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Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club |
The Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club has approximately 70 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 20 members, led by our EC, K1WZ. Our 2-meter repeater is a Kenwood TKR-750 on 146.800 - 600 with a PL of 100.0 Hz, and our UHF repeater is a Kenwood TKR-850 on 442.575 + 5, also with a PL of 100.0. The repeaters are located on Herman Peak, 11 miles north 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 another link to the Coos Bay area is planned to be completed in 2010. 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 INFO@W7FLO.COM . |