WELCOME TO PEND OREILLE COUNTY RADIO GROUP
NEWPORT, WA
Be a part of our Pend Oreille County Radio Group community and meet
people who share your love for radio communications. Connect, learn,
and grow together with us.
Thanks to the
kindness of the Kalispel Tribe, our repeater in Cusick has been put
in place at the county dispatch site. The antenna is in place atop
the 80' tower already installed (
See View From Top). The frequency is 147.14+ PL 100.0.
Collocated on the site is a GMRS repeater on 462.550+ PL 141.3
About Us
We are an emergency communication radio club that includes all forms of radio communication; MURS, GMRS, HAM and more.
Join us for breakfast every Tuesday, 9:00 AM at the
Newport Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington Ave., Newport WA
99156
How Can We Help?
Our group is here for you. We work hard
to be a resource for our communities. We share a simple vision:
to provide local communities, and public agencies, with
alternative and emergency forms of communications via the use of
two-way radios. We can use your help . We are a Washington State
501 (c) (3) non profit organization, your donations are tax
deductible. You do not need to be a member to use our services.
Communications Project
This project covers band plans that are accessible
to the community such as Amateur Radio, GMRS, FRS, and MURS.
Many local agencies and communities have associated with the
group. These entities all share the same communications plan and
channel line-up. This provides for continuity in communications
and channels.
POCRG:
Provides training, education, radio
programming, and fellowship to ensure alternative forms of
communications exists for the community.
Who is involved:
Communities, neighbors, businesses, agencies, local governments.
License Requirements:
No licenses required to talk on our system
using GMRS*, FRS, MURS. License required to talk on Amateur
Radio Frequencies Multi-use radios start at $20.00 or less, to
several hundred dollars and can be purchased from sites such as
Amazon and Ebay and Ham or electronics stores.
Designed for
constant monitoring and use:
Some channels are reserved and used
for monitoring, checking in and for calling others in community
etc. Other channels are encouraged to use for general purpose,
day to day, family use, etc. Daily use encouraged: Once
programmed with shared frequency bands, you are encouraged to
use them on scheduled nets and routinely as "walkie-talkie" type
radios for the purpose of general communications
(home/work/mobile/hiking, fishing, camping, etc). This also has
the added benefit of providing you practice should a real-world
emergency arise.
Radios can be programmed to:
Receive emergency
broadcasts from communities, Emergency Management, ARES/RACES,
local/state agencies. Receive NOAA weather radio. Talk on MURS,
FRS, GMRS (A GMRS license is required for higher power and/or
repeater use and is available from the FCC for $35.00, requires
no test, is good for 10 years and includes everyone in the
household) Talk on Ham radio frequencies, license required.
(Recommended) Upgrade your communications capabilities with an
amateur radio license You are not required to be an amateur
radio operator to join POCRG and use the radio system, but it
will open up more doors for you regarding communications if you
wish to get your license in the future. The easiest Amateur
Radio License (Ham License) to get is technician class. Learning
Morse Code is not required and the 35 question, all multiple
choice, come from a published pool. No surprises! We can direct
you to study material (hamstudy.org), designed to help YOU pass your Amateur
Radio Technician Class License and assist with your learning.
The FCC license fee is $35.00 and is valid for 10 years.
