Presented by George Lillenstein AB1GL Region 3 DEC WhoWhat is ARES The Amateur Radio Emergency Service Licensed amateur radio operators who volunteer for emergency communications Amateur means unpaid not unskilled ID: 543262
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Connecticut ARES
Presented byGeorge Lillenstein, AB1GLRegion 3 DECSlide2
Who/What is ARES?
The Amateur Radio Emergency ServiceLicensed amateur radio operators who volunteer for emergency communications“Amateur” means unpaid; not unskilled
To hold an
appointed rank
must be an ARRL dues-paying memberThe Field arm of the ARRL, an umbrella organization representing US hams; 170,000 members; publishers of QST magazine and many others.Slide3
The World – 3 ITU RegionsSlide4
US Regulatory JurisdictionsSlide5
American Radio Relay League
An umbrella NGO for U.S. amateur radio operators. Divides country into DivisionsSlide6
New England Division
Divided into Sections. State of Connecticut is one Section. Slide7
Connecticut ARES RegionsSlide8
ARES Section Org ChartSlide9
CT ARES Region 3 EC’sSlide10
Two ARES missions:
Support partner agenciesDEMHS, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Public Health, MARS (not Middlesex, the other one), NWS, VOADProvide “last mile” message handling to anyone when public carriers can’tSlide11
Who needs ham radio?Slide12
Who does ARES serve?
Some agencies who call upon ARES to supply radio operators in an emergency:CT DESPP/DEMHSARES plays a role in the Governor’s EPPI severe weather drills. SPARC hams at the Armory coordinate ham efforts with the ARES DMR net during storms, alerts, drills.
Hospitals
The Red Cross
ARES supplied hams for shelters in Region 4 during storm Juno
The National Weather Service
ARES runs nets on ham repeaters.
NWS hams c
ollect ground observations from ham spotters via IRLP nodes
The Salvation Army
MARS (no, not the Middlesex club)
Civil Air Patrol
Charitable organizations holding large public events – marathons, bike races, walks, parades, fairsSlide13
What do we do?
During emergencies where standard comm methods are jammed or not working, we pass vital information to served agencies, such as numbers of beds available, supplies requested, wires/trees down, etcDuring public service events, we report on progress and watch for participants or members of the public needing assistance or report developing safety issuesSlide14
How do we do it?
ARES members use their own equipmentSome served agencies provide us with pre-positioned antennas or rigsHT’s, Mobile rigs, base rigs. Go Boxes.Antennas – anything that gets the job done. We buy ‘em
, build ‘
em
, McGuyver ‘emPower – all our radios work on 13.8v DC or less. Slide15
ARES / RACES / Auxcomm
RACES is a protocol, not a groupGoes into effect when US President invokes emergency under War Powers Act of 1934. Otherwise can only use ham frequencies for 1 hr per week and two 72-hr drills per year.
Emcomm
teams
are volunteers recruited, trained, activated by a municipal official. May use ham, municipal, or commercial radios and frequencies.
ARES volunteers are recruited, trained, activated by ARRL-appointed leaders – SEC, DEC, and EC. Use only ham frequencies.Slide16
ARES/RACES/Huh? More
ARES is non-governmental, private, non-profitActivated by ARRL appointed leaders, sometimes at request of “partner agencies”Members report to their ARES ECARES members often respond from home or mobile
ARES members use their own equipment
ARES holds its own annual drill – the S.E.T. (Simulated Emergency Test)
ARES training requirements are optionalSlide17
ARES Training suggestions
ARRL EC-001ARRL EC-016Skywarn weatherspotterSeminars in digital communications, antenna building, etc held at ARES meetings or
hamfests
The “Core Four” classes given by FEMA, required by most partner agencies, available free on line:
FEMA ICS-100
FEMA ICS-200
FEMA ICS-700
FEMA ICS-800Slide18
Whats our plan for 2016
Start a new training cycle for ARES Region 3 from the beginningStart with orientation and structureRevise/review Emergency Operations PlanRevise/review frequency listing
Train in Message Handling
Build better antennasSlide19
More to do in 2016
Get more operators able to liaise with NTS via both voice and digitalMore HF operators capable of NVISSupport DMRBuild “Go boxes”Train as Net Control, Shadow, Relay StationSlide20
To sign up for membership
www.ctares.org Slide21
The Region 3 web site:
www.ctares-region3.orgSlide22
Where to go from here?
Visit the ARRL web site at www.arrl.netVisit the state ARES web site at www.ctares.org
Visit the Region 3 web site at
www.ctares-region3.org
Read QST magazineJoin a local repeater club – volunteer for Field Day and public service eventsGet on the airSlide23
ARES Region 3 DEC
Contact InfoGeorge Lillenstein39A Downey Drive
Manchester, CT 06040
860 716-3367 (Cell phone)
email: dec@ctares-region3.org or
AB1GL@arrl.net