Pikes Peak ARES Provides Major Support to International Hill Climb
"Just a brief overview of event, results, number of participants, interesting outcomes," Corey said, in describing what he's looking for. In addition, ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, is seeking anecdotes from radio amateurs who have activated an emergency operations center (EOC) for a bona fide contest, such as ARRL November Sweepstakes or a state QSO party - but not ARRL Field Day, a SET, or SKYWARN Recognition Day. Just as sports provide good physical exercise, contests are great at developing radio skills, and both are a lot of fun." Silver pointed out that contests originated as a way to hone traffic-handling skills and develop an effective station. "Public service teams are always looking for enjoyable activities to improve operator skills. "Think of contests as a ham radio fitness center," Silver said. All are invited to join the audio-slide presentation online or via telephone.
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For additional information, contact ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U.Ĭontesting as Training for Public Service - Webinar, This Sunday!Ī free ARRL webinar "Contesting as Training for Public Service," hosted by Ward Silver, N0AX, will take place on Sunday, July 24, 8 until 10 PM EDT (0000-0200 UTC on July 25). The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session.
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Webinar registration is open to all, but should be of particular interest to radio amateurs in hurricane-prone areas. The program will include presentations by representatives of the National Hurricane Center and WX4NHC, the VoIP Hurricane Net, the HWN, the Canadian Hurricane Centre, and the ARRL. Anyone interested in hurricane preparedness and response is invited to attend this online presentation.Topics will include a meteorological overview of the upcoming season Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center: Who We Are and What We Do ARRL Media and Public Relations the Hurricane Watch Net ( HWN) the VoIP Hurricane Net, and ARRL coordination and interface. The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio during the 2016 Hurricane Season. The ARRL will sponsor a 2016 Atlantic Season Hurricane Webinar on Thursday, July 21, at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on Friday, July 22, UTC). Philippines Ham Emergency Radio Operations Network Bracing for Effects of Super Typhoon () West Virginia ARES Units on Alert for Possible Activation in Wake of Flooding () Nepal Amateur Radio Earthquake Response Presentation Available () Dog Head Fire Largely Contained, ARES Teams Expected to Stand Down in a Few Days ()Ģ016 ARRL Hurricane Season Webinar: Tomorrow Night! " Other NTS news: ARRL Programs and Services Committee Appoints Bud Hippisley, W2RU, as NTS⢠Eastern Area Chair and ARRL Programs and Services Committee Expresses Appreciation, Support of NTS.] Steve Hansen, KB1TCE, of Knox and Waldo counties (Maine) ARES/RACES, wrote "The ARES E-Letter should provide some coverage to the National Traffic System (NTSâ¢) as both ARES and NTS are public service entities of the ARRL. Keep up the good work." - Rich Stiebel, W6APZ, Palo Alto, California It is those Lessons Learned that could be helpful to everyone else. It is What Went Wrong from which we can learn.
It's great that the overall result of these events was successful, but hams can almost always see ways to improve their response 'next time.' Most of those of us who have been in ARES® for some time know what we should do. One survey respondent wrote "my main feedback is the lack of Lessons Learned from the various events reported. Thank you for subscribing to the ARES E-Letter! - Rick Palm, K1CE Can you think of anything we could do to improve the newsletter? We would appreciate your opinion! Please click on this link to take a brief survey. We hope that you value the ARES E-Letter as your source for current events, after action reports, tips, and developments in the amateur emergency/disaster communications community.
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