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Please review current announcements appearing below this section. If there is an ongoing emergency or mobilization, current information and/or instructions will appear on this page.
For Public Service or Service Agencies in need of immediate assistance, please click on the "ARES Information for Agencies" link to the left.
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Eastern Massachusetts (EMa ARES) 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 ARES. The only qualification other than the possession of an Amateur Radio license is a sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur service, only amateurs are eligible for membership. The possssion of emergency-powered equipment is desirable but is not a requirement for membership. The Eastern Massachusetts ARES serves 190 communities in all eight counties east of the Worcester County line from the NH State border to Cape Cod and the Islands through District Emergency Coordinators (DECs), Emergency Coordinators (ECs) and their assistants (AECs).
EMa ARES maintains a close liaison with the Massachusetts Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) as well as the National Weather Service Taunton Office's SKYWARN program.
Please use email address kd1cy@ema.arrl.org for priority issues or technical problems only. If you would like to submit an announcement on this page, please click the link toward the bottom left column. You may also leave general comments in the guestbook.
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UPDATED 6/3/08: MEMA Training Classes Offered
Posted by admin on: Monday 13 August 2007 @ 07:32:04 |
The following is from Tom Kinahan, N1CPE, Massachusetts State RACES Radio Officer.
The following new courses have been added to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency's training calendar:
Hurricane Preparedness Workshop at Ma-Task Force 1 on June 5, 2008
EOC Management and Operations Course at Middleton Police Department on June 9, 2008
Incident Command System 200 at Fort Devens Bldg. 637 Rm. 124 on June 9, 2008
Incident Command System 100 at Burlington Town Hall Annex Basesment on June 10, 2008
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program at Plymouth Cty. Sheriff's Dept. Regional Training Center on June 10, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at Franklin Fire Headquarters on June 16, 2008
Incident Command System 400 at DelValle Institute - O'Neill Room on June 18, 2008
Incident Command System 100 at Framingham Police Department on June 21, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at Agawam Training Room on June 23, 2008
NIMS-700 / ICS-100 at Winchester Hospital Conference Rooms A&B McKay Bldg. on June 28, 2008
HSEEP Toolkit Training Workshop at MEMA Headquarters-Training Room on
July 22, 2008
Visit our web site at
MEMA Training Calendar
for more details.
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WinLink 2000 Info Archived On Main Menu Under Departments/Programs
Posted by admin on: Sunday 12 August 2007 @ 09:11:24 |
Hello to all....
The two announcements on WinLink 2000 have been added to a separate link under Departments/Programs called Winlink 2000. In addition, a Power Point presentation on Winlink 2000 that was done at the Boxboro Hamfest in 2006 has also been added with updated frequency information for those that want a larger overview of the Winlink system. The file is 5.5 to 6 MB so those with low bandwidth connections may want to save the file to the hard drive before viewing it.
Phil McNamara-N1XTB has also prepared a document on how to view WinLink 2000 Bulletin messages and how to view lists of bulletins known as catalogs. This has been added to the WinLink section.
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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Important Packet and WinLink Telpac Information
Posted by admin on: Saturday 11 August 2007 @ 15:40:39 |
Hello to all....
From Tom Kinahan-N1CPE, Phil McNamara-N1XTB and Gil Follett-W1GMF, here is some important information on Packet and WinLink RMS-Packet stations in the region:
Gil W1GMF has assembled a group of RMS-Packet stations in Eastern Mass that are available to all:
KK1X-10 AYER,MA 145.07
N1OTX-10 WOBURN,MA 145.09
W1GMF-10 ABINGTON,MA 145.09
N1XTB-10 MIDDLEBORO,MA 145.01
N1YHR-10 FORRESTDALE,MA 145.01
KE1AB-10 CRANSTON,RI 145.05
In addition to:
WC1MA FRAMINGHAM, MA. 145.75
N1CPE-10 MILFORD, MA 145.75
WC1MAA-10 TEWKSBURY, MA 145.01
N1OTS-10 GREENFIELD, MA 145.05
The following link provides additional information on the Packet system across Eastern Massachusetts:
http://www.powersrvcs.org/EMAPACKET/
As we move into the active part of Hurricane Season, now is a good time to try technologies such as WinLink and Packet to add to your Emergency Communications capabilities.
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Pager #: (508) 354-3142
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://users.rcn.com/rmacedo
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