Washington County ARES/RACES

Latest: Vernonia Marathon Sunday April 13, 2025 Vernonia Marathon Oregon Road Runner’s Club.

Next TuesdayIn-person meeting where you can catch a preview of an upcoming 2025 SeaPac ham radio power lecture by Randy, N7WT (a professional engineer, retired).
Continue reading →

Old TV Weather Guys calling for freezing rain, sleet, 0.2″ ice, 1-3″ of snow on the valley floor starting about 0800L, Thursday.

Old TV Weather Guys expect up to 4″ in West Hills and outside the metro areas by Saturday.

Schools going on delayed starts already. Continue reading →

Sim(ulation) City Feb 8, 2025

Recent mailings to YOUR-Call-Sign @ washcoares.org: This email list may not be complete.

New DMR Net: Cascadia Coastal Community HAM Net

February is Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month in Oregon. Original source is OEM.

2025-02-11 It will be very cold and dry through Wednesday evening, with overnight lows down to the low 20s and wind chills in the teens. A low-pressure system will push Continue reading →

If you do NOT receive email at [your-call-sign] @ washcoares.org PLEASE contact KU7PDX@washcoares.org.

Some of our members have not “activated” their [@WashcoARES.org] account. We can get you going on this if you contact us and we will get you through the password process.

Or you could turn your radio on to monitor the 145.45 repeater and Washington Tactical 1 simplex at 147.400 twenty-four hours a day . . .

I will call for check ins each Thursday (late Wednesday). .

It will work best if we have enough local participants (WashcoARES, live or work in Washington County, OR) all in sync with the lessons.

Each week may have a review of how the group did with check ins published as sent. See Winlink Training Series

If you cannot check in with a radio, we will use your internet email (let me know). Continue reading →

[If you did NOT see this article in your email, see the post just below getting you dialed in.]

01/13/2025

As the firestorms across Southern California continue to threaten millions of residents, trained amateur radio operators are serving critical volunteer roles to help officials spot fires before they get out of control. Dry conditions and wind gusts of 100 miles per hour have fueled days of devastating wildfires. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled by infernos.

Continue reading →

Fires 2025 January Los Angeles This is under the [Incidents] tab at the top.

Minimum required: Yourself and your brain. Also, weather-appropriate clothing and a good attitude. Bring your HT. Newbies can GOTA – Get On The Air.
Continue reading →

Clackamas ARES makes the news.