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Amateur Radio Operators Play Vital Communication Role During Emergencies:

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 05:04 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/38913


Volunteers can serve as link between Santa Barbara County Emergency
Operation Center and hospitals, and assist first responders: During fires,
earthquakes and other emergencies, licensed amateur radio operators provide
a vital service to help communities communicate. The Amateur Radio
Emergency Services, or ARES, keeps key officials in contact during
emergencies when more traditional communication methods may not be
available. "It's a way to take your hobby and do something useful for the
community," said Lou Dartanner, Santa Barbara County ARES district
coordinator who has participated in the organization since the 1980s. "And
especially in a disaster or emergency it allows us do some more mundane
things that releases the fire personnel or law enforcement personnel to go
do more important things." Dartanner said the volunteer organization
provides its members with an opportunity to do what they can and like to
do. "You spend all this money on this radio equipment, it's nice to be able
to go out there and use it to do some good," he said. The ham radio
operators are included in the county disaster plan, and during a declared
emergency ARES members work out of the Emergency Operations Center, where a
complete radio system allows communication between the Public Health
Department and hospitals.


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Ham Talk Live #58 --- HN #300 and YHOTY by AE5DW:

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:42 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/38911


Coming up this week on Ham Talk Live! Our
friend Don Wilbanks, AE5DW will be on the
show talking about the upcoming Ham Nation
episode number 300 and nominations for the Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Young Ham of
the Year Award. Tune in by going to
hamtalklive.com Thursday night at 9 PM
Eastern time to listen LIVE.


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Amateur Radio Roundtable Live Tuesdays:

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:40 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/38910


This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable our
guests a Rich Moseson W2VU giving a peek
into next months CQ, Marty S Sullaway KC1CWF,
talking about his weeks CQ WPX contest and
remote operation, and Joe Eisenberg K0NEB,
giving us a report on the Houston hamfest. We
have shack pictures and much more.