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ARES/RACES/SKYWARN
     
Our 2007 Simulated Emergency Test
SET is a requirement for ARES
This SET was an Interesting, Valuable, Learning Experience to add to your knowledge should we be called for 'backup' or 'additional' communications are needs.
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 Ken Angrick, Assistant EC Central District EC:
RACESRADIO AMATEUR CIVIL EMERGENCY SERVICE
ONONDAGA COUNTY PRESENTLY HAS 80 REGISTERED ARES/RACES MEMBERS
* * * * SKYWARN"~~NEW~~" - - See below for 2008-09 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,
Next training June 7, 2008Location to be announced - North Syracuse areaOpen to all hams, non-hams, and the public Binghamton requests you renew every 3-4 years
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.
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 170 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING THROUGH ONONDAGA COUNTY SKYWARN SESSIONS GIVEN BY BINGHAMTON NWS PERSONNEL
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