Author: Brian KE7QPV

  • August General Membership Meeting

    This month’s training will focus on SSTV, a mode we may use after a disaster to send damage reports to the County. Matthew AF7PV will give a demonstration on sending and receiving images using the MMSSTV application, and Robert WX5TEX will discuss photography concepts and techniques for taking quality photos for use with SSTV.

    Please join us for our general membership meeting on Thursday, August 24 at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland. There will be a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00. The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00. Everyone is welcome!

    Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • July General Membership Meeting

    Field Day wasn’t enough; it’s time to get outside again! For this month’s meeting we’ll be setting up and showing off our go-kits, and having a pot-luck BBQ in the PF&R Training Center parking lot.

    Please join us for our general membership meeting on Thursday, July 27 at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland. The meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00 and everyone is welcome!

    Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • June General Membership Meeting

    Participating in and running a directed net are important skills we employ in every exercise and public service event, so at this month’s meeting we’ll have our annual refresher on net protocol.

    Please join us for our general membership meeting on Thursday, June 28 at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland. There will be a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00. The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00. Everyone is welcome!

    Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • May General Membership Meeting

    Winlink is quickly becoming our most used mode for passing formal traffic for our served agencies, and it is crucial that all members are comfortable and proficient with this mode. This month’s training will include a review of the Winlink system and some hands-on practice in small groups. We will have several Winlink stations set up in the meeting room, so everyone will have a chance to send and receive a few messages.

    Please join us for our May general membership meeting on Thursday, May 25 at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland. There will be a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00. The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00. Everyone is welcome!

    Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • April General Membership Meeting

    Good traffic handling skills are key to our role as emergency communicators. For this month’s training we will have a brief review of traffic handling techniques, and then we’ll break into small groups to practice sending, copying, and logging ICS 213 and NTS Radiogram messages. Multnomah County ARES members and Portland NET radio operators are highly encouraged to attend this training.

    Please join us for our May general membership meeting on Thursday, May 25 at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland. There will be a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00. The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00. Everyone is welcome!

    Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • March General Membership Meeting

    Our next general membership meeting will be on Thursday, March 23 at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland. There will be a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00.

    The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00 and will start with general business and announcements from the Leadership team. We will then have a presentation from a guest speaker: Alice Busch, Division Chief of Operations for the Multnomah County Office of Emergency Management.

    Anyone who is interested in emergency communications is encouraged to join us! Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • Communications volunteers needed for Walk MS Portland 2017 event

    It is nearly time once again for the annual Walk MS event in Portland. Multnomah County ARES is honored to have been asked by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to provide communications support for their event again this year. In years past this event has been well regarded as a training and public service event for the Amateur Radio community.

    The event takes place on Saturday, April 15 from approximately 08:00 to 14:00, and is held in downtown Portland along the Esplanade and in the World Trade Center Plaza.

    To learn more, or to sign up to help, please visit the Walk MS Portland Communications Volunteer Registration Form.

    UPDATE: Due to amazing volunteer turnout, we have been able to staff all event communications positions much earlier than expected. We have therefore decided to close volunteer registration early, on March 8. This will allow the event communications team more time to finalize position assignments and other details before the event.

  • February General Membership Meeting

    Our February meeting is nearly here! We will have a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00. The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00 and will start with general announcements, followed by a presentation on power options and expectations for field operations. The meeting will be held at the Portland Fire and Rescue training center at 4800 NE 122nd Ave in Portland.

    Anyone who is interested in emergency communications is encouraged to join us! Additional information about our monthly meetings can be found on the meeting page.

  • January General Membership Meeting

    Please join us for our first general membership meeting of 2017!

    There will be a Q&A session and informal gathering for new members from 18:15 to 19:00. The main meeting will run from 19:00 to 21:00 and will cover Leadership updates for 2017 as well as provide training on logging and forms. Everyone is welcome!

    The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 26 at the Portland Fire & Rescue Training Center at 4800 NE 122nd Avenue in Portland.

  • November General Membership Meeting

    Our November general membership meeting will be one week early due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Adam KF7LJH will give an introduction to mapping using online tools.

    The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 17, from 7:00PM to 8:30PM at the Portland Fire & Rescue Training Center at 4800 NE 122nd Avenue in Portland.