07-03-2025

Western Oregon Radio Club

The Western Oregon Radio Club, Inc. was formed to maintain, operate, served the public, and improve the Portland, Oregon, repeaters which connect to the Evergreen Intertie System.

  • The Portland local system now consists of thirty-nine (39) total repeaters, operating on the ten-meter, six-meter, two-meter, seventy centimeter and twenty-three-centimeter bands.
  • The club also owns and operates an LPFM radio station, KISN-LP @ 95.1 MHz located on Mt. Scott.
  • There are also two (2) GMRS repeater sites located in the Portland Metro area. WRWZ813 is located near Aloha Oregon on Cooper Mountain serving all over Washington County and portions of adjacent counties. WRWZ813 is located on Goat Mountain and serves a large area of Portland and Clackamas County. Both are operated as standalone repeaters.
  • A complete XLS table of technical information, frequencies, offsets, tones, etc. can be downloaded here: Download WORC Frequency List

The club will soon be distributing periodic newsletters to keep the members advised of changes to the local and Evergreen Intertie system. Once a week the club convenes a local net on the WORC repeater system. The net meets to provide information about the WORC system, the operation of the Evergreen Intertie and to allow users to confirm correct operation of their equipment. Members are encouraged to participate and to learn more about the functioning of the local repeaters.

The net also transmits information from national Ham organizations and reminders of regional Amateur radio events. The majority of funding for the operation of the club is from annual membership dues. Club funds pay for club insurance, ARRL club dues, site rental for repeaters, services to members, distribution of Intertie information, postage and reproduction costs. The maintenance of club operated repeaters is carried out by the clubs technical committee. Members on the committee are well versed not only in radio network design, radio repair, but also must have experience in digital logic, systems integration, and electronic system design. The complexity of a multi-point, interconnecting radio system requires wide experience in all these disciplines.

Membership and Annual Renewals in the Western Oregon Radio Club is available in two classes:

  • Full Membership: Dues are $25/year
  • Family Membership: Dues are $30/year for two family members (contact us if you need additional)
  • To join the WORC, click here to go to the Membership Page
The Western Oregon Radio Club operates Linked Amateur Radio repeaters  in the Portland Oregon Area, including: 442.525, 927.1375 at Aloha, Oregon 146.800 on Barlow Road Simulcast system 443.150, and 1291.00 at Clackamas Oregon 145.430, 442.875, 927.1750 and 53.35 at Colton, Oregon 927.1125 at Forest Grove, Oregon 443.025 at Forest Heights, Portland Oregon 145.450 and 442.400 at Manning, Oregon 52.970, and 442.925 at Mt. Hood, Oregon 442.275 and 927.1875 at Newberg, Oregon 443.850  at Ripplebrook, Oregon 29.68 FM, 52.83, 145.47, 224.06 and 443.425 at Sherwood 52.850, 145.27,and 441.825 in the Coast Range near Timber D-Star: 1292.000 Voice, 1248.750 Data,  444.3125 Voice, and 146.620 Voice at Sherwood The Western Oregon Radio Club operates a low power FM Broadcast station in the S.E. Portland area. KISN 95.1FM    And shares its programming with    KQRZ 100.7FM A Telephone Autopatch is available to members on all repeaters. The WORC system is connectable to the EchoLink VoIP, IRLP VoIP, And AllStarLink VoIP systems The WORC System repeaters are the Portland access to the Evergreen Intertie system, a group of about 29 interconnected repeaters located in the Pacific Northwestern States. GMRS Repeaters The WORC operates two GMRS repeaters, one on the East side of Portland and one on the West side. The two repeaters are providing coverage on the entire city. Colton GMRS  Repeater  Chnl 21R  462.700 MHz  +5.0 offset PL 107.2 Tx / Rx Aloha GMRS Repeater  Chnl 19R 462.650 MHz  +5.0 offset  PL 107.2  Tx / Rx.