Yolo ARES News

North Hlls Radio Club Presents: The 37th Annual Sacramento HamFest - Sunday, 20 May 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:17 PST

The North Hills Radio Club is hosting their 37th annual HamFest. It is located at Natomas High School; 3301 Fong Ranch Road, Sacramento.

Yolo County ARES - June's Meeting & Weekly Nets

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:40:24 PST

Yolo County ARES conducts a weekly Net on Monday evenings at 2000hrs (8:00 PM) PDT, primarily on the KE6YUV repeater. We also conduct a regular Net on the Monday following our monthly meeting on the N6QDY repeater, or Simplex. All, of which is, NCS Operator's choice. The KE6YUV repeater is sponsored by the Berryessa Amateur Radio Klub (BARK). The N6QDY repeater is sponsored by California Amateur Radio Users Net (C.A.R.U.N.) and Valley Emergency Repeater Association (V.E.R.A.). Additional details regarding both repeaters and the Simplex frequency is below. BARK REPEATER INFORMATION WEBSITE: Berryessa Amateur Radio Klub (B.A.R.K.)

FREQ: 146.9700MHz

OFFSET: Negative (-)

PL: 123.0 (Enc/Dec -OR- TSq)

CARUN & VERA REPEATER INFORMATION WEBSITE: California Amateur Radio Users Net (C.A.R.U.N.) & Valley Emergency Repeater Association (V.E.R.A.)

FREQ: 147.2550MHz

OFFSET: Positive (+)

PL: 123.0 (Enc -OR- T(one) Only)

SIMPLEX FREQUENCY INFORMATION

FREQ: -- TBD by NCS --

OFFSET: -- NONE --

PL: -- NONE --

We would like to thank the Officers and Members of both the BARK and the CARUN/VERA repeaters for their use during our Weekly Nets. NOTE: ARES Members, please check the Event Calendar regularly for Net Control assignments. Email reminders are also sent weekly. If you're unable to conduct the Net or give the practice message for your assigned week, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. Thank you. MONTHLY MEETING INFORMATION Our monthly meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month, at 1900hrs (7:00pm), at the Yolo County office of the American Red Cross Capital Region Chapter in Woodland, CA. All members are encouraged to attend and visitors are always welcome. Talk-in is on the KE6YUV repeater. June's meeting will be on Tuesday, the 19th. For a map and directions to Red Cross, please click here: 120 Court Street, Woodland. The Chapter is located east of West Street, next door to Wallace Safe & Lock Company, Inc. (Across the street from Woodland's Fire Station 1.)

Cache Creek Ridge Ride

Sun, 13 May 2012 17:08:11 PST

Photos from the Cache Creek Ridge Ride. Yolo County ARES provided communications support for this 12 hour event. A big thank you to K6WLS, Ken; Gary,WA6TQJ; Wes, WS6Z; Katie, logger for Wes; Bryce, K7DWO; Daniel, KJ6LVS; Bill, K6KN; Rob, N6KIX; Chris, KJ6VKR; Zack, KG6VCQ; Rick, N6KLB; and Greg. KG6SJT. The event was a success for Yolo County ARES and our work was greatly appreciated by Ride Management and the riders. We will discuss what we learned and what we can do to improve at our next Meeting, May 15, 2012.

EMCOMMWEST 2012 - 4-6 May 2012

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:13:04 PST

EMCOMM (EMergency COMMunications) has been a vital part of all the emergency and disaster operations since the invention of the radio. It plays a very important part in getting messages to the appropriate people and places when all other modes of communication have failed. Symposiums like EMCOMMWEST provide a forum where EMCOMM served agency people have an opportunity to become familiar with the capabilities of Amateur radio and where radio Amateurs have an opportunity to receive training from representatives of various served agencies as well as sessions on technical EMCOMM-related issues. One of the first symposiums of this kind occurred in the late 1980's. The Emergency Response Instutute (ERI) was first sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Section of the ARRL and held in San Jose CA. Served agencies that participated in the first ERI include the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, California Department of Forestry and Santa Clara County. ERI became a yearly event that continued until the mid 1990's. - EMCOMMWEST Online Registration Form - EMCOMMWEST Accommodations at Convention Rates

Updated Versions of ICS-213 form

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:02:32 PST

The ICS-213 form that Yolo County ARES is using have been updated to include a field for "Incident Name." ICS-213 General message form for printing. Updated March 25, 2010
Fillable ICS-213 form for use with Adobe Acrobat 9 or greater.

