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AEMA Summit 2011 Amateur Radio Alberta Section

AEMA Summit 2011 Amateur Radio Alberta Section. 1. Amateur Radio Today. Types of Communications. D-Star Digital voice and can be used as a regular internet, email, router IRLP Can be used to connect different radios from one area to another APRS Live tracking of operators and assets.

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AEMA Summit 2011 Amateur Radio Alberta Section

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  1. AEMA Summit 2011Amateur Radio Alberta Section 1

  2. Amateur Radio Today

  3. Types of Communications • D-Star • Digital voice and can be used as a regular internet, email, router • IRLP • Can be used to connect different radios from one area to another • APRS • Live tracking of operators and assets. • Winlink • A worldwide system of volunteer resources supporting e-mail by radio, with non-commercial links to internet e-mail. • HF • Long range communication that works all over the world • There are many others common modes of communication.

  4. Basic Repeater Having a very high site gives a very large area of coverage Sample of how a repeater works.

  5. Typical Repeater Coverage • Coverage of this site is from Banff heading east to Bassano. North from Olds heading South to Nanton.

  6. Alberta VHF/UHF Linking System

  7. Public Service Events • Banff Jasper Relay • Road Rallies • MS Bike Tour • MS Walk • Tour de l’Alberta • Great Cookie Race • K100 • Edmonton Toy Run • Calgary Toy Run • Any many others

  8. World Scout Jamboree • 1983 in Kananaskis • Involved 100 Operators

  9. MS Bike Tour • Over 4000 cyclists in June of every year. • One of 4 Command stations in Olds College AB. • This section provided communications covering over 6000 square kilometers.

  10. Tour de l’Alberta • NCAARC provided communication for 185km, from St. Albert to Westlock/Clyde and return through Morinville. Net Control Nearly 1100 Riders

  11. Red Cross and ARES • Internationally operators have provided communications at almost every famous disaster. • The ECRV program consist of 9 strategically stationed ECRVs throughout the US and volunteer base of trained drivers and operators. • ARES has an operator from Red Deer trained to use this vehicle.

  12. ARES Groups in Alberta • Peace River • Grande Prairie • Fort McMurray • Edmonton • Cold Lake • Lloydminster • Red Deer • High River • Lethbridge

  13. Individual ARES Members • Camrose • Leduc • Spruce Grove • Fort Saskatchewan • Boyle • Athabasca • Milk River • Raymond • Warner • Crowsnest Pass • Claresholm • Medicine Hat • Calgary • Banff

  14. ARES High River • Notice the pre-installed antenna on major city buildings in the area. Giving an advantage of communications during any disaster.

  15. ARES Edmonton • Get Ready in the Park - Emergency Preparedness Day

  16. ARES Edmonton • 2005 Flooding Assistance

  17. ARES Red Deer • Pine Lake July 14, 2000 • No communication from Ground 0 except for Ham operators

  18. ARES Lloydminster • County of Vermilion River 2008 Excercise • Involved AEMA, East Central 911, County of Vermilion River and the villages of Marwayne, Dewberry, Kitscoty and Mannville. 

  19. 2011 Slave Lake Fire • ARES Edmonton and ARES Peace Country responded to provide backup communication links to AEMA POC in Edmonton.

  20. Training • Locally done at each club and is prime opportunity to be trained. • Involved in FESTI Project • Individual clubs do Public service events. • Served Agencies also involve amateurs in their training. • Some amateurs have even flown to Ottawa to take part in the Disaster training programs.

  21. Review • Amateur Radio operators are skilled in managing communications. • Amateur Radio operators volunteer their time and are not paid. • Public service, actual events and training have prepared amateurs for real time pressures and crises. • Amateur Radio operators train from remote locations without relying on utilities and are resourceful. • Any time , Any place

  22. Contact Us • Section Emergency Coordinator for ARES Alberta Curtis Bidulock VE6AEWve6aew@rac.ca 780-721-5311 • District Emergency Coordinator for ARES Southern AlbertaDoug Howard VE6CIDve6cid@me.com 403-269-0008

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