Note: the Portland/Vancouver
Operational Area includes the counties of
Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, and Washington in Oregon, and Clark in Washington.
Portland Local Area Emergency Communications Committee Co-Chairs:
Kent Randles K7YXZ
Senior Engineer
Entercom-Portland
Co-Chair, Portland/Vancouver Local Area Emergency Communications Committee (LAECC)
krandles at entercom dot com
503-535-0482
and
John White K7RUN
Chief Engineer
KKPZ/KDZR
Co-Chair, Portland/Vancouver LAECC
jdwhite at teleport dot com
503-242-1950
| MONTH/DATE |
DAY |
TIME |
|
JANUARY 6th - Local |
Wednesday |
10:15 AM |
|
FEBRUARY 5th - Statewide |
Friday |
12:15 am |
|
MARCH 1st - Local |
Monday |
10:15 AM |
|
APRIL 6th - Statewide |
Tuesday |
12:15 am |
|
MAY 6th - Local |
Thursday |
10:15 AM |
|
JUNE 11th - Statewide |
Friday |
12:15 am |
|
JULY 5th - Local |
Monday |
10:15 AM |
|
AUGUST 4th - Statewide |
Wednesday |
12:15 am |
|
SEPTEMBER 9th - Local |
Thursday |
10:15 AM |
|
OCTOBER 9th - Statewide |
Saturday |
6:00 am |
|
NOVEMBER 2nd - Local |
Tuesday |
10:15 AM |
|
DECEMBER 8th - Statewide |
Wednesday |
12:15 am |
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For the EAS Information on the National SBE Web Site go to: http://www.sbe.org/eas/eas.html
http://www.sbe124.org/or_eas/Oregon_EAS_Monitoring_Assignments.html
In addition to the two required EAS
monitoring assignments in Portland/Vancouver,
LP-1 750 KXL and LP-2 92.3 KGON,
think about monitoring (in this order):
Local Relay Network 166.25 MHz
(first-generation audio for tests and alerts from Multnomah, Washington,
Clark, and Columbia counties)
National Weather Service: 162.55 MHz (Portland office)
State Relay (SR): 91.5 KOPB-FM (the first generation audio for tests and alerts from the State)
Capital Operational Area (Salem) LP-1 KWVT-LP TV Channel 17 (since Salem is in the Portland metro)
Washington State Relay Network (SRN): 155.475 MHz (except for RMT and CAE)
EAS Info and FAQ for Washington State
broadcasters
(lots of good information for any broadcaster)
Since 3/21/04