en-us Copyright Lupin Software. All rights reserved. greg@lupinsw.com greg@lupinsw.com Yolo ARES Links http://www.yoloares.org/Links.asp 88 31 http://www.yoloares.org/rss/aresrss.gif http://yoloares.org What is the Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative? The national Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative is a voluntary partnership between the wireless industry, the United States Department of Justice, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), to distribute AMBER Alerts to wireless subscribers who opt in to receive the messages and are able to receive text messages on their wireless devices. https://www.wirelessamberalerts.org/index.jspFri, 25 Apr 2008 08:30:41 PST Video: PL-259 Installation Made Easy for RG8X http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXXjzmA-IEThu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:53 PST First Contact Award Certificate Request. Do you want to recognize someone who just made their first two-way radio communications by Amateur radio? http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/award/certificate/1contact.htmlWed, 19 Mar 2008 00:53:43 PST Outpost Packet Message Manager http://www.outpostpm.org/Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:16:31 PST - Disaster Survival Skills for the Urban Environment Updated Sept. 2007 (PowerPoint 3.26 Mb) - The Day After: 24 Hours Following A Nuclear Blast (PDF 1.01 Mb) - The First Scenario: A Nuclear Attack! http://www.w4ava.org/races/KKauxcomm33.htmFri, 01 Feb 2008 08:27:21 PST RACES Resource Library - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - 2-Way Radio Fundamentals - Part 1 (PPT 687K) - 2-Way Radio Fundamentals - Part 2 (PPT 1.9 MB) - Portable Radio Fundamentals Part 1 (DOC 61K) - Portable Radio Fundamentals Part 2 (DOC 78K) http://www.w4ava.org/races/CCauxcomm03.htmFri, 01 Feb 2008 08:25:35 PST This is the new Web address to Yolo County's OES site. Please keep in mind, this Website is still under construction. Therefore, don't expect to find any pictures at this time. However, there are some useful links for those of you who want to know the current water levels and weather. http://www.cal.net/oes/Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:31:24 PST A new set of practice tests. Another way to practice. http://vc72.vc.panix.com/hamexam/gentest.cgiWed, 23 Jan 2008 22:55:33 PST Various links to emergency information that primarily pertains to the City of Davis, but also has some Yolo County information included. http://www.city.davis.ca.us/emergency/Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:41:20 PST Various links to emergency information in and around Sacramento. http://www.saccounty.net/emergency-information/index.htmSun, 13 Jan 2008 14:31:56 PST Get up to the minute water levels on rivers and creeks that are monitored by California's Department of Water Resources. http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/rivcond.htmlTue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:13 PST Here is a wealth of information on Icom's D-STAR. This site has PDFs, videos, and more. Link added with permission from: Washington County, OR ARES/RACES Team (http://www.washcoares.org). http://www.washcoares.org/d-star/index.htmlTue, 04 Dec 2007 22:40:01 PST A new video on the use of D-STAR by the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is available on YouTube. D-STAR is the new Amateur Radio digital voice and data mode that has generated much interest in recent months. KE7FTE, N7QQU and W9ERT show us the 'drag and drop' flexibility of the Icom D-STAR System, offering a reliable exchange of large image files, email, word-processing and other files that emergency responders and served agencies find invaluable. http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2007/dstar_ares_video.htmSat, 17 Nov 2007 10:12:19 PST THE EMCOMM COMPREHENSIVE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL GEAR CHECKLIST From emcomm.org http://www.emcomm.org/gear_list.htmSat, 03 Nov 2007 16:24:43 PST UC Cooperative Extension, with special funding from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, developed a site that creates awareness of wildfire risks and hazards and offers tips on how to reduce them: Lots of links. http://www.wildfirezone.org/Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:23:30 PST