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Olympia WA 98507
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Next regular OARS meeting will be October 22, 7:00 p.m. at the EOC
Election of Officers; Program To be determined
OARS License Exam Sessions at 6:00 p.m. before each regular meeting.
Walk-ins allowed. To register contact Klaus Neubert, 360-753-1493, oars-ve@comcast.net
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.
Ham Radio today -- click here to watch documentary
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
Find a callsign, name, or anything on the Web -- fast!
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)
OARS Packet facilities:
OLY node 145.07 MHz
BBS 147.40 KB6LE Click here for BBS help file
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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:
| Clark
County Tailgate Swap Meet -- Vancouver WA -- September 13, 2008 |
| Mike and Key ARC Electronics Show and Fleamarket - Puyallup Fairgrounds, March 8, 2008, 9:00 am |
| Communications
Academy 2008 -- April 5-6, 2008 -- South Seattle Community College,
Seattle WA |
| SEA-PAC ARRL NW Division at Seaside OR, May 30-June 1, 2008 |
| Dayton Hamvention, May 16-18,
2008 -- Link to Streaming
Webcast |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| google (very fast) |
| mamma |
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Please feel free to contact OARS at the following address:
E-mail:nt7h@arrl.net
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