Links


The following table contains links to other sites which contain information which may be of  interest to a person interested in emergency communications

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications - General



ARRL Emergency Communications Certification Study Guide The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is in the process of establishing a training program and certification process for amateur radio operators interested in emergency communication. This study guide, while not yet finalized, is perhaps the best resource for information on this topic.

National ARES organization
The purpose of this web site is to provide amateur radio operators with information concerning ARES, as well as other Amateur Radio emergency communications groups. It also provides the ability to communicate with others in disaster service organizations through e-mail list servers.

ARRL Public Service Communications Manual The American Radio Relay League provides this introduction to public service communications, including the National Traffic System (NTS) for transmitting both routine and emergency messages across long distances, and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) 

ARRL Emergency Communications Resources
The ARES Field Resources Manual is a quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator. It's available here as an Adobe Portable Document Format file: aresman.pdf (439,361 bytes). You'll need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view and print the manual. Also available are several ARES and NTS forms.

ARRL Emergency Communications Resources
The ARES Field Resources Manual is a quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator. It's available here as an Adobe Portable Document Format file: aresman.pdf (439,361 bytes). You'll need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view and print the manual. Also available are several ARES and NTS forms.




Alameda County Emergency Communications



Fremont ARES The script for the weekly Tri-cites (Fremont, Union City, and Newark) ARES net can be found here along with the meeting times, officers and other information about the Fremont Communications Volunteers.

East Bay ARES Instant Trainer
This link takes you to the web site of the East Bay section of the ARRL. Of primary interest is a PDF file called the Instant Trainer. This contains information on East (San Francisco) Bay ARES procedures and frequencies.

Sunnyvale ARES (SARES)
SARES is the local ARES group of radio amateur volunteers serving the City of Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.

City of Haward RACES
The plans and resources of the Hayward RACES group is spelled out in some detail.

Alameda County Sheriff's Communications Team
This Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) group is a volunteer unit of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, providing additional communications resources when needed.

Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
The plans and resources of the Hayward RACES group is spelled out in some detail.


Amateur Radio Emergency Communications - Bay Area



Southern Peninsula Emergency Communication System
The Southern Peninsula Emergency Communication System serves the communities of Palo Alto, Stanford, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View and Sunnyvale by helping to recruit, train, and maintain a crew of amateur radio operators ready to provide emergency communication services in a time of need.

Cupertino ARES/RACES
This site is operated by and for Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES) members interested in emergency preparedness and amateur radio communication.  Visitors are welcome to check it out.

Santa Clara County, California ARES/RACES Santa Clara County has a well organized ARES group with a lot of information on their web site.

South County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
This site contains detailed information on how one ARES group is organized to provide emergency communications. TheSouth County  Amateur Radio Emergency Service  (SCARES) group provides  emergency communication for  Belmont, East Palo Alto, Foster City,  Menlo Park/Atherton, Redwood City,  San Carlos, San Mateo, and  Woodside/Portola Valley. 




State of California Resources - Emergency Communications



California Governor's Office of Emergency Services The Governor's Office of Emergency Services coordinates overall
state agency response to major disasters in support of local
government. The office is responsible for assuring the state's
readiness to respond to and recover from natural, manmade, and
war-caused emergencies, and for assisting local governments in their
emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts.

California Emergency Communications Bulletins
Auxiliary Communication Service Newsletter
This site allows you to subscribe to two e-mail newsletters provided by the State of California Office of Emergency Services (OES). The EMCOMM-BULLETIN, aimed primarily at professionals, and the ACS newsletter, aimed primarily and volunteers.

Sacramento Valley Section (North) A.R.E.S
This site has genral ARES information, but also has some good info on Near Vertical Incidence Skywave antennas and Emergency Power.

Loma Prieta Earthquake AUDIO Roundup Listen to actual ARES radio traffic from the Loma Prieta earthquake.




Packet Radio



The ARES/RACES Oregon Packet Web site This site focuses on the use of packet radio for emergency communications, although it also has general ARES information. Useful software is available for downloading.

Northern California Packet Association The frequencies used for various type of packet radio in Northern California can be found here.

Tucson Amateur Packet Radio TAPR is the root of all packet radio.




US Government Resources - CERT



FEMA CERT Information The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides CERT training material which can be downloaded. There are also links to CERT programs across the country.

General CERT Information



Fremont, CERT General information including class schedules for Fremont's CERT program

Newark, CERT General information for Newark's CERT program

Union City, CERT General information for Union City's CERT program

Milpitas, CERT General information for Milpitas' CERT program

The Connection The Connection newsletter is comprised of articles written by the people from around the Country who are involved in community preparedness on a daily basis.

CERT LA
This web site maintained by the graduates of the Los Angeles CERT program has some of the best training materials around.

Huntington Beach CERT
The Huntington Beach CERT organization has a very active communications group. Go to the Specialty Teams Link Page




Other Radio Services



Family Radio Service This page complies an amazing amount of information on the Family Radio Service (FRS), and easy and inexpensive way of obtaining short-range communications capability.

General Mobile Radio Service This is the FCC's page for information on GMRS operation.

General Packet Radio Service This page is from GMS World and provides information on GPRS operation.

Citezens Band Radio (CB) This page is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and provides information on CB operation.


Other Local Radio Organizations



South Bay Amateur Radio Association SBARA is the primary, general interest amateur radio club in Fremont and surrounding communities.

Livermore Amateur Radio Klub LARK serves the communities of Livermore, Pleasanton Dublin and the surrounding Tri-Valley area.

Association of Silicon Valley Amateur Radio Organizations ASVARO is a California non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting amateur radio for education and public service.




Flea Markets/Swap Meets



ASVARO Monthly Swap Meet ASVARO Calendar
Details & Directions

LARK Swap Meet at Robertson Park in Livermore



This page last updated 31 Jan 2006

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