Emergency Preparedness Takes Center Stage for 2018 Simulated Emergency Test
The 2018 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is just ahead. The primary ARRL-sponsored national emergency exercise is designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers as well as those affiliated with other organizations involved with emergency and disaster response. Although the main SET weekend this year is October 6 - 7, local and Section-wide exercises may take place throughout the fall. Those who already take part in public service and emergency activities are getting ready for the annual SET, a dress rehearsal, next month. But, the 2018 ARRL SET is an open casting call for all radio amateurs interested in expanding their emergency preparedness knowledge and skill.
The annual SET encourages maximum participation by all Amateur Radio operators, partner organizations, and national, state, and local officials who typically engage in emergency or disaster response.
In addition to ARES volunteers, radio amateurs active in the National Traffic System, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), SKYWARNâ„¢, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), and a variety of other allied groups and public service-oriented radio amateurs are needed to fulfill important roles in this nationwide exercise.
The SET allows volunteers to test equipment, modes, and skills under simulated emergency conditions and scenarios. Individuals can use the time to update a "go-kit" for use during deployments and to ensure their home station's operational capability in an emergency or disaster.
At the national level, ARRL has established formal working relationships with partner organizations and agencies, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the National Weather Service, the National Communications System, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials- International (APCO-International), Citizen Corps, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), REACT International, Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), United States Power Squadron, and Boy Scouts of America. Details on these organizations and how they work with ARRL and Amateur Radio operators are on the ARRL website.
To get involved, contact your local ARRL Emergency Coordinator or Net Manager. Check on upcoming planned activities through local, state, or Section-wide nets. If you don't know already, find out who the Emergency Coordinator is and where the nearest ARES group meets. Your ARRL Section Manager should be able to assist.
Additional background on the annual SET appears in the article, "2017 Simulated Emergency Test Results," in the July 2018 issue of QST. Guidelines and specific SET reporting forms for ARRL Section and Field Organization leaders are posted on the ARRL website for use by Emergency Coordinators and Net Managers, or by Section leaders in charge of reporting this year's SET activity. -- Thanks to Steve Ewald, WV1X
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Saturday, April 23, 2016
MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT June 4-5, 2016
Found on the website of the Battleship New Jersey:
http://www.nj2bb.org/museum/index.html
MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT
2015 TOP OPERATOR LIST
All stations that work at least 15 different ships of those participating (listed below) will receive a certificate if they send a copy of their log entries showing these contacts. Working the same ship on different frequencies DOES NOT count as 2 ships. Working a ship not listed will not count
We will post more information on certificates later. In the meantime, please read the following 2 articles which should help explain some problems that arise when checking your logs.
MSW FAQ UTC Time
Ships wishing to participate should send a note to museum@nj2bb.org with the name of ship, callsign, location and contact info for person responsible. If you are having trouble reaching the museum e-mail address, please send info to this address instead: mdbprod@hotmail.com
Please read the rules for ships wishing to participate before contacting us.
You can download the excel spreadsheet with all ships listed by 1) callsign 2) ship name 3) type of ship It will be posted on Friday June 3, 2016 just before the start of the event.
SHIPS PARTICIPATING FOR 2016 - 85 Ships(updated 23 April 2016)** Ships with asterisks are new to Museum Ships WeekendPlease QSL each ship directly
While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed,
most ships will be operating in the General portion of the bands
EVENT PSK 31 OPERATIONS
14.070 MHz 10.142 MHz 18.100 MHz 21.070 MHz 28.120 MHz
Some ships will also be on 3880 KHz - 3885 KHz and 7290 KHz Amplitude Modulation with either their ships original equipment or modern equipment.
While any operating mode can be used in this event and CW and SSB are the dominant modes, we are encouraging all the particpating ships, that have the ability, to fire up their original equipment on
3885 KHz, 3600 & 3625 (in the UK),
3705 (W. Europe),
7290 KHz and 14.286 KHz in the AM mode.
http://www.nj2bb.org/museum/index.html
MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND EVENT
sponsored by
The Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station
WB5JHY 53 AE5YN 53 KE7A 51 K5BUD 50 WB2DLF 47 KA1JBE 47 K6YN 47 K6XN 46 K4MIA 46 KJ6WQQ 45 K6ON 45 | W0YJT 44 K5JIM 43 WS6K 42 N4SC 42 WA9CWE 42 NC0JW 41 KA3UNQ 41 AB9V 41 K4EZS 41 KD4QMY 41 AJ4XL 40 |
We will post more information on certificates later. In the meantime, please read the following 2 articles which should help explain some problems that arise when checking your logs.
