The “5-1-2 BULLETIN” - 17 APR 01 - No. 50
TO: OR-NorCAL-NV ARES and other EMCOMM Stations, ARRL Officials, other EMCOMM
and Public Safety Officials; in Oregon District 5, California SV Section
Districts 1, 2...and BEYOND.
FROM: D.W. Thorne, K6SOJ, ARES SEC, SV Section (North), and editor.
Assistant ACS Officer MAR III California OES
INTERNET: www.qsl.net/k6soj E-MAIL:
k6soj@arrl.net
CA OES ACS INLAND REGION WEBSITE:
www.acs.oes.ca.gov/Inland/
SHORT CIRCUITS - Brief (important) announcements:
+ WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY April 18
(Tomorrow)-The Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union
has selected the theme "Providing Disaster Communications: Amateur Radio in
the 21st Century". For more information refer to: The ARRL Letter, Vol. 20,
No. 15, April 13, 2001.
+ BUTTE COUNTY EC RESIGNS - Ken White,
KC6RSS, has resigned as Emergency Coordinator.
Thank you Ken, for all your past efforts and hard work, especially during the
disastrous Concow Fire last October. The selection process to appoint a new EC
has begun. (Since there is no EC for Glenn County at present, the
Butte County EC will also serve as the acting Glenn County EC until one is
appointed.) For more information contact: Dick Cloyd, WO6P, District Two
EC at: diandde@snowcrest.net.
+ NEW CDF/VIP/HAMCO FOR LASSEN-MODOC RANGER DISTRICT
NAMED
In addition tohis ongoing duties as an ARES AEC for Lassen County,
Terry Cobb, K6ME, of Janesville, CA has accepted the position of CDF/VIP/HAMCO
for Lassen-Modoc CDF Ranger District.
Terry got off to a roaring start on Monday afternoon (April 16)
when he was called to assist at a traffic control post near US 395 South, and
Hicks Road during a wild-land fire. 15 acres of brush, timber, several
outbuildings, and an uninhabited home were destroyed in the incident. He
reports: “It’s too early for this!” Terry also sent a few
candid pictures. Our webmaster (KC7REK) has arranged them in a nice slide
show presentation at: www.qsl.net/w6soj/sojphoto.htm
+ EDITOR’S NOTE
It’s been nearly a year since the first “5-1-2 Bulletin”
appeared. It began as a simple, weekly, “net reminder”. With this
issue (Number 50) you will note some changes. Some readers have reported that
they were receiving the bulletins with some “jumped lines”. A few
weeks ago I made some changes in how the bulletin is formatted.
Currently I type it in: MS Works, “monotype.com 10” font, set for 70
characters per line. It is then converted to “Times New Roman” font
for dispatch by e-mail. Hopefully, this change has eliminated the problem.
Also, the -----, ++++++ and ***** graphics have been removed.
Since the bulletin is occasionally forwarded via packet and/or other digital
modes this will help expedite that process. (NOTE: While the 5-1-2
Bulletin is mostly non-commercial, it may occasionally include a commercial
announcement. Before transmitting any bulletin via the amateur service, please
DELETE any commercial announcements.)
+ NEW MEDFORD NWS SKYWARN PAGE IS ONLINE -
(details below)
+ EMCOMM 2001 PICTURES NOW AT - www.qsl.net/k6soj
+ “EMERGENCY AND ALTERNATIVE POWER” Web Page(s)
Now available at: www.qsl.net/k6soj
+ UPDATE - KLAMATH COUNTY REPEATER NOW LINKED TO SHASTA
COUNTY REPEATER
The 443.900+ repeater on Hamaker Mt. (near Keno, OR) is now linked to the
443.050+ (CTCSS-110.9) repeater on Shasta-Bally (approx. 16 miles west of
Redding). The 443.900+ Hamaker Mt. (6,596 ft.) repeater serves most of
Klamath County and eastern Siskiyou County...and beyond. It is sponsored
by the Skyline Amateur Radio Association, (donations are welcome), 1049
Lakeshore Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. Web Address:
www.jones-clan.com/amateur_radio/sara.htm
The Shasta-Bally (6,209 ft.) repeater is also accessible on 224.820- (88.5).
