Have you been studying for your Amateur Radio License?
Tillamook County Amateur Radio Emergency Service hold Amateur Radio License exams throughout the year. Cost is $14.00 and walk-ins are OK. For more information on the next scheduled test date, contact Gary or Steve at RadioShack, 842-4420.
General License Classes
Starting September 2nd, 6:30 PM
Meets Tuesday Evening for 10 weeks
Followed by a License Exam session Nov 6th
Call Gary or Steve at 503-842-4420 to register
Tillamook County Amateur Radio Emergency Services, Inc.
An Oregon Non-Profit, 501(c)(3) Corporation
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Our Purpose
The purpose of Tillamook County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (T-CARES)
is to provide the citizens of Tillamook County with essential communication needs
in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of
property when normal communication systems are not available. FCC §97.403
Our Bylaws
About Us
Our members consist of members of Tillamook County Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Services (RACES).
We meet in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Justice Center
on the second Thursday of each month, at 7pm
If you are an Amateur Radio Operator and interested in emergency
communications, you are welcome to join us.
To join the club, you must obtain a background check from the
Sheriff's Department at the Justice Center. You will then be
issued an ID card for entry to the building.
For more information, send an email to kb7eoc@kb7eoc.com or contact
Michael Soots 503-842-3586
Gordon McCraw 503-815-3309
Our Resources
The Emergency Operations Center has extensive communications equipment with access to Amateur Radio
bands from 80 through 10 meters, 2 meters and 70 centimeters. We also have satellite phone, Internet phone
(VoIP), packet mode and broadcast fax. In case of failure at the 911 Communications Center,
we also have a backup dispatch console for Public Service dispatch and communication.
In addition to the EOC, we also have an ambulance that has been converted
into a mobile communications and incident command center. It has capabilities for Public Service dispatch,
HF, VHF and UHF amateur radio, many digitalmodes, and a satellite phone.
The vehicle is also equipped with food supplies, drinking water,
sleeping bags and blankets, a microwave oven, electric heater
and two 2 kilowatt Honda generators.
We also have a converted surplus lighting trailer that can be used
to support radio antennas at remote locations. It is equipped with
a collapsible tower approximately 30 feet high.
Emergency Communications
We conduct a practice net each Wednesday evening at 7 pm, using the
John Schneidecker Memorial Repeater atop Cape Meares.
It operates on 147.160 MHz with a PL of 118.8 Hz.
Reference Area:
Net Protocols
When an emergency or disaster occurs and the Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) is activated, an emergency net will be opened on the same repeater. That
net will remain in operation for emergency communications during the entire
EOC activation.
RACES 2008 Calendar
Month |
Date, Time |
Subject/Certification |
March |
13th, 7:00 PM, |
Messaging, Forms and Logs, Call Sign Use |
April |
10th, 7:00 PM, |
RACES/ARES Activation |
May |
8th, 7:00 PM, Justice Center TCARES Meeting
|
Repeater and Channel use Local channels Simplex channels Contacts |
|
16th,17th,18th, All day Tillamook State forest |
Oregon Trail Rally |
June |
12th, 7:00 PM |
Field Day Preparations and Planning |
|
29th, 30th Garibaldi Listen on 147.220 repeater for announcement |
Field Day 1800 UTC 6/28/08 to 2100 6/29/08 (11:00 AM Sunday to 2:00 PM Sunday) Call Logs Practice Introduction to Digital and MixW Multi-Shift Extended Operations Operating w/o commercial power Comm. Van familiarization Comm. Van setup Generator Safety and Use Radio Direction Finding |
July |
10th, 7:00 PM, Justice Center TCARES Meeting
|
|
August |
14th, 7:00 PM, 911 center confrence Room TCARES Meeting |
|
September |
TBA |
TCARES Capability Certification Demonstrate the ability of the TCARES to meet the BASIC Certification of the state communication plan. |
October |
|
RACES/ARES Activation |
November |
TBA |
Storm Activation |
December |
TBA |
Storm Activation |
Files:
Candidate_First_Radios - A document describing several radios to consider as a first purchase.
OCRG.ORG - A website with much information about the local area repeaters, weather, and more
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