Looking for Volunteers for a public service project

Observers for the Macomb County Siren Test

One of the reasons we have the privilege of Ham Radio is because of the Public Service we provide. This is great way we can give back to the community. This effort improves Macomb County’s readiness to notify citizens of life-threatening hazards.

· An easy way to do some valuable public service.

· Don’t need to be a club member or even a Ham.

o Anyone can volunteer.

· Less than one hour to help out.

· 12 different events available for you to select from.

o 1^st Saturday of the month at 1pm EST.

· We have a simple webpage for you to select which siren you wish to visit for that month’s test.

How to volunteer:

You simply go to the below link to see which sirens are available. You put your info next to the siren you want to observe. You also put your observations there.

Macomb County Siren Testing Sign-up Sheet - Google Sheets

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11_g3lHgLs3-9xp9KPRPlEuAVzaOe140apACI5m3wjJg/edit#gid=0

Have any questions? You can email us at [email protected]

For those amateur radio operators out there, we do run a net during each event on the L’Anse Creuse ARC repeater (Receive 147.08MHz, Transmit 147.68MHz, 100 Hz tone)

Here is the information we ask you to collect:

Did It make a siren sound?	Yes/No
Siren : Start Time:	HH:MM:SS
Siren : Stop Time:	HH:MM:SS
Was the siren sound loud?	Yes/No
Any other comments on siren sound?
Directional or Omni-Directional speaker?	Directional / Omni-Directional
If Directional, did it spin 360 degrees?	Yes/No
Can you send us a picture of the siren/pole?	Yes/No
Did it look like any maintenance is required?	Yes/No