Saturday-June 2

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May 18-19-20

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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

 

 

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

 

 Toccoa Amateur Radio Operator for the month of March:

Tommy Cole - K4NVG

Congratulations!

 

City Of Toccoa News

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All items are "CASH ONLY"  For further information contact:

baarbogast@windstream.net

phone number: 706-886-0408


 

FCC Permits Ham-Employees to Operate in Drills

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Disaster Preparedness

Pages: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16

Earthquake Preparedness

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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 - K4TRS

Radio Call Letters

 

 

Tower Climbing Video

 

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441.925 PL Tone 100

Michael - KI4AEM

Radio Call Letters

440 will be up and going soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Line Conversion Chart: Click Here

OHM'S Law Calculators: Click Here

Dipole Calculator: Click Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local supporters of the

Toccoa Amateur Radio Society

 

Sponsors: donating to TARS---------- $25.00

Sponsors: donating to TARS---------- $50.00

Sponsors: donating to TARS-------- $100.00

 

 

License practice testing site

'Tech-General-Extra'

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Repeater Database

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TARS Seal

Cities - Date - Time

for license test

 

 

 

 

    Finding your new call sign after passing your test.. Insert your name in search box in upper left corner...

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A.R.E.S. site

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Michael Carter
 

    Official ARES      

 Emergency / Coordinator  for:

Toccoa/Stephens County Ga.

 

gamedic212@hotmail.com

 

 

Buzz Tatham

 

Assistant/Emergency Coordinator for:

Toccoa/Stephens County Ga.

 

ku4es@arrl.net

       

 

 

   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.

 

 

 

 

 

Skywarn

 

 

 

Skywarn Coordinator

  John Labar-Carnesville, Ga.

KJ4DUP

 

 

 

 

What is SKYWARN?

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Basic  SkyWarn

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Advanced SkyWarn

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3D Tornado Guide

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3D animated Hurricane

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Lightning   Calculator

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NOAA Weather

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp

 

 

Tornado Video-1

Tornado Video-2

Tornado Video-3

 

 

 

 

 

"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.

1- Any size hail or larger.
 
2- Wind guts to 58 mph-damage starts to occurs. Trees, power lines down,
    structual damage or rotating clouds,  counter clockwise + "TORNADOS".
 
3- Down burst or micro  burst: does not rotate.
 
4- Do not open any windows inside your home. Wind will build up pressure
    and cause damage.
 
5- Flooding from a creek, across a highway or road that is not passable or
     threatens life.
 
6- 2.5 inches of rain in a 3 hour period. Use a Campbell  soup can to measure
    rain fall.
 
7- Snow: report inches on a flat surface.
 
8- Ice accumulation- be accurate when reporting.
 

              "Do not report lightning or thunder to net controller"

 
8- 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

     

 

 

   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   

 

World Time Clock

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