Emergency Coordination

Previous articles can be found under the "Emergency Coordination" link

File for download can be found at the bottom of this page.

The terms Amateur Radio Emergency Service and ARES are both registered trademarks of the American Radio Relay League Inc. and are used by permission.

Questions and comments regarding the content of this web page and articles are always welcome and encouraged.

Send an email to the address shown below.

Lew Maxwell, KB5HPT

DEC, District 6 – Far West Texas

Email: kb5hpt@arrl.net

++++++WINLINK TUESDAY++++++

This net will run each Tuesday (except 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s) for 24 hours. Check in anytime during the 24 hour period. Address messages to Lew, KB5HPT, DEC, Dist.6, WTX Section.

If you are an ARRL Field Appointee please use your Position/Title for the messages.

All others please use Radio Operator for your position/title.

The stations checking into this net are encouraged to use the ARES GO-BOX with the NVIS antenna. We will allow the use of a home station while the Go Box is being put together. The use of EOC stations is also encouraged.

***Sending Messages***

The HF Mode of the week will be ARDOP Winlink or VARA HF Winlink. Please use the WA5TED RMS as primary target otherwise use best available. We would like to use all West Texas Section assets if possible. Use ARDOP P2P or VARA P2P on the frequency and time shown below.

***P2P HF***

My HF station will be on the air from 8:30 AM through 10:30 AM (MST) for ARDOP P2P, and 5 PM through 7 PM (MST) for VARA P2P each Tuesday.

The Center frequency is 7.063.50 MHz.

The VHF mode of the week will be Packet Winlink or VARA FM. Please use the KB5HPT-10 Packet RMS on 145.070 MHz or KB5HPT-10 VARA FM RMS on 439.010 MHz simplex as primary target.

Connect using VHF Packet Winlink P2P or VARA FM P2P sessions on 145.650 MHz simplex. The time are the same as for the P2P HF times.

If all the above methods to check in fails, then use Telnet Winlink.

***NOTE:***

MAKE SURE THAT THE REQUEST READ RECEIPT IS CHECKED AT THE TOP OF THE MESSAGE. DON'T FORGET TO MARK THE MESSAGE AS WINLINK MESSAGE OR P2P WINLINK. TO GET CREDIT FOR THE NET ALL SENDERS MUST RECEIVE A MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BACK.

***Form of the Week for Nov. 24***

This week we will take a look at the Incident Status Report (SITREP) Form. The SITREP is found in the Template Manager. Click on New Message icon then Select Templates. Expand the Standard Templates. Scroll down to General Forms and expand that folder. Select Incident Status Report.txt. Either double click the form or highlight the form and click on SELECT at the top of the Template Manager page. The form will appear in your browser window.

Create a scenario and then make a report based on that scenario. Don't forget to enter the Setup Information found at the top left corner of the form.

When finished click on Submit then OK. Close the browser window.

In the Enter a New Message form in Winlink Express be sure the Send As block is correct. Address the message to KB5HPT, Post the message and send it.

Feel free to distribute this message to your friends/groups.

***Real Time Communications and Coordination***

If there is a question during the net, maybe something is not understood or a frequency needs to be changed here is a way to get the situation resolved.

***How to Load D-RATS***

1. Go to https://groups.io/g/d-rats/topics and join the group.

2. When approved click on the Files Tab on the left side of the page.

3. Click on D-RATS Program Files and select the latest version of D-RATS. The WIN XP also works on WIN10.

4. Download the file and install it. When the CONFIG page pops up fill in your Call Sign then click SAVE.

***How to Connect to the AE5HE Ratflector***

1. Click on File>>Preferences>>Radio.

2. Click ADD and in the ADD Port box give it a name of your choosing

a. TYPE is Network

b. Host Address is: ae5he.ham-radio-op.net

c. Port is 9000

d. Password leave blank

e. In the Radio page uncheck the ENABLE Boxes of the other Ratflectors that maybe checked.

3. We will hangout in the El Paso Chat Room.

a. In the Chat Pane. Click on Join Channel.

b. In the Join Channel Box enter El Paso then click OK.

c. At the bottom of the Chat Pane click on the #El_Paso tab. You are in the El Paso Chat Room.

4. To find the File Repository on the AE5HE RATflector follow these instructions.

a. In D-RATS click on the FILES TAB.

b. In the Station box click the drop-down arrow and select W5ELP

c. If W5ELP is not displayed in the Stations List hover the mouse over the Stations List area and right click. Select Ping All Stations.

d. With W5ELP selected click Connect.

e. When the files populate the box below select Winlink Tuesday.txt. There may be more than one file. Get all with that label.

f. Click Disconnect when finished.

g. To read the file go the the D-RATS Shared folder on your desktop and open the Winlink Tuesday Net file.

73,

Lew, KB5HPT

DEC, District 6, WTX Section

++++++EPCARES Mission Statement:++++++

WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUILDING A VIABLE ARES ORGANIZATION THAT IS PROPERLY TRAINED AND ADEQUATELY STAFFED WITH THE END GOAL OF FUNCTIONING PROFESSIONALLY IN ANY EMERGENCY THAT MAY COME OUR WAY.

Our Core Values Are:

Confidence Commitment Excellence

Respect Integrity

++++++SKYWARN® Coordinator Wanted++++++

Person/s interested in the SKYWARN® Coordinator position must have the following qualifications:

• Active in the SKYWARN® spotting program.

• Two years active SKYWARN® field spotting.

• Must travel to the National Weather Service in Santa Teresa, NM when activated and for bimonthly SKYWARN® nets.

• Must be General class or above.

• Must be D-Star/D-RATS qualified.

Interested person/s must contact Lew, KB5HPT at kb5hpt@arrl.net

The terms Amateur Radio Emergency Service and ARES are both registered trademarks of the

American Radio Relay League Inc. and are used by permission.

Lew Maxwell, KB5HPT

DEC, District 6, WTX Section

Email: kb5hpt@arrl.net