Help needed - RAGS Public service comms for WorkForce Run on June 6th

(UPDATE 5/24/24) We are still in need of committed operators for the WorkForce Run on June 6.  This event is a late afternoon event with a pre-event meet-up at 5PM.  

Please sign-up by either going to www.ragsclub.org, click on the Public Service and fill out the Public Service Event Form OR email Andriy at [email protected] or Walt at [email protected].

This is a nice short event and our help is always greatly appreciated.

Jerry, NK2C

ARES/RACES Quarterly Training - Onondaga County 4/22/24

 Get Involved In ARES and RACES

The next ARES/RACES Quarterly Training session

will be April 22, 7:00P at the Onondaga County

Emergency Operations Center, Electronics Parkway,

Liverpool. There will be a tour and we will check out

antenna systems.

John Perkins, K2VTT, RACES Radio Officer

WNY Ham radio support for 4/8 Solar Eclipse

To:   All WNY Ham Radio Clubs

From:  Vince Harzewski N2JRS, Emergency Coordinator, Erie County ARES/Assistant Radio Officer, Erie County RACES

 

Re: April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

The Erie County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

has requested the assistance of amateur radio operators in conjunction

with the total solar eclipse on April 8.

 

Amateurs will be asked to provide critical information on the day of the

eclipse:

 

All Amateurs from any county are invited to participate.

 

Hams working with Emergency Services will establish communications in

the Emergency Operations center in Cheektowaga NY and will take reports

from amateurs on location, traffic, weather and amount of people

gathering during the key times of the eclipse on the 8th.

 

They will also establish cross border communications with Canadian

amateurs to test viability of passing traffic across the pond.

 

Hams in the EOC will establish communications with the state EOC with HF

voice and WINLINK connectivity.

 

Amateurs from Erie County ARES/RACES will be positioned at certain areas

of interest in the county that are deemed possible points where traffic

leading up to and at the end of the eclipse might become a problem if an

emergency arises and will provide reports to the EOC throughout the

duration of the event.

 

Amateurs in Erie County will also establish 2 quick deployment teams and

station them in the north and south in the county should the need arise

to setup and operate until other county resources can assist and Erie

County RACES will provide an operator to Buffalo Fire in their

respective EOC for a link back to the county EOC and to test the

viability of using us as a backup to inter EOC communications.

  

Operators needed - Great Race Auburn NY - Sunday 8/13

from Jerry; NK2C

 RAGS Public Service needs additional operator help with this Sunday event:

The Auburn Great Race.   

Please contact Walt - N2IK if you can help.

email: [email protected]

Ph. 315-243-0736

Onondaga RACES / ARES training session - 2/21/23

  

The next quarterly Onondaga RACES / ARES training session will be on Tuesday Feb 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Moyers Corners Fire Station #2, 7697 Morgan Rd, just north of Buckley Rd in Liverpool.  Please use the rear parking area and entrance.

 

TOPIC:  FLDIGI Installation and Use

 This software package is sometimes used by Emergency Management folks.

We will be using HF.

 

Thank You

 John Perkins

K2VTT

RACES Radio Officer – Onondaga County

[email protected]

RACES / ARES Training Session 11/22/22 - Syracuse

 The next quarterly RACES / ARES Training Session will be:

Tuesday November 22, 2022 at 1900 Hours

Moyers Corners Fire Station #2, 7697 Morgan Road (corner of Buckley Road), Liverpool, NY

TOPIC:  HF Operations

 

John Perkins

K2VTT

RACES Radio Officer – Onondaga County

Vice President – RAGS

Asst Net Manager - OCTEN

[email protected]

HH# 6100000238

Upcoming Onondaga RACES/ARES Training on 1/25/22

 Onondaga County RACES / ARES Quarterly Training 

 

Tuesday Jan. 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM via ZOOM

 ZOOM LINK:  Go to RAGS website (ragsclub.org), Public Service page, for link.

https://ragsclub.org/ares-races-live-meetings/

 Agenda:
- Admin Update
- County Alerting
- Public Service Events Upcoming
- Activation / Deployment Preparation

 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT – COMPLETE PRIOR TO TRAINING:
- Prepare a list of equipment, supplies, etc required by you for a 48-hour deployment, away from your residence
- We will review the lists and discuss at Training Session
- Download from RAGS Public Service website the Frequency List and have frequencies programmed into your radios (vhf/uhf)

John Perkins – RACES Training Officer
Amir Findling - Emergency Coordinator
Walt Bordett – Assistant Emergency Coordinator
Andriy Gronau – Assistant Emergency Coordinator

notice sent from:

John Perkins; K2VTT
RACES Radio Officer – Onondaga County
[email protected]

Onondaga County RACES/ARES Training - 11/9/21

 RACES / ARES Training Session

Tuesday November 9, 2021 – 1900 Hours

Moyers Corners Fire Station #2

7697 Morgan Road (at Buckley Road), Liverpool, NY. ( Rear of Building ). 

TOPIC:  RACES/ARES Orientation, equipment review/evaluation, reviewing programmed frequencies, plan future training sessions. 

Contact:

John Perkins at : [email protected]

RACES Radio Officer – Onondaga County