Androscoggin County Amaterr Radio Emergency Services
Androscoggin ARES/RACES Net Thursdays at 1900L on
 Auburn Repeater 146.61- no pl tone --
Backup: 146.46 Androscoggin County ARES Primary Simplex Frequency
Androscoggin ARES/RACES Net Preamble
Androscoggin ARES Meeting 1800L Third Wednesday of the Month at:
Androscoggin Unified Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Operations Center
basement of Central Fire Station, 2 College Street, Lewiston Maine
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BandPrimary SecondaryTertiary
Repeater146.61MHz no-pl tone (Auburn)
145.29 MHz 100Hz (Wales, ME)
147.225+123Hz(Livermore, ME)
2m146.46 MHz Simplex
147.54 MHz Simplex
146.43 MHz Simplex
6m52.525 FM Simplex53.05- 136.6Hz pl (Litchfield, ME)

10m28.46 MHz usb

HF3940 kHz lsb7262 kHz lsb
APRS
 144.390MHz 144.91MHz 144.93 MHz
Unified Regional Hospital Frequency List ver 1.1  8 October 2008

ARES Links

National ARES page at ARRL http://www.arrl.org/ares NOT ares.org thanks Bill Akins, NT1N for the correction
Maine ARES http://maineares.org/
ARES Membership Application http://www.arrl.org/fsd-98-ares-registration-form  PDF:http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/fsd98.pdf
Maine Emergency Coordinator Contact Page http://www.maineares.org/contacts.html
Maine ARES Documents http://www.maineares.org/downloads.html
New Hampshire ARES http://www.nh-ares.org/
Vermont ARES http://www.vtares.org/
 Eastern Massachusetts ARES/RACES http://ares.ema.arrl.org/
Western Massachusetts ARES http://wma.arrl.org/
Area
 EOC web site
 ARES web site
Maine State
 http://www.maine.gov/mema/
 http://maineares.org/
Androscoggin http://androscogginema.org/
 http://www.w1npp.org/pages/aresraces.html
Aroostook http://www.aroostookema.com/
Cumberland http://www.cumberlandcounty.org/ema/
 http://www.ccares-maine.org/
Franklin http://www.franklincountyema.org/
 http://www.franklincountyema.org/ham_radio.html
Hancock http://www.co.hancock.me.us/ema/index.html
 http://hancockcountyemcomm.blogspot.com/
Kennebec http://www.kennebeccounty.org/kclepc/emaindex.htm
 http://www.kennebeccounty.org/kclepc/ARES/ares.htm
Knox http://www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/departments/ema/index.html
Lincoln http://www.lincolncountyema.org/
Penobscot http://www.penobscot-county.net/
 http://www.n1me.com/Penboscot_County_ARES.php
Piscataquis http://www.piscataquis.us/Pages/ema.html
Oxford http://www.megalink.net/~oxctyema/
 http://www.megalink.net/~n1yis/oxfordares.html
Sagadahoc http://sagcounty.com/sag_emergency_management.html
 http://www.ks1r.net/
Somerset http://www.somersetcounty-me.org/index.cfm?PageContent=Department.cfm&DeptID=32
Waldo http://www.uninets.net/~dsrowley/waldoema.html
 http://www.uninets.net/~dsrowley/emaham.html
Washington http://www.washingtoncountymaine.com/ema/
York York County EOC site
 http://yorkcountymaineares.blogspot.com/

Maine ARES District Map

Hospital Disaster Support Communications System

Hospital Support Communications

Unified Regional Hospital Frequency List ver 1.1  8 October 2008
Hospital Disaster Support Communications System (HDSCS) http://www.hdscs.org/
Central Maine Regional Resource Center (CMRRC)http://www.cmrrc.org/
Southern Maine Regional Resource Center http://www.smrrc.org/
Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/
Department of Health and Human Services http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/
Central Maine Medical Center http://www.cmmc.org/
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center http://www.stmarysmaine.com/
Medical Amateur Radio Council http://www.marco-ltd.org/
MediShare International http://www.medishare.org/
SC HEART South Carolina Healthcare Emergency Amateur Radio Team http://scheart.us/
DFD Russell Medical Center http://www.dfdrussell.org/
Main Office
180 Church Hill Road, Leeds, ME‎ - (207) 524-3501‎ -Google Map-
Additionally:
7 Main Street, Turner, ME‎ - (207) 225-2676 -Google Map-
11 Academy Rd, Monmouth, ME‎ - (207) 933-9646‎ -Google Map-

