KNW-103 Basic Communication

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Basic Communication Skills Objective:This lesson introduces communication skills that are specific to emcomm operations, and helps you understand differences from normal Amateur Radio operations. Information:An emergency communicator must do his part to get every message to its intended recipient, quickly, accurately, and with a minimum of fuss. A number of factors can affect your ability … Read more

KNW-102 Are you ready?

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ARE YOU READY? Training: KNW-102Originally written by Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, ARRL Alabama Section Managerupdated: 01 Aug 2025 by Paul Smith (K5PRS) Anyone who has lived in District 14, Harris County for an appreciable length of time knows about disasters and is, hopefully, prepared for them. Some of our most recent events were: As bad as … Read more

EME-108 KNOW YOUR AGENCIES! KNOW YOUR PARTNERS!

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EME-108 KNOW YOUR AGENCIES!KNOW YOUR PARTNERS! As ARES members, we support a number of agencies around us via radio communications when conditions warrant.  Similarly, there are a number of other organizations that also support the same or similar agencies with emergency communications.  When their comms systems fail, ours must work.  While communicators could be assigned … Read more

Houston Area Packet and VARA Winlink RMS Gateway Band Plan

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Recommended: – 145.030 MHz ARES District 1 Winlink RMS gateways – 145.050 MHz Packet RMS Gateways and Digipeaters – 145.070 MHz drills, test, and Peer to Peer operations – 145.090 MHz Vara and Packet hybrid Winlink RMS Gateways – 446.150 MHz Vara only Winlink RMS Gateways Notes: Use updated Channel Selection in session of RMS … Read more

Northwest Harris County ARES Net Script

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Updated 22FEB2025 Repeater Info At 7:50 PM and 7:55 PM local time, make the following announcement: This is [YOUR CALLSIGN]. I will begin the Northwest Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net in [10 or 5] minutes. A clear frequency for the net will be appreciated. Our backup repeater will be [LAST WEEK’S REPEATER].– Is … Read more

EME-102 DISASTER SCENE

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EME-102 DISASTER SCENE ****** THIS IS A DRILL ****** THIS IS A DRILL ****** Your community has just been hit by a disaster — The following conditions now exist: No commercial power will be available for 72 hours. 60% of the power line infrastructure is damaged. 60% of all radio towers are out of service … Read more

EME-101 ALERT AND READINESS

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EME- 101Alert and Readiness Most naturally occurring emergencies have a gradual ramp-up period which you can use to prepare yourself prior to the actual event. Similarly, ARES has defined readiness conditions which will be used as a method to increase the alert posture of the Harris County ARES team. The email and text messages sent … Read more