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Western
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District 3 - ARES & RACES
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- General Info
- Grays Harbor
County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Pacific County
- Thurston County
- City of Centralia
- East Thurston
- Info Links
- Revision History
Welcome to our website and thank you for visiting!
Western Washington District 3 consists of five counties and
two cities.
This website is part of Washington ARES and should provide
contact
information for all of District 3. The District 3 ARES net meets every
Sunday
at 7:15 PM on BeachNet and the Capitol Peak repeater systems.
| Leadership |
Name |
Call Sign |
Phone Number |
| District 3 Emergency Coordinator (DEC) |
Howard Auble |
W7HGA |
(360) 942-0232 |
| District 3 Assistant Emergency Coordinator (ADEC) |
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| Grays Harbor County Emergency Coordinator (EC/RO) |
Doyle Wenzel |
N7UJK |
(360) 532-7470 |
| Lewis County Emergency Coordinator (EC/RO) |
Bill Harwell |
AC7SR |
(360) 807-4704 |
| Mason County Emergency Coordinator (EC/RO) |
Tom Dennis |
KA4VVA |
(360) 482-8378 |
| Pacific County Emergency Coordinator (EC/RO) |
Bob Cline |
N7CVW |
(360) 665-4496 |
| Thurston County Emergency Coordinator (EC/RO) |
Steve Tomlin |
W7SLT |
(360)970-6850 |
| City of Centralia Emergency Coordinator (EC) |
Bob Willey |
KD7OWN |
(360) 736-9633 |
| East Thurston County Emergency Coordinator (EC/RO) |
Gary Hurnblad |
WA7SH |
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Grays Harbor County
About Us
Grays Harbor Auxiliary Emergency Communications (AEC) volunteers provide communications support to
all emergency response agencies of Grays Harbor County including the Department of Emergency Management (DEM)
and other multi-jurisdictional Emergency Operations Centers/shelters. This may include using equipment and
frequencies beyond the traditional boundaries of Amateur Radio on any authorized radio, which may be
connected with the on-going emergency. This support may involve the use of telephone, cellular,
computer, internet, e-mail, Packet/Pactor systems and in-office support of those managing the event.
AEC members are not emergency communications dispatchers.
While AEC is rooted in the ARES and RACES Amateur Radio programs, changes in communication technology and
the requirements needed by public safety organizations require operators to be trained in communication areas
other than operations on a selected frequency of a single service.
Until the mid 90s, there were two local teams which were then combined into one larger team trained to handle
all served agencies. This has created a single point of contact for these agencies to receive communication support.
The Grays Harbor DEM selected the name, Auxiliary Emergency Communications (AEC).
The DEM sponsors and manages the AEC program. Members of the combined team complete the AEC membership
application and are credentialed through the DEM office. This then allows members to respond as RACES
if needed and are covered under the Washington State Emergency worker program when activated with a state mission number.
AEC expects its personnel to be more than just operators of radios on a "call if you need me" basis.
AEC members strive to be professional communicators, who work as non-paid staff with the DEM to
respond to the Emergency Operations Center or to any location necessary to maintain or enhance communications
for the duration of the emergency. AEC is dedicated to working in partnership with the public-safety community
to excel in the ability to provide professional emergency communications resources and services.
Auxiliary Emergency Communications members may respond with their personal equipment to set up communications most
anywhere in the county and support the DEM radio room in Montesano which has communications capabilities on all
Amateur Radio bands as well as Law Enforcement, fire, marine, air, transportation, PUD and state emergency frequencies.
AEC has structured five Amateur radio repeaters throughout the county, which are used to carry out its program.
AEC encourages its members to first, take care of themselves, family and neighbors during an emergency, but then
to think about the larger picture. We strive to recruit communicators who look beyond their hobby as Amateur radio
operators and wish to serve their community by committing to AEC and its goals.
