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Shiawassee Amateur Radio Association

Located in Corunna, Shiawassee County, MI

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The ARES group provides communication during emergency operations when other forms of public communications fail. Using even the simplest of radio setups and antennas, amateurs can communicate with each other for fun, during emergencies, and in contests. The practice they get for fun and in contests assists them in emergencies. They handle messages for police and other public service organizations during all kinds of emergencies.

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when a disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in the ARES. The only qualification, other than possession of an Amateur Radio license, is a sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur service, only amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership.

SARA maintains some equipment for use with an emergency. The club insures that the equipment is ready whenever it might be needed.

Emergency Coordinator for Owosso and Shiawassee County:

For the most current SHIAWASSEE COUNTY {local} information, contact Tom Carpenter.

• Tom Carpenter, KI8AS
• Email via: ki8as at charter.net (replace at with @)
• Phone (home) is [989] 472-4208

Michigan District 1

ARES MI District One Contact Information:

District Emergency Coordinator ~ District 1

    Joe W. Pullen, K8YZA, from Lenawee County
    8324 Horton Beach Rd. 
    Manitou Beach, Michigan. 49253
    Contact:  [517] 623-2181
    Email via:    jpullen at tc3net.com (replace at with @)
 

Michigan Section District Emergency Coordinator Listing

District One COUNTY Emergency Coordinators:

    Clinton - David Oulette, WB8MWG
    Eaton - Jeff Frank, N8HEE
    Gratiot - Bill Rogers, KC8OUF
    Hillsdale - Daniel Sprow, KC8RYF
    Ingham/ Lansing - Thomas Shaver, KC8NJK
    Jackson - Tim Bair, WD8PMD
    Lenawee - Joseph Pullen, K8YZA
    Livingston - Bruce Pollock, N8WWX
    Shiawassee - Thomas Carpenter, KI8AS

RACES/ARES - Nat'l

RACES / ARES United States Information:

Required Courses for RACES membership has been upgraded due to Homeland Security Public Safety NIMS [National Incident Management System] requirements.

The following classes are now (2012) required for RACES membership and they are free at the FEMA training site.

IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System [ICS] estimate 3 hours.

IS-200.b ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents estimate 3 hours.

IS-700.a National Incident Management System [NIMS] An Introduction estimate 3 hours.

IS-701.a NIMS Multiagency Coordination System [MACS] Course estimate 5 hours.

IS-702.a National Incident Management System [NIMS] Public Information Systems estimate 3 hours.

IS-703.a NIMS Resource Management estimate 3.5 hours.

Remember these are free online classes at the FEMA training site.

MI State Wide

Michigan State Wide ARES Information:

Michigan Section ARES Website ~ Part of ARPSC

Michigan Section ARES Disticts for Michigan

Nets ~ ARES, etc.

Nets for CW, EMERGENCY, MARS, AND NTS: 

ARRL NET DIRECTORY -- ARRL Net Directory Search... Start a search from here!

National Traffic System -- From Westchester County, NY

National Traffic System History

CW Nets -- From The 3905 Century Club

RTTY Nets -- From The 3905 Century Club

U.S. Coast Guard -- USCG Amateur Radio Net

HURRICANE / WEATHER FREQUENCY LINKS: 

Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center -- WX4NHC

Hurricane Links -- By N4TYV ~ Weather and Hurricane Links (2010) -- From Randy Johnson, N4TYV ~ Very large list of resources. (2010)

Hurricane Frequencies -- By Hugh Stegman NV6H ~ Many places to listen.

Hurricane Frequencies -- By Bill Snyder, AA6KC ~ Lots of Links and Information (2008)

Hurricane Hunters -- From Mr. Jeffrey Long and Scott Gibbins

Additional Links

Web Site Contact: W8QQQ at arrl.net {replace the at with the @ symbol}