Archived Alabama ARES, Events, News and Information
****** May 29th, 2011 ******
The Alabama Emergency Training Net will conduct a Section wide contact drill on 3.965MHz Sunday May 29 at 4pm.
The purpose of this exercise will be to make contact with each of the DEC's and EC's in each district.
As a DEC or EC you should have a call tree defined for the personnel in your district as well as each other district.
I am asking for all DEC's and EC's make time to participate in this exercise.
This will be a monthly exercise conducted on the last Sunday in each month.
73,
Greg Gross, K4GR
Alabama Section Emergency Coordinator
****** October 2, 2010 ******
2010 ARRL S.E.T. (Simulated Emergency Test)
Tri-Section SET
ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH FLORIDA
Hurricane Jay is a very powerful late-season Category 4 storm. After intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico, the storm makes landfall in Pensacola, FL, tracks to the north, and weakens over the following 24 hours. foster cooperation and coordination between Amateur Radio communicators in Alabama, Georgia, and Northern Florida. This drill is an event of a large-scale disaster requiring the activation of all available communications assets, local, district, Section and multi Sections.
Here are some verified links for the upcoming Simulated Emergency Test that includes information and forms.
1. http://www.arrl.org/public-service-field-services-forms
Of particular note is the EC form that we will be using this year listed as "FORM A", the SET Score Card, which explains some of the basics of how to calculate your point totals, and other information.
2. Don't have a copy of an ARRL Radiogram form? You can find it at the web link listed in #1.
3. How is Alabama cooperating with Georgia ARES and Florida ARES to conduct one massive SET? Information is located here:
Georgia Information (The top item): http://gaares.org/ga-ares-news/ The Georgia ARES SET 2010 Word Document:
http://gaares.org/2010-SET/2010-SET.doc
Florida Information: The North Florida Section will be using an actual public service event as their 2010 Set: http://www.duvalares.org/ See "Inter-District Exercise and Simulated Emergency Test"
Alabama Frequencies of Operation:
(4). 3965khz LSB or 7243 LSB as alternate for SSB Voice
(5). 3570khz USB for Digital Message Traffic MK63 mode at the top of the hour and PSK31 mode at the bottom of the hour. The Net Control station on frequency for the SET will be WX4AL.
(6). The callsign of the Alabama State EOC is KF4LQK
(7). D-STAR:
MOD C: Connected to REF002B for statewide communication.
MOD B: Connected to REF002A for southeast WX net.
The following repeaters will be automatically linked for the duration of the SET: K4DSO,W4WBC, W4AP, KI4SAY, KI4SAZ.
Contact Spencer, KZ4J for more information
Alabama ARRL ARES leadership participated in
Annual Alabama Association of Emergency Management Conference.
It was another great year for ARES at the Alabama Association of Emergency Management Annual Conference in Mobile Al. An ARES booth afforded us exposure with many Emergency Management personnel from around the state. Alabama Section Manager Jay Isbell, KA4KUN and Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK met with many FEMA, EMA Directors and personnel from around the state discussing ARES importance in emergency communications.
The exhibit hall was loaded with emergency, disaster and served agency firms and the conference sessions were informative.
“These types of conferences are a must attend event for ARES leadership. If we don’t know our customers needs, how can were assist them during disasters?” Jay Isbell, KA4KUN
On May 7th the Alabama Department of Homeland Security and the Alabama Section of the American Radio Relay League, Amateur Radio Emergency Service conducted a Communications Interoperability Exercise, Catastrophic Hurricane Landfall. The exercise was a learning experience and a great success. We appreciate all that contributed to this successful exercise!
The exercise article is now available for download.
Alabama Hospitals To Receive New Amateur Radio Communications Equipment!
Alabama Section Manager, Jay Isbell KA4KUN
announces
Alabama Hospital Project at Montgomery Hamfest!
A project four years in the making, One Hundred and Eight Hospitals across the state will soon add new state-of-the art, amateur or HAM radio communications equipment to enhance emergency communications! The Alabama Hospital Association, the Alabama State Department of Public Health and Alabama representatives of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) obtained a grant for $500,000 to add the radio equipment.
Alabama Emergency Management Offices To Receive
New D-STAR Amateur Radio Communications Equipment!
Thirty Three County Emergency Management Offices across the state will soon add new state-of-the art, amateur or HAM radio communications equipment in their Emergency Operations Centers. These county Emergency Management Agencies applied for a grant to add the radio equipment from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency that worked with Alabama representatives of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) on this project.
2007 Alabama Emergency Net Honor Roll