Please address requests for additional information to
[email protected]
ARES/RACES officials
| Name |
Call Sign |
Position |
Phone Number |
| Doyle Wenzel |
N7UJK |
EC/RO |
(360) 532-7470 |
| George Stone |
AC7AI |
AEC/EOC Radio Mgr. |
(360) 249-4526 |
| Leslie O'Brien |
N7LOB |
AEC/NCS |
(360) 533-4359 |
EOC Contacts
| Name |
Phone Number |
| EOC |
(360) 249-3911 |
| Radio Room |
(360) 964-1581 |
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Repeater Frequencies
| Frequency |
Tone |
Location |
Link |
| 444.950+ |
118.8 |
Capital Peak |
(Linked to KO Peak - Pacific County) |
| 444.050+ |
118.8 |
Elma - Minot Peak |
(Linked to KO Peak - Pacific County) |
| 145.390- |
118.8 |
Cosmopolis |
(Linked to KO Peak - Pacific County) |
| 444.700+ |
118.8 |
Neilton |
(Linked to KO Peak - Pacific County) |
| 444.200+ |
118.8 |
Ocean Shores |
(Linked to KO Peak - Pacific County) |
Packet Stations
145.630 EOC - Montesano - Mailbox W7EOC-1 - Digipeat at W7EOC
145.630 Minot Peak - Elma - Node/Gateway - "Minot" ' Digipeat
at W7EOC-7
145.630 Neilton Peak Node/Gateway - "Neiltn" Digipeat at
W7EOC-6
145.630 Capitol Peak Node/Gateway - Node - GHDEM, Digipeat - CAPTL
145.630 North Aberdeen - Node/Gateway - "Aberd" - Digipeat
through W7EOC-5
145.630 RMS Station - Aberdeen - N7LOB-10
Links
Code of Ethics
AEC Net Preamble
AEC Form
Nets
The Grays Harbor
County AEC Net
meets each Sunday at 19:00 hours local. The first Sunday
of each month
on 146.580 simplex. The remaining Sundays the net is found on any of
the five
linked AEC repeaters listed above.
The Grays Harbor
County Amateur Radio Club
meets the first Thursday of every month at the Hoquiam
Library meeting
room at 19:00 hours.
Department of Emergency Management
Sheriff
Darrin Wallace, Director of Emergency Management
Hannah Cleverly, Deputy Director of Emergency Management
Nick Falley, Program Manager
Lewis County
About Us
In section 97.1 of the Amateur Radio Services rules, the FCC
describes the
fundamental purpose of the Amateur Radio Service. The basis and purpose
of the
Amateur Radio Service include five principles:
1. Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur
service to the
public as a voluntary, noncommercial communications service,
particularly with
respect to providing emergency communications
2. Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability
to contribute
to the advancement of the radio art.
3. Encouragement and improvement of the amateur radio service
through the
rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communications and
technical phase of the art.
4. Expansion of the existing revision with in the amateur
radio
service of
trained operators, technicians and electronics experts.
5. Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability
to enhance good
will.
This is what the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (A.R.E.S.)
program is all
about and what each A.R.E.S. unit strives for in all its members.
Leadership
| Name |
Call Sign |
Position |
Phone Number |
| Bill Harwell |
AC7SR |
EC/RO |
(360) 807-4704 |
| Mike Payne |
AC7UP |
AEC |
(360) 785-3025 |
| James Van Ornum |
AE7TF |
AEC |
(360) 557-6234 |
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Nets
Sundays, at 1845 hours the Lewis County ARES net meets on the
Baw Faw
Repeater, 147.060+, 110.9 tone
Mason County
About Us
Mason County ARES is a residential responder based
organization. During an
emergency Mason County ARES members will remain at their residences and
act as
net control operators establishing community based radio nets. The
purpose of these nets is to provide a temporary emergency
communications system
to replace a compromised traditional phone system. This will allow for
the
timely requests for assistance and organizing the community based self
rescue
efforts.
The Mason County ARES does not provide AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
to the Mason
County Department of Emergency Management or the MST program. For
information
regarding these programs please contact the Mason County Department of
Emergency Management at 360-427-9670.
