The Jefferson Amateur Radio Society (JARS) is an amateur radio club dedicated to emergency communications for an area of Southern Oregon and Northern California. The club maintains a network of linked VHF repeaters in the two meter band. All licensed amateur radio operators are invited to use the repeater network, as long as emergency communications has priority.
Repeaters owned by JARS and the Del Norte Amateur Radio Club are linked together to form the ORCA (Oregon-California) system. The ORCA system generally covers the U.S. Route 199 corridor from Crescent City, California, through Oregon's Illinois Valley including the city of Cave Junction, to the city of Grants Pass, and neighboring communities.
| Location | Frequency, MHz | Offset | CTCSS Access Tone, Hz | Call Sign | Location (WGS84) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Six | 147.180 | + | 136.5 | W6HY | 41.83083,-123.87694 |
| Elk Mountain | 146.760 | - | 136.5 | WB6YQP | 42.541231,-123.24728 |
| King Mountain | 147.340 | + | 136.5 | WB6YQP | 42.691787,-123.230616 |
| Eight Dollar Mountain | 145.490 | - | 136.5 | WB6YQP | 42.25789,-123.661736 |
In the map, you can click on a blue marker for more information on the repeater there. You can click on the button that says "map" to switch to a traditional road map. You can zoom in or out of the map, or pan around, with the controls on the left side (the arrows buttons and the plus and minus buttons). By clicking on the following link, you can view the ORCA System in a larger map.
| President | Brian Fritsen KK7BF |
| Vice-President | Steve Porter WA6YSM |
| Secretary | John Brown K7WHM |
| Treasurer | Anne Larkin KE7DNE |
| Member-at-Large | Don Schaeffer KD7TME |
| Member-at-Large | Leonard Coleman KB7TSX |
| Member-at-Large | Joe Redding KD7QZD |
Amateur radio operators in the Southern Oregon / Northern California area interested in emergency communications are encouraged to apply to be members of JARS. Dues are $25 a year, and the club meets quarterly.
JARS can be contacted at jars@jars-orca.org, or at the club's mailing address:
JARS
PO Box 2544
Grants Pass OR 97528-0213