Ships wishing to participate should send a note to museum@nj2bb.org with the name of ship, callsign, location and contact info for person responsible. If you are having trouble reaching the museum e-mail address, please send info to this address instead: mdbprod@hotmail.com
Please read the rules for ships wishing to participate before contacting us.
You can download the excel spreadsheet with all ships listed by 1) callsign 2) ship name 3) type of ship It will be posted on Friday June 3, 2016 just before the start of the event.
NAME TYPE OF SHIP LOCATION CALLSIGN
K1USN Watson Museum Braintree, MA K1USN
USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Alameda Point, CA NB6GC
USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier Charleston, SC WA4USN
USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Corpus Christi, TX W5LEX
USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier New York, NY WA3KEY/2
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier San Diego, CA NI6IW
ST-695 Angels Gate Army Tugboat San Pedro, CA K6AA
USS New Jersey Battleship Camden, New Jersey NJ2BB
USS Iowa Battleship San Pedro, CA NI6BB
USS Missouri Battleship Pearl Harbor, HI KH6BB
USS Wisconsin Battleship Norfolk, Virginia N4WIS
USS Texas Battleship Houston, Texas NA5DV
USS Oklahoma Mast Memorial Battleship Mast Memorial Muskogee, OK WW2OK
MV Cap San Diego Cargo Ship Hamburg,Germany DL0MFH
Ex MV Dresden Cargo Ship Rostock, Germany DL0MCM
**Claud W Somers Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Reedville, VA W4NNK
USS Cairo Civil War Ironclad Gunboat Vicksburg, MS K5ZRO
USCG Ingham CG Cutter Key West, FL NR4DL
USS Potomac CG Cutter/Pres. Yacht Oakland, CA. NE6JP
USS Olympia Cruiser Philadelphia, PA WA3BAT
USS Littlerock Cruiser Buffalo, New York W2PE
HMS Belfast Cruiser London, UK GB2RN
USS Indianapolis CA-35 Memorial Cruiser Indianapolis, IN WW2IND
**USS Edson DD946 Destroyer Bay City, MI W8EDS
USS The Sullivans Destroyer Buffalo, NY N2HTL
HMCS Haida Destroyer Hamilton, Ontario VE3RCN
USS Turner Joy Destroyer Bremerton, WA NS7DD
FGS Moelders Destroyer Wilhelmshaven/Germany DL0MFX
USS Cassin Young Destroyer Boston, MA WW2DD
USS Kidd Destroyer Baton Rouge, La W5KID
USS Stewart Destroyer Escort Galveston, TX KK5W
**Evelina M Goulart Fishing Schooner Essex, MA W1E
SS Grandcamp Memorial (June 4 only) French Liberty Ship Texas City, TX AC0TX
D. Fernando II e Glória Frigate Cacilhas Dockyard Portugal CS5DFG
Navio Hospital Gil Eannes Hospital Ship Viana do Castelo, Portugal CS5ARAM
Kraisin Icebreaker St. Petersburg, Russia R1LK
USCGC Mackinaw Icebreaker Mackinaw, MI W8AGB
SS John W Brown Liberty Ship Baltimore, MD W3TFR
SS High Flyer Memorial (June 5 only) Liberty Ship Texas City, TX AC0TX
LV Elbe l Lightvessel Cuxhaven Germany DL0CUX
Carl D Bradley Limestone Carrier Rogers City, MI W8B
LST-393 LST Muskegon, MI N8LST
USS Lucid Minesweeper Stockton, CA N6MSO
USS Hazard Minesweeper Omaha, NE K0USA
KRS 575 “Hans Beimler” Missile Corvette Peenemuende, Germany DL0MFN
NSS Savannah Nuclear Merchant Vessel Baltimore, MD K3SAV
SS Cedarville Ore Freighter Rogers City, MI W8C
SS Hohentwiel Paddle Steamer Bodensee, Austria OE6XMF/HO
Mannheim Paddle Steamer Mannheim, Germany DK0LU
RMS Queen Mary Passenger Ship Long Beach, CA W6RO
SS Rotterdam Passenger Ship Port of Rotterdam PI4HAL
SS Keewatin Passenger Steamship Port McNicoll, ON VA3VGC
SS City of Milwaukee Railroad Car Ferry Manistee, MI KS8B
John T. Essberger (Sun Jun 5 only) Rescue Cruiser Speyer, Germany DK0SP
PBR River Patrol Boat College Station, TX W5PBR
Tall Ship Elissa Sailing Barque Galveston Island, TX N5E
