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 …
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SC Emergency Management Division AUXCOMM program for Amateur Radio Operator volunteers
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 …
Integrating Amateur Radio DMR into a State Communications Plan
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
When to self ID
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. You must self ID once every 10 minutes if: You are using your own callsign You are using a club callsign, like W4CAE or K4EMD You are using a special …
Jul 30
EmComm (Winlink HF & FM) Training group
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
Are you ready for Communications Duty ?
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
Comm Academy 2021 Presentations
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
Local ARES net menu tab
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
Field Guide for Handhelds (HT)
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 …
Jan 24
South Carolina ARES Statewide HF Net
New time and frequency has been announced 3.990 at 6pm Tuesdays for the ARES HF net originating out of South Carolina. All are welcome. Check netlogger for the frequency just in case we moved. In the case of an exercise or actual emergency the frequencies in the Tactical Communications Plan will be followed.