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ARES/RACES

Last Updated: July 7, 2011

 

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)

New Hampshire ARES/RACES

Emergency Net Operations (N8UT)

Special Event Communications (N6ZKJ)

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

ARES/RACES Antenna Projects

6 Meter Vertical Dipole Project (PDF)

Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) Antennas (WB5UDE)

Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) Antennas (W0IPL)

NVIS - What It Is and How To Use It (WA6UBE)

A Homebrewed "Military AS-2259" NVIS Antenna (W9WIS)

ARES "Boom Box" Project

Emergency Operations Portable VHF Station

Emergency Operations Portable HF Station

The Box: Portable Emergency Communications Station

Portable EMCOMM Station (N1RFD)

A Portable ARES/RACES EMCOMM Station Project

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

Sealed Lead-Acid Battery Fact Sheet

Portable Power Systems (SLA Battery Source)

Battery Tender Fully Automatic Battery Maintainer

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)

 

Winlink 2000 (WL2K) Information

Eastern MA ARES/RACES Winlink 2000 Information

Winlink 2000 (Global Radio Email System) Home Page

Winlink 2000 - Radio Email Overview (WX4J)

Winlink Getting Started Pages (AE5V)

Winlink 2000 for Emergency Communications (PDF) (PPT)

Winlink 2000 Emergency Communications Yahoo Group

WINMOR - A New HF Protocol for Winlink 2000

WINMOR Yahoo User's Group

Airmail Client Program Page

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

Airmail Client Setup (WX4J)

Airmail 2000 Yahoo User's Group

Some Operational Winlink Procedures (W3EOC)

 

Other Digital Mode Information

Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) Software

Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) Yahoo Group

Pennsylvania Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (paNBEMS) Site

Pennsylvania Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (paNBEMS) Yahoo Group

Berks County PA Band Emergency Messaging System (NBEMS) Site

 

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 (Citizens Corps)

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT-LA)

Hospital Disaster Support Communications System, Orange County, CA

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)

K1IW Amateur Repeater and Broadcast Transmitters Database Search

Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford (PART)

Citizens Corps

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