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Just a reminder...............................
The Concord Christmas Parade will be this Sat. (Nov. 21). There will be a Fun Run that starts about 2:00pm, and the parade should start at 2:30. We probably need to e in the area of downtown around 1:15 - 1:30 or so. If you have helped before, you know it gets crowded fairly early.  This also lets Kenneth know who is where, and we can make last minute adjustments to the positions if needed.

I talked to Kenneth this morning, and we still need 2-3 more people to help out. If you are able to help, and weren't at the meeting, please call him and let him know.
His cell number is 704-490-1607. Or you can catch Jackie on the radio and he can get a message to him.
Again, this is the most exposure we get in front of the public all year........  Let's make sure we put our best foot forward, and have a good turn-out.
I hope to talk to you there.

73
Sam
KA4ATT
Cabarrus County

Basic and Advance Skywarn Class 11/21/2009
 Friday, November 20, 2009 9:22 AM
 From: Add sender to Contacts
To:

"George Huffman" <ghuffman3@carolina.rr.com>

I thought I would forward this.  Just a reminder of the tomorrows Skywarn class in Salisbury.

 Thanks,
George KD4MXA

 Greetings,
Charlotte Area Skywarn and the National Weather Service out of Greenville SC will be putting on a Basic and Advanced SKYWARN class this Saturday at 1000 and should last until approximately till 1300 hrs at the EH DOLE Red Cross chapter 1930 Jake Alexander Blvd W.  This is open to any and all, and there is no cost to attend.  While many Skywarn spotters are Amateur Radio operators, there is an 800 number for non Hams to call to advise NWS of hazardous weather that may not be seen on NWS Radar so that conditional alerts may be announced.

Charlotte Area Skywarn site http://www.charlotteskywarn.org

What is Skywarn?

SKYWARN is a concept developed in the early 1970s that was intended to promote a cooperative effort between the National Weather Service and communities. The emphasis of the effort is often focused on the storm spotter, an individual who takes a position near their community and reports wind gusts, hail size, rainfall, and cloud formations that could signal a developing tornado. Another part of SKYWARN™ is the receipt and effective distribution of National Weatherr Service information. (See link above for more)

National Weather Service Greenville Spartanburg Skywarn site http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/skywarn/skywarn.htm
A good descriptive site from the NWS out of Florida http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/?n=skywarn Please pass along to anyone who you feel may be interested in this.
Thank you and stay safe,

Gary Lang
K4GHL
Rowan County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Emergency Coordinator
Http://www.rowancares.org

 

 
Hello Everyone,

Be sure to plan on attending the annual Stanly County Amateur Radio Club Christmas party on
December 10 at Blue Bay Restaurant in Albemarle. We will gather in their meeting room at 6:30 pm.
There should be plenty of good food, fun, fellowship, and hopefully prizes and gifts!
Talk-In  - 146.985

Blue Bay Seafood
1901 E Main Street, Albemarle, NC
704.986.6900

How To Get There   Map - Blue Bay Seafood 

Steve - WB4TSN

P.S.
Bring your XYY, family, friends.
If you have an interest in Amateur radio just show up and enjoy the dinner.
Sort of meet the K4OGB family.
Drop me an e-mail if you plan to attend.
Paul - KD4OZI

 

Test this


Bring an exchange gift of $2 to $3 dollars.
Paul - KD4OZI
 
To:
ka4att@arrl.net  Sam Cabarrus County

OK Guys and Ladies........................  You asked for it, now here it
is.............


Please let Chris know if you will be attending. He needs a count and space
is limited to 30 or so.

He is also opening this up to the Rowan Co. Club members. I've decided to
wait til later this evening to forward it to them to give the Cabarrus Co.
members first shot at it.
DO not delay..............   his e-mail is at the bottom of the announcement.

