Hamilton County, TN ARES

Urge the U.S. Senate to Pass the Amateur Radio Parity Act Ask your Senator to support the Amateur Radio Parity Act when it comes to the Senate floor during the lame duck session. Time is of the essence!  The Amateur Radio Parity Act, having successfully cleared the US House, now awaits action in the US Senate.  If the bill is not passed before the Senate adjourns for the year in December, it will "die" and we have to begin the entire process in both houses of Congress when the 115th Congress is sworn in come January 2017. Please use the links below to contact your US Senators and request they support the bill when it comes to the Senate floor during the "lame duck" session, between now and mid-December's adjourment.

The link is https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-us-senate-to-pass-amateur-radio-parity-act

Brian K4VOM

I just noticed that the powerpoint file was not a complete slide presentation. I have uploaded the full file for you to be able to download.

Brian
K4VOM


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Powerpoint training material for Net Control Operators from the Feb 2016 meeting
Submitted by Brian Simms

Net Control Operator Powerpoint training

I will be unable to attend this months meeting. Since I am the only one allowed to open up the Red Cross building, there will be no meeting this month. Next meeting will be April 28th.

Sorry if you were planning on coming out this month. Thanks for your continued interest in ARES and offering your skills for public service.

Brian Simms
K4VOM

Sessions focusing on the role of Amateur Radio in major weather events will be a part of the 2016 National Hurricane Conference, set for later this month in Orlando, Florida. The goal of the annual conference is to improve hurricane preparedness. Attendance is free to all Amateur Radio sessions, which will take place Tuesday, March 22, from 1:30 until 5 PM ET (1830-2200 UTC). Amateur Radio presentations will live streamed via YouTube and recorded. At the 1:30 PM session, National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb will discuss the importance of Amateur Radio surface reporting. Other presenters will include Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, of the Canadian Hurricane Centre, who will speak on hurricane meteorology and give a brief overview of his center’s operation, and WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Station Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R, who will talk about activities at WX4NHC, the National Hurricane Center’s Amateur Radio station. The 2-5 PM session will feature presentations from Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, discussing the HWN, personal weather stations, and back-up power and antennas; VoIP Hurricane Net director of operations and ARRL ARES Eastern Massachusetts Assistant SEC Rob Macedo, KD1CY, on the VoIP Hurricane Net and best practices in SKYWARN tropical systems, and ARRL Assistant Emergency Preparedness Manager Ken Bailey, K1FUG, who will offer an ARRL beginner’s course in Amateur Radio hurricane preparedness.