Leadership
| Name |
Call Sign |
Position |
Phone Number |
| Tom Dennis |
KA4VVA |
ARES EC/RO |
(360) 490-0446 |
| John Carpenter |
N7HNO |
AEC/ARO |
(425) 677-0191 |
Nets
Washington State District 3 ARES Net meets Sunday 1915 hours
on 145.470
negative off set with a tone of 100
Mason County ARES meets the first Sunday of the month at 1930
hours on
146.720 negative off set with a tone of 103.5
Amateur Radio Clubs in Mason County
The amateur radio clubs in our county are separate and apart from
ARES®, yet most club members who have the time also belong to ARES®.
Both clubs sponsor our emergency communications effort by the funding
and upkeep of their respective repeaters, each of which are dedicated
to emergency use by all amateurs. Show up for a meeting when you get a
chance. Each club offers excellent fellowship and plenty of activities
to keep your amateur radio hobby fresh and alive.
North Mason Amateur Radio Emergency Service Club (NMARES)
meets 4th
Thursday at 7 PM in the Belfair area.
Pacific County
About Us
Our main EOC (callsign WA7PC) is in South Bend behind the
courthouse. Our
Alternate EOC
(callsign W7RDR) is in Long Beach at the County Building.
The Pacific County Amateur Radio Club meets the second
Saturday every month
at Hunter's Inn restaurant in Naselle at 9 AM local. Talk-in frequency
is
146.86.
Repeater Freequencies:
Pacific County Amateur Radio Club is at 146.860,
tone is 118.8 and it is
located in Ilwaco. Not curretly operational.
The BeachNet Linked Repeater System is a linked network of
open Amataeur
radio repeaters covering nearly 9,000 square miles in southwest
Washington
State. A transmission over any of the repeaters is heard on
all stations in
the system, blanketing the southern coastal counties, an impossible
task from
any one site. For more information go to BeachNet.
Packet Stations Frequency 145.630
Node: HOLYX
Mailbox for South Bend EOC is WA7PC-1 (145.630)
Mailbox for Long Beach AEOC is W7RDR-1 (145.010)
Leadership
ARES/RACES Officials for Pacific County
To join the Pacific County ARES and/or RACES team, send an
email to Bob
Cline EC/RO ([email protected])
and he will send you the
appropriate
forms. We welcome anyone wishing to help our county with
emergency
communications.
Nets
The Pacific County Emergency Services Net meets every
Thursday
at 1930 hours
on the Beachnet which is also linked to the Clatsop County, Oregon W7BU
system
145.45 repeater.
Thurston County
About Us
Please contact Thurston County on their website at www.wa7oly.net
City of Centralia
About Us
The Centralia Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Team supports the Centralia Police Department, Riverside Fire Authority
and the City of Centralia's Emergency Operations Center. Our
primary mission is to provide amateur radio communications to the EOC
should normal forms of communications fail. Other requirements
include performing windshield surveys for the Incident Commanders,
delivery and placement of command and communication vehicles when
requested, upkeep and delivery of deep water rescue vehicles during
area floods, urban searches, traffic control and monitoring local
sandbag stations.
Member training and drills are conducted the first
and third Mondays beginning with an activation net at 6:15 pm on the
K7CEM repeater, 145.490, -600, tone 110.9. The K7CEM repeater
also supports UHF capability at 442.050 (447.050 offset), tone 103.5.
Leadership
Bob Willey, KD7OWN, Emergency Coordinator, (360) 736-9633
Lyle Olmsted, KB7PI, Assistant Emergency Coordinator
Chuck Verdon, W5KAV, Assistant Emergency Coordinator
Bill Knepper, N7GWK, Assistant Emergency Coordinator
Nets
First and thrid Monday evening, 6:15 pm, K7CEM repeater, 145.490, -600, tone 110.9
City of Lacey
About Us
Lacey Information is for historical purposes only.
