From fdrn at tampabay.rr.com Mon Jun 2 15:11:42 2014 From: fdrn at tampabay.rr.com (Robin Retzloff) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 18:11:42 -0400 Subject: ARES Frequency Plan Update Message-ID: The Polk County ARES Frequency Plan has been updated to reflect recent changes discussed at the May ARES meeting. It can be found at the ARES website, ?www.? PolkARES.org . The 18 frequencies are to be used by Polk County ARES during an activation. They are programmed into ARES radios and can also be referred to as channels. It is recommended that they be programmed, in order, into ARES members personal deployment radios. ? Robin Retzloff AF1RE 407-421-8422 robinretzloff at gmail.com? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fdrn at tampabay.rr.com Wed Jun 4 16:28:45 2014 From: fdrn at tampabay.rr.com (Robin Retzloff) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:28:45 -0400 Subject: Polk ARES Frequencies Concern Message-ID: Here is a reply to a concern about our Polk ARES Frequency List. I thought it would be good information for all. I am glad CERT has established standardized frequencies within their organization. ARES has done the same. The frequencies that we chose have been in use for three years. The purpose of the chosen simplex frequencies was to provide tactical groups, such as CERT Teams, to have less chance of interfering with each other on amateur frequencies, if multiple teams are deployed in the county. This will also facilitate finding a tactical group on the bands, if they are on a limited set of frequencies, should the repeaters go down. The simplex frequencies were chosen after two months of listening by a group of ARES members. I am pleased that you have included most of them in the Solivita CERT Frequency List. The WC4PEM Polk Emergency Management Repeater system, Lake Wales W4LKW repeater, and the Lakeland, W4LKL repeater, are the primary and backups that ARES will use for the Imperial Polk County ARES Net. In the event that these three repeaters systems are inoperable, we will continue on 146.985 simplex, with a encode PL of 127.3 on transmit only, no decode PL on receive. Polk County Emergency Management has many Amateur band radios. The order of the frequencies are to facilitate programming continuity on ARES radios. I have not included frequencies that are out of my purview. There is no mandate outside of Polk Emergency Management radios as to the frequencies included or the order listed. If an operator works within ARES, it would benefit them to have our frequencies in the order given, somewhere in memory on their personal radios. I personally have most of Solavita CERT frequencies on my radios. MURS, FRS, GMRS, NOAA, and many repeaters are included on my radios that have the ability. Our Polk County Frequency Plan has all the primary repeater and simplex frequencies listed I could find for the ten counties that are adjacent to Polk county. These are there for use by our members at their discretion. I have them in my radios. I will soon be listing all the frequencies used by WCF section ARES groups on the Frequency Plan. The eighteen channels listed will not change, but the rest of the document is considered fluid and subject to change as organizations adjust and publish their frequencies. I will publish to our PolkARES.org website the frequency list of any recognized emergency response group from within Polk County. With your permission I will start with the Solivita CERT Frequency List. I am listing CHIRP files on our website and if you have a CHIRP files for Solivita frequencies they could be placed on the list for your CERT members use. Claude Brown, K7TEN, is AEC of CERT Operations for Polk County ARES. As such, please include him on any mailings regarding CERT as he is the ARES representative to CERT. Coordination and planning with ARES should also go through Claude as he will be the one to present it to ARES, and at our meetings. I hope I have answered your concerns and given you some insight to how ARES plans to operate on amateur radio frequencies during a deployment. I have copied those that you CCed on the initial email, and those that I need to see this as they are the people I hold myself accountable to. Cordially, Robin Retzloff AF1RE Polk County ARES Emergency Coordinator 407-421-8422 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fdrn at tampabay.rr.com Wed Jun 4 17:09:16 2014 From: fdrn at tampabay.rr.com (Robin Retzloff) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 20:09:16 -0400 Subject: Emergency Preparedness Be Ready Night Message-ID: Polk County Emergency Management and the Lakeland Flying Tigers have