Southern Crescent Amateur Radio Club

Amateur Radio HF Frequencies – (single sideband mode)

Correct posting to FCC site is:

http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db0714/FCC-10-124A1.doc

The FCC has amended the rules concerning Amateur Radio operations in
emergency drills as follows:
“A station licensee or control station operator may participate on behalf of an employer in an emergency preparedness or disaster readiness test or drill, limited to the duration and scope of such test or drill, and operational testing immediately prior to such test or drill.  Tests or drills that are not government-sponsored are limited to a total time of one hour per week, except that no more than twice in any calendar year, they may be conducted for a period not to exceed 72 hours.”  See
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db0714/FCC-10-124A1.pdf
We hope that the restrictions here will prevent commercial use of Amateur Radio or our equipment by employers.  Keep tuned as ARRL  studies implications of this new ruling.    Gene W4AYK

Gentlemen,

Let’s take a break next Sunday from our monthly District Atlanta ARES.  Our attendance is likely to be lower than normal due to the fact that folks are celebrating our freedoms with 4^th of July activities.  So everyone can now fire up the grill, grab a beverage of their choice, light up a sparkler or two and celebrate the 4^th without having to remember to take a break at 4:00PM to check in to the NET.

That lets Cherokee County off the hot seat for July’s Net, but we’ll give Steve Reynolds, W4CNG, an early Christmas present and have Cherokee County cover the December 5th Net.

We’ve all just finished a long hot Field Day weekend, we have the HURREX 2010 drill you might be participating in this week, so let’s enjoy the holiday.

If each of you will reply to me (not a reply all) so I’ll know that I haven’t missed anyone and then let your members know, maybe we can keep the number of folks looking for the Net next Sunday to a minimum.

Everyone have a safe and enjoyable 4^th,

Steve G./N4SEG

GEMA has initiated an exercise (HURREX 2010) with “Tropical Storm ‘Sofie’” ESE of Savannah, which we will assume develops into afull hurricane as the drill progresses.  Our Section Traffic Manager,Charles K4GK has asked ARES participation as follows:  “The StatewideHurricane GEMA (FEMA) drill be next week, June 28, 29, and 30. In support of these operations The Georgia Statewide ARES Net will again be active on 3975 Khz.  Plans are to call the Net e to call the Net into session Tuesday, June 29.  The net is scheduled for operations at 9:00 A.M., 12:00 Noon, and again at 3:00 P.M.  The Net may also be active at other times and frequencies if conditions and emergency drill operations warrant. The purpose of this operation is to show our capabilities to communicate over long distances during any time of need. All stations are encouraged to check into the Statewide Net. This is the tenth (10th) year that Georgia ARES Statewide Net has participated in the Statewide (FEMA) Hurrex Drill held each year in June.”

Like an actual event, I encourage you to watch on the web sites GAARES.ORG and ARRL-GA.ORG) as well as monitoring the Georgia ARES frequency 3.975 including the 7PM Georgia SSB net for updates.  We don’t know in advance what will happen as this drill hurricane  develops.

This will be a good preview on the plans already developed for
“Hurricane Jay” which will be the focus of our annual S.E.T. in
October.  More will be coming on that soon so that all can prepare for it in advance.  We are happy that these both are only drills, but must realize that events this summer may not be so happy.  Be Prepared!

73,
Gene, W4AYK, SM Georgia

On Monday at 8am there was a disaster drill for ARES on the Ga. Traffic and Emergency Net, 3975 Mhz.

Henry Medical Center participated in the drill with Paul Carrin (KE4KXV) contacting Noel Jacques (K1EB). Contact was activated using the WA4DIW 145.170, the 2 Meter repeater at Henry Medical Center with Eileen Barry (PBX operator) from a Spectralink. Noel checked into the Net and relayed the information back to Paul.

Paul Carrin

Telecommunications Coordinator

Henry Medical Center