Star of India (separate contact) Sailing Ship San Diego, CA NS6OI
SS Ticonderoga Steamboat Shelburne, VT W1T
U-5075 Seehund Submarine Quincy, MA. WW2MAN
B-39 (separate contact) Soviet Submarine San Diego, CA NS6OI
USS Cod Submarine Cleveland, OH W8COD
USS Cobia Submarine Manitowoc, Wisconsin NB9QV
USS Nautilus Submarine Groton, CT N1S
USS Pampanito Submarine San Francisco, CA NJ6VT
Novosibirskij Komsomolec (B-396) Submarine 641-B Moscow, Russia RU3AWK
HMUb Nordkaparen Submarine Gothenburg, Sweden SL8SUB
U10 (S189) Submarine Wilhelmshaven, Germany DF0RI
Vesikko Submarine Suomenlinna, Helsinki, FINLAND OH2AN/SUB
USS Dolphin (separate contact) Submarine San Diego, CA NS6OI
USS Blueback Submarine Portland, OR W7SUB
USS Batfish Submarine Muskogee, OK WW2SUB
USS Silversides Submarine Muskegon, MI N8SUB
**USS Requin Submarine Pittsburgh, PA NY3EC
USS Cavalla Submarine Galveston, TX KK5W
HMCS Onondaga Submarine Pointe-au-Père, Quebec VA2GNQ
NRP Barracuda Submarine Cacilhas Dockyard Portugal CS5SUB
USS Becuna Submarine Philadelphia, PA N3SUB
S637 Espadon Submarine Saint-Nazaire France F6KBG
Nazario Sauro Submarine Genoa, Italy II1NS
**Wilhelm Bauer (ex U-2540) Submarine Bremerhaven, Germany DL6T
U9 (Sat Jun 4 only) Submarine Speyer, Germany DK0SP
U-995 Submarine Laboe Germany DL0DMB
K24 (U-461) Submarine Peenemuende, Germany DM3G
SS American Victory Victory Ship Tampa, Florida W4AVM
Elettra (Marconi's Traveling Lab) Yacht Pontecchio Marconi, Italy TBA
While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed,
most ships will be operating in the General portion of the bands
| 3,860 KHz | 3,539 KHz | |
| 7,260 KHz | 7,039 KHz | |
| 10,109 KHz | ||
| 14,260 KHz | 14,039 KHz | |
| 18,160 KHz | 18,079 KHz | |
| 21,360 KHz | 21,039 KHz | |
| 24,960 KHz | 24,899 KHz | |
| 28,360 KHz | 28,039 KHz | |
| 50,160 KHz | 50,109 KHz |
14.070 MHz 10.142 MHz 18.100 MHz 21.070 MHz 28.120 MHz
While any operating mode can be used in this event and CW and SSB are the dominant modes, we are encouraging all the particpating ships, that have the ability, to fire up their original equipment on
3705 (W. Europe),
7290 KHz and 14.286 KHz in the AM mode.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
CERT - Community Emergency Response Team
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) webpage:
http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams
Contact your local fire department for classes and information.
http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams
Contact your local fire department for classes and information.
Quartzfest 2016 Video
Found this great video from this years Quartzfest! Thanks to Robert Brodovsky K6UDA for posting this on Youtube.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Programming the Leixen VV-898 with CHIRP
Thanks to Steve Spence for this informative video.
Very good explanation on how to program the Leixen VV-898 mobile radio in that is installed in your vehicle.
It is a little blurry at points but very informative.
Very good explanation on how to program the Leixen VV-898 mobile radio in that is installed in your vehicle.
It is a little blurry at points but very informative.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
QYT KT8900 20/25 watt mobile review by AF5DN
Thanks to AF5DN, DAVID L SAVIDGE of Fort Worth, TX for a great review.
Leixen VV-898 Review by G7OEA
Thank you Phil Foulkes of Liverpool England for this great review.
This Leixen radio looks like a hot little low power mobile:
This Leixen radio looks like a hot little low power mobile:
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