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Recap 🔁

• 08/02 Tue National Night Out
• 08/03 Wed Cowlitz County ACS Meeting
  • Thanks to Jim WE7JIM for providing ELT training following the meeting.

Upcoming Events 🗓

• 08/13 Sat 1000 VE Testing at LCARA Clubhouse
  • Pre-registration required, email Mike Bates

Nets ✅

• 08/08 Mon 1945: NEW Cowlitz ACS 220 Net - Open to all Amateurs
  • N7DEM 224.660 MHz T114 -160.
• 08/08 Mon 2000: Cowlitz County ACS Net - Open to all Amateurs
  • W7DG 147.260 MHz T114 +060
  • Also, check in via APRS message to N7DEM-5: CHECKIN Name Location
• 08/09 Tue 0900: CEMNET Region IV Net - Winlink, V-Tac 12 (EOC)
  • Email kf7hvm@0x26.net to be added to the weekly Winlink test
• 08/09 Tue 1900: Columbia Amateur Radio Assoc. Weekly Net
  • N7EI 146.880 MHz T114 -060
• 08/14 Sun 2000: W7MSH Mercury Mt. St. Helens ERC Net - Open to all Amateurs
  • 2000 Woodland Checkin W7DG 147.300 MHz T114 +060
  • 2015 Roundtable W7DG 147.260 MHz T114 +060

GMRS Repeater

For users of K7RAP’s GMRS repeater on 462.650 MHz (GMRS 5):

As of 7/21 there is both encode and decode tone of 114.8 Hz

Depending on your radio manufacturer, you may need a privacy tone of 16 or 17, rather than the CTCSS frequency of 114.8 Hz.

See FRS/GMRS privacy codes demystified for a basic rundown assuming zero familiarity with the subject.

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