CMSARA

Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association

ARES

MS ARES information

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Regarding the net discussion on Dec 5, please see this info from the ARRL Section mailing list. Please contact Rez K1REZ on questions…..

Rez Johnson, K1REZ has accepted an appointment as Assistant Section
Emergency Coordinator in charge of ARES Training for Mississippi. In
this position, he will be coordinating our ARES leaders and members in
the implementation of ARRL’s new ARES training requirements.

During 2020, a number of ARES Training Sessions will be held at various
locations around the state, to assist our members in passing the new
requirements. To receive an email about upcoming training sessions in
your area, please send K1REZ an email letting him know which county you
live in and he will keep you updated.

If you have not done so already, please download a copy of the new ARES
Standardized Training Plan Task Book from http://msares.com Please
print out a copy to place in a binder for use during your ARES training
and certification.

To speed up your ARES certification process please send us a copy of
your latest FEMA Independent Study Transcript via our ARES Training
email address or snail mail address. (See bottom of page) If you do not
have a copy or your Transcript you can request one from FEMA:

https://training.fema.gov/student/residenttranscript.aspx

http://www.msares.com/

UPCOMING ARES TRAINING SESSION:

During the Capital City Hamfest, Mississippi ARES will be holding an
official Training Session from 1:00 – 3:00 pm on Saturday, January 25,
2020, in Room # 1, of the Mississippi Trade Mart Building, State
Fairgrounds, 1207 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS 3920.

The purpose of this training session is to bring our ARES leaders and
members up to speed on the new ARES membership levels and Task Book
requirements. Participants will view a presentation on the new
requirements, be given an opportunity to learn new ARES skills and have
the requirements they have met signed off on in their Training Task
Book.

Please bring a printed copy of your Task Book with you. Additionally,
please bring a printed copy of your most up to date FEMA Independent
Study Transcript.

MS ARES TRAINING CONTACT INFO:

Email: ares_training@msares.com
Postal Mail: ARES Training, P.O. Box 955 Pelahatchie, MS 39145-0955
Website: MSARES.com
Rez Johnson, K1REZ
Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator (ASEC)
In charge of ARES Training for the State of Mississippi
Mississippi Section of ARRL/ARES

March Program: Gordo’s Got Game on ARES!

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Gordo WB8NOA

[dropcap] O[/dropcap]ver 40 amateur radio enthusiasts crowded the ad hoc meeting place for the March meeting of CMSARA. Due to the Tuesday election, the Association moved it’s meeting to a conference room at the City of Brandon Municipal Building to welcome one of the most influential amateurs in the U.S. Gordon West WB8NOA brought his best “game” via Skype to educate those in attendance on the “care and feeding” of ARES teams. For an hour, Gordo demonstrated key procedures and issues facing ARES teams in California and around the U.S. using actual radio QSOs from emergency situations. Moreover, he shared with the crowd his suggestions for improving emergency radio teams as they grow and mature. 

Gordo complimented CMSARA’s motto of “We Do Stuff” as exemplary, saying that it’s important to keep engagement among ARES teams to keep their abilities sharp. By “doing stuff,” ARES teams have fun, the key to continual engagement. [Read more…] about March Program: Gordo’s Got Game on ARES!

Rankin Co ARES to Participate in SET

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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Rankin County ARES team, led by Emergency Coordinator Mike Flanagan WM5A and Asst EC Mike Dancey WX5H, will fully participate in the ARRL MS Section Simulated Emergency Test (SET). A planning meeting held on Tuesday, August 3, 2015, at the Gluckstadt technology company L3 Communications facilitated the planning. Robert Hayes KC5IMN, District 1 EC, and Malcolm Keown W5XX, Section Director, gave presentations about the SET and it’s fundamentals as organized by the new Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, Rez Johnson K1REZ.

Rez has prepared an initial website for the Section ARES organization, located at msares.org. The full set of documents for this Saturday’s SET can be found at this link. Please review some or all of these planning documents before the SET on Saturday. [Read more…] about Rankin Co ARES to Participate in SET

Global EmComm!

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[dropcap]R[/dropcap]emember the Haiti disaster? How about those in the Philippines? We all remember Katrina! The Salvation Army is a worldwide church who has a strong emphasis in disaster relief implemented through emergency communications. Bill Fiest WB8BZH attended the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference held last year in nearby Huntsville, AL. He plays a prominent role in the Army’s emergency network, SATERN. [Read more…] about Global EmComm!