Attached is the ARRL's ARES application. If you would like to join the Marion County ARES group, feel free to print this, fill it out, scan it in, and email it to ws9h@arrl.net.
Greetings fellow ARES members! My name is Rhonda Curtis, my call is WS9H and I am the new Marion County Emergency Coordinator.
If you are interested in joining ARES, email me at ws9h@arrl.net and I will email you an application.
If you are a member and have not received an email from me, please email me as I may not have your current email address.
I look forward to serving Marion County and working with everyone in the coming months and hope to meet with you all soon.
See you on the air!
73,
Rhonda Curtis
WS9H
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Tippecanoe County ARES recently hosted a packet radio workshop with an emphasis on the Outpost Packet Mail Manager program. The PowerPoint presentations from that workshop are available here:
For more information, go to: http://indianacw.net
For more information, go to: http://indianacw.net
Attached is a map of District 5 with frequencies used for amateur radio emcomm and the names/callsigns of ARES/RACES leadership in each county.
The Hamilton County ARES Net is every Sunday at 2000 hours on the 145.170 (PL77) repeater which is linked to the 443.550 (PL77) repeater.
Reprinted from the ARRL ARES® E-letter, May 25, 2011:
Having spent two months talking about how to build and kill EMCOMM groups, this month I'll touch on what it takes to be the volunteer every leader wants on his or her team. Here are seven tips:
Reprinted from the ARRL ARES® E-letter, April 20, 2011:
Last month, I offered what I believe are ten ways to grow an ARES® or EMCOMM program. This month, I'll offer a list of ways to do just the opposite. Most are related to leadership.
Politics: If you've been around a while, you've experienced the evil of Amateur Radio politics, often made worse because we're a passionate bunch and nobody really has an important (job, money, family) stake in the debate. ARES® is different. We have a public safety mission and people count on us. We do not have time for politics.