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Connecticut ARES

Learn about Connecticut ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) and how licensed amateur radio operators provide emergency communications support to partner agencies in times of need. Discover the organizations ARES serves, the equipment used, and training opportunities available.

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Connecticut ARES

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  1. Connecticut ARES Presented byGeorge Lillenstein, AB1GLRegion 3 DEC

  2. Who/What is ARES?The Amateur Radio Emergency Service • Licensed amateur radio operators who volunteer for emergency communications • “Amateur” means unpaid; not unskilled • To hold an appointed rank must be an ARRL dues-paying member • The Field arm of the ARRL, an umbrella organization representing US hams; 170,000 members; publishers of QST magazine and many others.

  3. The World – 3 ITU Regions

  4. US Regulatory Jurisdictions

  5. American Radio Relay League • An umbrella NGO for U.S. amateur radio operators. Divides country into Divisions

  6. New England Division • Divided into Sections. State of Connecticut is one Section.

  7. Connecticut ARES Regions

  8. ARES Section Org Chart

  9. CT ARES Region 3 EC’s

  10. Two ARES missions: • Support partner agenciesDEMHS, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Public Health, MARS (not Middlesex, the other one), NWS, VOAD • Provide “last mile” message handling to anyone when public carriers can’t

  11. Who needs ham radio?

  12. Who does ARES serve? Some agencies who call upon ARES to supply radio operators in an emergency: • CT DESPP/DEMHSARES plays a role in the Governor’s EPPI severe weather drills. SPARC hams at the Armory coordinate ham efforts with the ARES DMR net during storms, alerts, drills. • Hospitals • The Red CrossARES supplied hams for shelters in Region 4 during storm Juno • The National Weather ServiceARES runs nets on ham repeaters.NWS hams collect ground observations from ham spotters via IRLP nodes • The Salvation Army • MARS (no, not the Middlesex club) • Civil Air Patrol • Charitable organizations holding large public events – marathons, bike races, walks, parades, fairs

  13. What do we do? • During emergencies where standard comm methods are jammed or not working, we pass vital information to served agencies, such as numbers of beds available, supplies requested, wires/trees down, etc • During public service events, we report on progress and watch for participants or members of the public needing assistance or report developing safety issues

  14. How do we do it? • ARES members use their own equipment • Some served agencies provide us with pre-positioned antennas or rigs • HT’s, Mobile rigs, base rigs. Go Boxes. • Antennas – anything that gets the job done. We buy ‘em, build ‘em, McGuyver ‘em • Power – all our radios work on 13.8v DC or less.

  15. ARES / RACES / Auxcomm • RACES is a protocol, not a groupGoes into effect when US President invokes emergency under War Powers Act of 1934. Otherwise can only use ham frequencies for 1 hr per week and two 72-hr drills per year. • Emcomm teams are volunteers recruited, trained, activated by a municipal official. May use ham, municipal, or commercial radios and frequencies. • ARES volunteers are recruited, trained, activated by ARRL-appointed leaders – SEC, DEC, and EC. Use only ham frequencies.

  16. ARES/RACES/Huh? More • ARES is non-governmental, private, non-profit • Activated by ARRL appointed leaders, sometimes at request of “partner agencies” • Members report to their ARES EC • ARES members often respond from home or mobile • ARES members use their own equipment • ARES holds its own annual drill – the S.E.T. (Simulated Emergency Test) • ARES training requirements are optional

  17. ARES Training suggestions • ARRL EC-001 • ARRL EC-016 • Skywarnweatherspotter • Seminars in digital communications, antenna building, etc held at ARES meetings or hamfests The “Core Four” classes given by FEMA, required by most partner agencies, available free on line: • FEMA ICS-100 • FEMA ICS-200 • FEMA ICS-700 • FEMA ICS-800

  18. Whats our plan for 2016 • Start a new training cycle for ARES Region 3 from the beginning • Start with orientation and structure • Revise/review Emergency Operations Plan • Revise/review frequency listing • Train in Message Handling • Build better antennas

  19. More to do in 2016 • Get more operators able to liaise with NTS via both voice and digital • More HF operators capable of NVIS • Support DMR • Build “Go boxes” • Train as Net Control, Shadow, Relay Station

  20. To sign up for membershipwww.ctares.org

  21. The Region 3 web site:www.ctares-region3.org

  22. Where to go from here? • Visit the ARRL web site at www.arrl.net • Visit the state ARES web site at www.ctares.org • Visit the Region 3 web site at www.ctares-region3.org • Read QST magazine • Join a local repeater club – volunteer for Field Day and public service events • Get on the air

  23. ARES Region 3 DECContact Info George Lillenstein39A Downey DriveManchester, CT 06040860 716-3367 (Cell phone)email: dec@ctares-region3.org orAB1GL@arrl.net

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