By Joshua Carroll, N5JLC - Arkansas Section Public Information Coordinator
In this video Mary Hobart (K1MMH) describes House Resolution 607 which threatens Amateur Radio use of the 440 band. Please take a moment to watch the video and contact your representatives in Congress. If we don't act, there will be no one to blame but ourselves.
You can watch this video in the window below, or for a page on which the video will automatically play, browse to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsW5AjS65U0.
[Please note that there is an ARRL "slate" that displays for 30 seconds at the beginning; the presentation starts after that.]
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, September 27, 2010
Batesville Hamfest and the SET (plus some other stuff)
By J.M. Rowe, N5XFW - Section Manager
The Batesville hamfest is this weekend. This is is an event that is getting bigger every year, thanks to the hospitality of the Batesville group. Here is the official website:
http://barchams.org/hamfest/index.htm I hope to see a huge crowd.
The scenario for this year's Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is the Section Manager and the Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) are in Batesville for a hamfest when the New Madrid Seismic Zone turns loose.
The earthquake traps them both in the Batesville area, and they are unable to immediately travel back to Little Rock. The Batesville group has graciously offered their assistance, and we will be looking to make a bunch of contacts. The various net managers should already have been contacted by the Section Traffic Manager WW5AA to discuss their participation. See http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org/aresracessop.pdf
for more information about various nets. The SEC W5JLG and I appreciate all the activity!
I have been asked to join a panel discussing communications at the Albert Pike Flood. We are to meet at the Arkansas Interoperable Communications Conference. Go to http://www.awin.arkansas.gov/ for vendor and individual registrations, as well as forthcoming information. I understand there are a limited number of scholarships available for the registration fee, but I have no information about that. Check with your county Department of Emergency Management if you are interested in attending; they might have some help for you.
The Batesville hamfest is this weekend. This is is an event that is getting bigger every year, thanks to the hospitality of the Batesville group. Here is the official website:
http://barchams.org/hamfest/index.htm I hope to see a huge crowd.
The scenario for this year's Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is the Section Manager and the Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) are in Batesville for a hamfest when the New Madrid Seismic Zone turns loose.
The earthquake traps them both in the Batesville area, and they are unable to immediately travel back to Little Rock. The Batesville group has graciously offered their assistance, and we will be looking to make a bunch of contacts. The various net managers should already have been contacted by the Section Traffic Manager WW5AA to discuss their participation. See http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org/aresracessop.pdf
for more information about various nets. The SEC W5JLG and I appreciate all the activity!
I have been asked to join a panel discussing communications at the Albert Pike Flood. We are to meet at the Arkansas Interoperable Communications Conference. Go to http://www.awin.arkansas.gov/ for vendor and individual registrations, as well as forthcoming information. I understand there are a limited number of scholarships available for the registration fee, but I have no information about that. Check with your county Department of Emergency Management if you are interested in attending; they might have some help for you.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Emergency Services
Many amateur radio operators participate in some type of emergency service activity. Those who do are volunteers who provide selfless service in times of public need to help protect life and property. There are many agencies who are served by these volunteer emergency communicators, such as the National Weather Service (as part of the Skywarn program), the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (as part of the RACES program), and many others.
To locate any of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) leadership in Arkasas, visit http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org/AresRaces/leadership.htm
For more information about ARES and RACES in Arkansas, visit http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org.
For more information about Arkansas Section Traffic Emergency Net, visit http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org/ASTEN.htm
To locate any of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) leadership in Arkasas, visit http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org/AresRaces/leadership.htm
For more information about ARES and RACES in Arkansas, visit http://www.arkansas-aresraces.org.
For more information about Arkansas Section Traffic Emergency Net
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