Minutes
/ Important Documents of the Club
ARES Member Levels
Link to Temporary FBDR Ham Vol. Resources
Message Pickup Station (MPS) Choices
Multi-Year TRAINING PLAN
(i.e. meeting calendar)
ARES Member Levels
Link to Temporary FBDR Ham Vol. Resources
Message Pickup Station (MPS) Choices
Multi-Year TRAINING PLAN
(i.e. meeting calendar)
2019 ALACHUA COUNTY ICS-205
ARES CONNECT -- First time users sign up here:
NORTHERN FLORIDA ARES CONNECT
Report Hours and Register for Upcoming Events
ARRL Volunteer Hub (find events)
LunchNLab Documents
(have been moved to far right column, below)
ARES CONNECT -- First time users sign up here:
NORTHERN FLORIDA ARES CONNECT
Report Hours and Register for Upcoming Events
ARRL Volunteer Hub (find events)
LunchNLab Documents
(have been moved to far right column, below)
EMERGENCY COMMS TRAINING
Get Your FEMA Student ID
FEMA Online Courses
RRI Traffic Manual (local)
RRI Traffic Manual (RRI)
ARRL OnLine Courses
My EmComm Book
Katrina Comm-Specific Failures
BLANK ICS FORMS
Word Format:
Word & PDF format
PDF FORMAT:
ics201 brieffing
ics202 incident objectives
ics203 incident organization
ics 204 assignment
ics 205 radio comms
ics 205A RadioAssignments
ics 206 medical
ics208 safety plan
ics 211 checkin
ics 212 vehicle inspection
Ics 214 activity log
ics215 operationalplanning
ics 221 demob checkoff
COMM PLANS
Alachua Cty PassThrus
Marion County ARES Comm Plan
(note important freqs & phone #'s beginning page 11)
Brevard County Emergency Comm Plan
South Brevard Comm Plan
2016 Accomplishments
2017
Accomplishments
2018 Accomplishments
Timeline (slow to load)
EQUIPMENT MANUALS
AntennaTuner Suggestion
Yaesu System 600 Manual
EOC Yaesu System 600 primer & Winlink
Simplex Repeater Manual
Kenwood TS 430 HF Transceiver User Manual
Heathkit HP-23 Power Supply Manual
BEATY TOWER DOCUMENTS
(slowly get deleted from the bottom up)
CALENDAR
| DATE | ITEM |
| Every Monday | Florida Winlink CheckIn Net - Free training! |
| Every Wednesday | Participate in EOC net check-ins -- contact Leland or Gordon, arrive approx 10:30 or 12:30 . Free training! |
| Thu Apr 1 | Please submit your "Most Difficult Antenna Installation" entry by this date to [email protected] Antenna Help Application Form We have a few entries -- get yours in! |
| Tue Apr 6 | Santa Fe Comm College Amateur Radio Technician Course begins (5 weeks, T/Th 90 minutes Zoom) Seniors -- just SHOW UP (our meeting zoom) Youngsters -- REGISTER with Santa Fe Santa Fe Community Ed Registration |
| Sat/Sun April 10 11 | COMM ACADEMY The most senior of communications educational conferences for volunteers. Virtual Conference this year. Schedule of Talks Free Registration |
| Wed Apr 14 | April NFARC / ARES(R) meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792 As usual, there will be a zillion topics. |
| Tue Apr 20 | April GARS mtg (zoom) Their link is: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/964853731 |
| Sat Apr 24 | Gangbusters "SWAP FEST" (not a real hamfest -- just the swap shop!) at Gibby's Pole Barn / Garage. Your junk becomes someone elses' treasure! Co-effort with GARS / Tom Gause stepped up to get it going -- yah Tom!! No Charge! |
THERE ARE MORE FUN THINGS TO DO
THAN WE CAN EVEN LIST!
THAN WE CAN EVEN LIST!
TRUE NATURE OF OUR GROUP REVEALED
As most of you already realized, we are actually an ANTI-ALZHEIMERS THERAPY GROUP.... cleverly DISGUISED as a HAM RADIO EMERGENCY COMMS CLUB!!