Good Luck,
Sam

 
 
Go Navy 1941 - Da Dit Da  Class

Monthly North Carolina Section News Summary

Monday, October 19, 2009 11:52 AM
 
From:
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To:
KD4OZI@BELLSOUTH.NET

OCTOBER NC SECTION NEWS

STATE ARES MEETING NOTES

We had a big turnout at the state ARES meeting in Morganton on October 17. Thanks to Paul, KD4OZI and Michelle, KD4YTU for hosting the event.  There was extensive discussion on the topic of training requirements for ARES members. The federal government established the "National Incident Management System" in 2001 and local agencies are required to be compliant with NIMS in order to secure federal funding.  Radio amateurs and other volunteers
who work with emergency management need to be familiar with NIMS and FEMA has developed an online training program.  An email poll of other section managers conducted by N4IB indicated that only a couple of sections have made NIMS training mandatory for ARES membership.  Some sections have
instituted two levels of members in ARES - "active" and "reserve" or other similar terms - to differentiate between trained and untrained members.  Most sections still have no training requirements, although everyone is encouraged to complete NIMS training.  The consensus of the group at our meeting was to establish two levels of ARES membership.  One tier would be for amateurs who had completed the NIMS training required by state emergency management. These "trained" members would be the first deployed and in most cases the only amateurs we could send to EOC's, shelters and other served agency locations. They would also be the ooly members eligible for a field assignment outside their local jurisdiction.  ARES "untrained" members would be used for support assignments, such as serving as liaison stations, and we would encourage these ARES members to become fully trained as soon as possible.  A key component of this plan is a
section-wide ARES database that would include contact information for each member and allow us to track their training certifications.  Our Section Emergency Coordinator, Bernie Nobles, WA4MOK, is working with the rest of your section ARES leadership on the details of this proposal, including the list of training requirements.  All required training will be available online at no cost.

Former Section Manager John Covington, W4CC, presented a draft of his study on Packet Radio and North Carolina ARES.  After further revision, his paper will be posted at www.ncarrl.org.  As you might expect, Winlink is already playing
a key role in our section.  Assistant SEC Tom Brown, N4TAB, discussed the Winlink system installed at the branch EOC's
and the big success we had using Winlink during the earthquake drill in western North Carolina in June, as well as the
SET earlier this month.

The state ARES meeting included discussion on the ICS-213 message form and how it should be used in ARES.  We're still looking for leadership from ARRL on how to incorporate the ICS-213 form into NTS, but its use is required by state emergency management.  We're using a modified ICS-213 form for handling messages on the Tarheel Emergency Net.  An "operator's notes" section can be added to include information such as message number, precedence, check, and station
of origin.
 

 

RE: State meeting
Monday, October 19, 2009 7:42 AM

From: BERNARD NOBLES [mailto:wa4mok@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:57 PM
To: n4ib; Ron Knapp; n4tab; kd4ozi
Subject: State meeting

 Gentlemen, Several points came out of the meeting on Saturday, which are listed below. I think these were good points, and believe that is the way we should proceed. Tom has asked NCEM what they are going to require, when we have an answer then we will proceed with their requirements.

Thanks

 1. ICS training requirements
    A. ICS 100, 200, 700, 800, possibility of more in the future

2. County EC's institute two types of ARES membership
    A. Trained--ICS 100, 200, 700, 800 Required to work in EOC's
    B. Untrained-Encourage members to take courses

3. Possibility of developing a central database of all ICS trained ARES members, with copies of certificates
    A. Appoint a person to handle database as a DEC

 
+ Three Killed While Erecting Antenna

At approximately 8:40 PM on October 12, a man, woman and their 15 year old son were killed while trying to erect a 50 foot vertical antenna at the home of the man's mother, Barbara Tenn, KJ4KFF, in Palm Bay, Florida. The deceased were not licensed amateurs. According to police reports, Melville Braham, 55, Anna Braham, 49, and their 15 year old son Anthony were putting up an antenna -- Tenn's second -- at night when they lost control of the antenna and it crashed into nearby overhead power lines. The impact sent 13,000 volts of electricity through the pole that the three were holding. A family friend, a 17 year old boy, was on the roof at the time of the accident. He and the couple's daughter, who was in the house at the time, were not injured. Click here for more information.

