Jan 24
Batteries, solar panels and solar charge controllers. Which is best for EmComm ? RF Quiet solar charge controller, Series vs Parallel panels, PWM or MPPT, which is best ? View Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/669261305 Provided by the RatPack group. Suggestions to live by: -> Never plug a solar panel directly into a battery <- -> Make sure the solar …
ARES: FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operators who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with the local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. ARRL/ARES provides basic training curriculum and exercise opportunities. The list of agencies a volunteer might end up serving is long but could include a County EOC/CERT, Hospital …
View Video: https://vimeo.com/590153252 Download Video: https://vimeo.com/user107547861/download/590153252/f697f7a109 Documents: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5y3ibk6b1zquux9/AAAq5sKztpxikh1pIDgxlMkAa?dl=0 “There is a lot to like in this talk. Most of it is role model/best practice” Erik Westgard NY9D The insurance question is at time stamp 53:40 South Carolina is a home rule state: Home rule in the United States generally signifies a shift of governing power from the state …
View Video: https://vimeo.com/586961385 Download Video: https://vimeo.com/user107547861/download/586961385/f71194f2a6 Documents: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xpk08dm5nw69a0l/AACiHHyaaMqr0ANPy2BcasKma?dl=0 —> Provided by RATPAC…Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee 8/12/2021
Riley Hollingsworth is the ARRL guy managing the Volunteer Monitor program and he has cleared up a few things about when you must self ID. This applies to operating on amateur radio frequencies ONLY. If you are operating on a frequency outside of the amateur radio bands you will follow the direction given by the …
Jul 30
While this group of folks is not associated with ARES they are committed to emergency comms specifically Winlink ICS traffic. So if you need some training and practice this group is the place to spend your free time. EmComm-Training Group
Apr 30
This one hour 22 minute video from the RATPAC Planning team is a must see for ARES and Skywarn volunteers. All statewide emergency frequencies are listed in the tactical communications plan, download it, print it out, keep it next to your radio. Click on the picture for the video. Q&A starts at the 46 minute …
Apr 14
Just in case you missed it here is the complete list of Comm Academy presentations. Just CLICK here. I recommend: Pandemics and Power Outages – What next? Presented by Brian Daly – ARRL Georgia Section, Technical Specialist
Jan 21
If you would like your ARES net added to this list please send an email to Pete K4LLE at pete.emmel.k4lle@gmail.com with all the info and I will get you on the list.
Jan 28
Everyone in Emergency Management should know about this book. Consider if you are at a deployment and someone shows up with an HT that needs to be programmed to be useful. But nobody is familiar with the HT and the owner forgot how to program by the keyboard. This book contains minimal keyboard programming …