Orange Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Orange Amateur Radio Club, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) tax exempt organization
Orange Amateur Radio Club Inc.
is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliated club
Last Update February 16, 2025
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 Hz - W5ND
147.060 (+) PL 67.0 Hz –
AA5P
The
Meets the first
Friday of every month at the:
Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
Meeting starts at 7:00PM
Your Support of the
147.180 Orange Repeater is Appreciated
When
Visiting
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About
Club
History - Future
OARC celebrated our 75th Anniversary of ARRL
Affiliation on Janaury 2023
Club Roster (not available at this time)
Amateur Radio Emergency Service - A.R.E.S. click here for
link to Orange ARES
Orange
HAMFEST 2025 info here! February 21st and 22nd,
2025
SWLARC
Communication Trailers Information
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NEWS and Upcoming Events:
FNEWS! CLUB MEETINGS
The Orange Amateur Radio Club meets at 7:00
p.m., on the first Friday of every month,
at the Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
FNEWS! Orange
Hamfest 2025 information link! Orange Hamfest Flyer!
The next
Orange Hamfest is scheduled for 2025, our 50th year! See you there!!
When: Saturday
February 21 and 22nd ,2025. A Two Day EVENT!!
Where: Orange County
Convention & Expo Center @ 11475 FM 1442
Orange, Texas 77630
(Lat-Lon Coordinates:30 07.28 N
& 093 52.92W or 30.1244,-93.8922)
Times:
Friday 1:00 PM To 6:30 PM and Saturday 7:00AM to 2:00PM
Area Ham Clubs and Public Service Events
Supported for 2025
January 18 JCARC Tailgate Sale, VE
Testing & Fox Hunt
January 25-26 Winter
Field Day
February
07-08 Crisis Expo and
Sustainable Living Event – Little Cypress Baptist Church
February 21-22 Orange HamFest 2025- Orange
County Convention and Expo Center
April
12-13 Texas State
Parks on the Air April TBD ARRL Frequency Measurement Test
May 04-05 Tour du Rouge
May 10 US Islands on
the Air – One Day Getaway
May 17 Don Allen Sports
Day, Wildwood
June 22-23 ARRL Field Day
August 02-03 National Lighthouse and
Lightship Weekend
August 15-17 International Lighthouse
and Lightship Weekend
October 17-19 BSA Jamboree on the Air
December 05-06 SkyWarn Recognition Day
6:00pm-6:00pm (12-6 00:00-24:00UTC)
December 09 HAM Christmas Party
Club Officers for
2024-2025
President: Phil Pollock, AF5DT
Vice
President: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX
Secretary:
Gary Craig, KI5CCD
Treasurer:
Mike Holloway, KC0JWG
Club Directors for 2024-2024
Benny Rhoads, W5TYZ Position 1
Kirk Mahaney, N5WKM Position 2
Club Directors for 2024-2025
Andrew Hopkins WB5DW Position 3
Kelly Edington, KE5LLY Position 4
Club Meeting (Click for map to meeting place)
The
Month at the
Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
The club meeting starts at
7:00PM. All are invited.
ARES® Meeting Interested in Emergency Communications? JOIN A.R.E.S. ®
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) – for information check: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html
The Orange County Amateur Radio Emergency
Service® (ARES®) group meets the first Friday of the
Month at the
Red Cross Orange Office
3901 Interstate 10 East
Orange, TX 77630
The ARES meeting starts at
6:00PM. All are invited.
Club Repeater
147.180 (+) PL 103.5 W5ND
Other
Local Repeaters and Frequencies Used
52.525 mHz. 6 Meter Simplex
145.010 mHz. BPT (W5SSV) Packet node
145.010 mHz N5MTX-11
RMS Packet - Orange, Texas
145.010 mHz W5SSV-10 RMS Packet /VARA FM - Nederland, Texas
* 145.210 mHz SWLARC (pl. 103.5) (W5BII)
* 145.230 mHz Kountze (pl.103.5) ( N5BTC)
145.250 mHz Anahuac (pl 192.8) (KK5XQ)
145.350 mHz Sulphur ARC (pl. 103.5) (KC5PNH)
145.410 mHz New Iberia, La. (pl 103.5)
* 145.470 MHz JCARC (pl. 103.5) (W5SSV)
146.450 mHz. Mid
145.390 mHz Buna (pl 118.80) (W5JAS)
146.520 mHz. National Simplex Freq.