 
 

SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST

The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test is a nationwide exercise in emergency communications, which gives communicators the opportunity to focus on the emergency-communications capability within their communities while interacting with NTS and other section nets. The July issue of QST included the results of the 2008 SET. Out of 71 ARRL sections, North Carolina was 6th in total SET points and second in section/local net participation! Cleveland County ARES had the highest point total among local ARES groups in our state. Congratulations and thanks to all of you for your participation! Now it's time to get ready for the 2009 SET, with the national exercise set for October 3-4.

The state ARES drill will occur on October 3 and the drill scenario will be announced on the Tarheel Emergency Net at 7:30pm on Friday, October 2. The Tarheel Emergency Net will be active on or around 3.923MHz on October 3 from 8am to 12noon to support local SET exercises scheduled on the ARRL's national SET weekend. Our regular National Traffic System (NTS) nets will be operating during the weekend on their regular schedule to provide additional support. You don't have to schedule your SET event on October 3. SET-type activities held at anytime during the fall can be counted towards our section SET score. I know fall is a busy time for public service events and one NC club plans to combine their SET with a scheduled public service event - a great idea! You may download a copy of the 2009 SET reporting forms and read the SET Guidelines on the ARRL Web Page. See http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/setguide.html for appropriate links. The reporting forms (Forms A, B, and C) are found at this specific address in Adobe PDF and Word formats: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/#ec_set.

 

Congratulations to Steve (WB4TSN), Bill (K4VET) and Jeff (KJ4GZE)
on their election to President, Secretary and Treasurer for the Stanly Co ARC. Thanks to all who attended the meeting and not only elected these three but approved proposed changes to the Constitution/By-laws.

For more information sign-on Members Only

Paul - KD4OZI

Wow, my Icom is really a receive only radio.  How can I get my Icom fixed.

Paul here is the phone number 1-864-222-3539

   Address      Icom Service Center

                       1140 Wakens Rd.
                   Anderson, SC 29625
 
  Good Luck I hope this helps ,sorry about being late about this
 
           73 Bill KC4TDC
SEPTEMBER NC SECTION NEWS

STATE ARES MEETING AGENDA

The fall state ARES meeting will be held on Saturday, October 17 from 9:30am to 12:30pm in the Health Sciences Building at Western Piedmont Community College, 1001 Burkemont Ave., Morganton. The college is off exit 103 on I-40. Parking is available in Parking Lot 1, near the Sam Ervin Library. Talk-in will be on the 147.150MHz repeater. Section EC Bernie Nobles, WA4MOK, will be providing an update on section ARES activities and Western Branch Assistant Section EC Paul Robinette, KD4OZI, will talk about work in the Western Branch. Central Branch Assistant Section EC Tom Brown, N4TAB, will cover NC Emergency Management's new Winlink system. Former NC Section Manager John Covington, W4CC, will present some preliminary results from the state digital study. Section Manager Tim Slay, N4IB, will provide an update from ARRL HQ and offer suggestions on the effective management of volunteers. We will also have an open discussion on ARES membership training requirements. Lunch is planned afterwards at a pizza buffet restaurant across from the college. There's plenty of room so bring a friend or two and join us!

SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST

The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test is a nationwide exercise in emergency communications, which gives communicators the opportunity to focus on the emergency-communications capability within their communities while interacting with NTS and other section nets. The July issue of QST included the results of the 2008 SET. Out of 71 ARRL sections, North Carolina was 6th in total SET points and second in section/local net participation! Cleveland County ARES had the highest point total among local ARES groups in our state. Congratulations and thanks to all of you for your participation! Now it's time to get ready for the 2009 SET, with the national exercise set for October 3-4.

