ARES Status Report
Area 12
Activity for April 2003

1 - FROM: Cabarrus County
2 - MONTH: April
3 - YEAR: 2003
4 - TOTAL # ARES MEMBERS:27
5 - MEMBERSHIP INCREASE OR DECREASE: -1
6 - LOCAL NET NAME: Cabarrus County ARES Emergency Training Net
7 - FREQUENCY USED: Primary 147.300/443.350
8 - NTS LIAISON IS MAINTAINED WITH: 3.923 MHz NC HF ARES NET
9 - NUMBER OF NET SESSIONS, DRILLS, OR TEST THIS MONTH: 0
10 - SPECIAL EVENTS:
11 - COMMENTS : 443.35 is off air for now. Will advise when it is back up.
Have talked to a couple of stations willing to re-activate the ARES net on 147.3.......... When we are calling it regularly, I'll put in the net reports. For now, every Tuesday at 9:00pm on the 147.3/pl 136.5.

Signed by: Sam Roberts EC - Call: KA4ATT

1. FROM: Cliff Brommer
2. MONTH: April
3. YEAR: 2003
4. TOTAL NUMBER OF RACES/ARES MEMBERS: Forty Four (44)
5. MEMBERSHIP INCREASE/DECREASE: No change
6. LOCAL NET NAME: Lincoln County Volunteer Communications RACES/ARES
7. FREQUENCY USED: 147.015+ Back-up: 442.350 Simplex: 147.535
8. NTS LIAISON IF MAINTAINED WITH: H.F. - THEN (3.923 MHz) VHF - (145.350)
9. NUMBER OF NET SESSIONS, DRILLS OR TESTS THIS MONTH: H.F. Three (3) VHF Five (5)
10. SPECIAL EVENTS: None
11. COMMENTS: Monday 21 Apr – A meeting was held at the EOC to discuss the McGuire Nuclear Exercise scheduled for 12 and 13 May 2003. Lincoln County RACES/ARES plans to participate. We will provide communications for the Shelter and Vehicle Decontamination Exercises scheduled on Monday evening and respond to the alert notification between 0400 - 0630 on 13 May. Our members will man the radios and send/receive NTS message traffic. This is a FEMA graded exercise. Marc Slone KB9ASA, Elaine Payne KE4YYJ and I attended the Advanced Skywarn class in Gaston County on Saturday 26 April.
12. UPCOMING EVENTS: McGuire Nuclear Exercise

Signed by: Cliff H. Brommer EC - Call: WD4PIC

1. From EC for Mecklenburg County
2. Month: April
3. Year: 2003
4. Total # of ARES members: 109
5. Membership increase or decrease since last report: No change
6. Local Net Name: Metrolina 2m Emergency Net
7. Frequency Used: 146.940 MHz 8. NTS liaison is maintained with the Tarheel Emergency Net, NC Morning Net, NC SSB Net, PETN, and CN Late Net
9. Number of net sessions, drills, or tests this month: Nets - 30, Drills - 0, Tests - 0
10. Comments:
a. MEDIC ATV Initiative - This project has been canceled due to lack of funding and the use of a commercial grade technology that will fill the gap.

b. CMPD Command Post Initiative - K4KAY and W4OH met with CMPD Command Post
representatives to discuss installing amateur radio communication equipment in the new command post room at the LEC. This room is under construction and will be one of two potential EOC locations during emergency situations. W4OH is coming up with a project plan, equipment list and initial cost estimate for the cabling changes that are required to complete this project. K4KAY will be the installation lead on this project which is scheduled to occur in August 2003. A follow up meeting for additional measurements will occur in June 2003 on site at the LEC.

c. KE4IYH attended the State EOC meeting in Raleigh on April 12, 2003. Steve is our newest Assistant Emergency Coordinator in Mecklenburg County and attended in place of W4OH who had a scheduling conflict.

d. A new packet node CLTAU is now active on 145.05 the Charlotte LAN frequency thanks for KE4IYH and KD4GCF. Several new packeteers have been spotted on frequency and we appreciate the usage! Keep up the good work all. Future plans are to replace the CLT location at Duke Power by moving it to a tower on Clanton road where the 444.950 repeater is located. W4OH and KE4IYH are coordinating with W1WBT on a date to do a site visit to determine installation needs. We hope to locate the antenna for the node at around the 150 foot level on the tower to provide a centeralized solid communications quality node for the Mecklenburg area. We are also in need of a new node in the University area. W4OH will be approaching W4YN or K4KAY in the near future about potentially installing a packet node at either of their repeater sites.

Signed by: Daryl E. Sampson EC - Call: W4OH

1 - From: STANLY COUNTY
2 - Month: APRIL
3 - Year: 2003
4 - Total # ARES Members: 41
5 - Membership Increase or Decrease: - 0/0
6 - Local Net Name: Stanly County ARES Wed. Night Net
7 - Frequency Used: Primary, 146.985. Secondary: 147.390
8 - NTS Liaison is maintained with: 3.923 Mhz NC HF ARES Net
9 - Number of Net Sessions, Drills, or test this month: 5
10 - Special Events: Walk-a-Thon March of Dimes April 12,03
11 - Comments: Badin Logistic Ares still in progress.
12 - Upcoming Events: None

Signed by: Med Chandlet EC - Call: K4HTJ

1 - FROM: Union County
2 - MONTH: April
3 - YEAR: 2003
4 - TOTAL # ARES MEMBERS: 40
5 - MEMBERSHIP INCREASE OR DECREASE: -
6 - LOCAL NET NAME: Union County ARES Net - Wednesday at 20:30 Local
7 - FREQUENCY USED: Primary 145.390 (-600) also linked to 444.425 (+600 94.8 hz tone)
8 - NTS LIAISON IS MAINTAINED WITH: None
9 - NUMBER OF NET SESSIONS, DRILLS, OR TESTS THIS MONTH: 4
10 - SPECIAL EVENTS: Provided assistance for the MS Walk and the Red Cross "Go For Blood."
11 - COMMENTS: THIS MONTH: EC attended the State EC Meeting in Raleigh.
12 – UPCOMING EVENTS: Membership drive continues.

Signed by: Robert DeWitt EC - Call: K4RLD