The Lacey ARES group was officially formed in 2013. Our
mission is to support the City of Lacey, WA with Amateur Radio
Communication during all Exercises and Emergencies. We are HF capable
on all bands, 2-meter and 440 voice and 2-meter packet. If you are
interested in joining a small, but energized group, please call our EC
or AEC.
Leadership
| Name |
Call Sign |
Position |
Phone Number |
| Tom Palmateer |
K7TCM |
ARES EC |
(360) 292-3057 |
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AEC |
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Nets
Monday evenings at 7 PM on the PSE repeater on 145.150-, 103.5 tone.
East Thurston County ARES
About Us
Please see our website etc-ares.org
Leadership
| Name |
Call Sign |
Position |
Phone Number |
| Gary Hurnblad |
WA7SH |
ARES EC |
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Information and Links
Repeaters/Frequencies
BeachNet Linked Repeater Network
| LOCATION |
NOTE |
FREQUENCY |
OFFSET |
CTCSS |
| Ocean Park |
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145.170 |
-600khz |
118.8Hz |
| North Cove |
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145.310 |
-600khz |
118.8Hz |
| North Cove |
(Naselle Reciever) |
145.310 |
-600khz |
114.8Hz |
| Cosmopolis |
(Grays Harbor) |
145.390 |
-600khz |
118.8Hz |
| Grays River |
(Wahkiakum) |
147.020 |
+600khz |
118.8Hz |
| Grays River |
(Cathlamet Receiver) |
147.020 |
+600khz |
110.9Hz |
| Megler |
(Remote Receivers) |
147.180 |
+600khz |
82.5Hz |
| South Bend |
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147.340 |
+600khz |
82.5Hz |
| KO Peak |
(Not Linked) |
224.040 |
-1.6Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| South Bend |
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224.820 |
-1.6Mhz |
82.5Hz |
| Naselle |
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440.675 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| KO Peak |
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441.675 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| South Bend |
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442.675 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| Minot Peak |
(Grays Harbor) |
444.050 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| Ocean Shores |
(Grays Harbor) |
444.200 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| North Cove |
(Not Linked) |
444.400 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| Nicolai |
(Clatsop) |
444.500 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| Neilton |
(Grays Harbor) |
444.700 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| Long Beach |
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444.800 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
| Capitol Peak |
(Grays Harbor) |
444.950 |
+5Mhz |
118.8Hz |
Other Repeaters
| Capital Peak |
(D3 Net) |
145.470 |
-600khz |
100.0Hz |
| Baw Faw |
(Chehalis) |
147.060 |
+600khz |
110.9Hz |
| South Mtn |
(Mason) |
145.270 |
-600khz |
103.5 Hz |
Packet Information - Unless noted all stations are on 145.630
MHz
| NODE |
Digi Call |
Freq |
Location |
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| HolyX |
WA7PC-6 |
145.630 |
Pacific |
| Minot |
W7EOC-7 |
145.630 |
Grays Harbor |
| Neiltn |
W7EOC-6 |
145.630 |
Grays Harbor |
| SMTN |
N7SK-7 |
145.630 |
Mason |
| 3sis |
W7SEM-7 |
145.630 |
Pierce |
| NICOLI |
WA6TTR-13 |
145.630 |
Cathlamet |
| GHDEM |
CAPTL |
145.630 |
McCleary |
| KMHill |
WA6TTR-6 |
145.630 |
Grays River |
| ABERD |
W7EOC-5 |
145.630 |
Grays Harbor |
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| W5KAV-10 |
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145.630 |
Rochester |
| W5KAV-10 |
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145.050 |
Rochester |
| KF7DJC-10 |
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145.630 |
Centralia |
| W7EFR-14 |
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145.630 |
Sammanish |
| N7LOB-10 |
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145.630 |
Aberdeen |
| K7IF-10 |
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145.630 |
Lacey |
| K7HTZ-10 |
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145.020 VARA FM |
Olympia |
| N7DRD-10 |
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145.010 |
Ocean Park |
| AE7RD-10 |
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145.630 |
Cathlamet |
| K7RFH-10 |
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145.630 |
Kent |
| W7EFR-12 |
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145.630 |
Sammanish |
| WA7RW-10 |
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145.010 |
Raymond |
| NK7N-10 |
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145.010 |
