Dear NET Hams and NETs All,

Hello.

Multnomah County ARES (MCARES) is managing the VHF Ham Radio Communication (Comms) on Sat., Oct. 22, 2011, 8 AM-2PM.

All NETs are invited to participate in the Sat., Oct. 22, 2011 VHF Ham Radio Comms Exercise.

Set-up of the VHF Orange Radio Go Box at the PF&R Stations is important. You don’t need a license to set up the VHF Orange Radio Go Box—a detailed manual on the radio set-up is inside each box.

To talk on the radio you must have a current FCC license.

To volunteer for the Comms Exercise direct your e mail to Bruce Harris, NET Ham Coordinator: bruc...@me.com by Tues. Oct. 18, 3pm. Bruce will answer questions related to the Sat., Oct. 22 Comms Exercise.

Please write in the Subject line of your e mail to Bruce: 2011 Oct Comms NET. Give him the following information.

Your full name.
Your cell number.
Your Ham license call sign, if you have one.
State which PF&R Station (FMA) you will assist at.
Are you willing to deploy to another FMA station other then your own? This applies to Hams and non-Hams.
State your neighborhood association area, aka NET Team name.

You will receive a confirmation e mail from Bruce (MCARES).

Thanks in advance for your participation.

Hams – QRZ

Ham Radio help is needed again this year for Bridge Pedal on Sunday August 14.
If you are available and would like to help, please reply via e-mail.

If you would like more general information about the Bridge Pedal event check out the website at www.providencebridgepedal.org.

If you know of other Hams who would like to help, please have them contact me.

73

Jim Schaeffer KB7ADH

The MS Society of Oregon has asked us back to help out with Communications on the Bike Route. Last year was seen as a success for both riders and communicators alike. They would like us to again provide for a NET control, SAG vans, rest stops and other possibles functions for the two day event. If you would like to volunteer your time and expertise for either or both days, please send me an email to mailto:kd7...@arrl.net.

The Ride will be on August 6th and 7th. The 6th will be a multi-route bike ride as like last year. The routes for the 6th have been changed up. The route on 7th will have the addition of a challenge route tacked on at the beginning. Both will start from Mt. Hood Community College. The 1st day will end there as well, but the 2nd day will end at Cascade Locks.

As last year, meals will be provided.

If you have any questions or wish to volunteer, Please click on my name below to send me an email.

Thanks,

James Bryant
ARES: EC Multnomah County
RACES: Radio Officer Multnomah County

Held August 26th to 27th. There is a new scheduling system and format this year. Shift times are locked in stone and for the most part are all equal length. Times have changed greatly due to adding another 250 teams and starting earlier. You may select shifts A, B, C, and/or D for each exchange.

There are also EOC and new Trail Command shifts. For those, the coordinator would like only previous HTC EOC experience and/or Commercial radio dispatch experience.

Denise Johnson, the Volunteer Operations Director is doing scheduling. Please send your schedule questions or wishes to den...@htcrelay.com Include this info in outline form please:

Full Name
Callsign
1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift wishes. You may choose more than one shift at an exchange.
Special notes as (motorhome, trailer, genset, etc…)

Send EOC and the new Springwater trail requests to Martin Anderson, mar...@htcrelay.com

Additional info will be on the website, http://www.hoodtocoast.com/, soon.

It’s scheduled for August 6th and 7th. The course has changed from last year for the first day and an additional “challenge” route has been added for the second day. All positions are open. Drivers are needed for SAG support. More information will be provided within the coming weeks.

We need volunteers for the MS Mud Run on June 18th in Sherwood. If you can help out please go to the web site below and sign up as a volunteer.

http://www.mudrunmsoregon.com

Thanks,
Doug

All seats for the May 14 amateur radio training and orientation have been filled. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to participate. We look forward to this exciting, and informational, event.

UPDATE*****UPDATE*****UPDATE:

In consultation with the Instructor(s): The ICS 400 training for Saturday, April 30, 2011 has been *POSTPONED* due to instructor and scheduling request. We’re hoping that the extra time will make for a better student experience only at the later time.

Don’t worry;
*The class will be held!*

I will again update the DoAttend Website with the more Up to date information. I’ll have the room schedule and instructor schedule posted as soon as tomorrow night.

It’s my hope that this late notice doesn’t inconvenience you too much.

Please let me know if there are any questions or comments.

Thanks;

James Bryant
ARES: EC Multnomah County

Hello all,

Bruce, N4PDX, and I are very interested in exploring digital modes of communication. Our idea is to get a group of interested people together where we all can learn what’s out there to use, get proficient with practice and maybe start figuring out where this all fits in emcom.

If anyone one would to start playing, we are planning on running our first net Wednesday 4/27 at 19:30 right after the voice net.

For our first try we are going to use simplex

146.44

and the mode will be:

MT63-2000

Fear not if that mode sounds cryptic. You can get all the information you need at http://panbems.org/

They have links to download the software, we are using FLdigi, and instructions to get it set up.

You don’t need any special equipment for this to work. Believe it or not, you can use acoustic coupling, which basically means you can hold your HT next to the mic on your computer and the software will pick up the transmission. For sending, just hold the push to talk with your HT near the speakers.

If you have any questions feel free to contact either me or Bruce.

Cheers,
Mark
KF7DHH

The link to our registration site for the May 14, 2011 Amateur Radio Training and Orientation IS NOW OPEN. If you need to find it on the POEM website, it is located in the calendar tab under May. You will need to select the month of May in the dropdown to get to the link.

Link: http://poemamateurradiotraining.eventbrite.com