Southern Crescent Amateur Radio Club

The Heard County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) prepares you to take care of yourself, your family, and your community.

Classes ARE FREE!

Please join us Tuesday, February 7,at the Heard County Emergency Services Training Center, 11816 Hwy 100, Franklin, starting at 6:30 p.m., For more information please call Marie Russell 770-301-9391 or email whipfist@aol.com or Chief Cumbie 706-675-6186.

When you are trained, you are far more equipped to deal with your circumstances without needing aid from outside sources.

The annual ARES meeting has been upgraded to an ARRL Hamfest status as the “Georgia ARES Convention”. It will feature door prizes, morning and afternoon discussions and a 2 hour period of “Booths” such as NTS, Soundcard Digital Modes, D-STAR, ARRL, and the ID Badge.

Talk-in is 146.52 simplex.

Route is to take I-75, to Exit 188, and go West (travelling North-bound that means circle back and under I-75) cross the railroad tracks and go North (right)on Indian Springs Drive. This is an important meeting for those interested in ARES and EMCOMM.”

Location:
Georgia Public Service Training Center
1000 Indian Springs Drive Forsyth, GA

Date and Time: January 21, 2012 9:30am   <–  :NOTE: Time change

Download the Meeting Agenda:
In .PDF Format: 2012 ARES Meeting AGENDA.pdf
In .DOC Word Format: 2012 ARES Meeting AGENDA.doc

Info from http://gaares.org

Good Morning Everyone!!

 I am not sure who all sent in an RSVP for the Storm Spotter Class, but just so you all are aware, the location has been changed from our office to the Sheriff’s Department Auditorium. So now you don’t have to go through the gate just park in the main lot. You will go into the entrance at the far right side, I believe it says’ Sheriff’s Department on the building above that entrance, and the auditorium is to your right when you enter. If you need to RSVP still contact Shelita at sbroomfield@co.henry.ga.us and also send any questions you have to her as well.

 Thanks!!

 Christy Berry

EMA Accounts Administrator

Just a few days ago, the person that help started the Clayton Amateur Radio Emergency Service Inc. also known as The Southern Crescent Amateur Radio Club passed away. Don Grant, over thirty years ago, passed messages from the Gulf coast hurricane area to the Civil Defense agencies here in Atlanta. Later Clayton County asked him to set up a RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) group for the county. From that moment to now, Ham Radio has grown with many new ways to communicate, new rules, new frequencies, and new modes. Our club has changed as well. We have joined ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) with MOU’s (Memorandum of Understanding) working with Georgia Emergency Management Service, the National Weather Service, Salvation Army, Georgia Baptist Radio Services and many other State and National agencies.

Clayton County EOC has been the main operation center for years. New Hams from Henry county joined us and a need to expand our area of coverage was noted. Henry had no operational ARES group. With the help from the State ARES managers, Clayton and Henry County became one Emergency Coordinator area served by our ARES group.

Since that time we have worked with The Departments of Health District 3.3 and 4 helping on several POD (Points of Distribution). This includes helping our neighbors like Newton, Butts, and South Fulton counties.

The station at the Piedmont Henry Hospital is operational. The station has multifunction capabilities from HF to UHF. From analog and many of the digital modes which include MT63, PSK, SSTV RTTY and CW it will provide any type of contact needed in this fast paced world. The Hospital also houses the analog and D-Star repeaters. This will be one of the best stations in this south metro area.

Our goals are big for this upcoming year. Plans include several tech days. These days will include such topics as building and understanding electronic circuits and antennas. This will also include soldering, electrical safety, and operational procedures. Operational drill to have fun includes Field Day, School contest, Fox hunts, and SET (simulated Emergency Test). Ham Crams have been successful and we plan to have more. VE testing will continue with even classes in understanding the test material.

For our club to go forward, we need be active. Others that may think we are just untrained CB operators that just get in the way are going to be shown they are wrong. Hams are the trained radio operators that have fun making new friends all over the world and can be professional enough to help communities in distress.

Roy Baker – AJ4GT

EC Clayton/Henry County

Good Morning Everyone!!

I wanted to let you know that we have the National Weather Service scheduled to come out and present the Storm Spotter Training Course again this year!

Class will be on Wednesday, February 22 and you have 2 time options to choose from 2pm or 7pm. This is a 2 hour long class.

Please note to RSVP you will need to email Shelita Broomfield at sbroomfield@co.henry.ga.us and make sure that you include the time slot you will be attending.

ALSO- space is limited so get your RSVP in quickly!

Thanks, have a great day!!

Christy Berry

EMA Accounts Administrator

770-288-7877