June 2020 Newsletter
The purpose of Georgia AUXCOMM is to promote, support, and lead emergency communications activities that support community needs. This is our monthly newsletter.
Please share this newsletter with your fellow emergency communicators. They can sign-up by clicking on the Subscribe button in the top left of the following web link:
https://www.gaauxcomm.org/newsletter
2020 Field Day - June 27-28
This weekend is ARRL Field Day weekend and Georgia AUXCOMM will be participating. We'll be running on several bands using several modes and hope to work your station over the weekend. Be sure to share your field day pictures with us on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/georgiaauxcomm.
New Website
We are finishing up the implementation of our new website and hope to launch it in early July. Stay tuned for more and be sure to bookmark the following address:
https://gaauxcomm.org
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June Training Meeting - 6/25/2020, 8pm
You're invited! David Benoist, AG4ZR, will be giving a presentation about FLDIGI and MT63 on Thursday, June 25 at 8pm (local).
David Benoist, AG4ZR
David Benoist has had a career in technology related fields since high school with a background in broadcasting, radar (military), computer information systems with networking, system administration, and programming experience. First became licensed as a radio operator at age 21 and re-engaged in amateur radio activity in 2003. David presently serves as the elected ARRL Section Manager for Georgia since late 2016 after serving as Section Emergency Coordinator. He is also a member of the Georgia AUXCOMM leadership team. Amateur interests include the technical things of Amateur Radio including radio transmission and reception, digital communication, and computer systems but also their use in emergency communications and the aspect that Amateur Radio serves as a lifetime learning environment for building and maintaining technology careers.
Connection Information
This online meeting is open and free for interested amateur radio operators, ARES members, and anyone else with an interest in Emergency Communications & D-Star. You do not have to be a member of Georgia AUXCOMM to attend. We hope you'll join us. Here's the connection information:
June AUXCOMM training(FLDIGI/MT63)
Thu, Jun 25, 2020 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/990306637
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (571) 317-3112
Access Code: 990-306-637
We will be recording the session and will make it available for later playback on our new Georgia AUXCOMM YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtgAs5ps7IZI-zSRPMZqiA
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Georgia AUXCOMM works with ARES to participate in the American Red Cross Shelter exercise on 5/30/2020
On Saturday, May 30th, over 2,500 amateur radio operators across 40 states and territories as far west as Hawaii, north to Alaska and south to Puerto Rico supported the American Red Cross (ARC) in a two-part disaster communications exercise. The exercise simulated a national grid-down with the ARC opening comfort shelters with radio operators providing shelter emergency communications.
Exercise part A, held in the morning, involved local VHF/UHF voice and data communications between the shelters, emergency operations center (EOC) and local Red Cross headquarters. Where possible simplex communication was used to determine if shelter sites could communicate with out the use of repeaters.
Part B, conducted in the afternoon, involved long range HF communication submitting an ARC shelter Form 6409 supplies requisition request. The request was sent using using Winlink digital data messaging with a strong focus on peer-to-peer communications. For many operators this was their first field experience with use of the NBEMS flmsg simplified agency mode of operation. (There are a set of flmsg custom forms specific to supporting the ARC.)
Locally, within the greater Atlanta metro area, Georgia AUXCOMM, the various county ARES and other radio groups established "virtual” shelters respecting shelter-in-place and social distancing. A number of operators set up portable, off-grid radio operations in the vicinity of an actual ARC approved shelter site. Weather in the greater Atlanta metro was quite nice with a gentle breeze allowing for a pleasant outdoor day of operation.
You can count on Georgia AUXCOMM, ARES and the American Red Cross to support our local community in a time of need.
As reported by:
Mark T. Bell, N7GRB
Georgia AUXCOMM Deputy Operations Chief
Gwinnett County ARES AEC for Public Health
Pictures by:
Charlie Allport, WS4TOT
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GaAUXCOMM needs your support!
We are in the process of setting up a website and establishing a non-profit membership organization. Consider becoming an early bird supporter with a $30 donation. This will become our annual dues amount and we'd appreciate your support so we can continue serving the community. Here's a link you can use to donate via PayPal.
https://paypal.me/GeorgiaAuxcomm
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FAQ and Social Media
Keep in touch with Georgia AUXCOMM! We've prepared a handy FAQ about the organization and will regularly communicate updates from this monthly newsletter and via social media outlets. Check out our new YouTube Channel and Groups.IO email reflector to stay informed!
FAQ
https://www.gaauxcomm.org/media/GaAUXCOMM-FAQ-Version12-2020-April.pdf
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/georgiaauxcomm
YouTube (new!)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtgAs5ps7IZI-zSRPMZqiA
Groups.IO email reflector (new!)
https://groups.io/g/GeorgiaAUXCOMM
Twitter
https://twitter.com/gaauxcomm
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/georgiaauxcomm
Please direct all general questions and press inquiries to Georgia AUXCOMM PIO Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK, at ki4ask@gaauxcomm.org.
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