146.620 MHz JCARC - (W5SSV) - DSTAR
* 146.700 mHz. Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN)
# 146.730 mHz SWLARC – Sulphur, LA. (pl. 173.8) (W5BII)
* 146.760 mHz. Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN) - FM and C4FM
* 146.860 mHz. Port Arthur (103.5 pl) (WB5VFF)
146.940 mHz Vidor W5APX repeater…100Hz tone
146.980 mHz Devers - N5FJX – pl. 103.5
147.000 mHz Jasper (- offset) (pl 118.8) (W5JAS)
147.060
mHz Vidor (AA5P) (pl. 67.00)
147.120 mHz Mayflower (pl 203.5) (W5JAS)
147.160 mHz Beaumont - (pl 100.00) (N5YX) - FM and C4FM
147.180 mHz Orange ARC (pl. 103.5) (W5ND) - FM and C4FM
+# 147.200 mHz Port Arthur, TX (pl 118.8) (KC5YSM)
*# 147.300 mHz. Mobil Oil Repeater (pl. 103.5)
147.340 mHz Beaumont ARC (W5RIN) no phone patch
147.420
mHz Orange
147.440 mHz Orange Co. TX ARES Simplex frequency
147.460 mHz Orange Co. ARES
secondary simplex frequency
147.560 mHz. Shuttle rebroadcast when in space
224.920 MHz. Devers (KA5QDG) (pl.123.0)
440.725 mHz Nederland -(W5SSV) - DSTAR
443.675 mHz. Armadillo Repeater –
Closed (private) repeater system.
444.425 mHz Lufkin, TX (pl 203.5 Hz)
444.700 mHz Beaumont (pl 107.2) (W5RIN) –
444.800 mHz Port Arthur (pl 118.8) (KC5YSM) – FM and C4FM
444.825 mHz Devers (pl 151.4)
(N6LXX)
444.900 mHz. Mobil Oil (pl 103.5)(WB5HRF)
446.000 mHz National Simplex Frequency
* Denotes Transmit PL
# Denotes Echolink
+ IRLP
GMRS Repeater – WRJV445 462.600 / 467.600
PL114.8 in Beaumont, TX
LINKS
http://www.hello-radio.org/index.html
http://www.emergency-radio.org/
G-QRP Club
UK QRP Club
http://www.wm7d.net/fcc_uls/ -
Call Sign look up
Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Department of Homeland Security
http://www.citizencorps.gov/ CERT
http://www.co.orange.tx.us/Emergency_Management.html Orange County Emergency Management and
Homeland Security
Main Trading Company (Paris,TX)
Amateur Radio Software for
Logging
http://www.hamthreads.com/ Ham Radio - Caps, hats, T-shirts, jackets, and vest. Also, ARES/RACES vest and hats.
LINKS of Interest for Orange, Texas
http://www.orangetexas.net/ City of Orange, Texas web site
http://www.co.orange.tx.us/ Orange County, Texas
http://www.orangetexas.org/ Orange Convention and Visitors
Bureau
www.orangetexas.net/historic%20photos.htm - historical photos of Orange, Texas
Local VHF/UHF Nets
Orange
ARC 2 meter net meets every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening at 6:30PM
on 147.180 (+) PL 103.5 W5ND. All Hams are invited.
Orange
Co. ARES group 2 meter training net meets every Monday evening at 6:30PM on 147.180
mHz (+) PL 103.5 W5ND.
All
Hams are invited.
Jefferson
County ARC 2 meter net meets every Wednesday night at 8:00PM on 145.470 mHz.
(pl.103.5) the W5SSV repeater.
All
Hams are invited.
Jefferson
Co. ARES group has a 2 meter training net every Wednesday night following the
JCARC net on 145.470 mHz (pl.103.5) the W5SSV repeater.
All
Hams are invited.
Beaumont ARC 2 meter net meets every Thursday night at 7:30PM on 146.700 mHz Beaumont ARC (pl 107.2) (W5RIN).
All Hams are invited.
Webmaster: Rocky Wilson, N5MTX
email: n5mtx at arrl
dot net for comments and corrections.
Last Update February 16, 2025