About five dozen Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers have deployed in and around flood-stricken counties of Colorado, providing critical communication for Red Cross shelters and state and local emergency operation centers. Recent heavy rains have caused veritable mountainside tsunamis that have caused rivers and streams to overflow their banks, ravaged roads and property and displ…
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) volunteers are continuing to fill communication gaps for local emergency managers and responding agencies, as part of the response to the gigantic Rim Fire.
Tuolumne County RACES Radio Officer Phil Fish, WB6GGY, told ARRL that with telephone circuits overloaded and cell service spotty, ham radio is keeping …
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Officials in Tuolumne County, California, have tapped Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) volunteers to help fill communication gaps as part of the response to the gigantic Rim Fire.
Tuolumne County RACES Radio Officer Phil Fish, WB6GGY, told ARRL that with telephone circuits overloaded and cell service spotty, ham radio is keeping open the l…
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers mustered to support emergency communications after wildland fires broke out in Colorado in June.
“For the second summer in a row the entire state of Colorado seems to be on fire,” said North Central Colorado Region ARES Emergency Coordinator Perry Lundquist, W6AUN. “Currently there are 16 wildfires burning within Colorado.”
Several Colorado ARES d…
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By Gary Hoffman, KB0H
ARRL Contributing Editor
It was a nasty night, with heavy rain and howling wind. I was down in my shack, overseeing three Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) nets: our weekly voice net, a short net in which we practice receiving formal traffic and a packet net. I’m the manager for all of them.
After I wrapped up the nets, I went upstairs to start doing the paperwork. My wi…
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By Gary Hoffman, KB0H
Contributing Editor
“Who did you say you were again?” the receptionist asked. “Gary Hoffman,” I said. “I’m with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. I’m supposed to run a test on your Amateur Radio equipment.”
I was patient, even though I knew that the SET (Simulated Emergency Test) was supposed to start right at that very moment. They had kept me at the reception desk of the…
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HAWKESBURY – Les radioamateurs du Service radioamateur en situation d’urgence de Prescott et Russell (ARES ou Amateur radio emergency service) étaient fidèles au poste les 26 et 27 juin derniers dans le cadre de l’activité Field Day (journée champêtre).
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This is the small interface board I threw together to connect a Satoshi DV Node Adapter based repeater to an Icom ID-RP2C D-Star controller. It’s built around a 74AC541 Line Driver Buffer integrated circuit with an inverter for the RE/COS signal from the DV Node Adapter.
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Waleska, GA Jan 31, 2010 Rode up to check on our ARES Repeater and thought I’d capture some interesting video. Sorry for shaky video, I was in a hurry to document the situation at the site. For info on our Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group checkout www.cherokee-ares.org
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This is a condensed edited video of me running the Utah county ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) net.
Steve, W0STV, shows his mobile and fixed stations. Steve is very involved in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service).
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Yellowstone County siren test results
Ron Glass of the YARES organization, Yellowstone Amateur Radio Emergency Services , reported that people from their group were stationed at each siren. They reported that all sirens worked and rotated properly tonight at 6PM. The sirens are tested once …
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WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula
Those earning an entry-level license will be able to communicate with other hams worldwide and participate in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. PORT ANGELES — The inaugural Port Angeles Cash Mob event will be held Saturday.
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Make sure to visit the American Radio Relay League website for more information – www.arrl.org . Getting into Amateur Radio is easier now than ever before. ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. The ARRL is a member-society and International Secretariat of the International Amateur Radio Union. —————————————————————————– Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) – www.arrl.org National Traffic System (NTS) – www.arrl.org National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD) – www.nvoad.org
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SOME INTERESTING EMERGENCY RADIO SERVICE LINKS CERT – Community Emergency Response Teams www.citizencorps.gov WIKI – Community Emergency Response Teams en.wikipedia.org WIKI – Amateur Radio en.wikipedia.org ARES – Amateur Radio Emergency Services www.ares.org ARRL – ARES www.arrl.org WIKI – ARES en.wikipedia.org RACES – Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service www.usraces.org WIKI – RACES www.usraces.org
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A few nice Amateur Radio Emergency Service images I found:
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Image by Kyle Fox
Back of the 2 meter repeater, this is a Kenwood TKR-750.
On the left is a cable going from the repeater unit to the repeater controller.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
2007 & 2008 Simulated Emergency Test Amateur Radio Emergency Service at the City of Danbury Town Hall EOC Danbury,CT please visit www.qrz.com
Kansas City news station KMBC9 reporter Brenda Washington interviews Chet Hallberg about the role amateur radio plays in emergency communications. Specifically, they focus on communications after a large earthquake on the New Madrid fault. In the second part, Chet shows off one of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief vehicles. He goes on to explain the different kinds of equipment in the vehicle and how it has been used recently with the flooding in Arkansas. There is also a mention (plug!) for SkyWarn in the Kansas City area and amateur radio uses with the National Weather Service in times of severe weather. Capture & encode by Bill Kellogg, WD0DXK
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A few nice Amateur Radio Emergency Service images I found:
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Image by Kyle Fox
Back of the mess of stuff below the repeater controller, link radios and such.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Image by Kyle Fox
Inside the building, this is the mostly amateur radio side with the 2 meter and 440 repeaters.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Image by Kyle Fox
Long shot of the tower.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
Stephen Marshall, WW4RX, explains who are MC ARES and what the Amateur Radio Emergency Service serves.
Some cool Amateur Radio Emergency Service images:
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Image by Kyle Fox
Trapa and some other people cleaning out the old trailer.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Some cool Amateur Radio Emergency Service images:
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The 6 meter radio, not used.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Image by Kyle Fox
Another shot of Loial on the tower.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Image by Kyle Fox
Tuned cavity duplexer for the 440 repeater.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
Some cool Amateur Radio Emergency Service images:
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Image by Kyle Fox
Bank of batteries.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Image by Kyle Fox
View from the tower.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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Image by Kyle Fox
View from the tower.
VE7RVA repeater site on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford, British Columbia. This repeater is maintained by Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society.
VHF 146.610 + Tone 110.9 (IRLP Node 1461)
UHF 442.025 + Tone 110.9
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AR Newsline Report 1785 — Oct. 26 2011:
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale, Arizona. As we go to air, close to 500 aftershocks have been recorded in the area since the earthquake. More amateur radio emergency communications information will be posted on the …
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Ham Radio hams it up Oct. 15
Operating this year from the Emergency Operations Centre for Halton Region and the North Halton Red Cross in Milton, Ham radio operators from the radio groups in Halton region, including the Oakville Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Halton Region …
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Check out these Amateur Radio Emergency Service images:
Antenna onna Bucket
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Here’s the omni vertical antenna for our CARES radio station at the Firehouse, hoisted to 27 feet above the ground on Mike’s bucket truck.
Tonight’s training session…
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Another good turnout for the local Amateur Radio Emergency Service group.
KE7FTE, N7QQU and W9ERT show us the “drag and drop” flexibility of the Icom D-STAR System. Offering reliable exchange of large image files, email, word-processing and other files that emergency responders and served agencies find invaluable.
Stephen Marshall, WW4RX, explains who are MC ARES and what the Amateur Radio Emergency Service serves.
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