As most of you already realized, we are actually an ANTI-ALZHEIMERS THERAPY GROUP.... cleverly DISGUISED as a HAM RADIO EMERGENCY COMMS CLUB!!
We
keep you moving around working on antennas and deployments, which
reduces vascular inflammation and we keep your brain tickled with new
things to learn - no end in sight! -- and all of this is to keep you
hummin' along for YEARS!!
SANTA FE TECHNICIAN COURSE
SANTA FE REGISTRATION INFORMATION PAGE
SANTA FE SPRING COMMUNITY ED COURSE CATALOG (SEE Page 7)
COURSE INFORMATION:
- First class is 7 PM Tuesday April 6 via zoom -- I think our NORMAL MEETING ZOOM LINK (below)
- SENIORS CAN SHOW UP UNANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST CLASS & register and apparently avoid their fees?? People over 60 get to take classes generally for FREE at Florida Colleges. I don't know all the in's and out's but come along, we're going to have fun!
- TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 7PM-8:30 PM ZOOM x 5 weeks
- We will try and arrange for testing / additional optional activities after the class has concluded.
Largest Volunteer Communications Exercise In Florida
Whirlwind Boom 2021 huge success thanks to 85+ participants, >>400 messages transferred.
After Action Report/Improvement Plan is Published
FREE WhirlwindBoom AAR/IP HereWhirlwind Boom 2021 huge success thanks to 85+ participants, >>400 messages transferred.
After Action Report/Improvement Plan is Published
AMAZON PAPERBACK / Kindle Version
GREAT WORK EVERYONE!! Many new connections were made and much training accompllished.
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New Zoom Link
I
had to get a zoom link to keep Santa Fe CC happy and teach the Tech
Class...and it will avoid any hard feelings among our friends -- so
here is the trial new "zoom link" information:New Zoom Link
Gordon Gibby is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Radio Training Meetings
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530741792
Meeting ID: 895 3074 1792
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Dial by your location
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Meeting ID: 895 3074 1792
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdxi4hkpCh
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Proposed EOC Comms Levels Tasks
COMM ACADEMY is coming up in April -- excellent list of talks for those who want to hear from folks with REAL EXPERIENCE with disaster communications.
We made the ARES(R) Letter -- again! --
ARES Letter Feb 17
Next we made the ARRL Letter!!
AX.25 Digipeaters/Connections HOW-TO Written by Susan Halbert KG4VWI:
Using UF Packet Station
EOC ANTENNA PARTY WENT GREAT!!
SHARES:
JS8 Net Operation Proposal for SHARES/Amateur
SOFTWARE:
PC-based Net Control Assist Software
MAC-based Net Control Assistant
Linux-based Net Control Asisstant
Hooray Wendell! New antenna perches for Alvin Osmena! Way past 2 dozen antennas our group has helped with...
Good things get done despite COVID-19
If YOU need help with an antenna problem (other than towers....) give us a call!
PROCEDURAL WORDS OF INTEREST
Handling Back and Forth:• “Over” A reply is expected, “go ahead.”• “Out” No reply is expected. Do not respond (like “hanging up” the phone).• “Roger” Received and Understood (NOT “Yes”)• “Affirmative” Yes• “Negative” No• “Clear” Same as “Out.” No reply is expected.• “Say Again” RepeatGetting A Message AcrossI SPELLINITIAL (or INITIALS, as the case may be)FIGURES (zip codes, telephone numbers, zip codes, or combinations of numbers )MIXED GROUP (figures and letters)BREAK (what you say between sections; except Shannon has concluded we should use PAUSE on local vhf repeaters)AMATEUR CALL SIGN
NF4RC
Contact InformationTrustee
Gordon Gibby MD [email protected]
More information on qrzcq.com
(I have plenty of wood forms if you need one already cut and screwed together.)
