CQ CQ,
The dog days of summer are coming to an end soon, school has started
for most folks and time to start looking ahead to Fall activities.
Summerfest was a great event and appears to have been well attended. We
had a great ARRL forum session with Dr. Woolweaver and special speaker
ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N. Most
of the other forums appeared to be well attended also.
I would also like to thank everyone for their efforts. It takes a lot
of volunteers and presenters to make the event as successful as it is
and you are all very appreciated for contributing. Thank You!
Fall begin a series of hamfests, contests and other events. It would be
hard not to find something happening that involves your particular
interests in the hobby, so stay involved and I look forward to seeing
you at many of them.
Club News:
Ham radios help during hurricane season
From Montgomery County - When the power was out in the aftermath of
Hurricane Ike almost two years ago, amateur radio, also called ham
radio, provided crucial communication for emergency services like FEMA.
And during this new hurricane season, it will be there again.
Responsible for ham radio in this area is the local club Texas
Emergency Amateur Communicators, or TEAC, a group of about 70 members
who use their hobby to serve the community during emergencies when all
other communications fail. For more of this story, click on or type the
URL below:
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/07/28/east_montgomery/news/30emcradio.txt
Ken, KD2KW, our Affiliated Club Coordinator, would like to hear about
any special events, club programs or interesting activities from the
club officers in our section and will put these on the www.arrlstx.org
web page under the ACC link. Email Ken at his callsign @ arrl.net
STX ARES News:
September marks the 75th Anniversary of ARES:
ARES is celebrating its 75th Anniversary starting in September. The
ARRL is formally celebrating the anniversary through December of this
year. The anniversary celebrates the history and, more importantly,
the relevance of ARES® in today’s world. From its early beginning
ARES has grown to the Premier Amateur Radio emergency communication
support organization in the world.
Annual SET Coming up in October:
October is also when ARES organizations traditionally hold their Annual
Simulated Emergency Tests, or SET. Due to the significance of the 75th
Anniversary of ARES, Tom Whiteside, N5TW, the Section Emergency
Coordinator is working with the South Texas Section Public Information
Coordinator (PIC) to maximize the opportunities for media coverage.
The ARRL has produced postcards and news releases that will be sent to
major media outlets in the section. A coordinated message of the
history, service and relevance of the ARES® program will be theme.
This is an opportunity to showcase and pay tribute to the members of
ARES® for their commitment and service. The South Texas Section is a
leader in emergency communications and service during times of
disasters. All District Emergency Coordinators, Emergency
Coordinators, members and public information officers are encouraged to
support and promote this 75th anniversary. For those wishing to
download the anniversary logo, please visit:
http://www.arrl.org/ares-anniversary.
For more information on participation in your area, please contact your local ARES® Emergency
Coordinator or Public Information Officer.
As a former EC for several years I know that SET’s can be a hard
thing for many ARES groups to get their hands around. It takes a lot of
time and effort to decide on a viable scenario, plan the exercise,
write the test scripts, determine the objectives to be achieved, find
someone to observe and validate those achievements and then have a
productive after action hot wash. SET’s are an important part of
training and preparedness for ARES groups. We should be conducting
several throughout the year, each with a focus on improving some aspect
of our skill needs.
Tom and I are committed to helping you succeed in any way we can.
Please do not hesitate to contact either of us.
From Jeff Walters K5FGA , DEC Harris County:
Repeater and antenna site nearly complete at Harris County OEM courtesy
of Mr. Alan Isaachsen KB2WF and Mr. Wayne Wright KA5QDG with cooperation
from Mr. Joey Clements W5BAK and County management officials.
We have added 2 AEC hospital liaisons at the district level, Mr.
Charlie Lancaster KT5BBQ and Mr. Jim Burrough N5DTT. Charlie will
represent The Memorial Hermann Group as he has done in the past. Jim
will continue to represent The Methodist Hospital Group. Thanks to both
of these men for their continued work. We are seeking other AEC
acquisitions as well.
Harris County ARES is now listed on the Harris County Citizen Corp
website courtesy of the work between Mr Mark Sloan of Harris County
OEM, Mr Ben Gillis K5TBN District 14 PIO and Ms Marni Rosen KE5MSD,
CERT Coordinator for City of Houston and District 14 admin AEC. Please
visit the site to learn more about other Harris County volunteer agency
partners.
http://www.harriscountycitizencorps.com/volunteer/volunteerops.asp
The Wide Area Net will be held August 29 on a repeater near you
featuring all lady net control stations. The IAP will be released when
the net control stations have been confirmed.
The Public Service Honor Roll
-Rodney Baker, W5DY, Section Traffic Manager
(Great job folks!)
W5DY 210
N5OUJ 100
KT5SR 78
W5ESE 94
KK5NU 139
KB5PGY 73
W5GKH 91
HF Traffic Nets
Please check the new page on ARRLSTX for current HF Net information:
http://www.arrlstx.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=179&Itemid=180
Upcoming Contests:
The Texas QSO party is coming up! Operating times for the 2010 contest
are from 1400Z on SATURDAY, September 25 to 0200Z on SUNDAY. September
26 and from 1400Z to 2000Z on SUNDAY, September 26. Dust off those
microphones and I will look for you on the air then!
Final Thoughts for the month:
I thought this an interesting and somewhat humorous quote -
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly.” - Robert Heinlein
73, Lee
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