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ARES/RACES

Last Updated: December 12, 2008

 

Eastern Massachusetts ARES/RACES

  Eastern MA ARES/RACES Site
  Eastern MA ARES/RACES Frequencies
  Eastern MA ARES/RACES Location Chart
 

EMA ARES Application and Member Login

MEMA Amateur Radio Appreciation Letter (Cristine McCombs) (PDF)

 

ARES/RACES Information

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) (Updated)

New Hampshire ARES/RACES

Virginia RACES Training & Reference Material

Emergency Net Operations (N8UT)

Special Event Communications (N6ZKJ)

Backgrounder: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

PR: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Flyer (WB2LUA) (MS Word)

Emergency Communications Training Course (WB2LUA) (PDF)

Recommendations for Emergency Preparedness (KE4SKY)

Guidance For Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (FEMA) (PDF)

Massachusetts State RACES Plan (V2.01 July 2003) (PDF)

Incident Command System (ICS) Overview

ICS IS-100 Course Summary (PDF)

 

Public Service Articles

Remembering 9-11 (CQ - WA3PZO) (PDF)

September 11th (CQ Amateur Radio Magazine)

9/11/01: "This is Not a Test" (ARRL - N1RL & K2DO) (PDF)

 

Equipment Information

ARES/RACES "Go-Kit" Links (Lots!)

ARES/RACES Antenna Projects

6 Meter Vertical Dipole Project (PDF)

ARES "Boom Box" Project

Emergency Operations Portable VHF Station

Emergency Operations Portable HF Station

Emergency Communications Portable Base Station

The Box: Portable Emergency Communications Station

A Portable ARES/RACES EMCOMM Station Project

An ARES/RACES Communication JumpBox

Getting the Most from Your Hand-Held Transceiver

Emergency Communications Portable Base Stations I and II (PDF)

 

Power Management Information

Anderson PowerPole Ideas

Powerwerx Power Products 

Connex-Electronics (PowerPoles) 

West Mountain Radio RIGrunner

West Mountain Radio PowerPole Installation Tips

RC Electronic "Doc Wattson" Power Analyzer 

Assembling PowerPole Connectors

Virginia RACES Battery Care (PDF)

Sealed Lead-Acid Battery Fact Sheet (PDF)

Portable Power Systems (SLA Battery Source)

Battery Tender Fully Automatic Battery Maintainer

Virginia RACES Auxiliary Battery Power Recommendations (PDF)

Auxiliary Power Systems For Emergency Communications (PDF)

EMCOMM 2001 Emergency Power Presentation (PDF)

Build Your Own 12 VDC Engine/Generator (PDF)

Honda Hand Held Inverter Generators

Emergency Power (WB2LUA) (PDF)

12 VDC Power Distribution (W2GW) (PDF)

 

NTS Information

Eastern Massachusetts NTS

The National Traffic System (NTS)

Colorado ARES NTS Tutorial (PDF)

Hawaiian ARES NTS Tutorial (PDF)

Wake County, NC ARES NTS Tutorial

ARRL FSD-218: Radiogram Guidelines (PDF)

ARRL FSD-3: Numbered Radiograms (PDF)

Massachusetts RACES Radiogram (PDF) (MS Word)

ARRL NTS Radiogram (PDF)

NTS Style Radiogram (MS Word)

Radio Communications Message Form (PDF)

Incoming Message Log (PDF)

Outgoing Message Log (PDF)

Eastern Massachusetts Packet System

 

Net Control Station (NCS) Information

Net Control Training Manual (N8UT) (PDF)

ARES Net Control Manual (K6ANN & KD6JTU) (PDF)

Emergency Communications (ECom) Training (W0IPL)

Virgina RACES Directed Net Fundamentals (PDF)

 

Winlink 2000 (WL2K) Information

Eastern MA ARES/RACES Winlink 2000 Information (Updated)

Winlink 2000 (Global Radio Email System) Home Page

Winlink 2000 - Radio Email Overview (WX4J)

New Hampshire ARES Winlink 2000 Information

Winlink Getting Started Pages (AE5V)

Winlink 2000 for Emergency Communications (PDF) (PPT)

Winlink 2000 Emergency Communications Yahoo Group

Airmail Client Program Home Page

Airmail Help File v3.3.046 (KE6RK) (HLP)

Airmail Client Setup (WX4J)

NH ARES Winlink 2000 Airmail Guide

Airmail 2000 Yahoo User's Group

Some Operational Winlink Procedures (W3EOC)

 

SKYWARN & Weather Information

SKYWARN National Home Page

National Weather Service SKYWARN Spotters

NWS Taunton, MA SKYWARN Program Section

NWS Taunton, MA Spotters On-line Report Form

NWS Taunton, MA Hazardous Weather Outlook Statements

Southern New England SKYWARN Frequency List

NOAA Weather Radio Nationwide Station Listings

National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station WX4NHC

Hurricane Watch Net

 

Other Items of Interest

Are You Ready?  A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (FEMA)

On-Line Study Emergency Management Courses (FEMA)

Massachusetts Emergency Management Training (MEMA) (PDF)

 

Other Sites of Interest

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT-FEMA)

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT-LA)

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)

K1IW Amateur Repeater and Broadcast Transmitters Database Search

Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford (PART)

Crocker Public Service Group (CPSG)

Citizens Corps

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