Androscoggin County Amatuer Radio Emergency Sevices

NEW TIME and Location:

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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Band	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary
Repeater	146.61MHz no-pl tone (Auburn)	145.29 MHz 100Hz (Litchfield, ME)
2m	146.46 MHz Simplex	147.54 MHz Simplex	146.43 MHz Simplex
6m	52.525 FM Simplex	53.05- 136.6Hz pl (Litchfield, ME)
10m	28.46 MHz usb
HF	3940 kHz lsb	7262 kHz lsb
Packet	145.01 W1MFJ United Valley Red Cross Lewiston

ARES Application FSD-98 Form to be sent to the Emegency Coordinator

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/fsd98.pdf
or
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/fsd98.doc

ARES Links

National ARES page at ARRL http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html NOT ares.org thanks Bill Akins, NT1N for the correction
Maine ARES http://maineares.org/
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/
Eastern Massachusetts ARES/RACES http://ares.ema.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://www.sagcounty.com/LEPC.htm	http://www.ks1r.net/
Somerset	http://www.somersetcounty-me.org/EMA/EMA.htm	http://www.somersetcounty-me.org/ema/Staff/Bob/bob.htm
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

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/

ARES Training

ARES Field Resource Manual revised 2005 http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/aresman.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.pdf or http://www.arrl.org/files/bbs/ecomm/ecman97.txt
ARRL Net Directory online http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nets/

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 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)

ARRL Field Service Forms

Radiogram

ARRL Radiogram Form (2 per page) http://www2.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/radiogram2.pdf
Numbered Radiograms FSD-3 http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/fsd3.pdf
Public Service Communications Manual(PSCM) http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/index.html
PSCM in PDF http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/pscm.pdf
Section I:ARES http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html
Section II: NTS http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec2-ch1.html
Section II Appendix B: National Traffic System Methods and Practice Guide (NTS-MPG) http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nts-mpg/

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
Virgina NTS http://www.aresva.org/nts/nts1.html
Wake County North Carolina ARES http://www.wakeares.org/traffic/index.htm
NVIS - Near Vertical Incidence Skywave http://www.qsl.net/wb5ude/nvis/index.html

Non-Radiogram Communications Formats

FEMA Incident Command System (ICS)

FEMA Emergency Management Institute(EMI) Independant Study Program http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
ICS Resource Center Forms http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_Forms.htm
ICS-213 General Message Form http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/ics213.pdf
Instructions for ICS-213 from http://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/
ARC-2079I American Red Cross Client Information and Release Form (September 2003) http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/arc2079I.doc
ARC-4612 American Red Cross Official Message Form (January 1980)
ARC-2079H American Red Cross Amateur Radio Operator Intake (April 1996) http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/arc2079h.pdf

APRS - Automatic Packet Reporting System

Real-time Propagation map http://www.spacew.com/www/fof2.htmlAPRS Home Page http://aprs.org/
Tucson Amateur Packet Radio http://www.tapr.org/aprs_information.html
javaprs http://www.aprs.net/javAPRS.htm
Connector for APRS http://www.cookiearrangements.com/AmateurRadio/std-cnx.htm
Kansas City APRS Guidelines http://skynet.entz.net/webpages/shorty/kcaprs/Standards.html
Byonics APRS Kits http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/
Xastir APRS Viewer http://www.xastir.org/
WE7U Xastir/APRS Resources http://www.eskimo.com/~archer/
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/satstation.html
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

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

Kenwood TK-7160H VHF-High Band Tranceiver Operation Manual

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-D710A 144/440 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

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Update: Saturday 2 January 2010
ACORN Newsletter Layout / W1NPP.org Web Site: David Lowe WE1U email: we1u.david@gmail.com