Author: Lee Lukehart K7AVR

2016 Annual Idaho ARES Fall SET: Scavenger Hunt on Oct. 15th

Posted on by Lee Lukehart K7AVR

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The Annual Idaho Fall SET will be October 15 from 1400 to 2100 Z.

Exercise Activity: Scavenger Hunt

In an actual emcomm event, pretty much all ARES operators will be part of a team/net. This exercise is intended to also be a TEAM event. Each county team should have one HF station to talk to the simulated Idaho EOC (in Latah County) and one or more mobile stations available to go scavenge information from the community. Continue reading “2016 Annual Idaho ARES Fall SET: Scavenger Hunt on Oct. 15th” →

FEMA & ARRL Announce Disaster Communication Partnership

Posted on by Lee Lukehart K7AVR

Release date:  July 18, 2014
Release Number:  HQ-2014-51

Hartford, Conn. – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that increases cooperation between FEMA and ARRL in the area of disaster communication.  FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, and ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, signed the agreement during the ARRL National Centennial Convention at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

This agreement will allow FEMA and ARRL to work together to provide resources, services and personnel, as available, in order to  Continue reading “FEMA & ARRL Announce Disaster Communication Partnership” →