| Lake County EMCOMM |
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| Emergency Management Communications are known as EMCOMM today. In Lake County, Indiana, EMCOMM is a combination of RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) and ARES. (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) So what's the diference? It's one of operatrional level, or " How serious of a situation do we have here? " If it's serious enough for the EMA Dierector to activate the group, it's clearly in the RACES domain. On the other hand, storm spotting is not "ordered" by the director, and falls under the domain of ARES. YET if damage occurs as a result of the storms, the director could activate the group, at which point the operation becomes RACES once again. And, since all ARES members here in Lake County are also RACES members, the transition is seamless. The more serious the incident, the more likely it is to be in the RACES domain. Further, RACES operations are a part of government operations--with all its advantages. |
| The Membership |
| Linda Bates, W9YGH Rick Bates, WB9VRG Marv Boetcher, WV9O George Boulles, N9GX Larry Brechner, WB9FQS Kenny Brown, KE9TC, WO Nick Cominos, W9UM Rafael Cruz, N9WXW Mike Frank, KF9WW Lloyd Fravel, KB9TNQ John Gianotti, W9WY, WO Joe Griffith, KB9 WXS Jerry Hall, W9YU Jim Harney. KF9EX, ARO Chris HEdges, W9CCH, WO Ken Kilroy, KB9NSD Doug Kiser, KD4CXG Kevin Krikau, KB9THY, CWO Mal Lunsford, W9MAL Mike Marine, KC9HOA Bryan Majoch, W9ZRO, WO Lee Raue, WD9GQO Mike Schutter, KB9UOZ, WO Mark Skowronski, K9MQ, WO Rick Terpstra, WN9Z, RO Bill Unwin, N9UIL Dave Wojcinski, W9IA Bill Young, N9QLS __________________________________ WO=Watch Officer CWO=Chief Watch Officer ARO= Assistant RACES Officer RO= RACES Officer |
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| since 09/08/04 |
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| Tower work in Cedar Lake |
| THE ANDERSON POWER POLE: THE NEW STANDARD CONNECTOR FOR RACES / ARES. If you haven't converted your gear to these connectors, do so. The small yellow connector size above, rated at 15 to 45 amps, is the size you need for just about any device. AES sells them in black and red pairs. |
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| Field Day 2005 |
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