A.R.E.S.
Stevens County
Washington
A.R.E.S.
Stevens County
Washington
ARES Net - check-in every Sunday at 7:00 pm local.
The Stevens County ARES net can be heard on the 146.620 repeater located SW of Colville on Monumental Mountain and, when linked, the 147.060 repeater (which has a PL tone of 77.0) located NW of Spokane on Lookout Point.
The Washington State Emergency Net (WSEN) can be heard on 3985 kHz at 0900 hours Saturdays and at 1730 hours on Mondays. All are welcome to check in when Stevens County is called.
REGIONAL ARES ORGANIZATIONS
ARRL EWA Section
ARRL ARES Website - ARRL Eastern Washington Section (EWA)
WSEN
WSEN Website - Washington State Emergency Net, Info, Schedule, Roster
ARES/RACES
Washington State ARES/RACES Website
Spokane ARES
Spokane ARES Website - Helpful links on ARES operation, equipment and information
Message Handling
A collection of message handling tools by Don - K7BFL
TRAINING/EDUCATION INFO
Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA
Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information
ARRL Online Training
Online Course Catalog - Introduction to Emergency Communication
FEMA NIMS Training
NIMS Training information
FEMA NIMS IS-100.b (ICS 100)
Introduction to Incident Command System
FEMA NIMS IS-700a Training
IS-700a National Incident Management System Course
FEMA IS-250
Emergency Support Function 15 (ESF 15) External Affairs: A New Approach to Emergency Communication and Information Distribution
FEMA IS-288
The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management
ARES Manual (ARRL Webpage)
ARES Manual (.pdf download)
Public Service Communications Manual
ARES Manual (.pdf download)
ARES Field Resources Manual
ARRL ARES Forms (ARRL Webpage)
ARES Field Service Forms
NTS Manual (ARRL Webpage)
National Traffic System
DIGITAL MESSAGING APPLICATIONS
Airmail
AirMail is a radio mail program for sending and receiving messages via Pactor over HF radio, either via the ham radio system or participating marine and commercial services.
Winlink 2000
Enhanced Digital Messaging for Amateur Radio
WinPack v6.80
WinPack, written by Roger Barker, G4IDE/SK, is a great Windows-based packet terminal program.