Connecticut ARES - Region 3
DEC: George Lillenstein, AB1GL
Asst DEC: Bill Storey, AB1LZ
Where to Find Us:
CT ARES Section 3 DEC
(District Emergency Coordinator)
George Lillenstein, AB1GL
39a Downey Dr
Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: +1 860 289-1445 (H)
860 716-3367 (Cell)
860 645-5449 (Work) (leave voicemail here only)
AB1GL@winlink.org
The DEC's schedule:
2018
1st Mon each month - NARL club meeting, Newington Sr Center (2nd Mon in January)
1st Wed each month - Emcomm elmer session, Manchester EOC
2nd Wed each month - BEARS meeting, Manchester EOC 7 pm
3rd Wed each month - PVRA meeting, Marcus Communications, Manchester CT
4th Wed - Manchester CERT briefing
AB1GL Nets:
Sundays 8 pm - the CT ARES SM net
Mondays 8 pm - the ARES Reg 3 net
Mondays 9:15 pm - the BEARS traffic net
Tuesdays & Thurs - 7 pm - Manchester CERT net
Wednesdays 9:30 pm - Nutmeg Traffic Net
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May 7 - NARL meeting, Newington Sr. Center, 7 pm
May 12 - MARS crossband communications test
May 20 - Lucy Welles Library 5K - NARL - Newington
May 26 - Angel Ride, Ashford to Mystic, supported by ARES CT Section.
June 10 - BEARS Annual picnic at Northwest Park, Manchester
June 23-24 ARRL Field Day -
NARL - Mill Pond Park
BEARS - Nike Site Manchester
Alert Level: 0
Watch WWW.CTARES.ORG for near real-time level changes.
MAY 12 - ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND COMMUNICATION TEST
The MARS military auxiliary radio system will sponsor an event to test two-way communication with hams on Saturday, May 12. They have released a software package that will allow hams to LISTEN to MIL-STD PSK and other modes . See the link to the software at http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MSDMT.html
ARRL EC-001 registrations suspended for now
The distance-learning organization that has been giving the ARRL EC-001 course has lost its funding from the State of Connecticut and will be dissolved on July 1. Until the ARRL can find another provider, all registrations for "Introduction to Emergency Communications" via the internet have been suspended.
Angel Ride Saturday May 26 2018
The Connecticut Section ARES supports the Angel Ride, a bicycle ride to be held this year from Ashford to Mystic on Saturday May 26.
To volunteer, please contact Wayne Gronlund, n1clv@mac.com
ARES is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the field arm of the American Radio Relay League.
Our special focus is the use of Amateur Radio for emergency communications, and the recruiting and training of a pool of skilled radio operators to be available in times of emergency.
ARES in Connecticut partners with state and municipal governments, public health entities, and non-profit providers such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army.
ARES members have their own radios and many can respond from their homes and vehicles, allowing ad hoc ARES nets to form using operators who are already in place when a disaster wipes out communications infrastructure. This means ARES functions even when the roads are blocked and the electric and telecom grids are jammed or down.
Amateur radio can be used to
- pass welfare traffic ("Aunt Minnie made it safely to the community shelter"),
- forward requests from stranded facilities ("the XYZ nursing home urgently needs oxygen bottles"),
- Pass status messages from outlying hospitals to the central reporting agency ("hospital A has 23 beds available"),
- Digitally convey sitreps, ICS forms, maps and photos to an incident command post
- Act as an email gateway to a functioning part of the Internet via long-distance HF radio to another state or country.
To keep our operators trained and equipment working, we provide Public Service communications at no charge. ARES members volunteer for service at charity races, runs, walks, parades, and other large events. Operators man checkpoints, observe along the course, circulate in large venues. They contribute to public safety, guiding first responders to where they are needed, clearing the way for emergency vehicles, and reporting incidents to the Unified Command post.
Our radios work where cell phones can't get dial tone or coverage, and are interoperable where the specialized public safety and commercial radios are not.
For a detailed list of training available, see the training page of the state ARES web site, CTARES.ORG.
IMPORTANT! Whenever there is an ARES activation, leadership will notify and assign tasks ONLY to those who have current records in the ARES member database. Go to www.ctares.org and update your record now!
About A R E S
Skywarn Weather Nets in Region 3
Weather nets are held routinely by ARES Skywarn Coordinators, and on special schedules during severe weather.
For Region 3, there is a weather net every Thursday at 9 pm on the W1HDN repeater in Tolland.
Tune to 146.790, minus 600kHz offset, PL tone 82.5.
To report severe weather, please give the information in the order below. Also indicate if it is measured, averaged, or estimated, and if it is storm total or since last report,
| Temperature | Precip intensity | Depth | Damage |
Monthly Reporting method for Region 3 EC's
The ARRL has posted fillable PDF forms for use by EC's to report monthly and annual activity. Please go the DOWNLOADS page and pull down the three PDF forms. To use, fill in the form, SAVE AS a new file name, and email the file to the SEC (w8zy@arrl.net) AND to the DEC (dec@ctares-region3.org)
This week's learning moment from the DEC
Have you tried an HF digital mode yet? Now is a good time to give it a try.
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