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1 WELCOME OCTOBER 7, 2010 ALL-MEMBER MEETING
2 Thanks to our host, Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) for the generous use of their facilities, and to Dan, WA9DDI, for helping make it all happen. Let s Keep It Clean Recycle! Leave the room the same way we found it (chairs, tables, etc.) No smoking on property (except in the one designated location)
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5 Wabash River Ride THANK YOU to all who helped! Number of hams involved: 20 Total person-hours: 165 Estimated person-power cost: $3,135 Estimated cost of equipment used: $16,000 Number of messages handled: >200 (tactical)
6 Wabash River Ride
7 Wabash River Ride
8 KI4YDG Battery & Radio All-in-one
9 Wabash River Ride
10 Wabash River Ride
11 ARES Fall Picnic
12 Upcoming Hamfest Fort Wayne November 13-14,
13 Upcoming Hamfest Evansville Saturday, November 27,
14 Weekend ARES Net Saturday ARES Net being discontinued Growth or significant benefits are not anticipated in its present form or time slot A weekend operating event of some type may be considered in the future
15 ARES Net Controls Updated NET 1-4 (Net Formats) coming soon Other NET documents may also be updated Repeater Net Modes to be implemented SKYWARN Net Emergency Net Auxiliary Net More Net Control Training coming soon
16 Link to CISW W9ICE ( ) repeater recent repair work Replaced faulty splitter at end of the hard-line at 525 Lower-loss feedline used on repeater now Testing indicates the link between West Lafayette and Indianapolis is much more reliable Real-world test will come when there is significant precipitation between the 2 systems
17 APRS Network Upgrade New wide-area APRS digipeater now operational W9ICE-10 at 525 on the north side of Indy Antenna and radio/tnc were added during recent maintenance at W9ICE Seamless APRS coverage between Lafayette and Indianapolis
18 D-STAR Network Expansion New 2M D-STAR repeater in Muncie (W9DUK C) Linked to W9ARP B (440) and W9ICE B (440) Seamless D-STAR coverage throughout central 1/3 of Indiana
19 WI9RES Repeater Noise a result of a camera installed by WLFI Broadband (~500 khz) noise centered on the repeater input ( MHz) Noise generated by the camera itself Only heard when the camera is on and the repeater is activated
20 WI9RES Repeater May continue to be used with no ill-effects WLFI has been extremely gracious by turning off the camera when it is not actively being used (temporary workaround) Will remain the ARES Primary Repeater WIRES & WLFI working closely together to come to a resolution that works well for all parties
21 Packet Workshop Outpost Setup & Operation Saturday session (>1 possible) Date(s) to be chosen soon (2011) Watch your & web site
22 Depiction Reader Free software to view Depiction files Allows Depiction users to share their work with others Users can move and resize Revealers
23 FLMSG Simple forms management editor ICS-213 (ICS/NIMS general message form) ARRL Radiogram (NTS message format) Can be used stand-alone for phone & CW operators, or for use with any program Integrates with FLDIGI (the FLDIGI folks)
24 Nixle Free service that notifies you of important local events in a timely manner Used by law enforcement, emergency management, schools, and gov t agencies to disseminate official notices to the public Delivered by , SMS text message to your cell phone, or both Tippecanoe County ARES now on Nixle
25 Twitter Another way of staying in touch with what s happening with ARES ARRL, W1AW, ARRL_EMCOMM, DailyDX, FCC, RadioReference, and many others Follow W9TCA to stay updated on the latest
26 HT Exercise Power off your HT if it s on Trade HTs with someone close to you Make sure it s a model different from your own Power it up Adjust volume to normal level Change frequency to the WIRES repeater Change frequency to TAC-A Reclaim your own HT
27 Getting to Know Your Radio Change frequency to TAC-D (with proper tone) Is it programmed in a memory channel? If not, why not? If so, what memory channel number is it stored in? Program the following into your VFO: MHz simplex, Hz CTCSS Store that into an unused memory channel
28 New ARES ID Cards To be issued within the next few weeks Good through the end of 2012 TCARES phone number now on back of card New pictures being taken tonight only
29 Highly Recommended Training FEMA/EMI Independent Study Program Courses IS-100 IS-200 IS-700 IS-800 Required for ACTIVE status TCARES members.
30 2010 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Saturday, OCT 9 Will involve area hospitals, Red Cross shelters Focus on message traffic Voice message handling Packet messages via the W9TCA-1 BBS
31 2010 SET Major Objectives Conduct an orderly and timely call up of all available Tippecanoe County ARES members for deployment in a medium-to-large scale disaster. (Phonevite) Have participating amateur radio operators use only emergency power. Provide communications support for the Red Cross in a major operation.
32 2010 SET Minor Objectives Establish and maintain reliable, infrastructureindependent communication circuits between multiple locations within Tippecanoe County and surrounding areas. Pass detailed information between various locations. Utilize packet when appropriate for the message content Make effective use of non-ares amateurs willing to participate. Pass simulated-event traffic between served agencies.
