Week 48 of the SEC Weekly Notes..

Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 48 - 2013

For public distribution.  Please forward as appropriate.

These notes will also be available on the ARES page at www.arrl-ohio.org

THANKSGIVING EDITION!

Ohio HF Net by W8SGT.  Tues at 7PM on 3875 kHz and 7240 kHz LSB.

Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN)  Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz  USB.

Greetings and salutations.  I trust everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.  My Thanksgiving was pretty good, actually.  I got up early Thanksgiving morning and traveled to downtown Akron for a public service event.  I believe this is my fifth year volunteering with the Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club for the Gennesaret Homerun for the Homeless.  I am pretty sure this is my third year as the Net Control Station.  The event is a 1 mile fun run followed by a 4 mile run consisting of 4500 runners.  Not to mention it's 18 degrees outside.  While some of the runners wore gorilla suits, banana man outfits, and turkey hats, others were wearing shorts and t-shirts!  I did say it was 18 degrees, right?  Well, I didn't feel the cold as I was drinking my delicious cup of coffee and eating my scrumptious original glazed doughnut from Krispy Kremes in my nice warm vehicle all while maintaining good order and discipline on the two-meter net.  Hee hee.  All kidding aside, it's always a fun time and I enjoy donating my time for a such a worthy cause.

I had a great feast thanks to a special someone.  The dinner was fantastic!  But I also took a silent moment to remember those defending this great Nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.  I took a silent moment to remember the brave men and women of the US Armed Forces who could not come home to their families. For many years, my military career kept me from coming home for the holidays.  I know what it's like to stand a post on Thanksgiving.  It's only right and fair I take a moment to thank them.

Ladies and gentlemen, I do not need a holiday like Thanksgiving to be thankful.  I am grateful everyday for the time and effort you put into this amazing program called ARES.  But most of all, I am very thankful for my family and friends.  I do not know what I would do without them.

Well, that's all I have for this week.  I saved the announcements for next week.  Have a nice weekend.

Preparedness Leads to Readiness

73 de Matt W8DEC

Lucas County ARES Pictures Posted..

Hi,

Just posted a number of pictures from Lucas County ARES..

http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/lucas_ares/index.php



73,

Scott, N8SY..

From the Section Emergency Coordinator - Week 47

Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 47 - 2013
For public distribution.  Please forward as appropriate.
These notes will also be available on the ARES page at www.arrl-ohio.org

Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN)  Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz  USB.
Ohio HF Net by W8SGT.  Tues at 7PM on 3875 kHz and 7240 kHz LSB.
Preparedness Leads to Readiness

There were no Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff last week.  I took a week off following the All Ohio ARES Conference.

My thoughts and prayers go out to those who suffered loss and tragedy from the storm and tornado outbreak last weekend.  This one hit close to home, ladies and gentlemen.

Many thanks to the Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club for having me as their guest speaker earlier this week.  I had a good dinner and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere.  I provided a short briefing on the All Ohio ARES Conference and gave an insight into ARES Training Camp next year.

Ohio Section ARES Leadership Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 from 10AM to 3PM at the State of Ohio Emergency Operations Center in Columbus.  This meeting is for all those who hold an ARES appointment.  Please make every effort to attend as every county and district should be represented.

Plans are underway for ARES Training Camp in September 2014 at Camp Falling Rock in Newark, Ohio.  Attached is a what I had in mind for what training could be offered.  This is not etched in stone.  If you have something you'd like to teach or train volunteers, please contact me at w8dec@arrl.net.  I am in the midst of creating a list of staff positions that will need to be filled.  I will publish it as soon as it's completed.

I received this from K2BSA...Early numbers are in for JOTA 2013. We received 272 station reports, up 33% from 2012. However, Scout participation was recorded at just under 14,000. This is a great number but down 25% from last year. More work ahead in assessing the reasons behind the numbers, downloading all the photos, and reviewing station reports and suggestions for next year. The final report should be out in early December along with the filing of the USA report with the World Scout Bureau. Stay tuned!

Tusco ARC hamfest is coming up January 27th in Strasburg, Ohio.  Check out http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/tusco-arc-hamfest-2 for details.

TRAINING.  IS-100 Unit 6 covers six basic types of incident facilities.  These facilities are established by the incident commander depending on the requirements and complexity of the incident or event.  You find this information by clicking on this LINK.

1.  Incident Command Post

2.  Staging Area

3.  Base

4.  Camp

5.  Helibase

6.  Helispot

But today, I am going to focus about Base and Camp.

