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CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Are you interested in Emergency Communications or talking and texting without phones and internet?
The links below give basic information on Ham radio. The first two are geared toward Technician level and the other two toward General.
Basic Intro to Ham Radio for Beginners Episode 1
Basic Intro to Ham Radio for Beginners Episode 2
Intro to the HF Bands for Ham Radio Episode 3
Intro to Ham Radio – HF Antennas Overview for Beginners Episode 4
Basic Intro to Ham Radio Youtube Playlist
For those wishing to move up to the General Class these are study links:
General License Class by Josh Nass KI6NAZ
General License Class by Robert Luken W3RDL
ARRL Exam Review
The following links will help you study for the test:
Ham Radio License Manual
QRZ.com Hamtest
Hamstudy.org
Pass Your Test
I. TRAINING NETS
1. Central Mississippi ARES Training Net:
Time: Mondays, 7:00 PM
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
Mode: Voice
Emphasis: Net Procedures, Traffic Handling, Weekly Training Topic
Net Manager: Maury Mullins, KG5SQZ, netmanager@msares.com
2. Central Mississippi ARES Digital Practice Net:
Time: Mondays, 8:00 PM
1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays is HF and 2nd and 4th Mondays is VHF
VHF 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
Mode: Voice & Digital (MT63-2KL, 1500 on the waterfall)
HF Frequency: 80m 3.575, USB, Mode Thor 22, 1000 on the waterfall
HF frequency will be posted on the Digital GroupMe page prior to the net.
Primary Emphasis: Assistance, instruction, and practice in setting up and using the Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (Fldigi, Flmsg, Flamp) for sending and receiving digital traffic.
Secondary Emphasis: Assistance, instruction, and practice in setting up and using Winlink Global Email for sending and receiving email and traffic via amateur radio when the internet is down.
Net Manager: Robert Errington, AG5B, netmanager@msares.com
3. Central Mississippi ARES Winlink Net:
Time: Available for check ins and testing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Net Manager: K5FIT, netmanager@msares.com
II. IN PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS
Central Mississippi ARES holds monthly in-person meetings. Meetings include training, skill development, and an opportunity to demonstrate and have Taskbook requirements signed off on.
III. PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS
Public Service Events provide an excellent opportunity for training, while serving the public, advertising our services, and creating good will between the community and the team. Central Mississippi ARES provides back up communications during events such as walk-a-thons, foot races, bicycle races, and parades.
IV. EXERCISES
Throughout the year our EC in charge of training will work in conjunction with each of our AECs to coordinate training exercises and surprise tests.
V. SIMULATED EMERGENCY TESTS
Every year, on a Saturday in August, we hold the annual ARRL/ARES Simulated Emergency Test. This event is designed to test our ARES teams and Nets during the simulation of a major emergency or disaster. Each ARES Team and each Net are graded on their performance of several important criteria during the SET. Participation in the annual SET is required of all members of Central Mississippi ARES.
VI. TRAINING DOCUMENTS
1. Central Mississippi ARES Membership Forms & Documents
Central Mississippi ARES Membership Form
ARRL ARES Training Task Book V2.1.1
Central Mississippi ARES Training Quick Check List
ARES Manual
ARES Field Resources Handbook
ARRL’s ARES Website
2. Central Mississippi ARES Net Control Documents
Net Roster Log Sheet (pdf): Net Roster Log Sheet
Net Roster Log Sheet (docx): Net Roster Log Sheet
Training Net Script (pdf): Net Script
Training Net Script (docx): Net Script
Emergency Net Script: Emcomm Script
Winlink Net Check In Form Template files:
Central_Mississippi_ARES_Winlink_Check_In.txt
Central_Mississippi_ARES_Winlink_Check_In.html
Central_Mississippi_ARES_Winlink_Check_In_Viewer.html
An excellent document on how to install and use the check in files has been created for us by KI5JCL and is available for download at:
CentralMsAresWinlinkCheckInTemplateInstructions.pdf
Download the FLDIGI Suite of Software: FLDIGI Software