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Red Cross of Maine http://www.maineredcross.org/

United Valley Red Cross http://www.southernmaine.redcross.org/
1180 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME‎ - (207) 795-4004‎ -Google Map-

Mid-Coast Red Cross http://www.midcoast.redcross.org/
16 Community Drive Topsham, ME 04086-1595 (207) 563-3299 -Google Map-

Red Cross of Southern Maine http://www.southernmaine.redcross.org/
2401 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102(207) 874-1192‎ – (207) 874-1976‎ (Fax) – (207) 780-8905‎ (TTY/TDD) -Google Map-

Pine Tree Red Cross http://www.pinetree.redcross.org/
122 Target Industrial Circle  Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 941-2903 Fax: (207) 941-2906 -Google Map-

ARES Training

ARES Field Organization http://www.arrl.org/field-organization
ARES Field Resource Manual http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ARESFieldResourcesManual.pdf
Virgina RACES Library http://www.w4ava.org/races/AAauxcomm.htm
Emergency Radio Communications http://emergency-radio.org/
24-hour Go Kit(aka Jump kit, Shelter Kit) http://www.maineares.org/24%20hour%20checklist.pdf
Know Before YOU Go Worksheet http://www.maineares.org/kbugform.pdf
ARRL Emergency Coordinator's Manual http://www.maineares.org/ec%20manual.pdfor http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ECMANUAL.PDF
ARRL Public Information Officer's Handbook http://www.arrl.org/files/file/2005-PIOHandbook.pdf
Technical Coordinators Manual by Richard Regent, K9GDF http://www.arrl.org/technical-coordinators-manual-by-richard-regent-k9gdf

Maine ARES Training http://www.maineares.org/ccbeccc.html

Maine State ARES Communications Plan http://www.maineares.org/aresplan.pdf
Introduction to Emergency Communications http://www.maineares.org/Introduction%20to%20ECom.pdf
Maine Emergency Communications Course Level I (MECC) http://www.maineares.org/mecc.pdf
Maine Emergency Communications Course Level II(MECC II) http://www.maineares.org/mecc%20II.pdf
Maine Emergency Communications Course Level III(MECC III) http://www.maineares.org/mecc%20III.pdf
Maine ARES Net Control Course http://www.maineares.org/mncs.pdf
Maine ARES Leadership Course http://www.maineares.org/mlc.pdf
Maine ARES Safety Course http://www.maineares.org/asc.pdf

New Hampshire ARES Training Page http://www.nh-ares.org/training/index.php

Knots

Animated Knots page
Wikipedia Knots page
Tempe Fire Department Ropes & Knots training manual (pdf)

Forms and guides

ARRL Field Service Forms and Operating Aids page http://www.arrl.org/public-service-field-services-forms 
ARRL Public Service Communications Manual page http://www.arrl.org/public-service-communications-manual
Maine ARES ICS Form Page http://www.maineares.org/ics.html
FEMA Resources http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/index.htm
FEMA ICS Forms http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_Forms.htm

Radiogram http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/radiogram2.pdf

Formal Traffic Power Point Training http://w1npp.org/ares/MaineAres.org/Training-ppt/Formal%20Traffic.ppt
KV5R reformated NTS-MPG http://kv5r.com/articles/ham/nts-mpg.asp
Washington County Oregon ARES NTS Cheat Sheet (local copy) http://w1npp.org/ares/NTS/NTSCheatSheet.pdf
The National Traffic System (NTS) Primer http://w7arc.com/nts/index.html
Radiogram Voicing Example http://www.wwa-district3-ares.org/thurston_county/documents/nts.htm
Wake County North Carolina ARES http://www.wakeares.org/
NVIS - Near Vertical Incidence Skywave http://www.qsl.net/wb5ude/nvis/index.html

Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA

FEMA Incident Command System (ICS)

FEMA Emergency Management Institute(EMI) Independant Study Program http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp

