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The next Washington County ARES General In-Person meeting will be held in January. We will skip the in-person method for December meeting and instead will meet on-air (our usual Tuesday night net). Contact K7FRK to volunteer to host (net control) … Continue reading →

See the “Incidents” tab for three recent articles online and a podcast.

The Oregon Fall SET is this Saturday, 9 Nov 2024. This is also second Saturday which we usually use for training. We are going to deviate slightly from the Oregon ARES exercise concept. Download Frequencies  below. Our primary activations will … Continue reading →

AF MARS flyer pdf The logo(s) on your Special Event certificate depends on the station contacted. Collect all 14! Go for Bronze (5), Silver (10) or Gold (14). The Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio System (AFMARS) celebrates our service again … Continue reading →

One of our three ham radio stations was at the Elsie Stuhr Center. Below Rick, K7RDB and Mark, W7MML operate voice and Winlink. Outside, Bob, KI7RUR, set up our antenna. More later.

*** A local youth will contact an astronaut by ham radio as the International Space Station flies overhead. *** Amateur Radio International Space Station >> McMinnville Friday 1128 am Free in-person to public OR on Youtube. Listen on 145.80 Mhz … Continue reading →

2024-Oct-16: Please see and print out the latest ICS-205 forms which contain OR Emergency Management frequencies for when comms are out. The latest in-person meeting notes are under the Presentations tab.

Images from our Gaston Fire District 2024 Emergency Preparedness Fair. Bill, KD7EFP staffs the main table.

Washco ARES members have gone out on two weekends to test propagation from Gaston to other useful points. Check back for more information. The first photos is of N9PPand antenna the first weekend. The next three are from the second … Continue reading →

Update! Registration is now open at: http://www.oregonaces.org/.     Basic Course Outline Add’l Basic Info Note that there are three courses that same weekend (Hillsboro in Washington County, Lincoln County, and Bellingham WA); make sure you sign up for the correct … Continue reading →