Western States Trail Foundation's, The Tevis Cup - 4-5 August 2012

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:44:39 PST

The Western States Trail Ride, popularly called the Tevis Cup Ride, is the oldest modern day endurance ride, having been held annually since 1955. As such, it has been the inspiration and model for the most challenging endurance rides worldwide. The Tevis Cup Ride follows much of the same trail as the Western States Endurance Run. Starting at Robie Point in Squaw Valley, California, it follows much of the Western States Trail ending in Auburn, California, totaling approximately 100 miles. The Western States trail ascends from the Squaw Valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) to Emigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in the first 4� miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850's, participants climb another 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Tevis Cup Ride. About 800 people participate each year on Ride Day – more than four per rider! For information on becoming a volunteer, please click on the below links. COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
NOTE: The Communications Support Webpage contains information for both the WS100 and Tevis Cup. Please check regularly for news and updates!

- Main Webpage

- Volunteer Requirements

- Volunteer Sign-Up

- Communications FAQ

NON-COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

- Volunteer Guide

- Non-Communications Volunteer Signup

The Western States Endurance Run, 39th Annual Run: 23-24 June 2012

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:34:20 PST

The Western States Endurance Run, aka "Western States 100" or "WS100," is one of the oldest ultra trail events in the world and certainly one of the most challenging. The Run is conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn, California, a total of 100 miles. The trail ascends from the Squaw Valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) to Emigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in the first 4� miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850's, runners travel west, climbing another 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn. Approximately 1,500 dedicated volunteers help out at each Western States Endurance Run. They are truly the life-blood of the Run and will do everything possible to make your day a success. Many spend more hours out on the trail than do the runners themselves. For information on becoming a volunteer, please click on the below links. COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
NOTE: The Communications Support Webpage contains information for both the WS100 and Tevis Cup. Please check regularly for news and updates!

- Main Webpage

- Volunteer Requirements

- Volunteer Sign-Up

- Communications FAQ

NON-COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

- Volunteer Guide

- Non-Communications Volunteer Signup

Monday Night ARES Packet net

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:10:34 PST

ARES Packet net instructions: Check-in messages may be sent anytime between 0000 and 1950 hours (midnight - 7:50pm) on Monday in order to count for that evening's total. Check-ins close at 2000 hours (8pm). Connect to the BBS on the 145.050 frequency using the Ka-node "KBERR". Setup Outpost Users: should create a new "BBS" Connect name: ARES ( this is the name of the BBS mailbox for this net) BBS Path: digipeater via KBERR (you are connecting to the ARES mail box on KG6SJT via the Kberr node) If you are using a terminal program you could connect this way: Connect ARES via KBERR Or C ARES via KBERR Weekly check-ins are simple messages from your call sign Send a message to: To: monnet ("monnet" is the tactical call sign we will use for Monday night check-ins) Subject: - - - Example: Subject: "1/30/12 - kg6sjt - Greg - Davis" In the text of the message you can repeat the subject or add any additional info you'd like.

New radio desk installed at Red Cross

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:21:37 PST

Bryce, K7DWO; Ken, K6WLS; and Greg, KG6SJT, installed the new desk at the Red Cross radio station. Bryce fabricated the desk top and cleaned up and painted the pedestals that Rob, N6KIX donated. Thank you Bryce, Ken, and Rob!

ICS-213 Training

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:03:08 PST

Ken- K6WLS and Greg- KG6SJT, gave a presentation on using the ICS-213 form to the Sacramento Valley ARES conference April 2, 1011. The slides and files from this presentation are available for download.

Yolo County Hospital Presentation

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:21:30 PST

Yolo County ARES was asked by the Yolo County Hospitals to give a presentation about amateur radio, ARES, how amateur radio could support the hospitals in an emergency, and how the hospitals might be involved. Ken Wilson, K6WLS, gave the presentation.

Colusa Sheriff's Communications reserve ICS-213 Training

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:12:56 PST

Ken- K6WLS and Greg- KG6SJT, were invited to the Colusa Sheriff's Communications reserve to give a presentation on using the ICS-213 form on January 20, 2011. The slides and files from this presentation are available for download.

50 ICS-213 Practice Messages from 2010

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:10:57 PST

Need an example or an idea for a pactice ICS-213 message? Yolo ARES members have been practicing message handling since August 2005. The link above will download a .zip file with 50 messages that we have given on our net during 2010.

BARK / Yolo ARES Sponsored VE Test Session

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:54:26 PST

Photos from the BARK, Yolo ARES VE Test Session. Test results were: 16 new Technicians, 4 Generals, and 4 Extras. Thank you to all of the volunteers that made this test session a great success!

Get your Ham License, or upgrade December 11, 2010

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:41:00 PST

FCC testing session to be held at the LDS church in Davis at 785 Elmwood St. The starting time will be 07:30 on December the 11th. This session will be for all elements, walkins are welcome, and anyone wishing to pre-register may contact Ken Wilson at 530 305-4088 or �gramps55@gmail.com Test fee is $15.00 and can be paid cash or check written to ARRL VEC. Individuals must provide photo ID or two other forms of positive identification. The required list is on the ARRL website. There is a technician class starting soon also through the LDS group. Call for info. We plan to have a couple monitors on the BARK repeater for talk-in assistance.