Thanksgiving Greetings!
First off, let me say I’m thankful to
Michael, AA4BA, Dr. Wil, NM4W,
John, WB4QDX, Jeff, WA4AW, and
Greg, W4OZK, for adding comments and presentations to the
ARES Forum at the Georgia Section Convention at the hamfest in
Lawrenceville. The forum was well attended and everyone who stopped
by the booth said they enjoyed it and found the shared information
helpful.
Kudos also to Steve, N4SEG, and
the crew from the Alford Memorial Radio Club for the excellent job
they do each year in putting on Georgia’s largest hamfest. I know
there is a LOT
of work going on behind the scenes to make this event happen….Great
job!!
We’re taking nominations for the 2009 Georgia
ARES Ham of the Year. This award is given to the ham who the judges
believe has made the biggest advances in emergency communications in
the state. I know you DECs and ECs have someone in your group who
has made a real difference this year. This is a good way to honor
them. In addition to the nominee’s personal information, we need a
paragraph or two on why you think they deserve getting the award.
The Committee of judges will carefully weigh the results and the
winner will receive the award at the State ARES Conference in
Forsyth on January 23, 2010. Nominations should be emailed to
ke4fgf@arrl.net
We’re also looking for
topics of concern for discussion at the session in Forsyth. As I
mentioned at the forum in Lawrenceville, we are opening the morning
session to anyone who wants to attend. In the past, it’s been
strictly DEC s on up, but we are looking to create a more unified
team for the state,
and that means everyone should have a
chance to voice their concerns and get questions answered. If you
have a topic you want to introduce, you can email me or your EC or
DEC, who will forward it in my direction. I’m hoping to see a record
turnout in Forsyth.
I’ve heard big things about the Central District
in the last few weeks, like 61 stations checking in on their weekly
ARES net. Those numbers are helped by a good system of linked
repeaters and the people who work hardest to make all that happen
are Jimmy, WB4NFG, and Mike, WM4B.
I also note that Terry, KI4QFF, who took over as
Houston county EC about 6 months ago, not only has them “in like
Flynn” with the local EMA and EMS, but in his spare time (do any of
us have that?) he’s taken a 4 member group to a 40 member group. And
not to be undone, Dr. Will now has an EC for each and every county
in the district.
Charles, K4GK has also reminded
us that the annual 160 meter test is only a few weeks away. If you
have a REALLY long wire antenna hidden away, time to get it out and
dust it off. Check in to the Sunday ARES Net on 3975 kHz.for the
particulars.
Guess that’s enough for
this month (maybe too much?). Best wishes for a great Thanksgiving
holiday to YOU and your family…‘til next month
Mike, KE4FGF
And now, the SM’s Note:
The “Midmonth Summary will generally be composed
by our Section Emergency Coordinator, Mike KE4FGF,
and will be largely slanted toward ARES, with a few add-ons by the
SM.
The first note of November was put out too early
for our STM (K4GK) Traffic Report.
Charles
gets his data in by the 10th and I forgot that.
Sooo, here it is (late!):
Section Traffic
Manager Report
Georgia Section
October, 2009
November 10, 2009
Public Service
Honor Roll (PSHR)
K2HJ
225
K4BEH 205
WA4UJC
170
K4GK 160
K4BG 100
WB4BIK
90
W4WNE
90
Station Activity
Report (SAR) Traffic
W4WNE
481
WA4ZXV
268
K4GK 174
K4BG
167
K4BAI
63
K4BEH
62
WB4BIK
50
WA4UJC
40
K4EV 30
Section Nets
Georgia ARES (Statewide)
Net *QNI-520 QTC-6
Sessions-4
3975 kHz 2200 UTC
Sundays K4GK Net Manager
*Does not include
S.E.T totals (reported in another report)
