NET SCHEDULE:
Mondays:
8:00 pm: Digital Net (HF NBEMS 3.575 1st,3rd and 5th Mondays)(VHF NBEMS 145.390 77 Hz 2nd and 4th Mondays)
7:00 pm: VHF Net (VHF Phone/Voice: 145.390 77 Hz)
2024 Net Control & Backup Schedule
2025 Net Control & Backup Schedule
Available 24/7:
Central Mississippi ARES Winlink Net (Winlink VARA)
NET DETAILS
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES NETS
The purpose of our weekly Central Mississippi ARES Nets is to provide training and practice in ARES net procedures, traffic handling, and storm spotter reporting, to prepare our members for emergency activations. During emergencies, disasters, and severe weather events, the Central Mississippi ARES Emergency Net is activated to serve both the civilian and amateur radio communities in Central Mississippi, and the agencies we have signed agreements with.
ARES has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUS) with several agencies (FEMA, MEMA, NWS, Red Cross, Salvation Army, County EOCs, and Hospitals) authorizing us to handle back up emergency communications and Storm Spotter communications on their behalf during emergencies, disasters, and severe weather events.
AFTER CLOSING A NET THE NET STATISTICS REPORT MUST BE SENT TO netmanager@msares.com FOR FURTHER HANDLING AND REPORTING.
1. Central Mississippi ARES Digital Net (CMA-DVHF)
Who: ARES, RACES, SKYWARN members, and all persons interested in digital modes, you do not have to have digital to check in
What: A mixed mode format net (voice & digital) with check-ins, instructions, and assistance being handled using voice mode, and digital practice in digital mode
Purpose: Introductory training in using NBEMS & Winlink
Time: Monday, 8:00 pm
Digital Net (VHF NBEMS 145.390 77 Hz on 2nd and 4th Mondays) (HF NBEMS 3.575 on 1st,3rd and 5th Mondays)
VHF Frequency: Pelahatchie Repeater: 145.390 -.0.6 offset 77 Hz, 1500 Hz on the waterfall
First Backup: Sharon Repeater: 145.450 -.0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Second Backup: Monterey Repeater: 146.760 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Third Backup: Langford Repeater: 147.345 +0.6 offset 100Hz tone
HF Frequency: 80M 3.575, USB, Mode Thor22, 1000 Hz on the waterfall
Software Needed: NBEMS (Fldigi, Flmsg, Flamp), Winlink Express
Net Manager: KI5JCL
Contact: kyle@msubulldog.com
Central Mississippi ARES Digital Net Script: Digital Script
Download the FLDIGI Suite of Software Here: FLDIGI Software
2. Central Mississippi ARES VHF Net (CMA-VHF)
*** NOTE *** All Net Controls for the voice training net on Monday's will
be required to pass one piece of traffic on your shift. It can be any ARRL supported form or format such as radiogram, ICS-213, etc. This will give each person training
in passing traffic. Direct any questions to training@msares.com
Who: ARES, RACES, SKYWARN members, and all persons interested in emergency communications
What: A phone/voice net on VHF
Purpose: To provide practice in ARES and SKYWARN Net procedures, traffic handling, and storm spotter reporting, to prepare our members for emergency activations.
Time: Monday, 7:00 pm
Frequency: Pelahatchie Repeater: 145.390 77 Hz tone
First Backup: Sharon Repeater: 145.450 -.0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Second Backup: Monterey Repeater: 146.760 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Third Backup: Langford Repeater: 147.345 +0.6 offset 100Hz tone
Net Manager: KG5SQZ
Contact: NetManager@MSARES.com
NET CONTROL TOOLS:
.pdf format:
Net Script: Net Script
Net Roster Log Sheet: Net Roster Log Sheet
.docx format:
Net Script: Net Script
Net Roster Log Sheet: Net Roster Log Sheet
The script and other documents used in any emergency net are listed in section 4 below.
AFTER CLOSING A NET THE NET STATISTICS REPORT MUST BE SENT TO netmanager@msares.com FOR FURTHER HANDLING AND REPORTING.
