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On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 19:12:28 EDT, Channel Jumper
wrote: Probably where the people in Lincoln Nebraska dropped the ball is that when they did their Situational Emergency Test - they did not think to include the people with the CB radios and the people with the GMRS radios and REACT. Had they done this - they easily could have gained another 100 or more people into their active group. And, once people saw how efficient amateur radio was, another 25 or so would probably have been inclined to get an amateur radio license. One of the good sources for our (combined) ARES/RACES teams is the CERT groups which for most of its history relied on GMRS and FRS for their comm needs which are different from the RACES comm needs. Some of the CERT units have formed their own net on 2-meters reaching areas that GMRS/FRS did not serve. Some of them actually became "traditional" hams participating in other local ham activities. For the record, our county ARES/RACES team has over 100 active members. And this is only for our county. Our local ham club (about 150 dues-paying members) holds license courses all year long and VE testing once a month. And this is only for one club. There is some overlap of members between the two activities. And we're only in the 19th SMA -- not exactly "the big apple" -- with the City of Portland (OR) which has its own ARES/RACES and club structures. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Member, Washington County, OR Emergency Communications Team for ARES/RACES and HEARTNET Station Co-manager - W7PSV / K7PSV Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Disaster Communication Team |
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On 10/27/2014 5:20 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
For the record, our county ARES/RACES team has over 100 active members. And this is only for our county. Our local ham club (about 150 dues-paying members) holds license courses all year long and VE testing once a month. And this is only for one club. There is some overlap of members between the two activities. Eastland County Texas. 1 ARES member. (me.) 2 Extra class licensees. (me and one other.) 3 Club members. (me and two others.) 75 licensed amateurs across the entire county. Like the old Army recruiting poster, "An army of one." -- Jeff-1.0 wa6fwi http://www.foxsmercantile.com |
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