For those interested in Neighborhood Radio Watch (NRW) programs, here are links to two Facebook pages + a webpage: 1) Columbia College GMRS Group (NRW nets on Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm); https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCollegeGMRS 2) Groveland GMRS Radio Watch (NRW nets on Saturday nights at 7 pm): https://www.facebook.com/groups/885555812498346 and 3) TUOLUMNE COUNTY GMRS Radio Repeater webpage: https://tuolumnecountygmrs.weebly.com Twain Harte Area – check in on GMRS , channel 18 (no tone) Wednesday evenings 7:00 PM. With the potential for massive failures of our land lines and mobile phone infrastructure, during a wildfire, there is increased interested in developing neighborhood based radio watch groups. Everyone in a neighborhood can participate with a Family Radio (FRS), […]
Training
Monday NOVEMBER 22, 4PM on ZOOM. Email Rich Combs at richsfpd@gmail.com for link. Residents of Tuolumne County interested in Fire Safety and Emergency Communications are invited to an online presentation by Alan Thompson, Satellite Internet Field Engineer of El Dorado Networks of Placerville. Alan helped restore Internet service at several downed cell-phone towers in Paradise shortly after the Camp Fire. What he saw there and learned later about the colossal emergency communications failures during the fire, turned him into an “Accidental Advocate” for fire safety and communications resilience. Since 2019, Alan has given over 100 presentations before Civic Groups, Fire-safe Councils and […]
Disaster Communications Exercise 5 May 2020 After Action Report Executive Summary By Jim Piper K6MEDDST Radio Communications Volunteer American Red Cross CA Gold Country Region The DST Radio Communications component of the CA Gold Country Region “activates” during disaster responses to augment communications between the headquarters DOC in Sacramento and service sites. It does so by way of coordinating with our partners in the amateur radio community to “be there” when we need them to assist in moving our disaster messages when the public telecommunications infrastructure has suffered an outage from a disaster and Red Cross or public utility response teams […]
PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 20-467 ORIGINAL PDF FILE Released: April 30, 2020 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CONFIRMS THAT AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS MAY BE HELD REMOTELY The Amateur Radio Service provides opportunities for self-training, intercommunication, and technical investigations for qualified persons of any age who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest. To operate an Amateur Radio Service station, an operator must have an FCC license. The Commission issues three classes of operator licenses, each authorizing a different level of privilege.1 The class for […]
This workshop is for all interested in becoming a ham radio operator, or is a new ham radio operator. This is an informational workshop with live demonstrations. Additional study before or after is recommended. Sign up at the bottom of this page. AGENDA: When all else fails…. Emergency Preparedness What is an FCC License? How to prepare and take a FCC test Basics of a Transceiver How to operate and use a radio How repeaters work Repeater demonstration HF Demonstration Go Kit Demo FAQ, your questions answered!! Get started with this $23 radio. Buy it on Amazon and bring it to […]
TCARES was asked by the Motherlode Bike Coalition, on short notice, to provide radio communications for a bike event on Saturday August 24. More info about the event can be found here. A request went out to the club for 2 or 3 hams to assist. N4NED, KM6NCU and WA6N volunteers to work the Old Priest Grade from 6 am to 9 am. The CHP closed the road and were stationed at the top and bottom of the grade. We set up three stations along the route and help the race organizers communicate between the start and finish and we also […]