The state ARES drill will occur on October 3 and the drill scenario will be announced on the Tarheel Emergency Net at 7:30pm on Friday, October 2. The Tarheel Emergency Net will be active on or around 3.923MHz on October 3 from 8am to 12noon to support local SET exercises scheduled on the ARRL's national SET weekend. Our regular National Traffic System (NTS) nets will be operating during the weekend on their regular schedule to provide additional support. You don't have to schedule your SET event on October 3. SET-type activities held at anytime during the fall can be counted towards our section SET score. I know fall is a busy time for public service events and one NC club plans to combine their SET with a scheduled public service event - a great idea! You may download a copy of the 2009 SET reporting forms and read the SET Guidelines on the ARRL Web Page. See http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/setguide.html for appropriate links. The reporting forms (Forms A, B, and C) are found at this specific address in Adobe PDF and Word formats: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/#ec_set.

 
                     September 24th
               K4OGB Club Meeting
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Stanly Community College (Albemarle)
Snyder Building
Presentation by: Krista Stark - American Red Cross

9/17/09
                         October 22nd
                K4OGB Club Meeting
Start Time: 6:30 pm
Stanly Community College (Albemarle)
At the Auditorium

Presenter: Jeff Orrock (Raleigh NOAA)

Skywarn & Winter Warning

Lot's of seats available  - Public and all are invited.  Jeff does a excellent job presenting NOAA weather Data.

Paul - KD4OZI

9/17/09

 Friday Night Tech Net

September 11,  I called the Friday night Tech net tonight with a total of 8 check-in's.
Steve (KF4EUD) as agreed to call the Friday night Tech net for the remainder of the Month.  Thanks Steve for stepping up to the plate.  Friday night are import to the Club and those that may be listening.

Paul - KD4OZI
S.E.T. Drill October 3rd all Counties
                   NC ARES Fall Meeting

Presenters:  SM-N4IB, Tim Slay 
                     SEC-WA4MOK, Bernie Nobles

Date:  October 17, 2009
Time:  930 AM     Ending Time:  1230 PM 
Place:  Western Piedmont Community College
I40 exit 103 in Morganton. 

Address:  1001 Burkemont Ave.
Morganton, NC  28655-450

We have plenty of room, bring a friend or two and come
and join us for the State fall meeting.  Morganton was 
picked as a central location for those in the Western 
Branch.  Don’t let us down, be there and we hope to see
you at the meeting.



Thanks to Michelle (KD4YTU) for lining this up for us.

Paul – KD4OZI Question> E-Mail Me
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Parking - Sen.Sam Ervin library – HS 160
1st parking lot.


WPCC has implemented a tobacco free campus policy
so that use of tobacco products is not allowed on 
any school property.  I don't think that will affect 
anyone adversely.  
 
Lunch - Directly across the street from the College
is a excellent Pizza Buffet  

The local repeater is 147.150 (W4JIU)
 
I should be there around 8:30 am
Michelle – KD4YTU

9/10/09

----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:editor@sera.org>Tom Gallagher R-J Editor
To: <mailto:k4ogb@arrl.net>k4ogb@arrl.net
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 1:47 PM
Subject: SERA Repeater Journal


Hello!

I just wanted to drop a quick line to the clubs in North Carolina to let them know about a couple of things that are going on with us at The SERA Repeater Journal.

FIRST--- we’re excited to have Tom Forrest, N4GVK, aboard as our new North Carolina columnist. Tom is in Greensboro, but has also lived in the eastern part of the state. I’ve attached his intro from the August issue, in case you missed it. He’ll start his regular column with the November 2009 issue…..in the meanwhile, please send any newsletters, press clippings, or quick news items to him at <n4gvk@sera.org> or 4994 Heritage Woods Dr; Greensboro, NC  27407.