Whether on 1.25 meters, or on 443.050+ (110.9), its coverage extends south to
the Dunnigan area under normal conditions. Shasta-Bally is sponsored by the
Redding Repeater and ATV Society. Thanks to Bob Ross, N7RBP (SARA); and
Charles Seevers, W6QWN, (RRATVS).
(NOTE: Considerate operators keep their transmissions reasonably short when
using a repeater; and even more so, when using a linked system.)
+ ICS COURSE SET FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON
Douglas County Emergency Management will sponsor a new course
entitled: "Incident Command System (ICS) Series". The course will be
conducted in Roseburg May 14-18, 2001.
Class will be 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM each day. There is no registration fee for
this course. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO REGISTER, CONTACT:
Wayne Stinson, Douglas County Emergency Management at: 541-440-4448
+ ICS COURSE SET FOR JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
Oregon Emergency Management will sponsor a new course entitled:
"Incident Command System (ICS) Series".
The course will be conducted in Medford, or July 23-27, 2001. Class will be
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM each day. There is no registration fee for this course.
There is limited funding to assist applicants with lodging and per diem.
Please note on your application if your attendance would be contingent on
receiving funding assistance.
Facilities are handicapped accessible. Special services for the hearing or
visually impaired will be provided upon request. If you need special
assistance, please contact Kelly Jo Jensen:
E-mail: kjensen@oem.state.or.us
as soon as possible.
Address: 595 Cottage Street NE, Salem, OR 97301
Fax: 503-588-1378
Phone: 503-378-2911
TTY: 503-373-7856
Eriks Gabliks, DPSST Regional Training
+ NET REMINDER - 5-1-2 REGIONAL ARES AND NWS NETS
DAILY:
1200 to 1230L: Jefferson Noon Net on 7232 LSB (3987 LSB alternate)
WEDNESDAYS:
1915 to 1930L: NWS WX SPOTTER NETS (see section # 3 below)
1930 to 2000L: A.R.E.S. LEADERSHIP NET on 3987 LSB (1982 LSB alternate)
+ ARES and other EMCOMM NETS)- (updated March 19, 2001) are listed at:
www.qsl.net/k6soj/nets/index.htm
+ FEEDBACK: SENDING E-MAIL ADDRESSES IN MORSE
From Bulletin No. 48 (April 3): “At EMCOMM 2001, during the traffic handling
class, a comment was made about including an addressee’s e-mail address, after
the telephone number on an ARRL RADIOGRAM.
The point wasraised: ‘How do you send the @ symbol on CW?’ Does anyone
know if there is a ‘prosign’ for @ in Morse?”
SEVERAL REPLIES WERE RECEIVED...so far no one has presented an answer as to how
to send _ in CW. (E.g. - Joe_Dokes@whatever.net)
However, two very enlightening replies (edited slightly) follow:
FROM: John Moriarity, K6QQ -
“There was a great deal of discussion on this subject on the qrp-l reflector a
while back. It was finally decided that we should just send the letters
"AT". It is understood that it is part of an e-mail address, and is
shorter than most pro-signs.
FROM: Fergy Ferguson, N6SSQ -
“Here is a list of special Morse code characters and punctuation characters
that are used in ham radio... Since the question of the @ (at sum) character
came up in a question at EMCOMM, I thought some of you CW nuts like me should
have this list. Actually, I have never heard the @ character used in CW, but it
is used quite freely in packet.
The \ (back slash) was also asked about at EMCOMM and I have used that one in CW
when sending DOS directory commands to another ham.
The character pair are sent over-scored, which simply means run-together. The
very best way to practice your CW is to send it to your computer via a modem.
The computer shows you quite graphically where your mistakes lie, not just in
spelling but in character spacing and word spacing. In regards to the
traffic handling, I believe that someone sending UI ( @ ) would simply cause
someone a stroke. It is easy enough to do simply send AT when sending an e-mail
address, e.g. K6SOJ AT ARRL.NET No one will have a problem with that. But,
learning the special characters and punctuation characters is good practice and
a lot of fun.”
SPECIAL MORSE CHARACTERS:
* SK End of QSO
& AS Wait
+ AR End of Message
( KN Go Only
= BT Break or Pause
> AA New Line
! SN Understand
% KA Attention
@ UI At (in Packet)
SPECIAL PUNCTUATION CHARACTERS:
[ ]AA-WA Brackets
" AF Quotation marks
$ SX Dollar sign
- DU Hyphen
( )KN-KK Parenthesis
: OS Colon
/ DN Slash
; KR Semi-colon
\ OE Back-slash
Note: “The use of AA can mean "new line" or the front side of a
bracket [
and also "all after" if you are querying for a repeat of part of a
message.
