Accessed on 19 December 2018, 1644 UTC, Post 808.
Source:
http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2018-12-19
Editor: Rick Palm (K1CE).
Please click link to read the full report.
Comment: Here are the main topics discussed in the current edition of “The ARES E-Letter”. Views expressed in this amateur/ham radio news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.
- SKYWARN Recognition Day 2018
- FEMA Region IV Draws on Relationships Built through Emergency Communications Group in Hurricane Florence Response
- Ohio ARES Member Builds Amateur Radio on Wheels for Mobility on Deployments
- Product Review: MFJ Window Mount Clip
- ARRL Section News
- K1CE For a Final: Modern Scale of Disaster Response Poses New Opportunities for ARES
ARES Links, Briefs
Repeaters, Amateur TV Play Communication Role in California Fire Emergency (11/19/18)
Key References
See the ARRL 2018 Hurricanes Page for Information Resources, ARRL News, Media Hits, and Donations to Ham Aid.
ARES Annual/Monthly Reports can be found here, organized by date, with a link to download a PDF of the full report.
Archives of the ARRL ARES E-Letter back to the original issue (September 2005) are available for download.
ARRL Emergency Coordinators may register their ARES group herefor a group ID.
Hawaii Island Amateur/Ham Radio notes:
Alan (AD6E/KH6TU) is enrolling students for his January 2019 online CW course. According to Alan, the class “is an on-line video chat meeting twice a week for eight weeks, most likely Monday and Thursday at 6 pm for an hour each.” Alan adds that the “class is free…It is a great course–a chance to acquire a news skill with a 1-on-1 instructor.” Sign up here:
https://cwops.org/cw-academy-2/cw-academy-student-sign-up/
The Big Island Big Island of Hawaii International Swap Meet/Ham Fest is set for Saturday, 02 February 2019, at the Waimea Community Center, next to the ball field off the Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea (Kamuela). Doors will be open to the public between 0930 HST and 1400 HST. The event includes a swap meet, vendor sales, an EMCOMM forum, and VE testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. For details, contact Steve Milner (WH6N) at wh6n@arrl.net.
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Aloha es73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
Public Information Coordinator
Hawaii County, ARRL Pacific Section
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