teamed up to host an Emergency Preparedness Night on Wednesday, June 11. The event will begin when the gates to Joker Marchant Stadium open at 5:30 p.m. and will continue throughout the game as the Flying Tigers battle the Brevard Manatees. First pitch will cross home plate at 6:30 p.m. For the eleventh consecutive year, Minor League Baseball is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps Program to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks. This is the fifth season the Flying Tigers have participated in the campaign. We are honored to have Petrina McCutchen, Polk Sheriff?s Office, Human Resources Minority Recruiter and mother of Fort Meade?s Andrew McCutchen, All Star Outfielder for the Pittsburg Pirates sing the National Anthem. Polk County Fire Rescue Color Guard will present the colors at the game. PCFR Firefighter/EMT Billy ?Bubba? Hardwick has agreed to throw out the first pitch. Bubba, as know in the baseball world, is a graduate of Santa Fe Catholic High School. He was drafted, as a left hand pitcher by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Polk Community College and the Milwaukee Brewers in the23rd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Polk Community College. Bubba continued his career for 11 seasons, before becoming a firefighter. There will be PSA audio and video messages, trivia questions, games and contests throughout the game to educate fans. There will be information regarding hurricane preparedness as the beginning of June marks the beginning of Hurricane season. Being a Wednesday night game, you can purchase an All-You-Can-Eat ticket for $10 in advance or $11 at the gate and fill up on hot dogs, hamburgers, Polish sausages, popcorn, pretzels, Cracker Jacks and chips from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. *Rosa Driggs* *Public Education Officer* *Polk County Fire Rescue* *1295 Brice Blvd*Bartow, FL 33830* *(863)519-FIRE (3473) Office* *863-701-5247 cell ? for day of event* *Like Us - facebook.com/polkfire * *Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) is a division of the Board of County Commissioners. PCFR provides fire, emergency medical and emergency management services to residents in a 2000-square-mile area, as well as provides mutual aid to surrounding counties. 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Quarterly EC/OES Everyone Cordially Invited Meeting The Next Quarterly EC/OES Meeting will be held on Saturday June 21st Location: Highlands County EOC *Time: The Meeting is at 1:00- 3:00 PM and is at the Highlands CountyEOC located at:Highlands County EOC* 6850 West George Blvd. Sebring, FL Lunch is at 11:00 AM at the Sebring Diner at *4040 U.S. Highway South which is * just north of the Highland CO. EOC. *Bring your Flash Drive if you want a copy of the latest Files I have for you. 73,Neil H. Lauritsen, Sr. W4NHL / NNN0GAL / NNN0TFHWCF ASM & SECHome 727-242-5630* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n4ess at tampabay.rr.com Mon Jun 23 11:34:19 2014 From: n4ess at tampabay.rr.com (Rich Kennedy) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:34:19 -0400 Subject: FIELD DAY and July Meeting Message-ID: <76DAB2DC4CCA47DBB2B2F70B5572B768@RKLT2> Reminder Field Day is this weekend, June 28 ? 29. We begin setup at 6am on Saturday. Dinner on Saturday evening. Breakfast on Sunday morning. Times to come in the next email. The July meeting on July 7 will be a dinner starting at 6pm with Jimbos BBQ catering. $9 per person. Meeting at 7pm. Send me an email or call to let me know if you are coming for dinner. Just let me know how many and I will get the money as I can. Rich - N4ESS 813-240-5614 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christy.evans30 at yahoo.com Wed Jun 25 11:37:59 2014 From: christy.evans30 at yahoo.com (Christy Evans) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:37:59 -0700 Subject: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting In-Reply-To: <76DAB2DC4CCA47DBB2B2F70B5572B768@RKLT2> Message-ID: <1403721479.63972.YahooMailMobile@web142506.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Is there a test session? Tom says he thinks on Sunday 9 am. Is this correct? Myself and a friend are wanting to take the technician test. Christy Evans -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From billkodak at verizon.net Wed Jun 25 11:46:11 2014 From: billkodak at verizon.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:46:11 -0400 Subject: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting In-Reply-To: <1403721479.63972.YahooMailMobile@web142506.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1403721479.63972.YahooMailMobile@web142506.