Georgia AUXCOMM

Promoting, Supporting, and Leading Local Emergency Communications Activities

Welcome to Georgia AUXCOMM's First Newsletter!

The purpose of Georgia AUXCOMM is to promote, support, and lead emergency communications activities that support community needs. This is our first 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

April Training Meeting - 4/30/2020

You're invited! John Davis, WB4QDX, is the Deputy AUXCOMM Manager for Georgia and well-known as an expert on D-Star. He will be leading a presentation about D-Star usage.

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:

April AUXCOMM Training
Thu, Apr 30, 2020 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/956279253

Optional dial-in: +1 (872) 240-3212

Georgia AUXCOMM in Action!

Georgia AUXCOMM member Tom Olley, KG4VUB, was part of our response team for the April 12-13 2020 Tornado Outbreak. Here's his report about the incident.

https://www.gaauxcomm.org/media/WeatherEvent-Apr12-13-2020.pdf

Want to help support our COVID-19 response?

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, we are currently supporting GEMA as WX4GMA to receive reports on any utility outages on HF, D-STAR REF030B, Winlink and D-RATS. If you would like to participate as an AUXCOMM operator from your home operating as WX4GMA, please contact Operations Chief James Rakestraw, KI4NIV at ki4niv@gaauxcomm.org for more information and scheduling.

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.

FAQ
https://www.gaauxcomm.org/media/GaAUXCOMM-FAQ-Version12-2020-April.pdf

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/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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