Forest Grove NF4RC-7 FireTower station
Beatty Tower dual-frequency station
Our two digital antennas at base of Beatty Towers antenna installation. W4DFU-7/8/9
ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTATION OF EXERCISES
2018
2017
Textbook On Our Steinhatchee Exercise
Full Scale Exercise Developtment: 2017 Hurricane Test Development
2017 AfterAction Hurricane Test Repor
2017HurricaneTest: Participant Workbook
2016
Reference Information
(Relatively PERMANENT Information)*
After Action Reports of NFARC
2020 Field Day AAR/IP
2020Conference-Hot&ColdExerciseAARIP
(Created/Led by Susan Halbert KG4VWI & Leland Gallup AA3YB)
After Action Report / Improvement Plan for 2019 Conference Exercise
Updated Improvement Plan (2019 Conference)
Updated Hurricane Michael Improvement Plan
2018 Wacassasa Wildfire Exercise
2017 Hurricane Exercise (May 2017)
2017 Steinhatchee Storm (60 mi deployment)
EOC INTERFERENCE & ANTENNA REPORTS
EOC Interference Study Feb 22 2019
ARES(R) / RACES Info / Signup
UpdatedARESAlachuaCtyBadgingRACES Application
BackgroundCheck Authorization
ALACHUA COUNTY SPECIFIC INFORMATION
ALACHUA COUNTY BAOFENG CHIRP FREQUENCIES
How To Use UF Packet StationEducational Articles
State Shelter Volunteer Legal Requirements
JS8FT8TalkSetting Up VHS RMS
How to wire your station for digital
2020 Digital101 (Hardware)
Solution For Two-Node Packet WINLINK Traversal
Primer on FLDIGI
Homebrew 2 meter SLIMJIM Antenna Construction
Raspberry Pi Packet Server
Current Alachua County linbpq
Example linbpq config file
Raspberry Pi USB Lockup Fix
$10TNC Introduction
Creating Private Residential Packet Backbone
QST: EMP Protection
DHS 2016 EMP Protection Recommendations
Katrina: Communications Failures
Useful Emergency Equipment
How to Use WINLINK without WINDOWS at ALL
Soundmodem/audio configuration how-to
Baluns & RFI-Ham Educational Treatise
BALUNS --- Part One
BALUNS--Part Two
HOW-TO document for making baluns
MESH & other info about BPQ
Advanced BPQ node commands from John Wiseman #1
More Updated Advanced Node commands from John Wiseman #2
RaspberryDeliverySheet (pdf)
PACTOR educational information
RegulatoryMyths
RFI AMBIENT NOISE PROTOCOL
CW on an ordinary Transceiver
Using Headphones With Baofeng UV-5R
Making Baofeng UV-5R Data Cable
HIPAA: Protected Health Information (PHI)
RouterMeshSatellite Slide Presentation
TransistorAmplifiers1.0
Transistor Amplifier 2.0
Transistor Amplifier 3.0 (Biasing)
Materials for Exercise Creators
SampleKDPExerciseAARIP.doc format
SampleKDPExerciseAARIP odt format
WINLINK & PACKET EDUCATIONAL
How to wire your station for digital
Signalink Commervially Made Cable Guide
Soundmodem/audio configuration how-to
Comprehensive Older Packet Instruction
EasyTerm Tutorial
VHF WINLINK Primer
Primer on WINLINK "connect"scripts
Creating WINLINK Account By Radio
SSTV Applications
Power over Ethernet in the Field
Changes to reduce Raspberry server WRITES
ConfiguringHFForwardingRMSGateway
Primer on WINLINK "connect"scripts
EchoLink Over Raspberry PI
D-Rats Publlished Manual
D-RATS over AX.25 Alachua Ares Handout
ICS Positions / Nomenclature
10 KW Generator Information
ICOM CI-V Addresses
SettingUpTheIcom7300
Creating MESH Winlink Gateway via KISS
Training Manuals / Criteria etc.
