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ARES/RACES/SKYWARN
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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
ARES is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, a voluntary organization of licensed radio amateurs who have registered their capabilities and equipment for providing emergency communications as a public service to the community.
ARES was started in 1935ARES in each locality operates under the direction of the Emergency Coordinator (EC), whose function is to direct the activities of the ARES members to maintain a state of readiness.
Jim Mozley, Assistant EC Western District Section EC: Joe Tedesco. KC2DKP
RACESRADIO AMATEUR CIVIL EMERGENCY SERVICE
ONONDAGA COUNTY PRESENTLY HAS 68 REGISTERED ARES/RACES MEMBERS
* * * * SKYWARN"2012" season
SKYWARN provides volunteer weather reporting to the Binghamton NWS Office. Licensed volunteers
are always welcome to assist in spotting weather. The Binghamton District Office serves 26 counties,
which includes Onondaga County.
SKYWARN TRAINING HELD ONCE A YEAR, To receive your Onondaga County SKYWARN card a training class is provided by the NWS personnel from the Binghamton Weather Service Weather nets are opened when Onondaga County has been called out by the Binghamton Weather office, unless something has been spotted that the Binghamton office is unaware of. Then a request should be made to the Binghamton office before an official net is opened.
When toned out for a "WATCH" - be ON GUARD
Binghamton NWS has requested Hams monitor for Floods.
ALL TRAINING given by NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL
Onondaga County E.C. Viv Douglas, WA2PUU, Box 2283, Syracuse, NY 13220 The ONONDAGA COUNTY RADIO EMERGENCY NET Over 200 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING THROUGH ONONDAGA COUNTY SKYWARN SESSIONS GIVEN BY BINGHAMTON NWS PERSONNEL
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