 Nov 21,
2006
(an archived page, this may contain outdated or
broken links) 
This
is an ARES registration card from my days in Colorado. ARES District 22
was very active in supporting the American Red Cross, the National
Weather Service, and numerous Walk-a-thon and Bike-a-thon events. We
were activated for blizzards, forest fires, chemical spills, tornados,
parades, apartment fires, and even halloween.
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This
is a special edition page,
detailing some history of
my
involvement in
Public Service
Emergency
Communications
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This
started out as a feature on the main page and I decided to keep
most of that page as this special edition page.
 Part
of my process when moving to a new area, is to get registered with the
local ARES/RACES. After 30 some years of participating in local
emergency preparedness, I like to think that I have picked up some good
ideas along the way, and given back at least as much as I've
gotten, hopefully more. I have seen amateur radio's contribution
progressively get more complex and much better integrated into a
locale's 'routine configuration'. Just this year the
FCC has
specifically indicated Amateur Radio as an entity that
Regional
Emergency Communications Coordinators will include in their planning.
We have come a long way
. . . Let's all continue to press on !
I'd like to
present here a summary, indicating various locations and
opportunities where I have found a way to participate and contribute
toward the common goal. These are primarily oriented toward Emergency
Preparedness, but everything is related.
- First licensed in 1976, Advanced class
since 1978.
- First Class Commercial
Radiotelephone License 1979.
- Civil Defense in Mississippi 1976-1980.
- Skywarn in North Carolina 1980-1984.
- Registered with ARES in Colorado 1984-1990.
- Skywarn (Advanced
Spotter Training) in Colorado.
- Red Cross Disaster
Action Team training 1989.
- Red Cross Disaster
Assessment training 1989.
- Emergency Communications
Officer for the Arapahoe County Branch,
Denver Chapter Red
Cross 1989-1990. - Assistant EC, Arapahoe
County ARES 1989-1990.
- Registered with ARES in Tennessee 1990-2004.
- WCARS/VEC Volunteer
Examiner, 1992-1994
- ARRL Official Observer
Station, 1992-1994.
- Skywarn (Advanced
Spotter Training) in Tennessee.
- Skywarn Net Control
Station, 1994-1996, 2001-2003.
- Assistant EC, Sullivan
County ARES 1992, 2001.
- Registered with ARES in South Carolina 2004-2006.
- Skywarn (Basic Training)
in South Carolina.
- FEMA-IS700, IS100 completed
July 2005.
- FEMA-IS200 completed August
2005.
- ARRL-EC001 completed Sept 2005.
- Registered (ID'd) with
Dorchester County (SC) EMA,
as an Emergency Communications
Volunteer 2006. - Registered with
ARES/RACES in Alabama
2006- ____.
I did finally
move this to a separate page, with some
scans of various certificates. Even with all my years of hands-on
experience, some of the most valuable insight has come from the FEMA
and ARRL-EmComm
study material I got in 2005. I highly recommend these
for anyone that is even slightly interested in emergency
communications. It
is not enough anymore to just show-up with a hand-held radio and offer
to help, many groups
now require a certain level of basic training and orientation.
I'll be there to help,
will you join us ?
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That being said,
I am looking forward to becoming a part of the local effort.
I
intend to provide insight and experience toward helping these groups
actualize their vision.
My background in radio and computer
networking should prove useful in helping to build out an anticipated Winlink2000
infrastructure implementation.
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organizations, projects and web sites
that I continue to support and
promote :
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forget to check the rest of the SomeNet web site.
The main page is a blog-kinda place where you can
add your comments as well. There are also pointers to other friends
that park their pages on my server.
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