ALPHA 1

>>>>>>>>>>ARES MEETINGS EVERY FIRST MONDAY OF THE EVEN MONTHS AT THE TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 7:00 P.M. <<<<<<<<<<<< WX AND EMERGENCY NETS ON 145.270 PRIMARY--146.520 SIMPLEX BACK UP<<<<<<<<<LISTEN TO TUESDAY NIGHT NETS FOR ARES TRANING INFORMATION ON 145.270 AT 8:30 PM.>>>>>CHECK WWW.KVARC.ORG FOR UPCOMING AMATEUR RADIO CLASSES AND TEST SESSIONS<<<<<

ALPHA 1 ARES

EMERGENCY COORDINATOR--- STEVE CARRIGER, WAØVRS

STATE RACES COORDINATOR -- JOSEPH, WDØDMV

ALPHA 1 INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF

WABAUNSEE AND SHAWNEE

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

ASSISTANT EMERGENCY COORDINATORS:

GALEN, WBØTXI -- 911 LIAISON/SERVED AGENCIES

JOHN, KCØADP -- SAFETY OFFICER/LOGISTICS

JUSTIN, KCØYWL -- MILITARY LIAISON/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CINDY, NØYUR --PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER/TRAINING

JOHN, NØLJR -- STRESS MANAGEMENT/COUNSELING

STEVE, KBØJYL -- WEATHER OFFICER/RAPID RESPONSE

NET CONTROL STATION ARES NET PREAMBLE

WELCOME TO THE ALPHA ONE ARES WEB SITE. WITH THE EVER EVOLVING ROLE OF AMATEUR RADIO, FROM STORM SPOTTING TO HOMELAND DEFENSE, THIS WEB SITE WILL TRY AND PASS ALONG SOME USEFUL INFORMATION AND LINKS. THE ROLE OF AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES IS GETTING STRONG ONCE AGAIN. THERE ARE PLENTY OF ROLES FOR ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS NO MATTER WHAT YOUR LICENSE CLASS. AS OUR ROLES INCREASE MORE AND MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO STAFF EVERYTHING FROM RED CROSS SHELTERS TO WATCHING FLOOD LEVEES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE ALPHA ONE ARES TEAM, SEND AN E-MAIL TO THE WEBMASTER AND IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE EMERGENCY COORDINATOR TO ARRANGE GETTING AN ALPHA ONE ARES ID AND TRAINING BOOK.

ALPHA ONE ARES ALSO NOW HAS APRS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NET CONTROL STATION AND SOON WILL HAVE APRS AT THE 911 DISPATCH NET CONTROL STATION. THIS HELPS OUR NET CONTROL OPERATORS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE STORM SPOTTERS ARE, OR WHERE THE VOLUNTEERS FOR ANY EMERGENCY MIGHT BE LOCATED. AMCOM II AND THE TOWER TRUCK ALSO HAS APRS NOW, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE NCS TO KEEP TRACK OF WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE.

ECHOLINK HAS ALSO BEEN INSTALLED ON THE 442.225 UHF REPEATER AND THE 146.670 VHF REPEATER. THIS INCREASES ARE COMMUNICATIONS LINKS GREATLY.

THE TUESDAY NIGHT ARES TRAINING NET ON 145.270 AT 8:30 PM IS WHERE UPCOMING EVENTS AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ARES VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK INTO THE NET. ALL HAM RADIO OPERATORS ARE WELCOME TO CHECK IN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS, E-MAIL THE WEBMASTER AND ONE OUR TEAM MEMBERS WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

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Here are some frequencies for those in tornado alley: These are the severe weather/tornado chase team frequencies for the Severe Storm Lab of Norman, Oklahoma. The Severe Storm Lab is where most of the tornado research in the midwest is conducted. The main frequency is 165.435, which is a repeater, located physically inside the airplane. A car to car freq. is 163.100.

The Topeka Kansas and ALPHA 1 main repeater frequency is 146.270 with the alternate frequency of 146.520

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