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HiDARG depends upon your support through membership dues to help maintain our repeater systems, and to help with all our activities in the High Desert of Oregon. Your support is very much appriciated. Please help!
Copyright 2011-2012 High Desert Amateur Radio Group
Bend, OR 97701
High Desert Amateur Radio Group
We gratefully thank Bend BroadBand for supporting our website by providing us this space.
Some Very Helpfull Information & Misc Info
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If you find something that is broken or missing, please let me know and we will get it fixed. ---- --- KF7MAX
Help needed: Looking for volunteers for the following activities. If your a licensed ham and want to get involved, or not licensed and want to learn more please contact any HiDARG board member...........

Check the ARES site for upcoming meetings and other events.
NOTE: ARES Site is down for a bit. Will advise when back up.

Check this link for more events and other info -------->
Contact any HiDARG board member under the "Contacts" button above to get more information about the events, and how you can help out.
It is a great way to learn this stuff and to practice skills!!!!

The more folks who volunteer to help out the lighter the load!!! You do NOT have to be a club member to help out. You and your HT or mobile rig are all that is usally needed.
DC-ARES
DC-ARES
New PAGE ADDED!! If you have ham radio items for sale or swap.
Please it must be items related to ham radio....... List them here.......
4-SALE/SWAP Updated 3-28-12
Talk with a HAM - - Do you have any questions?
Need advice or need some help?
Joe K7SQ 541-385-3152 . . . OR . . . Max KF7MAX 541-706-1475
If we don't know.... ..we know someone who does.
ARRL- OREGON
ARRL- Pacific Northwest Region
ARRL
Adventures in Repeater Land. Chris Novara K7TVL was kind enough to come over from Eugene/Springfeild, and help get all our repeaters optimized for the Oregon Connection. Chris had already done work on the Pine Mountain System last year. This year was to finally get the Glass Butte and Burns Butte systems optimized. So on July 9th Mike AD7GC, Max KF7MAX, and Bill N7RGB headed out a long dusty, bumpy ride.
See more --->
Field Day Was great and even KTVZ came out to to a bit of filming...
In case you missed it on the news...

http://www.ktvz.com/news/28363094/detail.html
More details about HiDARGs Feild Day to follow.
Repeater Land
UPDATE!!! Our Glass Butte Repeater Antenna has been fixed and all is well. Thanks Mike AD7GC, John KE7GYB, and of course Ralph K7TWR (the Tower Guy)
THANKS ALL who participated in the Special Event Station, we had quite a few contactsand I have already got a number of letters in the mail and emails for requests on or Certificate.
If you made contact with us (W7JVO) during the Fair, and you send us a card we will mail you the certificate. Otherwise they will be sent via email. See my QRZ info KF7MAX for mail address, and email. I will be working on getting them out by next week, weather permitting. Hi Hi.

CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN SENT to all those that requested one, both mail and email. If your still hankering for one let me know and send us your contact information. We do have some eQSL's confirmed as well.

Due to conditions we did not work all the modes and bands we wanted to but we did have great fun.
THANKS ALL who helped out with the Mt Bike Race The High Cascade 24 MudSlinger Relay. I dont' recall seeing any mud other than what the spilt water at the aid station created. Some of them fellers looked a might dusty to me. We all had fun, I know I did
.............kf7max
Thanks again folks you all know who you are, and the HC24 folks really appriciated our help.
DREW HOLMES Memorial Fund
Please check out the "NEWS" page for more information. If you would like to help out or wish to donate please contact a club officer.
This years election results for the 2012 board.
Jeff KE7ACY President
Joe K7SQ Vice-President
Max KF7MAX Secretary
Tim N1TCB Treasurer

We had no volunteers for secretary so by agreement Max our 2011 VP took over that job and Joe agreed to fill Max's shoes, if you have seen Max's feet you know what a job that will be. Also Were looking for a Member at Large position. Contact Max for details.

Due to critical obligations with Dechutes County OEC, Andy Johnson will be stepping down from the position of HiDARGs secretary. We want to thank Andy for all his tireless efforts the past several years. JOB WELL DONE!!--- KF7MAX
PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES !!!!!
Click the JOIN Button to pay Online or download a form and mail it in. Your dues help us to keep our systems on the air!!!!
IF you are not a member but want to be a supporter. See LINK below for more information.
MONTHY MEETING TOPICS
WANTED!!! SEND US YOUR IDEAS!!
OR BETTER YET GIVE A TALK!!!
4-SALE/SWAP
Updated!
CQ! CQ! 2011 PARTY PICTURES - Click Me!
NEWS UPDATED -> 4/7/12
Info on Clark County WA Ham Fair
Update on Burns Repeater Site Move
YOU CAN NOW JOIN/PAY ONLINE CLICK THE JOIN HiDARG Button at anytime. If your a current member and have not updated your membership yet, this is the ideal way.
Darrel Fevergeons Slide show of the Party
AD7GC
AI7Y
K7COW
K7CWQ
K7DBS
K7HRY
K7HSJ
K7PEK
K7SQ
KC7WPE
KD6B
KD6WWK
KE6GIZ
KE6GOQ
KE7BHT
KE7EMM
KE7GYB
KE7IZH
KE7JEY
KE7NRM
KE7TMU
KE7TMV
KF7ELY
KF7MAX
KF7OMO
KF7TFX
KF7TGE
KF7TGG
N0DOS
N1TCB
N2LPB
N6SBH
N7HR
N7RDN
N7RGB
N7RLX
N7TYO
N7YBN
W6RA
W7KFO
W7PDQ
W9CZ
WA7AJ
WA7VGR
WB0DVS
WD6DWT
WD6FXR
WE7EZ
WF7REX
THANKS TO THESE FOLKS BELOW FOR THEIR 2012 Support to HiDARG

Were looking to start a General Ham Radio Class.
If interested, pleas let us know!!!!
Contact Max KF7MAX for more info!!!
kf7max@bendbroadband.com
We gratefully acknowledge those who have updated their membership. If you have updated your membership for 2012 and are not on this list, please contact me ASAP
I may have missed a few of you.
This list is current as of 5/5/2012 --KF7MAX

Were gearing up to get the CrossBand JohnDay repeater linked into our system.
We have found a site to host us, thanks to Gary N7HTN. We will be setup in an area next to his repeater at the JohnDay airport.
If you can help please let us know!!!!!!
You can see pics of where we will be at on the "Photos" Button under the "About Us" Button at the top menu.