Issaquah |
| W7EAT-10 |
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145.050 |
Eatonville |
| W7GWK-10 |
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145.050 |
Centralia |
| K7CEM-10 |
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145.050 |
Centralia |
| AC7MD-10 |
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145.630 |
Port Orchard |
| KD7X-10 |
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145.630 |
Oak Harbor |
| W7PLC-10 |
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144.950 VARA FM |
Olympia |
| N7SK |
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145.630 |
Shelton |
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| K7CEM-1 |
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145.630 |
Centralia |
| W7EOC-1 |
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145.630 |
Grays Harbor |
| AC7SR-4 |
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145.630 |
Lewis |
| WA7MCU-3 |
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145.630 |
Mason |
| WA7PC-1 |
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145.630 |
Pacific-North |
| W7RDR-1 |
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145.010 |
Pacific-South |
| WA7OLY-3 |
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145.020 VARA FM |
Thurston |
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Information
District 3 Net Control Duty Roster
| Month |
County/City |
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| January 2023 |
Pacific |
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| February 2023 |
Thurston |
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| March 2023 |
East Thurston |
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| April 2023 |
Grays Harbor |
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| May 2023 |
Lewis |
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| June 2023 |
Mason |
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| July 2023 |
Pacific |
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| August 2023 |
Thurston |
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| September 2023 |
East Thurston |
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| October 2023 |
Grays Harbor |
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| November 2023 |
Lewis |
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| December 2023 |
Mason |
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Links
District 3 Preamble
District 3 Roster pdf
District 3 Roster xlsx
Revision History
14 Jan 2020 Updated D3 Roster and removed Lacey from Monthly Net duties (W7HGA)
30 Dec 2019 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
01 Nov 2019 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
15 Jul 2019 Updated D3 Roster per N7CVW's request (W7HGA)
24 Mar 2019 Updated Net Control Roster dates
17 Mar 2019 Updated D3 Roster per N7CVW's request(W7SLT)
15 Mar 2019 Updated D3 Roster per N7UJK's request(W7SLT)
09 Mar 2019 Updated D3 Roster per AE7TF's request, removed reference to Lacey members, renumbered and verified member totals.(W7SLT)
04 Feb 2019 Updated D3 Preamble to remove Net Control calling for Lacey members and updated roster to current members (W7SLT)
04 May 2020 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
08 Sep 2020 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
20 Dec 2020 Updated D3 Roster and Grays Harbor preamble (W7HGA)
12 Jan 2021 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF)
09 Feb 2021 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
09 May 2021 Updated website to add East Thurston and update D3 Roster (W7HGA)
06 June 2021 Updated website to add East Thurston to D3 Roster (W7HGA)
06 Jan 2022 Updated website to show 2022 D3 Duty Roster (W7SLT)
23 Jan 2022 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
26 Jan 2022 Updated Grays Harbor Ethics per N7UJK (W7HGA)
14 May 2022 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
05 Jun 2022 Updated D3 Roster and Removed Lacey (W7HGA)
13 Jun 2022 Updated D3 Roster (W7HGA)
30 Jun 2022 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF) and Mason County (KA4VVA)
01 Sep 2022 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF) and Packet/RMS Thurston info (W7HGA)
02 Oct 2022 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF)
02 Nov 2022 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF)
04 Dec 2022 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF)
31 Dec 2022 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF) and Pacific County Page (N7CVW)
28 Feb 2023 Updated Pacific County Page (N7CVW) and Grays Harbor Page (N7UJK) and D3 Roster (AE7TF)
03 May 2023 Updated D3 Roster (AE7TF)