The meeting minutes for the January 2016 ARES Meeting have been posted. Click here to review and print.
Author Archives: KK4ECR
National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) Event Gets Off to a Strong Start!
ARRL’s National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) year-long event got off to a strong start on New Year’s Day, with considerable activity reported on the HF bands and even some on the SO-50 satellite over the first weekend of the new year. Throughout 2016, Amateur Radio will be helping the National Park Service (NPS) to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Hams will activate NPS units, promote the Park Service, and showcase Amateur Radio to the public. During the first 3 days of NPOTA, “Activators” were on the air from 78 of the 483 NPOTA Units.
ARRL Board of Directors to Elect New President, Officers at January Meeting
The ARRL Board of Directors’ annual meeting in mid-January will mark the start of a changing of the guard at the League. After serving three 2-year terms, ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, of Blacksburg, Virginia, is stepping aside, and the Board will choose her successor — and the League’s 16th president — when it convenes on January 15. The Board also will elect other officers, as well as vice presidents, Executive Committee members, and ARRL Foundation directors.
Clay County ARES Equipment Database
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Public Service Communications: Know, Communicate, and Maintain the Boundaries
[Taken from the The ARES E-Letter for December 16, 2015]
Here are two quotes, which stunned me as much as they should you: “I had no idea what the hams were doing — they were making decisions that were not theirs to make.””The hams never integrated.” The latter may speak to the former, but these quotes come from two distinct organizations, neither having any connection with the other except for this: negative experiences with our amateur service. These same organizations eventually came back to Amateur Radio, both thanks to a refreshing change in leadership, and with an encouraging constant that held through good times and bad: the quality of our average volunteer. I hear it so often and from every organization and agency: “The hams are dedicated. They show up on time, eager to help. They are our best volunteers.” Continue reading