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SANTA NET IS BACK!

3916 at 7 PM

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The Holidays are here, and Santa is firing up his ham radio! Santa Net is back on 3.916 MHz for the 19th year! Starting Friday, November 29th, good girls and boys can talk to Santa Claus, via amateur radio, nightly starting at 7:00 PM (Central). The Santa Net will run every night through Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024.

 

 

 

Jeremy passed on October 21 due to cancer at 28 years old. He has been a fixture at our club field day events for a good number of years, helping to make thousands of radio contacts all around the world working the night shift. We will miss him greatly!

Our most sincere condolences to his parents, Alan and Edna Pickl and the rest of his family.

 

 

2024 ARRL Field Day June 22-23

  

 
A lot of work went into building our communications trailer - This years (2024) Field Day we rolled it out with a new pneumatic 40' Antenna mast among other test gear. Fair turn out was reported in light of so rainy weather - but a great time was had by everyone!  Thanks to K8IR, for providing me at least 1 pic of Field Day 2024 to 'borrow' !

 

CALENDAR 
 

Thurs. 12/12 7PM Monthly Meeting
Thurs. 01/08 7PM Monthly Meeting

 

 

AFTER CHRISTMAS DINNER 

Jan. 20, 2024 

 

Our annual "After" Christmas Dinner was a fun evening of friendship and comradery! About 18 hungry hams got together for some great food at the Whistle Stop, just north of Menominee. It was a pleasure seeing Eric (KG9GH) and Cheryl (KB9NTN) who were attending a wedding party next door at the Pullman House. The White Elephant gift exchange was fun and entertaining as always!

 

 

Best of all, our Christmas get-together is the gateway to longer days as I noticed there was still sun out as we drove north on highway 41 at 4:45.  The promise of more get togethers, and better weather lies ahead!

 

   



 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 membership dues are payable now. Dues are $20 for individuals, and $30 for Families - Contact Paul Sorenson (NS8V) by filling out our Online Membership/Renewal

 

 

 

MEETINGS

 

Meetings are at inVenture North located at 1320 Main St, Marinette, WI on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7 PM.

All are welcome to attend, especially if you are interested in becoming licensed!

KANDY NET

Sunday night at 7 PM  - 147.000 repeater, (107.2) +

WEDNESDAY EDITION

Wednesday night 7 PM - 147.000 repeater, (107.2) +

SUNDAY HF RAGCHEW

Sunday 1 PM - 3.907 Ragchew

ARES/RACES NET

Sunday 8:30 PM - 145.470 Suring repeater, (114.8) - 

Silent Key Memorials

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Here's to the memory of our many local hams and members who have passed on...

Emergency Communications

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Tri-County ARES, RACES, AuxCom SkyWarn    

Join our ARES Team! Please fill out our short form for info...


Thank you for your interest in Tri-County ARES!  Please fill out our short form, and we'll get back to you ASAP.

 

ARES, RACES, AuxComm

"We get so sophisticated and we have gotten so used to the reliability and resilience in our wireless and wired and our broadcast industry and all of our public safety communications, that we can never fathom that they’ll fail. They do. They have. They will. I think a strong Amateur Radio community [needs to be] plugged into these plans."

—Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator (2009-2017), 3 May 2011

Amateur Radio Included in FEMA Guide for National Emergency Preparedness

03/22/2023

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a final version (March 2023) of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Functional Guidance. The guidance, which provides a framework for communications resources within incident management, officially includes support from amateur radio operators. The expanded Communications Unit (COMU) structure now includes the Auxiliary Communicator (AUXC) role, which covers personnel from services that provide communications support to emergency management, public safety, and other government agencies. This includes amateur radio.

NIMS guides government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to work together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and other emergencies. “This is a major step in the recognition of the need and usefulness of amateur radio and other communications services in our national preparedness,” said Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, Director of Emergency Management for ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®. “It also gives official guidance to pave the way for future training and education of volunteers in ARRL’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®),” Johnston added.

The NIMS ICT guide (PDF) is available at https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_ict-functional-guidance.pdf.

