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Amateur Radio Parity Act |
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. ![]() The link is https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-us-senate-to-pass-amateur-radio-parity-act |
July meeting cancelled. |
The July meeting of the Hamilton County ARES is cancelled. I will not be able to be there to open up the Red Cross and run a meeting. Sorry in advance for any inconvenience. July is one of our lower turnouts but I hope to see you at the next meeting. |
Net Control Operator Powerpoint training has been uploaded |
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 Download Added Powerpoint training material for Net Control Operators from the Feb 2016 meeting Submitted by Brian Simms ![]() |
March 24th ARES meeting canceled |
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 |
National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Sessions to be Live Streamed |
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. |
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