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September 26, 2005
Wood County ARES membership form now online
Are you interested in amateur radio emergency communications? Do you live in Wood County? If the answers to both these questions are "yes", and you're not already an ARES member, grab a copy of our membership application and join today!
Posted by Paul at 10:39 AM
September 10, 2005
A Perfect Day! A Perfect Installation!
Thanks to Phil, Steve, Hoot Bob Craig and Rick for the most able assistance in installing the dual band antenna at the Sheriff’s Office for emergency use. Phil, W8PSK did the tower climbing and everyone else pitched in to run the coax to the entry point. We have a dedicated radio and power supply ready to install when the Sheriff directs us to do so.
Thanks again to all members for your continued support. Please don’t forget our planned Simulated Emergency Training planned for late September. More info to follow.
Posted by K5EYP at 5:38 PM
September 1, 2005
Ham radio and Katrina
This story at NPR describes some of the work that amateur radio operators are doing to help with communications traffic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. SATERN is busy with health and welfare traffic. ARRL has a short listing of other efforts, including work by ARES chapters in Louisiana and Mississippi.
ARRL is also maintaining a database of volunteers who are willing to support relief and rescue operations. See details or sign up here.
Posted by Paul at 6:19 AM