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Dale Dennis appointed as Yolo E
New Section Appointment
Welcome Dale Dennis, KJ6HHY, as new Yolo County ARES Emergency Coordinator.

We want to thank Doug KK6LDS for his years of service as Yolo EC.    2/2/2019

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Sending Messages using the Radiogram form
You can find information on how to pass messages using the ARRL Radiogram form and the ICS-213 form.

You can get a copy here:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/RADIOGRAM-2011.pdf

You will notice it is very similar, but there are a few differences.
You might also review the "NTS guidlines Chapter 2 Sending Messages by Voice”
http://tinyurl.com/kwlw5bp
and the "NTS Cheat Sheet and ARRL Numbered Radiograms.pdf"
http://tinyurl.com/z44uyx2    11/7/2016

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How to Program BAOFENG RADIOS
Do you or another ham have BAOFENG radio? If so, they might want to check out a step by step programming guide by Dennis KI6HHA.    10/25/2016

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Real-Time Fire Map of Active Wildfires in the US
This map was developed for Oregon Live. The map is updated every 30 minutes.    8/24/2015

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ARES Deployment and Assignment Form
The ARES Deployment and Assignment Form, helps ARES members gather and organize information they might need for deployment.    6/17/2015

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Yolo County ARES - Weekly Nets
Yolo County ARES conducts a weekly Net on Monday evenings at 2000hrs (8:00 PM) PDT, primarily on the KE6YUV repeater. We also conduct a regular Net on the N6QDY repeater, or Simplex. All, of which is, NCS Operator's choice.

The KE6YUV repeater is sponsored by the Berryessa Amateur Radio Klub (BARK). The N6QDY repeater is sponsored by California Amateur Radio Users Net (C.A.R.U.N.) and Valley Emergency Repeater Association (V.E.R.A.). Additional details regarding both repeaters and the Simplex frequency is below.

BARK REPEATER INFORMATION
WEBSITE: Berryessa Amateur Radio Klub (B.A.R.K.)
FREQ: 146.9700MHz OFFSET: Negative (-) PL: 123.0 (Enc/Dec -OR- TSq)

CARUN & VERA REPEATER INFORMATION
WEBSITE: California Amateur Radio Users Net (C.A.R.U.N.) & Valley Emergency Repeater Association (V.E.R.A.)
FREQ: 147.2550MHz OFFSET: Positive (+) PL: 123.0 (Enc -OR- T(one) Only)

SIMPLEX FREQUENCY INFORMATION
FREQ: ~ TBD by NCS ~ OFFSET: ~ NONE ~ PL: ~ NONE ~

We would like to thank the Officers and Members of both the BARK and the CARUN/VERA repeaters for their use during our Weekly Nets.
   12/14/2014

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Great California Shake Summary!
Yolo County ARES joined nearly 10 millions Californians in the Great California Shakeout earthquake drill on October 16, 2014 starting at 10:16 AM.

Here is our exercise plan, recordings of each net, and a summary of net logs with call signs, names, locations and status reports.

Thank you to all of the amateur radio operators that checked in. In a real emergency, you can make a difference! A special thanks to our net controls: K6WLS Ken, KI6DWP John in Amador, K6KN, Bill, and WA6TQJ Gary.

We had check in via voice, email, packet, packet BBS, and Winlink! We had opportunities to use all modes of communications

Our summary is posted at: http://www.yoloares.org/news/2014/shakeout/    10/16/2014

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September is National Preparedness Month
FEMA has put out a "digital toolkit" that is full of family preparedness information including a 4-week plan that will assist you in putting together a complete preparedness plan.

View the FEMA digital toolkit.    9/1/2014

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Photos From Field Day 2014
Yolo Amateur Radio Society, Yolo County ARES, and the UC Davis Amateur Radio Club had a wonderful Field Day at the UC Davis airport.
We made over 700 contacts on voice, CW, and digital!
We had many visitors who stopped by, some of whom were involved in communications while in the military or in shipping.
Thank you to all the operators and visitors who attended.    6/29/2014

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Field Day! June 28-29, University Airport
Yolo Amateur Radio Society, Yolo County ARES, and the UC Davis Radio Club will be hosting a field day at the UC Davis Airport on June 28-29.

Map to Field Day

All visitors are welcome!
Stop by, learn more about amateur radio and perhaps even try making a contact.

If you’d like to have dinner on Saturday evening, please contact Gary, WA6TQJ, gcmatteson@ucdavis.edu.    6/26/2014

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