(EC-001 Stuff Also)
Proposed Baptist DR Training
WINLINK "Slo-Mo" Training #1
Traffic NCS Practice
Radiogram Practice Document
WINLINK Practice Tasks
ARRL MPG book chapter on NCS
ARRL EC-001 PDF Texts (Dropbox)
ARES TaskBooks
FEMA on ICS & NGO's
IS-300: Planned Events & ICS
EMA ARRL - ICS / Planned Events
ICS for organizations
FEMA: ICS positions
ICS Positons
Wikipedia: ICS
NFL Section Training Materials
Davis-NCS Toolkit
EMP Resources
SB-100 EMP PROOF RIG SPECIFICATION
QST: EMP Protection
Comm Acad (Wash state) Nuclear/EMP Lecture
Harris Cty TX ARES: EMP protection
1987 Telecomm EMP Survivability Assessment (DTIC)
Suggested by a state official:
Washington Examiner - EMP
Oct 2017 - Vincent Pry
DHS EMP Protection Levels
Repeater Construction
svxlink configuration manual
HowTo - Additional Info on ICS-CTRL 1X Controller
Shelter WIFI Servicer
Shelter WIFI Service - Introduction
Significantly improved technical document: (Feb 25 2021)
Rasp3BPlusOrRasp4TechnicalServerDocument
TRAFFIC TRAINING
DTN Software/Instation Instructions
ARRL Traffic Manual
RRI Traffic Training Manual
RRI DTN (Digital Traffic Net) White Paper
RRI Registration Form
RRI Facebook
RRI Web
NTS Procedural Words (Wells)
Net Control Practice
Ohio Traffic Net Example (Matthew Curtin)
Kate Hutton videos (sniff, sniff)
TFC School #1
TFC School #2
TFC School #3
2018 Symposium Task Solutions (Suggestions)
Task 1: Stand up Command Net
Task 3: AM Emergency Broadcasting for EOC
Task 4: Emergency Contact to the State EOC
Task 8: Emergency FM NWS Broadcast for EOC
Emergency Power Solutions
Inverter Generator Filter
FILES FOR BUILDERS & HAMS
DipTrace Files For Soundcard Interface PCB
Zip'ed Gerber Files to Send To PCB Makerfor Soundcard Interface
Soundcard V2.2 Construction Manual (June 2019)
Soundcard Isolation building manual (for slightly earlier version)
(change the 47K in the base of the audio input amp to more like 5-10K)
Raduino / SWR Meter DigitalFrequencySynthesis PCB DipTrace
PowerSwitch/SmartCharger
ZippedSoftwareSourceBaseBillOfMaterials
ConstructionOperationManual
ZippedGerbersForPCBFabrication
LINKS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES
Sarasota Emergency Radio ClubWINLINK
Terrestrial Packet Radio Network
TAPR (Tucson)
SATERN digital net primer
youtube: checking into DAREN
LINKS TO BUILDING RESOURCES
Kits And Parts Dot Com
QRP Kits -- nice stuff
QRP Labs
QRP Guys -- cheapest stuff!
DigiKey -- EVERYTHING parts wise
Free LT-SPICE
PROPAGATION
Critical Frequency
D-Layer Absorption
World Map of Critical Frequencies
HF BEACON FREQUENCIES
Texas Army Mars IONOSONDE info
Map of BEST FREQUENCIES RIGHT NOW
Educational Info on Bands / Available Data
Ports Blocked by COX CABLE
HSEEP Exercise Creation Manual
State of Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
EQUIPMENT DESIGN
50W HF MOSFET amp
Designing LC low-pass RF filters
Common Me Balun Chokes
WA2EBY Amp Build
ALE
Startup Suggestions
Hurricane Shelter---Problems!
BITX Resources
Manual for uBitx 3rd party software
Loading/Using the IDE
Initial NFARC ubix construction
OutboardLPFRelayDaughterboard
Emergency Comms Resources
Shelter Reference Book (of forms etc)
BLANK RADIOGRAM
School PassThrough Installation
LabNLunch Projects
Improved 49:1 Balun / Antenna
LightningEMPArrestor
OCF Dipole Balun Construction
Improved Balun (Guanella) for OCF Dipole
uBitx information & purchase
12V Power Dist Project
EndFed 49:1 Balun
AC Line Common Mode Choke
Antennas
BeginnersCorner-Antennas
Florida 20 Foot Flag Pole Law
Summary of Federal/FCC law on ordinances
Exercise Documents
March 2019
ICS-201
ICS-205
ICS-205 AVIATION
ICS-206 (Medical)