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:
2017
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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Aug. 26 - CF Ride for Life, Cromwell
Aug. 27 - 10:30 am ARES Forum at CARA Hamfest, Newtown, CT
Sept 8-10 - Boxboro Hamfest, MA
Sept 23 - CERT training day at Fire Academy in Windsor Locks
October 8 - Nutmeg Hamfest, Meriden, CT
October 14- CT ARES SET
Alert Level: 0
Watch WWW.CTARES.ORG for near real-time level changes.
CARA Hamfest - Newtown - Sunday Aug 27
CARA Hamfest
Sunday Aug. 27
9am to 12:30 pm
Edmond Town Hall
45 Main Street, Newtown, CT
Link to live map: https://goo.gl/maps/eQk41TRjRCm
Download the PDF of the CARA hamfest flyer for Aug 27 2017
CARAHamFest.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [219.4 KB]
ARES FORUM - 10:30 AM - SET planning and regional reports
Also at this hamfest, presentation on DIY antenna analyzer
About A R E S
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!
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
EC's need to be collecting headcounts, start and end times for all ARES nets, drills, emergency responses, and public services events supported by ARES within their jurisdictions. ARES Net Managers should be sending checkin logs to their EC, so he can eliminate duplications, verify how many new hams attended each net, and who the liaison was between the net and the NTS message system.
EC's: AT MONTH END, PLEASE FILL IN THE FORM and click "Send".
This week's learning moment from the DEC
Solar eclipse warnings
- August 21 there will be a total eclipse of the sun that will travel across the continental US from Oregon to South Carolina over a 90 minute window. WARNING: "eclipse viewing glasses" are only safe during the few minutes of total eclipse, between the appearance of "Bailey's Beads". Connecticut is NOT in the path of totality for this event and use of these glasses is not safe. WARNING: many consumer organizations have reported a large number of these glasses bear counterfeit seals or certifications, and are unsafe for viewing the sun directly at any time.
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