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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 03 October 2009 00:00 |
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Welcome to Travis County ARES (TCARES)
We are TCARES. This group is a county level organizational unit of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), a part of the ARRL. ARES groups can be created at the county level in each division and section of the ARRL. Our group is sponsored by the Austin Amateur Radio Club. We consist of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. The group is headquarted in Austin, Travis County, Texas. Every licensed amateur in the local area, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in ARES. We have monthly meetings, training, activations as well as weekly voice and data nets to keep up our skills. Please explore this site for more information about what we do and how we do it. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 13 December 2009 22:54 |
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Written by Rick Kirchhof - NG5V
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Friday, 05 February 2010 10:35 |
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Mesh networking uses off the shelf comsumer wireless routers with special firmware to build quick, easy to deploy microwave networks. Think of them as wired networks without the wires. The ability to use special software and inexpensive hardware to rapidly set up temporary computer networks almost anywhere is a valuable tool. Any Ham can do this. With the recent shift by served agencies to intense dependence on computers and networked communications, we can bring real value to emergency sites and temporary deployments using these new tools.
The new firmware release allows several modes of operations, all from the same WRT54G series device. Low brightness/hi contrast night mode, AP site survey mode, automatic WAN gateway discovery/advertisement, signal strength measurement, and selective port forwarding are just a few of the current features. The mesh node function is the most often used. It allows you to just plug in your device and have it find/shake hands with/route network packets to all other mesh nodes within range. Those out of range are also available if another node you can reach can also reach the distant mesh device. Read the release notes for how these useful devices have evolved and what they currently offer. The Linksys/Cisco WRT54GL is a perfect hardware platform, but not all of the past versions will work so read up before you purchase anything.
In addition, the ARCHES system is getting a high-speed microwave overlay for it's core locations. Current equpiment operating at 1200 baud packet speeds will be supplimented by HSMM-MESH networks to expand the range of services we can offer to hospitals and other sites. St. Davids South Austin Medical Center and CTECC have installations of HSMM-MESH scheduled to go live very soon. The HSMM-MESH development group was originated by TCARES as a special interest group. It has grown to a full bore software/hardware development and test organization. Check out the web site HSMM-MESH.ORG |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 13 June 2010 10:59 |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 11 October 2009 21:50 |
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Print out this placard and keep it by your weather radio. It has symbols and details about the terms used during watches, warnings and other NWS alerts.
Here are the SAME codes for each Texas county. They are used to set up your weather radio. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2009 23:18 |
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Written by Rick Kirchhof - NG5V
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Sunday, 11 October 2009 21:19 |
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All contact, skills, training and mode/equipment records are kept in the Member Database. Please create and maintain your contact record here. Members should fill in each tab so that we have a complete record of what equipment you have available, how and when you are available for drills and emergency response, and what specifc training you bring to each deployment.
This database is the formal record of your membership in TCARES. It is not the only requirement to be an active member but your membership in this organization is not complete without the database record.
Members should review and save an update to their record at least every 3 months. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2009 08:36 |
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