33 2009 SET Retrospective Did everything go perfectly? No That s why we have exercises
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35 2009 SET Why Accuracy is Vital FERRY LLC 200 FERRY ST NORTH LLC 200 NORTH ST MARSTELLAR LLC 214 MARSTELLAR ST PLAZA LANE LLC PLAZA LN PLAZA LN LLC PLAZA LN FERRY CORPORATION 2300 FERRY ST FERRY CORPORATION 306 N 24TH ST FERRY CORPORATION 307 N 23RD ST SAGAMORE LLC 2450 SAGAMORE PKWY N SUMMERFIELD DRIVE TRUST 2512 SUMMERFIELD DR EXECUTIVE BUILDING LLC 2639 YEAGER RD MAIN STREET ASSOCIATES 324 MAIN ST NORTH OGDEN AVENUE LLC 601 STERLING DR CONSTRUCTION LLC KNIGHTS MHP CONSTRUCTION LLC KNIGHTS MHP CONSTRUCTION LLC 4200 JACKSON HWY LLC 2606 E 350S LLC 2606 E 350S
36 2009 SET Packet Message -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: PGP Desktop (Build 287) Charset: utf-8 qanqr1dbwuwdcfcsw1mthj4bd/9+2axwseq3x+/yeaxizrjv0khd6x/sfznuwevs WiF4vwKUZZihuwL/4TW4vTX7LHy/jqbxT7/bC/lH0goERGp2UhMmgndNMUjcWsEt ibimaajgcgpawd9j4a1xiewhwoiy9v7sdti0fbn7qlyukrote/meujn0wl+xdsn7 hjzsrot7nlyzifh1gdk9m09xglfqlzghub8wop0zu1f7yisr0qfdl2+3am8wda7x QtBzihVeq2X0BhgzzjWH2+fvs3Er+GBoYGp2zmqGLKCwlEMFwjCFRsi5CmjGHrwv EHITejUs19rUmGwHstOWV3wJYiqWhcYPEj+5w69JVA60Z3TNaaOdqS6Y5o1gfNA7 CRnXlRnxYXGczHvcU1DCQMFx =HgIh -----END PGP MESSAGE----- Can we deliver this message for our served agency? YES! - Just not via amateur radio
37 2009 SET Lessons Learned Antennas: Pretty darn important!
38 2009 SET Lessons Learned Location at Red Cross not suitable for proper antenna deployment May not always be able to deploy in grass or field area Improvise ways to deploy HF antennas and tall masts on blacktop/concrete surfaces Reliance on repeaters must not happen Consider simplex operation when choosing a location for antennas and operating positions
39 2009 SET Lessons Learned Height is your friend Always choose more antenna height over more power ALWAYS
40 2009 SET Lessons Learned Know your equipment Pre-programmed memory channels Program new ones with correct frequency, offset, tone Check reverse (repeater frequencies) Change power output Equipment dependability is vital Does it work? All of it? Together?
41 2009 SET Lessons Learned Better prepared Net Controls are needed for events Separate Net Controls for each net Separate radios for each net Headphones or headsets for each NCS Separate radio for tactical simplex channels No HTs for Net Controls! Use mobile radios only!
42 2009 SET Lessons Learned Communications Log sheets for each operator Each Net Control must constantly monitor their frequency for calls NO EXCEPTIONS Make use of alternate NCS when manpower is available Better communications between NCS and EC and other on-site personnel is needed
43 2009 SET Lessons Learned
44 2010 SET What To Expect Deployment to a variety of locations Voice communications Local (FM, 2M/440, repeaters & simplex) (No HF operation is anticipated this year) Data communications Local (Packet: BBS messages) APRS may likely come in handy Weather outlook for Saturday: Severe weather is expected in the region
45 2010 SET Questions? Comments? Discussion?
46 W9TN Planning AEC 10/7/10
47 Repeater in emergency net mode This is an exercise Tactical callsigns Check in/check out Periodic roll calls Badges Traffic handling
48 Repeater periodic announcement: Emergency Net Repeater weather radio not muted Special courtesy beep Reduces Is there a net up? traffic Discourages casual operators from interrupting
49 No confusion about station identity No need to know operator callsign Still need to legally identify
50 Check in at designated rally point Pre-deployment briefing Check out when leaving for assignment Check in with NCS on arrival at assignment Check out with NCS when leaving assignment Post-deployment briefing Let us know where you are at all times
51 At end of each voice contact At end of each message sent via packet Periodic announcement by NCS
52 Are people where we think they are? Are radios working? 30 minute intervals
53 Identify official ARES participants Access control
54 Voice vs packet Message length Message content Radio vs sending a runner Confidential information Prohibited transmissions Use BBS for packet traffic
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