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American Radio Relay League

             Tangipahoa Parish ARES

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

                       

The Tangipahoa Parish Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a field organization of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). ARES is composed of FCC licensed amateur radio operators who are trained emergency communicators, volunteering their personal time, skill and equipment to serve in the public interest.

Tangi ARES serves southeast Louisiana (LA ARES Region 9) and cooperates with the neighboring parishes and communities of the area, the Tangipahoa Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness and Southeastern Louisiana University.

Amateur radio operators living within this area who hold a valid amateur license are eligible to participate.


Tangipahoa Parish ARES Emergency Coordinator :

     Bob Priez, WB5FBS  -  EC

 

Assistant Emergency Coordinators :

     Forrest Clark, KD5PKS  -  AEC (Digital/VHF/UHF)

     James Redmond, K5QNT  -  AEC (HF)

     Kevin Calmes, KD5JWW  -  AEC (IT/Webmaster)

 

           Items of interest:

  Thanks to Forrest, James and Kevin for taking on the AEC responsibilities. I am looking forward to working with them and all of our Tangi ARES members. We also have nine volunteers to serve as Net Control Station for the Monday night net. I appreciate their contribution to emergency communications!

NewFCC Public Notice --

The FCC has recently issued a notice regarding hams who are employees of entities using amateur radio as part of their emergency preparedness plans. To read the PN, click here FCC Public Notice.

Louisiana Simulated Emergency Test --

 The LA SET was held on September 26th and I'm happy to report that our Tangipahoa ARES participation and results were excellent. Thanks to all who checked in to the net and participated in the drill.  Click on this link to review the report: Tangipahoa 2009 SET Report.

Message Handling --

Here are two excellent resources from ARRL about traffic and net operations that you can access via the web:

 "Getting Started With Traffic Handling" Powerpoint:  www.arrl.org/FandES/field/NTS.ppt

 ARRL Net Operations manual that is no longer in print, but you can download at:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nts-mpg/pdf/index.html

Proper message handling and formatting is possibly the most important factor in emergency communications. Many messages are relayed several times from the originator to the recipient. The ARRL radiogram format has been the standard used in most EmComm situations. The form reduces the chance for mistakes and should be studied and understood BEFORE you actually copy an important message. Follow the links on this page for a blank printable radiogram and instructions for using the form. A copy of both should be included in your go-kit. The ICS-213 is rapidly replacing the ARRL radiogram in emergency communications, but it lacks the header information of the radiogram which is important for tracking formal traffic. Click on this link for a copy of an ICS-213 form with the added preface of the radiogram for amateur radio traffic. Print out a few copies to keep in your 'go-kit'.

 

Click here to JOIN or Update your Tangi ARES information. 

If you have a cell phone, please include that number so we can contact you via text message in case of emergency activation.

 

 Comments or suggestions?  Contact Bob WB5FBS

 

                         Page Updated: November 6, 2009