CLARK COUNTY WASHINGTON ARES/RACES WEB SITE LINKS

This page lists web sites that may be of interest to you as an ARES/RACES member and an Amateur Radio operator. We periodically review these links for accuracy but if you find one that is not working or would like to suggest a link to be added to the list please let us know by submitting a Comment To Webmaster.

ARES/RACES News Sources

• ARES (ARRL) News

Your official source for ARES News.
 

• RACES

RACES.NET news.
 

Agencies Served by ARES/CRESA

• Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency

ARES/RACES fully supports the needs of CRESA during an emergency. CRESA in turn provides management support for other agencies.
 

• Silver Star Search and Rescue

Silver Star Search & Rescue is a non-profit organization dedicated to wilderness and urban search and rescue. Our Team 11 is part of this larger organization.
 

• Southwest Washington Red Cross

ARES/RACES provides support for the Red Cross organization by providing communications support at shelters.
 

Amateur Radio Clubs

• Clark County Amateur Radio Club

Clark County has a very active Radio Club that is involved in many community activities. In addition to the once a month club meeting, the club enjoys getting together for lunch every Friday. Come to one of our meetings to find out more. The club sponsors repeaters on:
52.950- pl 94.8
147.240+ no tone
224.360- pl 94.8
443.125+ pl 94.8
443.925+ pl 94.8
1292.500- no tone
 

• Hoodview Amateur Radio Club

Gresham, Oregon -WB7QIW
Repeater Frequencies: 147.28+ (167.9), 443.475+ (167.9)
Meetings: 3rd Thursday of each month in room #1001 of Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR starting promptly at 7:30pm
 

• Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club

OTVARC - W7OTV - Beaverton, OR
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of Each Month At The Beaverton Elks Lodge 3500 S. W. 104th Avenue (one block north of Canyon Road) Beaverton, Oregon Dinner at 6:00 pm. Meeting at 7:00 pm.
 

• Portland Amateur Radio Club

With Portland being just across the river, you may be interested in being involved in the Portland Amateur Radio Club. Visit this web site for more details.
 

• SEA*PAC

ARRL Northwest Division Convention in Seaside, Oregon
June 1-3, 2007
Security shifts available, sponsored by CCARC. Contact kc7kvl@arrl.net to volunteer.
 

Antenna manufacturers - HF, VHF, UHF

• Alpha Delta

Antennas, switches and antenna parts
 

• Antenex

Commercial Antennas for the serious radio amateur
 

• Arrow Antennas

UHF and VHF yagis, verticals, jpoles, directional antennas
 

• Barker and Williamson Antennas

Broadband and wire antennas
 

• Butternut

HF vertical and yagi base station antennas
 

• Comet & Maldol Antennas

Rubber ducks, VHF and UHF base and mobile antennas
 

• Cushcraft Corporation

HF, VHF and UHF base station antennas
 

• Diamond Antenna

Mobile, base and HT antennas
 

• GAP Antennas

Base station antennas
 

• HY-Gain

Base and mobile HF, VHF and UHF antennas, accessories and parts
 

• Hustler antenna

HF, VHF, UHF base and mobile antennas and accessories
 

• Isotron Bilal Company

Compact HF antennas
 

• Lakeview Co, Inc

Mobile antennas
 

• Mosley Electronics Inc.

For over 65 years, Mosley has been the industry leader in Design, Innovation, Quality and Service. No detail is overlooked in the constant Mosley effort to supply the greatest antenna values possible to the Amateur Radio and Industrial markets.
 

• Outbacker

Portable antennas and equipment
 

• Radiall/Larsen

Mobile VHF and UHF antennas and accessories
 

• Smiley Antenna Company

Rubber ducks for your HT
 

Courses for Emergency Workers

• ARRL Emergency Courses

ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Courses. EC-001,002,003. These courses are not free. You get a reduced rate if you are an ARRL member.
 

• FEMA Emergency Management Courses

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.

FEMA's Independent Study Program offers courses that support the nine mission areas identified by the National Preparedness Goal.
 

Equipment Manufacturers

• Alinco

Alinco Amateur Radio Products
 

• ICOM

ICOM Amateur Radio Products
 

• Kenwood

Kenwood Amateur Radio Products
 

• MFJ

Radio equipment, test equipment, meters, kits
 

• Ramsey Electronics

Electronics parts and kits
 

• Uniden

Scanners, FRS, GMRS, GPS, etc
 

• Vectronics

Electronics kits and equipment
 

• Yaesu

Yaesu/Vertex Radio Products
 

Equipment Reviews

• E-Ham Reviews

Equipment reviews, amateur interest articles, ham news, classifieds, ham calendar, surveys, dx hotspots, forums, experts, etc.
 

Global Position Tracking and Mapping

• A Map to Every Hams House

Enter a call-sign, state or zip code. This link will plot the map location of every ham in that area.
 

• Garmin

GPS and tracking systems
 

• Magellan Navigation and Communications

GPS and tracking systems
 

• Midland Radio

GPS, FRS, GMRS and other radio equipment
 

• Uniden

GPS and tracking equipment
 

Homeland Security

• Bioterrorism Awareness-Level Training

Define bioterrorism, recognize signs and symptoms of bioterrorist events from other types of WMD events, personal protective equipment (PPE), precautions when dealing with biological agents, reporting known and suspected bioterrorism events.
 

