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2009 ARRL Field Day
June 27 & 28 |
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TARS Amateur Radio testing dates for 2009
& 2010, are
listed below at the Salvation Army Church - 348 E. Franklin Street in Toccoa, Georgia off
Ga. 123. For more information: Contact: Fred Rickman-W4BNG
at:*82-706-779-5951 or Buzz Tatham-KU4ES at: 706-886-9216
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 at: 9:00am |
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Satuary, October 24, 2009 at: 9:00am |
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3- Saturday, January 30,
2010 at: 9:00am |
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Local supporters of the |
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Toccoa
Amateur Radio Society |
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Sponsors: donating to
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Sponsors: donating to ---------- $50.00
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Sponsors: donating to -------- $100.00 |
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Sponsors: donating
to -------- $125.00 |
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Sponsors: donating to
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Sponsors: donating to ----- $2,000.00
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License
practice testing site
'Tech-General-Extra'
CLICK
HERE
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TARS Seal
Club call
letters:
K4TRS
Cities -
Date -
and Time
for
license
test
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Finding your new call sign after passing your
test.. Insert your name in search box in upper
left corner...
CLICK HERE |
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A.R.E.S.
site
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BuzzTatham
Official ARES
Emergency / Coordinator
for: Toccoa/Stephens
County Ga.
ku4es@arrl.net
Fred Rickman
Assistant ARES
Emergency
/ Coordinator
for: Toccoa/Stephens
County Ga.
fredrickman@windstream.net
Bob
Arbogast
Liason for A.R.E.S.
SSB
Emergency net - 3.975
for: Toccoa/Stephens County
Ga.
baarbogast@windstream.net |
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Amateur Radio Emergency
Service:
The Toccoa
Amateur Radio Society is now
affiliated with
A.R.E.S.
The
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES) consists of licensed
amateurs who have
voluntarily registered
their
qualifications and equipment for
communications duty in the
public service when disaster
strikes. Every licensed amateur,
regardless of membership in ARRL
or any other local or national
organization, is eligible for
membership in the ARES. The only
qualification, other than
possession of an Amateur Radio
license, is a sincere desire to
serve. Because ARES is an
amateur service, only amateurs
are eligible for membership. The
possession of emergency-powered
equipment is desirable, but is
not a requirement for
membership.
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"What
to report from Storm
Spotters to Net
Controller"
"The
net controller has
direct contact to the
Greenville/Spartanburg
Weather Bureau and all storm spotters need to go through Holt Rogers when
reporting any damage. To become a certified
trained SKYWARN Spotter,
you need to attend the
two classes offered by
the Weather Bureau."
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1-
Any size hail or
larger. |
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2- Wind guts to 58
mph-damage starts to
occurs. Trees, power
lines down,
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structual damage
or rotating clouds, counter
clockwise + "TORNADOS".
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Down burst or micro burst: does not rotate. |
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3- Do not
open any windows inside your
home. Wind will build up
pressure and |
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cause damage. |
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4-
Flooding from a creek, across a
highway or road that is not
passable or |
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threatens life. |
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5- 2.5
inches of rain in a 3 hour
period. Use a Campbell soup can
to measure rain |
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fall. |
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6- Snow- report inches
on a flat surface. |
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7- Ice accumulation- be
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"Do
not report lightning or
thunder to net
controller"
1- Causes of death from
lightning? Boats, open
fields, carrying
umbrellas, hats that have
mental
buttons and operating
electrical equipment.
"Life
can not be replaced"
All about
different kinds of
weather:
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2 meter repeater
PL Tone
71.9
440 repeater
PL Tone
88.5
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Currahee
Mtn. |
The Toccoa Amateur Radio Society
Club
has
their monthly
meeting on the first
Saturday of each
month, unless a Ham
Fest or Holiday
falls on that
Saturday, then the
meeting will be the
following Saturday
at 9:00 am. The
meeting is held at
the
Salvation Army Church
Building on 348 E. Franklin Street, Off
Ga. 123, Toccoa, Georgia. |
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Georgia Redneck
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Radio Operator |
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The
TARS 2 meter net is
on Tuesday and
Thursday evening at
8:00 pm.
At
12:00 pm on
Wednesday at noon, there will
be an A.R.E.S. net
on 2 meters:
145.250- PL tone
71.9 Buzz Tatham
will be your net
controller calling
the A.R.E.S net.
A.R.E.S. stands for:
"Amateur
Radio Emergency
Service net."
Everyone please
check in. This is
very important to be
near your radio in
case of an
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 CQ - CQ
Monday evening will be
a CW net for those who want to learn Morse
Code on:
145.250- PL Tone 71.9
CW
net controller is:
Michael Barnngham
AD4HI
&
Buzz Tatham
KU4ES
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