Make sure the person on the other end understands what you are trying to
get across.”
Thanks to John, Fergy, and the others who commented on this issue.
+ TRAINING: The article: “DISASTER / MAJOR EMERGENCY -- WHAT CAN WE
EXPECT? by Lt. Dan Blackston, Chula Vista Police Department” appeared in its
entirety in BULLETIN # 36 (January 9) and is archived at
www.qsl.net/k6soj. Below are
excerpts from that article with comments.
27. “Search dogs will be needed early in the operation”.
COMMENT: Watch where you step! And don’t feed or attempt to pet a
search
dog without checking with the handler first.
28. “Documentation will be very important; there will be a multitude of
requests for information later.”
COMMENT: This is one of the most important functions of the EMCOMM
operator. ACCURATE LOGS must be kept...even for informal or tactical
traffic. An 8.5 x 11 spiral notebook, or yellow pad, works fine.
At the minimum, instruct all operators to log: date/time, call signs, and the
nature / disposition of all messages and traffic. Later you may be asked
to review what happened and when it happened. Without a log...you don’t
stand a chance. Forget guesswork, or relying upon your memory!
TRAINING BULLETINS that appear in this bulletin are also archived at:
www.qsl.net/k6soj
(PLUS A “PLETHORA” OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING MATERIAL)
+ SKYWARN NEWS
Jim Reynolds, KD7MLO, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Medford NWS
Gary Pederson, N7GK, Asst. Medford SKYWARN Coordinator
D. W. Thorne, K6SOJ, Asst. Medford SKYWARN Coordinator
NEW MEDFORD NWS SKYWARN PAGE IS NOW ONLINE AT:
http://www.qsl.net/wx7mfr/SKYWARN/index.html
CURRENT NWS WEATHER BULLETINS AND WARNINGS ARE AVAILABLE VIA A LINK AT:
www.qsl.net/k6soj
SKYWARN is the National Weather Service program of trained volunteer
spotters reporting severe weather. The ARRL/ARES has a national “memorandum of
understanding” (MOU) with the NOAA/NWS.
MEDFORD NWS WX SPOTTER NET HAS MOVED TO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS.
The Medford NWS WX SPOTTER NET is now on Wednesdays at: 1915L on 147.26+ (Mt.
Ashland repeater - WX7MFR/R); SIMULTANEOUSLY ON: 146.55 SIMPLEX (Siskiyou and
Klamath Counties); AND 146.97- the Likely repeater (Modoc County).
FROM 1920 to 1929L: on 3987 LSB (1982 LSB alternate), relays and other
checkins will be accepted and forwarded. ALSO, a packet WX SPOTTER NET is being
developed to run concurrently SKYWARN will be activated on these frequencies
during severe weather events.
The NWS PACKET NODE ON MT. ASHLAND IS NOW OPERATIONAL on
145.030 MHz, ID is: skywrn. NWS is asking for SKYWARN and ARES packet
stations to connect and let them know your location, the type of antenna and
power you use to access the Mt. Ashland node. The “connect” to NWS packet
bbs (direct) is 145.090 and the ID is NWSMFR.
Then connect to NWSBBS, e.g., c nwsmfr. Then, c nwsbbs. The NWSMFR at nws
mfr is a node.
Questions? contact Gary, N7GK < gpederso@orednet.org
>
UPDATED - NWS WEATHER SPOTTER CLASSES:(EMERGENCY COORDINATORS please announce
these on your local nets, in your local newsletters, etc.
KLAMATH COUNTY: April 23 - 6:30-8:30 PM in the Banquet Room of the Klamath Falls
Sizzler. (Optional dinner at 5:30 PM.)
KLAMATH COUNTY: April 24, 7-9 PM at the Walker Range Fire Patrol building
in Crescent.
LAKE COUNTY (OR): April 25, 7-9 PM at the Community Center in Christmas
Valley.