• Emergency Management Institute

EMI serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency management training to enhance the capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal government officials, volunteer organizations, and the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters on the American public.
 

• Homeland Security Office of Grants and Training

Exercises are a critical part of a Better Prepared America. Our exercises strive to train first responders so that they can practice prevention, reduce vulnerabilities, and hone recovery capabilities in a risk-free environment
 

• Lessons Learned Information Sharing (free lessons)

Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov) is the national network of Lessons Learned and Best Practices for emergency response providers and homeland security officials. LLIS.gov's secure, restricted-access information is designed to facilitate efforts to prevent, prepare for and respond to acts of terrorism and other incidents across all disciplines and communities throughout the US.
 

• Washington State Homeland Security

Homeland security for the State of Washington
 

PC & PDA software for Hams

• Ham Software for your PDA

This link takes you to Handango software site. Do a search on Ham Radio to find ham radio software that may be of use to you.
 

• Learning Morse Code

Here is a web site that contains dozens of links to software that can help you learn morse code as well as some interesting tips on various learning styles.
 

• PKTerm for AEA/Timewave TNCs

PKTerm for Windows host mode terminal software for the Timewave and AEA TNCs takes advantage of the true multitasking capabilities of Microsoft Windows. PKTerm 3.06.05 for Windows has added a RTS/DTR option to hardware handshaking and an option to allow the user to select whether they want HF mode buttons to appear on the HF toolbar. A utilities menu window menu option was also added under the HF window. A option was added to do a LOCK/RECV in CW mode, similar to F4/F5 in PakRatt for DOS. PKTerm 3.06.05 for Windows includes a new user interface in a single window, a built in generic logging program, the MT63 soundcard mode, PSK 62.5 mode and TCP/IP support and much much more. But the best news for hams and MARS is that the new sound card modes just 'plug in'. This means a ham can create a DLL for any mode they please then put that DLL into the PKTerm folder and that new mode appears on the HF mode menu of PKTerm 3. PKTerm 3.06.05 for Windows requires Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP.
 

• Picture Packet

A free Windows packet program with many features that allow packet operation in a windows environment.
 

• UIVIEW APRS Software

UI-View is a Windows APRS program. This application differs from most APRS software in that it isn't designed just to be used with TNCs in terminal mode. UI-View also supports TNCs in KISS mode, AGWPE host mode and BPQ host mode. The 32 bit version of UI-View also supports WA8DED/TF host mode, and the variant of it used in the SCS PTC-II and PTC-IIe. The host mode support means that UI-View can be used with an extremely wide range of packet hardware and allows up to 16 RF ports to be used.
 

• WINAPRS Software

Windows APRS Software.
 

• WinPacket Software

Probably the most featured Windows Packet program around. Runs on many windows versions.
 

Packet and Digital Radio Links

• AOR

Digital voice and imaging, digital mode equipment, scanners, spectrum displays
 

• HAL Communications Corporation

DSP, RTTY, and other communications equipment
 

• Introduction to Packet Radio

Series by Larry Kenney - WB9LOZ. Good historical information.
 

• Kantronics

TNC, trackers, data radios
 

• MFJ

Packet, digital radios, and a whole lot more
 

• Timewave

TNC, DSP, etc
 

• Tucson Amateur Packet Radio

The latest in digital radio technology.
 

• West Mountain Radio

Rig Blaster equipment
 

Propagation and Weather

• All about NOAA Video

A 31 minute Real Player video that describes all the aspects of NOAA. A fascinating look at the important work of this environmental watch organization.
 

• Clark County GIS

Maps and geographic information for Clark County Washington
 

• Emergency Email Network

Weather alerts and maps, Health notices, Airport closings and much more. Customized for your local area. Notifications by email when alerts happen.
 

• Larch Mountain Weather Data

This site displays weather data from the KB7APU repeater site on Larch Mountain, WA.
 

• NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Weather and atmospheric conditions world-wide
 

• Radio Propagation and Solar Activity

This site shows the propagation indexes, maps and solar activity information in a most complete manner.
 

• The Weather Channel

The complete weather forecast for Vancouver Washington.
 

• US Geological Survey

Maps, weather, earthquake, science reports. Geology, biology, Geospatial, and water data.
 

• Understanding Solar Indices

A concise explanation of the Solar Flux, K and A propagation indexes.
 

Radio Manuals

• Alinco Radio Equipment

Alinco has manuals available for download.
 

• ICOM Radio Manuals

Find the manual for your ICOM equipment at this web site location.
 

• Kenwood Radio Equipment

Find manuals for your Kenwood Equipment at this web site location.
 

• Yaesu Radio Equipment

Manuals for current and older radio equipment. Click on PRODUCS, choose PRODUCT TYPE, choose MODEL, then click on FILE TAB and select MANUAL. You may have to do a site search for older equipment.
 

Reference Pages

• Date, Time and Location Functions

Do you need to know about times and places? How about the distance between Portland and Sydney? This web site has some useful tools to assist you.
 

• N0HR Ham Radio Resources

Site contains interesting Ham Radio topics and links to equipment that can be used for emergency services work. There are some excellent antenna designs as well as other useful tips and tools.