We had a great time today at St. John’s River Base at Camp Echokotee. We had three stations running and made several contacts. Thanks to all those who came out to see us!
Category Archives: Events
Winter Field Day 2019
Come join us at St. Johns River Base at Camp Echockotee on Saturday, January 26,
We will be at the WW Gay Campsite Pavilion setting up antennas and making contacts on the air. This will be a great time to ask questions, test your antennas, and test your radios.
See the Map below for for our location at Camp Echockotee. (We will be at the WW Gay Campsite and Pavillon (located on the top right the map area)
[embeddoc url=”http://www.clayares.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/camp_echockotee_map.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]2019 Florida Strider’s Resolution Run
The 2019 Florida Strider’s Resolution Run will be held on Saturday, January 5 from 7am until approx 11am. We are looking for 8 volunteers to help us with the event.
The IPAWS National Test
IPAWS National Test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
Click here for the IPAWS National Test Fact Sheets
The National EAS and WEA test has been postponed to the backup date of October 3, 2018, beginning at 2:18 p.m. EDT.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on the backup date of October 3, 2018 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT, and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed. Continue reading
Frequencies to Monitor in Support of Hurricane Florence Recovery Efforts
Hurricane Watch Net Day: 14.325MHz Night: 7.268MHz SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Network) National: 14.265MHz Southern Territory: 7.262MHz Georgia ARES Emergency Plan Primary Voice: 3.975MHz Alternate: 3.982.5MHz, 3.995MHz, 5.330.5MHz, 7.287.5MHz Special modes: 3.583MHz (PSK), 3.549MHz (CW) North Carolina ARES Emergency Plan Primary Voice: 3.923MHz Alternate: 7.232MHz CW: 3.573MHz South Carolina ARES Emergency Plan Primary Voice: 3.990MHz Alternate: 3.993.5MHz, 7.232MHz