3. Central Mississippi ARES Winlink Net (CMA-W)
Who: ARES, RACES, SKYWARN members, and all persons interested in sending email over HF Amateur Radio frequencies
What: Winlink allows you to send email through amateur radio frequencies to RMS Gateway stations around the country and world, which automatically place your email into the normal internet email system, where it travels to its intended recipient. Winlink is very useful for sending emails out of an Internet Down Area to non-Ham friends, relatives, and emergency personnel who are in an Internet Up Area. It also allows non-Ham friends, relatives, and emergency personnel in Internet Up Areas to use their normal email programs to send emails to Hams who are in Internet Down Areas.
Purpose: To provide practice in sending email, radiograms, ICS-213 forms, and SKYWARN Storm Spotter Reports to prepare our members for emergency activations.
Time: Available 24/7. To keep your Winlink skills sharp, your list of RMS Gateway Stations up to date, and your equipment freshly tested, plan to check in "at least" once every week, on a schedule that works best for you.
Software Needed:
Winlink Express:
https://www.winlink.org/WinlinkExpress
VARA 4.01: https://www.winlink.org/tags/vara
Mode: ARDOP, VARA, VARA FM, Packet, Robust Packet, Pactor. Note: Telnet (internet) may be used temporarily by those who plan to, but have not yet, finished establishing their amateur radio digital station.
Frequency: Any RMS Gateway Station you can connect to on HF (160, 80, 60, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 meters), or VHF/UHF (2 meters, 70 centimeters )
Send Check In Email To: K5FIT,KG5SQZ,KI5JCL
Net Manager: K5FIT
Contact: K5FIT@yahoo.com
4. CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES EMERGENCY NET
These frequencies will be used for any activated emergency net
Frequency: Pelahatchie Repeater: 145.390 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
First Backup: Sharon Repeater: 145.450 -.0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Second Backup: Monterey Repeater: 146.760 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Third Backup: Langford Repeater: 147.345 +0.6 offset 100Hz tone
The purpose of our Emergency Net is four-fold:
Firstly we activate to pass Priority, Emergency, and Health & Welfare traffic on behalf of the public and our served agencies when normal communications infrastructures fail, are overloaded, or hampered by natural or man-caused incidents.
Secondly, we activate to provide an important life-line to members of the amateur radio community. The participants in our Net are part of an active on the air community which keeps in touch with each other, and are ready, willing, and able to assist each other, when adversely affected by storms and other adverse events.
Thirdly, we activated to serve the National Weather Service in keeping with our signed agreement to be the provider of Storm Spotter Nets for their Skywarn data gathering program. The reasons our net is not redundant to the Jackson Amateur Radio Club’s Skywarn Net is because we serve all of the counties and communities in Central Mississippi using a repeater which equally reaches all of them. Whereas the Raymond Repeater used by JARC’s Skywarn Net is unreachable from many of the communities and counties Central Mississippi ARES serves. Also, in addition to taking storm spotter reports by voice mode, we also take and pass storm spotter reports digitally using FLMSG and Winlink forms, which greatly speeds up the process and insures 100% accuracy in printable format..
Fourthly, we activate because it provides a good opportunity for practicing, improving, and testing the skills which our ARES members will need during more serious communications emergencies, where we would be called upon to provide back up communications.”
The following documents are used for any activated Emergency Net
.pdf format:
Central Mississippi ARES Emergency Net Script: Emcomm Script
Central Mississippi ARES Emergency Net Log: Emcomm Net Log
Central Mississippi ARES Storm Spotter Report Form: Storm Spotter Report Form
Central Mississippi ARES Storm Report Guide: Storm Report Guide
National Weather Service Storm Spotter Training Book: Book
Storm Spotter Cloud Identification Chart: Cloud ID Chart
AFTER CLOSING A NET THE NET STATISTICS REPORT MUST BE SENT TO netmanager@msares.com FOR FURTHER HANDLING AND REPORTING.
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