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JUNE 23, 2012
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June 23-24, 2012
The Toccoa Amateur Radio Club
is planning on having Field day in front of the Sonic Drive-in,
and Wal-Mart, facing Big A Road, on Saturday-June 23, 2012.
We will have a couple HF Radios
and a 2 meter radio. Our club wants to let the residents of
Toccoa know what our Amateur Radio Operators can do for our
community if a weather related emergency or disaster may arise.
Demonstrations on the radio to the public will show everyone how
we contact people all over the world.
Cell phones are great but if the
phone systems ever go out, we are here to help get
communications out for help. Everyone invited to see how radio
communications can be of service to the community.
Bob Arbogast KE4CXJ-EXTRA-VE
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November 3 |
Georgia
State
Convention
(Stone
Mountain
Hamfest &
Computer
Expo)
Location:
Lawrenceville,
GA
Type: ARRL
Convention
pending
Executive
Committee
approval
Sponsor:
Alford
Memorial
Radio Club
Website:
http://www.stonemountainhamfest.com
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Toccoa Amateur
Radio Operator for the month of March:
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City Of Toccoa News
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When Mother Nature
wreaks havoc, hams are there to
assist--as we have since the early days
of Amateur Radio Emergency Service.
At least one amateur station in every
community should be equipped with
auxiliary station equipment for use in
an emergency. For real preparedness such
equipment should be designed to operate
from power supplies other than regular
A.C. or D.C. lines. Although it is true
that much of the most valuable emergency
work is done using equipment operating
directly from A.C. or D.C. mails, it
must be remembered that the "stricken
area" itself is usually without current
from the power company. This means a
wait until lines are repaired. "Waits"
are inexcusable in emergencies.
Communication should be
established at the earliest possible
moment. To guard against delays the
"emergency set-up" must operated from
auxiliary power, and the operator must
at all times know where he can secure
the auxiliary power himself,
arrangements can usually be made with
local hardware dealers, radio stores,
etc., for the loan of batteries when the
need arises.
NOAA's National Weather Service 
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145.250
PL Tone 71.9
TARS
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Radio
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Michael - KI4AEM
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Sponsors: donating to
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Sponsors: donating to
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Sponsors: donating to
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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 (A.R.E.S.) 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 A.R.E.S. The only qualification,
other than possession of an Amateur Radio
license, is a sincere desire to serve. Because
A.R.E.S. 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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Currahee
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Toccoa, Georgia |
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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
John Labar of Carnesville, Georgia, when
reporting any damage. To become a certified
trained SKYWARN Spotter, you need to attend
the two classes offered by the Weather
Bureau." A beginners class and an
Advanced class. When finished, you will be
given a certificate of Achievment.
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1- Any size hail
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2- Wind guts to 58 mph-damage
starts to occurs. Trees, power
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structual damage or rotating
clouds, counter clockwise
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3- Down burst or micro
burst: does not rotate. |
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4- Do not open any windows
inside your home. Wind will
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and cause damage. |
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5- Flooding from a creek, across
a highway or road that is not
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6- 2.5 inches of rain in a 3
hour period. Use a Campbell
soup can to measure
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rain fall. |
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7- Snow: report inches on a flat
surface. |
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8- Ice accumulation- be accurate
when reporting. |
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"Do not
report lightning or thunder to net
controller"
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8- Causes of death from
lightning? Boats, open
fields, carrying
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that have
mental buttons and operating
electrical equipment. |
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"Life can not be replaced" |
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All about different kinds of
weather:
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Georgia Redneck |
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Radio
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The Toccoa Amateur Radio Society
2 meter net is held on each Tuesday and Thursday
evenings at 7:00 pm local time.
Everyone please check in when
you can. Being able to
talk on the radio on the 145.250
repeater will be helpful if a
disaster should arise.
HF Frequencys
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