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Olympia WA 98507
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Next regular OARS meeting will be Wednesday, 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Red Cross
Program: Election of Officers
ARS License Exam Sessions at 6:00 p.m. before each regular meeting.
Walk-ins allowed. To register contact Klaus Neubert, 360-280-2428, oars-ve@comcast.net
Download Dan Quigley's presentation on Software Defined Radio
OARS Portable Repeater -- Click here for description and picture
Send a letter to Senator Maria Cantwell about Broadband over Power Lines (BPL). Click here for details.
Flawed BPL is no broadband panacea -- News Forge article
Repeater Status as of April 21, 2004
Note: The OARS 2-meter repeater controller has been replaced -- click here for new command information (updated 2/21/01).
"Regulators or Cheerleaders?" The FCC and the threat of noise pollution from Broadband over Power Lines
Preparedness message from SEC Ed Bruette N7NVP
Sample letter to send your Senator on Antenna CC&Rs
Support H.R. 4720 CC&R bill sample letter
Kids and the Dark Side of the Force -- Opinion from WB4APR
International Space Station slide show
Submit OARS data base information
OARS operates repeaters on the following frequencies:
147.36 MHz (PL 103.5 on TX output only)
224.46 MHz (PL 103.5)
441.40 MHz (PL 103.5)
ARES Net: Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM on OARS repeaters
General Information Net: Tuesday evenings at 7:30 PM on OARS repeaters (see net preamble script)
Watts News Previous Months
Download latest newsletter in pdf format
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Repeater Code Information
Current OARS Officers and Activities
OARS email Directory
OARS Constitution and Bylaws
Membership is open to all interested Hams. Yearly dues are $20; family membership is $25. For a membership application or renewal, download the form here, print it, fill it out, and mail to the OARS PO Box given at the top of this page.
Some links of interest:
| Mike and
Key ARC Electronics Show and Fleamarket -
Puyallup Fairgrounds |
| Communications
Academy 2011 -- South Seattle Community
College,
Seattle WA |
| SEA-PAC
ARRL NW Division at Seaside OR |
| Dayton Hamvention |
| Contact a U.S. Senator |
| Email your Senator |
| Contact a U.S. Congressman |
| FCC faq (frequently asked questions) page |
| OARS license exam sessions |
| Vanity callsign information |
| ULS (Universal Licensing System) registration |
| On-line license applications and renewal (select "online filing") |
| Form 605 download (& other FCC forms) |
| Ham University Morse and Licensing Instruction Program (free trial download) |
| ARRL Headquarters |
| ARRL Northwest Division |
| Western Washington
Section |
| Washington State ARES/RACES |
| Washington
State ARES®
/RACES District/Region 3 |
| Washington State RACES Plan |
| ARES Field Resources Manual |
| Amateur Radio Military
Appreciation Day Events ARMAD |
| Packet & PSK31 information (and more) from Buck Rogers K4ABT |
| Sound Card Interface Manual for PSK31 from Clint Hurd KK7UQ |
| PSK31 "Official Home Page" |
| Amateur Radio & Rally |
| TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) |
| Introduction to Packet (tutorial pages) |
| NW APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) |
| WETNET (Puget Sound tcp/ip group) |
| PSRDF (Puget Sound Radio Direction Finding) |
| Evergreen Intertie |
| Capitol Peak Repeater Group -- 145.470 MHz |
| K7PP Repeater System |
| Baw Faw Repeater |
| CVARS -- Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio
Society |
| Radio Club of Tacoma |
| Pacific Crest Trail Repeater Guide |
| WWARA (Western WA Repeater Owners) |
| AMSAT (Amateur Satellite Corp.) |
| AM Forever (for fans of Ancient Modulation) |
| Old Radio and Radio History |
| American Museum of
Radio Bellingham WA |
| OMUG (Olympia Microcomputer Users Group) |
| Olympia Linux Users Group |
| Contest Information |
| Grid Square Information |
| Sunspot Information |
| Today's Space Weather |
| RF Safety Calculator |
| ARRL Band Plan |
| Online Repeater Directory |
| U.S. Ham Frequency Chart |
| FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletins |
| 70 cm Line A Regulations |
| AES -- Amateur Electronic Supplu |
| HRO -- Ham Radio Outlet |
| Ron Hill's HamStuff.com |
| All Electronics discount parts
and supplies |
| WEB-TRONICS (Circuit Specialists Inc.) parts shopping online |
| Discount ARRL Books, CD-ROMS, Callbooks on CD (AA6EE) |
| Virtual Hamfest |
| In the Olympia area: Electronic Resourcing Inc |
| Ramsey Ham and Electronic Kits |
| K3IWK Chassis Kits & Custom
enclosures |
| Call Sign Depot |
| Applicance
Parts (including many Ham radio links) |
| This Week in Amateur Radio |
| eHam.net -- news, reviews, DX spots, ads, links, and more |
| Amateur Radio News Magazine |
| Hamradio-online (KF7VY) |
| QRZ Publishing -- including callsign lookup |
| Hamfind (Specialized Ham Search Engine) |
| Ham
Radio Resource Guide |
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Please feel free to contact OARS at the following address:
E-mail:nt7h@arrl.net