LAKE COUNTY (OR): April 26, 7-9 PM at the Senior Center in Lakeview
CURRY COUNTY: April 30, 7-9 PM in the Blue Room in the County Annex
Building , Gold Beach., OR.
COOS COUNTY: May 1, 6-8 PM , Emergency Operations Center, 360 E. 2nd St.,
Coquille, OR.
DOUGLAS COUNTY: May 2, 7-9 PM Ford Room of the Douglas County
Library , Roseburg., OR
JACKSON COUNTY: May 10, 7-9 PM, Jackson County Public Works
Auditorium, 200 Antelope Dr., White City, OR (Just north of Medford.)
MODOC COUNTY: May 21, 7-9 PM, Modoc County Office of Education Conference Room,
Alturas, CA
SISKIYOU COUNTY: May 17, 7-9 PM Forks of Salmon Community Hall
SISKIYOU COUNTY: May 22, 7-9 PM Mount Shasta City Hall (upstairs)
SISKIYOU COUNTY: May 23, 7-9 PM Yreka (CDF Training Room)
The NWS/Medford “service area” consists of nine counties: Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Klamath, Jackson, Josephine, Lake, (OR); Modoc and Siskiyou (CA).
If you have any questions about the SKYWARN program, contact: Gary/N7GK < gpederso@orednet.org > via e-mail or
on 147.26+ (Mt. Ashland).
REGIONAL ARES WEATHER AND ROAD NETS (ARESWARNS) for SV Districts 1 and 2 are on
the MUTUAL AID FREQUENCIES of 7232 LSB (daytime) and 3987 LSB (nighttime).
1982LSB (nighttime alternate). Up/down QRM. OREGON District 5, and
all ARES stations elsewhere, are CORDIALLY INVITED to participate. During a
SEVERE WEATHER EVENT, the HF WARN meets hourly AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, until
all information and traffic is passed, (more often as needed).
LOCAL ARESWARNS are activated by a local EC or AEC per your local plan.
Check with your EC for more information about your area. It is recommended
that they meet at the TOP OF EACH HOUR, and include a local HF - VHF
station for relay / interface duty with the regional net.
Check in to the JEFFERSON NOON NET daily at 1200L on 7232 // 3987 LSB for
announcements regarding anticipated severe WX.
IF YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OR SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO REPORT about your ARES
team or other EMCOMM unit...and would like it posted in the 5-1-2
BULLETIN...send it to: k6soj@arrl.net
+ COMING ATTRACTIONS ...
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? THE SERIES CONTINUES
HOW PREPARED ARE YOU? - A FUN QUIZ
+ FIELD DAY 2001 - JUNE 23-24.
NOTE: Announcements of field day sites sponsored by EMCOMM groups and
special service clubs will listed below. (Send the name of the sponsoring group,
the approximate location of your FD site, a contact person, and an
email, web address, or phone number.)
Listed below are some of the FIELD DAY sites sponsored by EMCOMM groups.
+ CALIFORNIA OES/ACS:
WHO: “Anybody and everybody from any ACS/RACES/ARES/VIP/REACT
organization statewide.”
WHERE: El Dorado N.F. (5 miles from Silver Springs Campground )
CONTACT: Bill Pennington, WA6SLA <Bill_Pennington/OES@oes.ca.gov>
+ The SOJOURNERS (State Of Jefferson Operators United Relay Network and
Emergency Radio Service) www.qsl.ney/w6soj
WHO: Members, (guest operators by permission only), visitors welcome.
WHERE: Klamath N.F., Goosenest R.D., Juanita Lake.
CONTACT: D. W. Thorne, K6SOJ <k6soj@arrl.net>
+ Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club
WHO: All operators are welcome
WHERE: Nyack, CA. I-80 @ Nyack across from the Nyack general store.
CONTACT: Matt Diridoni, KC6RUO, President SFARC at: 916-632-4084;or, Wayne Mikel,
KE6DJE, Placer County ARES EC at: 916-645-0565
+ The “5-1-2 BULLETIN” - Copyright (c) 2001 - D. W. Thorne, K6SOJ
Permission is hereby granted to reproduce and re-circulate items from this
bulletin providing appropriate credit is given to the “5-1-2 REGIONAL ARES
BULLETIN” and/or the author or originator of the material. Send
corrections, updates, etc. to: k6soj@arrl.net
+ PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONSERVE ENERGY!