THE OTHER item is our upcoming February Hamfest Round-Up. The quick news here is…..to get in on this, you MUST have sent a hamfest announcement to the Repeater Journal’s HAMFEST EDITOR at <hamfest@sera.org>. While it’s very nice to hear from you, if you sent notice to me at <editor@sera.org> or some other way, that will not   get you on the list---- when you send hamfest material to me (including advertising!), it gets mixed in with literally tons of other stuff; if I took the time to sift through and find all the hamfest stuff, I wouldn’t have time to do the Round-Up: it’s that simple. If you’d like, there is a simple facility to submit hamfest info at <www.RepeaterJournal.org/hamfest> . DO NOT ASSUME THAT WE HAVE YOUR HAMFEST E-MAIL ADDRESS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUR HAMFEST LISTED IN THE HAMFEST CALENDAR!!! Also, while you’re there, download and start filling out the Round-Up worksheet---- we’ll be taking the info on-line only this year between November 15 and December 15.

Well, that’s it for now.

73,
Tom Gallagher, N4IOZ
Editor, The SERA Repeater Journal

Full Boat

Please join me in welcoming a new EC, Area-11 Alexander County.
 Brady Millsaps (KE4TSC).  Brady will be reporting to the DEC of
Area-11, Russell (KF4AEX).

Brady, a big Welcome aboard to the Western Branch.  We are pleased
to have a present in Alexander County.  Note Russell now has all the
EC's in Area-11 are now at capacity.

Paul - KD4OZI
8/12/09
Shelby Hamfest September 5th and 6th

Hi guys,
 I'm taking off my DEC hat for this email!  I wanted to know if you all could announce the Shelby Hamfest to your nets/clubs.   As everyone should know by now, we did not mail out brochures.  All information can be found on www.shelbyhamfest.org/hamfest.htm.  We will be selling pre-registration tickets up until the Sunday before the Hamfest at which time we begin selling tickets on the grounds.  Pre-registration tickets save you $2.00 per ticket.  You can order the pre-registration tickets through paypal or credit card on the website.
Thanks so much!  

73 and God Bless
Susan Melvin, K4ZXN
Vice President
Shelby Amateur Radio Club
http://www.shelbyhamfest.org 
8/10/09
 Have you been to the Doctor lately?  You or one of the family
may have "The Nack"..   Play this.
Wonder, what the K4OGB repeater set up looks like and what does the packet node looks like.  Both are located in Albemarle near the College.

Take a look  K4OGB AND K4OGB-7

Thanks Carl (W4EAT) for this information.

Paul- KD4OZI
TEXAS : Power Watch Conservation Needed

Ask Terri

Question

How much distance does each second measured between a lightning stroke and a bolt of thunder?
by: Veronica S.

Answer

Each second equals about one-fifth of a mile. Once you see lightning, every five seconds that you count before hearing thunder equals one mile. For example, if you see lightning and count 10 seconds before you hear thunder, the lightning was two miles away. When you hear thunder and see lightning at exactly the same time, lightning is nearby! The reason that lightning is seen first is because lightning travels at the speed of light (186,282 miles per second) and thunder travels at the speed of sound (1,125 feet per second or .213 miles per second).

 
Here is a news flash on Field Day Mecklenburg County, worth reading this.

Ham radio day brings enthusiasts together
                               Carolina 14  Field Day

Thanks Milton (KC4YOT) for the INFO.

6/28/09

From: Ben melvin [mailto:ben@kmse.com]
Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:45 AM
To: 'Susan Melvin K4ZXN'
Subject: FW: Simulated Emergency Test Results

Susan,

Please forward this to the group.

From: Ben melvin [mailto:ben@kmse.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:06 AM
To: 'kmse@carolina.rr.com'
Subject: Simulated Emergency Test Results

Dear ARES of Cleveland County Members,

As most of you are already aware, the 2008 Simulated Emergency Test results were published in this month's issue of QST.  I am really proud that the group in 2008 scored the highest in the state for ARES Activity.  This result can only be attributed to your dedication to being team players.  Your dedication and support you gave to the leadership of ARES, made the first S.E.T for ARES of Cleveland County very successful!