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <39820D99EE4D4D839BBC244D0C6B6983@BillDell> Yes, there is a test. You have the correct day and time. If you have any other questions please call Peggy, 819-960-8667. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Christy Evans christy.evans30 at yahoo.com [LakelandARC] To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting Is there a test session? Tom says he thinks on Sunday 9 am. Is this correct? Myself and a friend are wanting to take the technician test. Christy Evans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: 'Rich Kennedy' n4ess at tampabay.rr.com [LakelandARC] ; -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plang at tampabay.rr.com Wed Jun 25 12:03:27 2014 From: plang at tampabay.rr.com (Peggy Lang) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:03:27 -0400 Subject: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting References: <1403721479.63972.YahooMailMobile@web142506.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <39820D99EE4D4D839BBC244D0C6B6983@BillDell> Message-ID: <3779A30BFC30457DBC5F47852D420769@peggy4f0288b80> Thanks Bill :) ----- Original Message ----- From: 'Bill' billkodak at verizon.net [LakelandARC] To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting Yes, there is a test. You have the correct day and time. If you have any other questions please call Peggy, 819-960-8667. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Christy Evans christy.evans30 at yahoo.com [LakelandARC] To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting Is there a test session? Tom says he thinks on Sunday 9 am. Is this correct? Myself and a friend are wanting to take the technician test. Christy Evans ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: 'Rich Kennedy' n4ess at tampabay.rr.com [LakelandARC] ; -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plang at tampabay.rr.com Wed Jun 25 12:06:03 2014 From: plang at tampabay.rr.com (Peggy Lang) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:06:03 -0400 Subject: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting References: <1403721479.63972.YahooMailMobile@web142506.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9711C9A3BFD142B6818BF1019D502C80@peggy4f0288b80> Hi Christy, We are testing Sunday the 29th at 9:00 AM, at Field day, located at Hunt Fountain Park, Lakeland. Hope to see you there. Peggy N4PEG ----- Original Message ----- From: Christy Evans christy.evans30 at yahoo.com [LakelandARC] To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting Is there a test session? Tom says he thinks on Sunday 9 am. Is this correct? Myself and a friend are wanting to take the technician test. Christy Evans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: 'Rich Kennedy' n4ess at tampabay.rr.com [LakelandARC] ; To: LARC ; Subject: [LakelandARC] FIELD DAY and July Meeting Sent: Mon, Jun 23, 2014 6:34:19 PM Reminder Field Day is this weekend, June 28 ? 29. We begin setup at 6am on Saturday. Dinner on Saturday evening. Breakfast on Sunday morning. Times to come in the next email. The July meeting on July 7 will be a dinner starting at 6pm with Jimbos BBQ catering. $9 per person. Meeting at 7pm. Send me an email or call to let me know if you are coming for dinner. Just let me know how many and I will get the money as I can. Rich - N4ESS 813-240-5614 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fdrn at tampabay.rr.com Tue Jun 17 20:58:59 2014 From: fdrn at tampabay.rr.com (Robin Retzloff) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:58:59 -0400 Subject: Simplex Net tomorrow and More. Message-ID: The Wednesday Imperial Polk County ARES Net this week will turn into a simplex net. We will start on the repeater and the plan is to switch to the ARES county wide VHF frequency, 147.510 MHz. Net control will need to have other stations make calls to pick up all those on lower power. Have a paper and pencil handy to take the information and pass it on to net control. This skill is needed to assure that no one is missed during a disaster. Listen closely with your squelch turned off to pick up the weak signals. Jim has sent out a Polk ARES Google Group message regarding his net tomorrow. The former Bartow 444.950 repeater is now the Frost Proof 445.950 repeater. I had a chance to use it and it seems to have good ears. Very Nice! Give it a try and let us know on Google Groups how it is working. The Emergency Preparedness Night at the Lakeland Flying Tigers Ballgame is back on. Wednesday, July 9 is the day. More info to follow. 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