To all ARES/RACES/CERT/CART members:
Please take IS-100a and IS-700a.(online from links below)
Send a copy of the completion certificate to your coordinator and to your primary served agency.
IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100b http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100b.asp
IS-700.a NIMS An Introduction http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp
ICS Resource Center Forms http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_Forms.htm
Instructions for ICS-213 from http://www.ics213.com/

ICS-214 Unit Log http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/assets/ics214.pdf

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/en/

American Red Cross-Maine http://www.maineredcross.org

APRS - Automatic Packet Reporting System

APRS Online Tracking Map http://aprs.fi/
APRS Home Page http://aprs.org/
Real-time Propagation map http://www.spacew.com/www/fof2.html
Tucson Amateur Packet Radio http://www.tapr.org/aprs_information.html
Kansas City APRS Guidelines http://skynet.entz.net/webpages/shorty/kcaprs/Standards.html
Byonics APRS modem and tracker Kits http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/
OpenTracker+ form Argent Data Systems http://www.argentdata.com/products/otplus.html
Foxdigi APRS/Packet Digi from Fox Delta http://www.foxdelta.com/
Xastir APRS Viewer for Linux http://www.xastir.org/
WE7U Xastir/APRS Resources http://www.eskimo.com/~archer/
UI-View APRS Client for Windows http://www.ui-view.org/
ASTARS APRS Satellite Tracking and Reporting System http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/astars.html
A new Google APRS experiment http://www.googleaprs.com/
APRS™ database and information http://aprsworld.net/

Radio Equipment Manuals for Androscoggin ARES/RACES team

Manuals can be read by the free Adobe Reader
Husky(Black & Decker) Booster Pack/Inverter HSK037 at United Valley Red Cross

Argent Data Systems ADS-SR1 Simplex Repeater Manaul Revision K

Kenwood TK-7160H VHF-High Band Tranceiver Operation Manual at DFD Russell Medical Center-Leeds
Kenwood TK-7160 Brochure
Kenwood TM-D700A,E FM Dual Bander (updated 2006) WW.pdf
Kenwood_TM-D700A-Digital Interface Manual
Kenwood TM-D710A 144/440 Dual-Band FM Mobile/Base Transceiver Basic Operations
Kenwood TM-D710A 144/440 Dual-Band FM Mobile/Base Transceiver Detail Instructions from CD-ROM
Kenwood TM-D710A144/440 Dual-Band FM Mobile/Base Transceive Detailed APRS Instructions

Kenwood TM-V7A/TM-V7E 144/440 MHz Dual-Band FM  Mobile/Base Transceiver
Kenwood TH-D7A/TH-D7E 144/440 MHz Dual-Band FM Handheld Transceiver
Kenwood TH-D7A(G) 144/440 MHz Dual-Band FM Handheld Transceiver with Enhanced Features

LDS AT-897 Autotuner
MFJ-1278B Packet TNC
SG-230 Smartuner Manual
Yaesu FT-817D All-mode HF/6m/VHF/UHF QRP Transceiver
Yaesu FT-857D All-mode HF/6m/VHF/UHF Transceiver

Yaesu FT-60R VHF/UHF FM Handheld Transceiver
Yaesu FT-897 HF/6m/2m/440Mhz Transceiver
Yaesu VX-7R HT
Yaesu System 600 HF Transceiver
Yaesu FT-8900R 10m/6m/2m/440MHz FM Transceiver

Yaesu FT-100 HF Transceiver
Yaesu FT-8100R VHF/UHF FM Transceiver
Yaseu YA-30 Broadband HF Antenna
Butternut 80m/40m Vertical Antenna HF2V
Yaesu FC-800

Cushcraft AR-2 2m Antenna
Cushcraft ARX-2B 2m Antenna
Cushcraft AR-6 6m Antenna

FCC Part 90 Narrowbanding Links

http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/narrowbanding.html
http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/oecguidancedocuments/
http://www.apco911.org/frequency/documents/NarrowbandOrder.html
http://www.patracompany.com/maine-emergency-management-agency/
http://www.maine.gov/mema/programs/icomm/mema_prog_icomm_narrowband.shtml
http://www.nij.gov/topics/technology/communication/radios/fcc-narrowbanding.htm

URL: http://www.w1npp.org/pages/aresraces.html
Update:Tuesday, August 23 2011
ACORN Newsletter Layout / W1NPP.org Web Site: David Lowe WE1U email: we1u.david@gmail.com