2. WASHINGTON COUNTY ARES April 2015

3. NOTES!

4. VISITORS  Please leave an email address on the sign up sheet

5. UPGRADES & CERTIFICATES

7.  New computers for EOCs - still waiting…  New Templates for Winlink –  RMS Express classes Lisa Clark & John Core

8. DSTAR NET N7QQU B @ SYNOPSIS Sundays at 6PM Voice 440.550 8PM Digital 440.550 http://www.dstargateway.org/ https://n7qqu.dstargateway.org/

9. State and Federal CSZ Plans QUAKE EX 1 APRIL 25 TH 0800-1700

10.  Practice  Voice Messaging – Repeat back to sender

11.  A Joint FEMA-OEM Exercise, June 2016  FEMA Region 10 has recently released the Cascadia Rising Exercise Scenario Document which has just been posted at:  http://www.oregonaresraces.org/?page_id=559  This is a large file about 7 Mb in size with many maps of expected damage from a CSZ quake based on the most recent research. Our Spring and Fall SETS this year will be based on this document. You will find it very interesting reading.  John Core, KX7YT  ASEC SET Coordinator

12. ROAD WARRIORS

16. ANTENNA CLASS MAY 2ND 9 TO 12+  Dale Hunt WB6BYU will be leading the training  How many would like to attend  We are planning to have a little lunch, bring a little donation to help pay.  Meat, cheese, rolls, & chips, bring what you want to drink.  After/during lunch we will hook a radio and do a contact or two.

17. WINDSHIELD SURVEY  May 14 th 9AM to 12PM+2hrs  Winlink Messages

18. WINDSHIELD EXERCISE MAY 14TH 9 TO 12 PM NEW NAME "SEISMIC SNAPSHOT" I NEED TO KNOW WHO IS PARTICIPATING NCS - ? COUNTY EOC - NEED 2 OR 3 MORE STEVE N7BEF LYNN KE7WKM NOTE: EM WANTS MOBILE UNITS TO JUMP IN BEAVERTON EOC - STAFFED NORTH PLAINS TIGARD TVF&R NOC TVF&R CBOC 

19.  Possible players Hillsboro Forest Grove Banks Non Ham players using various other communication modes Beaverton CERT TVFR Beaverton Police LUT

20. SEA PAC JUNE 5TH - 7TH  EC Academy on the 5th  register on OVARC.Org

21. FIELD DAY JUNE 27-28  A few people want to do this, but we need leadership and a place, etc...  I will not be in town for this one

22. DEVIL'S HEAD JUNE 28TH 7AM - 7PM  Mt. Scott Motorcycle Club has asked if we could provide communications for them  Part of their permit requires that they have comms  This event is in Tillamook forest, centered around Triangulation Point & Diamond Mill  Only 2 sites needed, one on Triangulation Point, one below at a rally point Diamond Mill.  This conflicts with Field Day, but maybe not.  After Washington county members tell me how and if they want to participate  I will move on to D1 members next for other volunteers

23. FIELD ANTENNAS WB6BYU

24. FIELD ANTENNA CRITERIA  Easy to transport Different requirements for  Backpacking  Compact sedan  Pickup truck  Motorhome  Quick and easy to set up  Adequate performance  Trade-offs depend on how long you will use the antenna and the level of performance required for your application.

25. VHF ANTENNA CHOICES  Simple antenna equivalent to a dipole  Ground plane  J-pole  Commercial vertical ~4’ to 5’ long  Beam  Yagi or quad that collapses for transport  Support  ANTENNA HEIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GAIN  Plan for a height of 12’ to 20’ if possible

26. VHF RELATIVE SIGNAL GAIN VS. HEIGHT Getting a VHF antenna up at least 10’ makes a significant difference in signal strength. Further increases are useful, but above 20’ the difficulty may outweigh any signal strength improvement.

27. HF ANTENNA CHOICES  Dipole  Often room for a wire dipole, even on 160m.  For local NVIS operation, may need multi-band capability  40m, 60m, 80m, 160m are NVIS options  Manual switching or automatic capability.  Watch radiation patterns on end- or off-center-fed antennas.  Shortened dipoles (especially made from mobile whips)  Efficiency, bandwidth suffer  Try to make at least half sized  Use a balun.  Vertical: NOT good for NVIS  Add a ¼ wave wire to base of HF mobile antenna and run it out to a tree.  Great for DX when installed overlooking salt water.  Tuner is helpful when SWR isn’t too high.  Try to get it up 15-20’, but low antennas can still work.

28. SUPPORTS  Telescoping masts (painters’ pole)  Sectional masts  Military mast sections, tent poles, pipe, etc.  4’ max is optimum.  Pick up mast and add more sections to the bottom of the stack instead of trying to tilt the assembled mast up into place  How to hold it up  Tripod  Guy ropes and anchors  Lean it against a building or through a tree  Bungee cord to a sign post or fence  Rope over a tree branch – use a throwing bucket

29. ID1 DSTAR RADIO PROPOSED PATH

30. ID1  Digital link

31. WEEKLY TUESDAY NITE NET 7PM 146.900Mhz T127.3hz Except 3 rd Tues

32. TRAINING NET TUESDAY @ 8PM 146.900MHZ

33. MORNING HAM RADIO 440.350mhz Tone 127.3 +5Mhz Offset

34. CLEAR 0N YOUR FINAL  What Did I Miss