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 -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CINDY, NØYUR --PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER/TRAINING
JOHN, NØLJR -- STRESS MANAGEMENT/COUNSELING
STEVE, KBØJYL -- WEATHER OFFICER/RAPID RESPONSE
PAUL, ACØHY -- INTEROPERABILITY
JON, NØOFG -- CIVIL AIR PATROL LIAISON
MAIN REPEATER IN USE FOR EMERGENCIES --145.270 WØCET
D-STAR REPEATER NOW ON THE AIR 442.025!!
NET CONTROL STATION ARES NET PREAMBLE
THE NEW FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
CLICK HERE FOR NEW ARES VOLUNTEER FORMS
CLICK HERE FOR NEW FORM FOR ID BADGES
INDEPENDENT RADIO CLUB--INFORMATION ON D-STAR OPERATIONS
FEMA INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM
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. IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN YOUR ISO 100, 200, AN 400 CLASSES, CLICK ON THE FEMA LINK TO GO TO THE ON LINE CLASSES.
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.
THE NEW D-STAR DIGITAL REPEATER IS OPERATIONAL AND USING 442.025. THIS HAS A COMPUTER GATEWAY TO ALL TALKING BACK TO THIS REPEATER, WHERE EVER YOU MIGHT BE. YOU CAN ALSO CATCH DX STATIONS USING D-STAR REPEATERS.
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 mid west 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 145.270 with the alternate frequency of 146.520
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