM
Area Ham Clubs and Public Service Events Supported for 2022 
April JCARC
Tailgate Sale, VE Testing & Fox Hunt
April 15-16 Texas State Parks on the
Air
May Bramble
Ramble Bike Tour
May 01-02 Tour du Rouge
May 14 US Islands on the
Air
May 21 Don Allen Sports
Day, Wildwood
June 25-26 ARRL Field Day
July JCARC
Tailgate Sale, VE Testing & Fox Hunt
August 19 Sabine Causeway 5K (7pm)
October JCARC
Tailgate Sale, VE Testing & Fox Hunt
October 14-16 BSA
Jamboree on the Air
October 22 Tour de Groves
December 02-03 SkyWarn
Recognition Day 6:00pm-6:00pm (12-1 00:00-24:00UTC)
December 13 HAM Christmas Party
Club Officers for
2021-2022
President: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX, Phone 409-745-8005, email: n5mtx at arrl dot net
Vice
President: Phil Pollock, AF5DT
Secretary:
Kenney Wilson, KD5GKV
Treasurer:
Mike Manshack, AD5OG
Club Directors for 2021-2022
Bill
Crawley, AE5SE
Robert
Dupree, KG5RLD
Phil Pollock, AF5DT
Rick
Beaulieu, KG5AOK
Brent Newberry, KI5DNS
Wayne Sonnier, KF5SRG
Gary Craig, KI5CCD
Club Meeting (Click for map to meeting place)
The
Month at the Little Cypress
Baptist Church
3274 Little Cypress Dr.
Orange, TX 77632
The meeting starts at
7:30PM. 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 Little Cypress
Baptist Church
3274 Little Cypress Dr.
Orange, TX 77632
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 - 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. 210.7)
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.
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
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 March 2, 2022