July 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://gaauxcomm.org/newsletter
New Website
We are pleased to announce that our new website is now live! In the months ahead we will be adding new content and features to the website so be sure to visit it often.
https://gaauxcomm.org
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July Training Meeting - 7/30/2020, 8pm
Skywarn and National Weather Service
You're invited! David Nadler with the National Weather Service Office in Peachtree City, GA (serving the Metro Atlanta forecasting area) will be our guest speaker.
Photo credit - WALB News
David Nadler
If you have recently had Skywarn training, there's a good chance you've already met David Nadler. David has more than 21 years of experience with the National Weather Service, at four different NWS-Weather Forecast Offices. As a principle liaison and meteorologist for the NWS at both Huntsville, Alabama and now, Peachtree City, David has worked very closely with local, state, and federal partners, helping them make informed decisions particularly leading up to and during high impact weather events. He has been recognized nationally for his work during the Deep Water Horizon incident in 2010, and the unprecedented April 27th (2011) Super Tornado Outbreak that devastated portions of the Southeast. A graduate from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science, David also played four years of soccer for the Jayhawks. As a hobby, David earned his ‘National D’ Coaching license in 2008, and has coached youth soccer at the highest level in multiple states since college.
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. You do not have to be a member of Georgia AUXCOMM to attend. We hope you'll join us. Here's the connection information:
July AUXCOMM training
Thu, July 30, 2020 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/325661733
You can also dial in using your phone.
(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.)
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412
- One-touch: tel:+12245013412,,325661733#
Access Code: 325-661-733
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 Amateur Radio Field Day Operations
Operation Freedom at Cloudland Canyon State Park on June 26-28, 2020
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air amateur radio event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. Field Day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!
Georgia AUXCOMM worked with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to secure a suitable location and deployed as a group to Cloudland Canyon State Park on June 26-28 as Operation Freedom. The purpose was to operate ARRL Field Day and use that as an opportunity to do intensive training in a wide variety of radio operations. Over the weekend, AUXCOMM members took part in training exercises including:
- Position Task Book evaluations and sign-offs
- Remote drone aerial surveillance
- Radio direction finding (a.k.a "fox hunting")
- Hiking and way finding
- HF voice operations
- HF CW operations
- HF / VHF digital operations
- APRS
- MCV setup, configuration, and usage
- Satellite operations
In addition to the training and field day radio work, the group also enjoyed some much needed fellowship and fun. Members practiced safe social distancing during the weekend. Here's some selected pictures from the weekend.
Here's a recording of the satellite contacts made during Field Day.
Georgia AUXCOMM is already looking forward to Field Day 2021. Would you like to join us?
Pictures by:
Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK and Larry Whited, AB4NX
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GaAUXCOMM needs your support!
We have established a non-profit membership organization to support our mission. Consider becoming an early bird member with a $30 donation. We need your support so we can continue serving the community. Here's a link you can use to apply for membership and make a donation.
https://gaauxcomm.org/membership
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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 Website, YouTube Channel and Groups.IO email reflector to stay informed!
Website (new!)
https://gaauxcomm.org
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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