The Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club has nearly 100 members, most of whom live in
the Florence area. However, we do have out of state members; many of these are regular
summer visitors who enjoy our mild climate on the coast of Oregon and join us for our fun
activities. We have an active ARES organization with a membership of over a dozen full and
associate members, led by our EC, K1WZ.
Our 2-meter repeater is a Kenwood TKR-750 on 146.800 with a PL of 100.0 Hz, and our UHF repeater is a Kenwood TKR-850 on 442.575 , also with a PL of 100.0. The repeaters are located on Herman Peak, 11 miles NNW of Florence at an elevation of 2000 feet. Both repeaters are open to all Amateurs. We have links from the UHF repeater to Mt. Hebo near Lincoln City and points beyond to the north, and another link to the Coos Bay area, going south beyond Bandon, and also over to Roseburg. Major improvements and changes to the system have occurred in 2009 such as a complete new radio vault, a new 180' self supporting tower, and a new Cummins-Onan 60KW backup generator and building.
Other communications equipment on site includes a packet node on 144.95 . The hilltop communications systems are backed up with a 400 AH AGM battery bank to keep everything on line during possible power outages.
Although we call our group the "Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club", our corporate name is "Oregon Coast Emergency Repeater, Inc".
We meet every Wednesday morning generally between 7:30 AM and 9:00AM at the Bliss Hot Rod Grill in Florence for an informal gab session called a Coffee Klatch.
For more information contact us at: INFO@W7FLO.COM .
Our 2-meter repeater is a Kenwood TKR-750 on 146.800 with a PL of 100.0 Hz, and our UHF repeater is a Kenwood TKR-850 on 442.575 , also with a PL of 100.0. The repeaters are located on Herman Peak, 11 miles NNW of Florence at an elevation of 2000 feet. Both repeaters are open to all Amateurs. We have links from the UHF repeater to Mt. Hebo near Lincoln City and points beyond to the north, and another link to the Coos Bay area, going south beyond Bandon, and also over to Roseburg. Major improvements and changes to the system have occurred in 2009 such as a complete new radio vault, a new 180' self supporting tower, and a new Cummins-Onan 60KW backup generator and building.
Other communications equipment on site includes a packet node on 144.95 . The hilltop communications systems are backed up with a 400 AH AGM battery bank to keep everything on line during possible power outages.
Although we call our group the "Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club", our corporate name is "Oregon Coast Emergency Repeater, Inc".
We meet every Wednesday morning generally between 7:30 AM and 9:00AM at the Bliss Hot Rod Grill in Florence for an informal gab session called a Coffee Klatch.
For more information contact us at: INFO@W7FLO.COM .
Central Oregon Coast Amateru Radio Club