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)
kent at randles 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
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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 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)
Posted: 1/1/08
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JANUARY |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source / Amber Alert |
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Scheduled Test Day |
Thursday |
Jan 10 |
10:15 AM |
TBD |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Wednesday |
Jan 16 |
|
|
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FEBRUARY |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Saturday |
Feb 9 |
6:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Friday |
Feb 15 |
12:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
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MARCH |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source / |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Tuesday |
March 4 |
10:15 AM | TBD |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Monday |
Feb 10 |
|
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APRIL |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Wednesday |
April 9 |
12:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Tuesday |
April 15 |
12:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
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MAY |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Friday |
May 9 |
10:15 AM | TBD |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Thursday |
May 15 |
|
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JUNE |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Monday |
June 2 |
12:15 am |
Washington County 911 |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Sunday |
June 8 |
6:15 am |
Washington County 911 |
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JULY |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source / Fire Evacuuations |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Tuesday |
July 8 |
10:15 AM | TBD |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Monday |
July 14 |
|
|
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AUGUST |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Thursday |
Aug 7 |
12:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Wednesday |
Aug 13 |
12:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
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SEPTEMBER |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source / Tsunami |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Wednesday |
Sept 24 |
10:15 am |
WXR / Western Oregon Only |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Tuesday |
Sept 30 |
|
Western Local |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Saturday |
Sept 6 |
|
Eastern Local |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Friday |
Sept 12 |
|
Eastern Local |
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OCTOBER |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Monday |
Oct 6 |
12:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Sunday |
Oct 12 |
6:15 am |
ORES/LEDS, Salem |
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NOVEMBER |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Wednesday |
Nov 5 |
10:15 AM |
TBD |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Tuesday |
Nov 11 |
|
|
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DECEMBER |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Source |
|
Scheduled Test Day |
Friday |
Dec 5 |
12:15 am |
Washington County 911 |
|
Make-up Test Day |
Thursday |
Dec 11 |
12:15 am |
Washington County 911 |
Since 3/21/04