ARES Membership Requirements

Every licensed amateur regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization is eligible to apply for membership in ARES.  Training may be required or desired to participate fully in ARES.  Please inquire at the local level for specific information.  Because ARES is an Amateur Radio program, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable but is not a requirement for membership.

FEMA Training Courses for ARES®

 * ICS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System (required)

 *ICS-200.b ICS for Single Incidents and Initial Action Incidents (required)

 *IS-700 NIMS: An Introduction (required)

 *IS-800 National Response Framework (required)

  IS-240.a Leadership & Influence

  IS-241.a Decision Making & Problem Solving

  IS-250a Emergency Support Function 15 (ESF-15) External Affairs

  IS-1a Emergency Manager, An Orientation to the Position

  IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management

  IS-244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers

  IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises

  IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning

4 of these courses are requirements for ARES operators registering with local emergency management/public safety agencies.  Along with the basic ARRL EmComm course, they form the foundation for an educated, certified, trained corps of ARES volunteers prepared to serve as assets and not liabilities to their communities during disaster situations.

 ARES NET PREAMBLE & SCHEDULE

  • The local ARES Net is held each Sunday Evening at 8:30 PM on the Suring repeater 145.470 (-) 114.8 pl.  Feel free to join us, and follow along with the Preamble and schedule of Net Control Operators.

     NET PREAMBLE: (Updated 11/27/24 W8AWF)

     

    Good evening, 

    Welcome to the Tri-County Cooperative ARES & RACES Net. My name is (your first name), (your call sign) and I will be your net control this evening.

    This net meets every Sunday night at 8:30 PM or whenever its services become needed. The primary repeater frequency is 145.470 with a tone access of 114.8. The backup repeater frequency is 147.000 with a tone access of 107.2. This is a directed net which is open to all ARES & RACES Stations in all locations that are within range of this repeater system.

    The purpose of this net is to ensure proper understanding between ARES & RACES stations, to share information, and to become better prepared for public service emergency communications.

    I will now take a standby for any emergency or priority traffic. Please call (your call sign), your net control station.

    (Pause for any emergency or priority traffic)

    I will now call all registered Menominee County ARES & RACES stations. When called, please check in and list any traffic when doing so. (call each member)

    K8IR (Jim), KD8FUE(Mike), KD80VR (Doug), W8AWF (Robert), NS8V (Paul) 

    I will now call all registered Marinette County ARES & RACES stations. When called, please check in and list any

    traffic when doing so. (call each member)

    KG9GH (Eric), K9STT (Steve)

    I will now call all registered Oconto County ARES & RACES stations. When called, please check in and list any traffic when doing so. (call each member)

    N9OSF (Larry)

    I will now take a standby for any out of county or late time ARES & RACES stations. Please call (your call sign), your net control station.

    (pause for stations)

    (Read any announcements or ask for general comments or questions)

    Hearing no additional business for the net at this time, I will now close the net and turn the repeater back over to normal amateur use. Thank you for checking into the Tri-County Cooperative ARES & RACES Net. We look forward to hearing from you again next Sunday at 8:30 PM. 73, this is (your call sign)

 

 


  • 24/25 Net Schedule:          
               
    Jan - 25 Feb - 25 Mar - 25 Apr - 25 May - 25 June - 25
    5- Doug 2- Eric 2- Doug 6- Robert 4- Steve 1- Robert
    12- Steve 9- Robert 9- Steve 13- Jim 11- Paul 8- Jim
    19- Paul 16- Jim 16- Paul 20- Larry 18- Mike 15- Larry
    26- Mike 23- Larry 23- Mike 27- Doug 25- Eric 22- Doug
        30- Eric     29- Steve
               
    July - 25 Aug - 25 Sept - 25 Oct - 25 Nov - 25 Dec - 24
    6- Paul 3- Jim 7- Mike 5- Larry 2- Mike 1-Mike
    13- Mike 10- Larry 14- Eric 12-Doug 9- Eric 8-Eric
    20- Eric 17- Doug 21- Robert 19-Steve 16- Robert 15-Robert
    27- Robert 24- Steve 28- Jim 26-Paul 23- Jim 22-Jim
      31- Paul       29-Larry