8/19/2010
News
From Around
WTX
hams have several activities planned for September and October. Midland County
ARES will be providing communications support for the Confederate Air Force Air
Show. Bill Taylor (KD4LXC) will have a WW2 radio display set up along with Midland
ARC’s Special Event Station at the Air Show. The San Angelo ARC has a couple of
Special Events planned for September and October but I do not have the dates.
More information next month. The
The Key City ARC continues to chase
foxes all around
The Big Bend ARC will be providing
communications support for the chase teams at the Big Bend Balloon Bash over
the three-day Labor Day Weekend. The club also operates the concession stand at
Sunday evening’s Fire Concert and Balloon Glow at Alpine’s Buck Stadium. Labor
Day Weekend in the high mountain desert with hot air balloons and the Big Bend
ARC. Sounds like a good excuse for a club visit. Join us in Alpine. You will be
glad you came.
ARRL President Kay Craigie has
appointed John Stratton (N5AUS) as West Gulf Division Vice
Director. John previously served the WG Division as Assistant Director and
ex-officio West Gulf Legal Counsel. I have had the pleasure of working with
John Stratton during the last two sessions of the
Anyone know what ever happened to
Riley? You ask Riley who? Surely, you
jest. We all know Riley Hollingsworth (K4ZDH), formerly the Special Counsel for
the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, also known as the “Chief Enforcer.” Some of former inhabitants
of late night 75 meter talk radio probably have other more colorful terms for
Riley but thanks to his efforts, our bands are no longer x-rated. While with
the FCC, Riley seldom held back on his opinions but did you ever wonder what
Riley might have to say if he could take off his FCC hat and actually speak his
mind? It is going to happen! Now retired, Riley Hollingsworth is going to be
our keynote speaker at the 2011 ARRL National Convention at HamCom 2011. Hang
on to you hats. This is going to be fun.
If
you sent me information this month and it didn’t show up in the Newsletter, I
have had some computer problems this month. I think I was able to salvage all
my mail but if you were left out, I apologize. Now that the Newsletter is
finished, I plan to start a rebuilding project on this old antique box. 21st
Century here I come! And speaking of the 21st
Century let me remind you that ARRL news from
See
you next month,
John
Dyer
AE5B
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Monthly
Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
ARRL
Section:
AMATEUR
RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total
# of ARES members: 297 Change since last month: +2
DEC's/EC's
and Net reporting this month 17: ARES nets active: 14 Number with NTS
liaison:
3
Calls
of DEC's/EC's reporting: W5NPR, KM5VM, W5ZOX, KD5HYB, WT5C, KD5KBU,
KD4LXC,
KD5URW, KE5GRQ, KC5NHV, NL7C, KJ5DX, WX5SD, N5DO, KB5HPT, N5DO,
KE5UAL
Number
of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 14 Man Hours: 116
Number
of public service events this month: 4 Man hours: 196
Number
of emergency operations this month: 0 Man hours: 0
Total
number of ARES operations this month: 18 Total Man hours: 312
Comments SEC:
July
was a very quiet month with no severe weather or other problems reported. I am
impressed with the fact the net activity continues to grow with more nets and
better participation. In addition many or adding various methods to listen in
and check in to these nets. Some through linked repeaters using VOIP linking
repeaters directly and IRLP. D-Star is showing up around WTX and shows some
good uses in our EMC world along with a multitude of new software programs.
Public
Service events continue to do well. Bicycle races and in some cases displays in
malls of amateur emergency communications capabilities brings amateur radio
much support. Kudos to all who volunteer your time and efforts to our hobby and
especially to those who keep the systems working.
J.T.
Caldwell WA5ZFH
Following
Comments taken from EC Monthly Reports:
The Tom Green County ARES group held their monthly meeting
on 15 July 2010. We had a good meeting with the group discussing several items
on the group’s agenda. Some of the ideas where some possible exercises for the
upcoming SET in October; reviewed what still need to be done with the antennas
and the radio room at the city/county EOC; looked at another work day for
working in the radio room; and reviewed training dates at the EOC for all
members to get some WebEOC training.
Signature: Mike Dominy Title: Tom Green
County EC Call sign: KD5URW
The
equipment testing this month was with the HSMM-MESH nodes. We are still
exploring the DRATS program. We were able to use the chat features, send and
receive message forms such as the ICS-213, memos, etc. We could upload and
download files to and from each station. The radio used in this exercise is a
Linksys WRT54 series router. The D-RATS program is the DSTAR low speed data
program. On July 28 El Paso County ARES participated in a Tactical Interoperable
Communications Plan (TICP) exercise with Dona Ana County, NM ARES. This was a
State of New Mexico Region 6 (including Otero, Dona Ana, Grant, Sierra,
Signature:
Lew Maxwell Title: ARRL Emergency Coordinator,
Call
sign: KB5HPT
Traffic
Reports:
W5NPR
Cycle 1, 21 Cycle 2, 23 KM5VM Cycle 1, 27 Cycle 2, 20
Traffic
Delivered: 0
Traffic
Relayed: 0
BBEN
Total 8
TX TR
Net 3
ARRES
2
BB 2
Mtr Net 8
NTEN
4
7290 Net 0
BBEN 2 Meter Net
Sessions 5 Total ckins 42
Signature:
J.T. Caldwell WTX Section Emergency Coordinator Call Sign:WA5ZFH
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Silent
Key Report
Billy G. (Bill) Yarbrough N5ENW Odessa (formerly of
C. A. Ross KM5OK
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