Washington County ARES

JANUARY 2015

Visitors

Upgrades & Certificates

Stations – Served Agencies

•New computers for EOCs – _---still waiting…

•New Templates for Winlink –

•RMS Express classes Lisa Clark

•Oregon ARES web site oregonaresraces.org – register and log in

•ARES HF Net 3.964mhz – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays have a message to give

•Register with “mail chimp”

WashcoARES.Org

Winlink Class 1/10/2015

DSTAR NetN7QQU B @ Synopsis

Sundays at 6PM Voice 440.550 8PM Digital 440.550

http://www.dstargateway.org/

https://n7qqu.dstargateway.org/

DSTAR Class•Ronler Fire Station•Feb 21st

•9:00AM to 12PM

• Cue Chris KU7PDX

Overview of D-STAR and the N7QQU D-STAR Repeater

January 20th, 2015

Chris Arnesen, KU7PDXWashington County ARES/RACESD-STAR Repeater Administrator

What is D-STAR?•D-STAR is an open standard for digital voice and data on Amateur Radio.

•One of several digital modes in Amateur Radio.

•Developed by the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL).

•Uses an AMBE vocoder chip from DVSI.•Compared to FM, SSB, Packet, Winlink – D-STAR is just another mode.

What can D-STAR do?•Transmit/receive voice and 1200 bps data simultaneously.

•128 kbps data on 23 cm via ethernet bridge.•D-PRS (digital APRS) simultaneously with voice.•Flexible repeater linking and callsign routing with a gateway and internet connection.

•Reflectors allow multiple repeaters to connect into a single conference bridge.

•DV Dongle, DV Access Point (DVAP), NW Digital Radio, and other 3rd parties allow voice and data access to D-STAR via a home (or remote) internet connection – similar to Echolink.

D-RATS•Free, easy to use, D-STAR digital data package that provides email style messaging, real-time chat, file transfers, mapping and position reporting.

•Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X versions available.•Written by Dan Smith, KK7DS.•Link to download at WashCoARES.org (click on “Comm Modes,” then “D-STAR.”)

D-RATS Mapping

Gateway Registration•Required to pass anything across the gateway server to the Internet. Also allows for callsign routing.

•Very easy to do, most users approved within 24 hours.

https://n7qqu.dstargateway.org/Click on Registration

Step-by-step instructions:www.dstargateway.org

Typical Radio Configuration

•Frequency: 440.550 MHz•Repeater Offset: +5 MHz•Mode: DV•MYCALL: Your Callsign Here (e.g. “KU7PDX▪▪”)•URCALL: “CQCQCQ▪▪”•RPT1: “N7QQU▪▪B”•RPT2: “N7QQU▪▪G”

Weekly D-STAR NetsDigital Voice Net

Sunday Evenings at 6:00 PM

Digital Data Net (using D-RATS)Sunday Evenings at 8:00 PM

(Remember to change DV DATA TX fromPTT to AUTO and set GPS MODE to OFF.)

Upcoming D-STAR/D-RATS Training

Saturday, February 21st, 20159:00 AM – Noon

Ronler Acres Fire Station (K7HIO)

4455 NW 229th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124

Winlink Class –

I Want It All!!• Location Ronler Fire Station

•March 14th 9AM to 12PM• TNC’s

• Radios

• Packet

• Pactor

• Cables

• Dummy Loads

• Get your hands on everything

Task List 1• John Core KX7YT

• Sam Corbin KF7BUC

• John Bucsek KE7WNB

• Kent Powloski N7KPN

• Pat Flanagan KE7NVB

• Richard Stack K7TKK

• Frank Wenzel AE7IS

• Bob Yolton W7ZXX

Cascade Rising

QUAKE EX I APRIL 25TH

State and Federal CSZ Plans

• 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

Run with Paula5/3/15

Kiezer Volcanoes

COAD - Community Organizations Active in Disaster

• Educate member organizations about what each one does day-to-day, during a small scale disaster that does not require aid outside the County and for larger events that do require state and/or federal assistance.

• Share knowledge and experience with COAD members.

Earthquake talk: Chris Goldfinger, PhDWhile we can’t predict exactly when the next Great Cascadia Earthquakewill happen, we CAN forecast the probabilities from a long history ofpast earthquakes. The study of the geological history of the last10,000 years of the Cascadia Subduction Zone has shown that there havebeen 43 great earthquakes (magnitude 8.0 or higher) along the coast ofOregon, Washington, California, and British Columbia. Some of theseearthquakes were probably magnitude 9.0 or higher, and like the 2011Japanese and 2004 Sumatran earthquakes, they probably also causedlarge tsunami waves that were devastating all over the Pacific. Atthis Science on Tap, Chris Goldfinger, PhD,http://ceoas.oregonstate.edu/profile/goldfinger/, professor of geologyand geophysics at Oregon State University, will talk about the geologyof Cascadia and his research on the recurrence interval of majorearthquakes. While this research may not allow us to pinpoint a datefor the next great quake, a better understanding of the geologicalforces at work can help us prepare.

***EVENT DETAILS***DATE: Tuesday, February 3, 2015TIME: Doors at 6 p.m. event at 7 p.m.LOCATION: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street, Portland, Ore.COST: $8 online advance tickets, $10* suggested cover at the door (seeticket link above)

FOOD & DRINK: Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks available. You’rewelcome to bring food into the theater with you.

Event Website: http://www.viaproductions.org/events/clinton_feb_3_cascadia/

Morning ham radio

440.350mhzTone 127.3+5Mhz Offset

•What Did I Miss