 

Base - Location where primary logistics and administration functions are coordinated and administered.  There is only one Base per incident and it's designated by the incident name.  May be collocated with the Incident Command Post.  It is established and managed by the Logistics Section.

Camp - Where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a Base is not accessible to all resources.  Multiple Camps may be used but not all incidents have Camps.  Camps are temporary locations within the general incident area that are equipped and staffed to provide food, water, sleeping areas, and sanitary services.  They are designated by geographic location or number.

That is all for this week.  Next week will be my Thanksgiving edition of my Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff.  I will be also adding a recruiting & retention message from Assistant SEC Mark KB8YMN.  Thanks for all you do for amateur radio.  Have a nice weekend. 

 

73 de Matt W8DEC

 

 

Week 45 of the SEC's Notes..

Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 45 - 2013

For public distribution.  Please forward as appropriate.

These notes will also be available on the ARES page at www.arrl-ohio.org

Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN)  Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz  USB.

Ohio HF Net by W8SGT.  Tues at 7PM on 3875 kHz and 7240 kHz LSB.

Preparedness Leads to Readiness

There were no Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff last week (week 44).  If there had been, I would have talked about my SEC visits to Lucas County and Henry County.  On Saturday, October 26th, David Rickon NF8O and I traveled out to Maumee for the Lucas County ARES meeting.  I felt the meeting was quite productive and well attended.  After they conducted a small business portion of the meeting, I went over the Ohio Section website and duties and responsibilities of being an EC and AEC.  We had a fun radio programming drill and took a break for some birthday cake.  I then went over my go box I brought and some pictures from my Hurricane Katrina experience.  The meeting ended and David and I met up with the hams at the County EOC where we toured their communications truck and trailer.  Very impressive, if I might add.  See the attached picture.  But it didn't end there.  David and I were brought up to the amateur radio "corner" of the county EOC.  When I say corner, they get the whole corner.  It was huge!  We then saw the actual EOC.  It was a great visit.  Many thanks to Lucas County ARES for their time and hospitality.  David and I then traveled out to Napoleon, Ohio in Henry County where we met up with the Emergency Coordinator and one of his Assistants at the county EOC.  We were there for a couple hours and had a great discussion about ARES and emcomm.  Many thanks to Henry County ARES for their time and hospitality.

It's no secret I am going to be busy this week.  So I'll do what I can to keep this week's message short.  :-)  Routine vehicle maintenance this week as well as parent-teacher conferences later in the week with my 10 year old daughter.  I am also preparing for this small get together this coming Saturday.  You might have heard of it.  ;-)

The All Ohio ARES Conference is this coming Saturday, November 9th at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.  With 136 (and counting) participants registered, this conference will once again be one you will not want to miss.  All participants are encouraged to register online at www.arrl-ohio.org.  Check out the ARES page on the website for conference details such as one of the largest go box displays and emcomm vehicle/trailer displays this section has ever seen.  Great forums and presentations.  Also a group photo of all attendees for an article in QST magazine.  Not to mention, the amateur radio license exams open to the public at 8AM.  Tell a friend, bring a friend.  Carpool or convoy to one of the best conferences we have in the Ohio Section.

Results from the Statewide Simulated Emergency Test.  Results from the recent telephone notification drill.  Awesome news on net year's ARES Training Camp.  Update on ARESMAT in the Ohio Section.  Update from the Digital Communications Committee.  Update from Team W8SGT at the State of Ohio EOC.  Update from the Ohio Digital Emergency Net.  Presentation of the 2013 recipient of the Ross T. Stillisano KB8JTZ Memorial Award.  All of these will be discussed at the All Ohio ARES Conference.  Come to conference to hear all of this first hand.

My deepest condolences to Larry Mittman N9AUG.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.  I received this message from Stan N8BHL (EC Delaware County)...

I just wanted to make sure you heard the news, that Larry Mittman’s wife Peg passed away last evening at St Ann’s.  I’m sure your prayers and sympathy for Larry will be appreciated. No arrangements yet, info when we get it.  Larry is President of DELARA, and a very active member of ARES and the cw traffic nets.

TRAINING THIS WEEK...types of nets.  Tactical Net.  Resource Net.  Command Net.  Open and Closed Nets.  Review the types of nets on page 20 of the ARES Field Resource Manual with your Emergency Coordinator.  This manual is a free download from the ARRL at http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ARESFieldResourcesManual.pdf.

That's all for this week.  See?  I said I would keep it short.  As always I thank you for everything you do for amateur radio.  If you're planning to attend the conference and have not registered yet, there's still time to do so.  I look forward to seeing everyone at the All Ohio ARES Conference.

Have a good week.

73 de Matt W8DEC