I heard someone say that it could be attributed to the great leadership we had last year.  While Susan did a great job at organizing our group and motivating us to do all that we could, it was also the cooperation of each member that caused our group to shine within the ARES organization last year.  Your certifications in the FEMA Courses in just a small amount of time, was definitely noticed by those in at the District, Branch and State Levels. Now with the fact, that we were tops in ARES activity during the Simulated Emergency Test in just our first year of organization, will surely set you apart from other groups.  All of you should be proud of the hard work and dedication you have given to this organization!  You are so valuable and important to this group. 

We also did very well in the Section/Local Net S.E.T. Scores.  We scored third out of seven nets reporting!  This is just another feat to be proud of!

The scores in North Carolina were as follows. 

ARES Activity

Cleveland Co                                284
Union Co                                      270
Mecklenburg Co                           254
Alamance Co                                245
Area 14                                        162
Cabarrus Co                                 148
Pamlico Co                                   129
Eastern Branch                              114
Orange Co                                      99
Stanly Co                                        96
Moore Co                                       86
Caldwell Co                                    58
Lee Co                                           57
Polk Co                                          32

Section/Local Nets

Tarheel Emergency                         332
Union Co                                       190
Cleveland Co/Shelby                      174
Metrolina 2 Meter Net                   155
Alamance ARES                            146
K4OBG ARES                                66
Central Carolina ARCT                    32

Once again our group along with the help of Gaston ARES has made this year’s participation in the communications team for the Over the mountain triathlon a success.  There were 32 volunteers this year.  Using the ARRL's Public Service Activity Report, the estimated cost of the service rendered, if commercially provided came to around $14,000.  Our effort to provide this free community service to the City of Kings Mountain is most assuredly appreciated.  Kings Mountain Special Events is very appreciative of our service and they are looking forward to our participation next year.  Everything this year ran very smoothly and you all should be proud of the public service you provided this year.  Bill Bridges, N4WH took some photographs of the event and Susan will be putting together a SHAMRAC with these photographs being featured.

Again, thank you for all your efforts to make ARES of Cleveland County the success it is.

73

Ben Melvin, KM4C
Emergency Coordinator
ARES of Cleveland County

6/17/09

Hat's off to all those that participated in the S.E.T. drill in 2008.
 It looks like the Western Branch was cooking

Paul - KD4OZI
6/17/09
      ARES Activity    
WB is Western Branch Participants    
  EC's        
WB   Melvin KM4C Cleveland Co     284  
WB Craig N6OJY Union Co           270  
WB John WB2NHQ Mecklenburg Co            254  
      Alamance Co         245  
WB DEC Tom K4BNP Area 14               162  
WB Sam KA4ATT Cabarrus Co     148  
      Pamlico Co     129  
      Eastern Branch         114  
      Orange Co                99  
WB Bill KC4TDC Stanly Co              96  
      Moore Co          86  
WB Michelle KA4YTU Caldwell Co                    58  
      Lee Co                 57  
      Polk Co          32  
           
      Section/Local Nets    
           
      Tarheel Emergency  332  
      Union Co            190  
      Cleveland Co/Shelby         174  
      Metrolina 2 Meter Net        155  
      Alamance ARES                146  
      K4OBG ARES               66  
      Central Carolina ARCT           32  
           
           

 

 

Swine Flu Pandemic DECLARED by World Health
Organization Alert at Phase 6
A Pandemic Is Declared

6/11/09
While looking for a clip art picture of a J-38 key, I ran across this interesting page.  Take a look.

http://www.telegraph-office.com/pages/mcelroy.html

Ed - W4KMA
6/11/09		 
The results of the NC QSO Party have been posted at
http://w4nc.com/ncqpresults.html
Check it out
Lane -KS4PG

6/06/09
Cruising Albemarle

3rd Friday of every month!
Starting March 20, 2009
5:00pm - until...

 

 

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