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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 home 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.
In addition, the ARCHES system is getting a high-speed microwave overlay for it's core locations. Current equpiment will be supplimented by HSMM-MESH networks to expand the range of services we can offer to the hospitals if communications fail. The 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 it out at the new web site HSMM-MESH.ORG |
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2010 10:47 |
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Written by Rick Kirchhof - NG5V
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 12:06 |
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Our ARES organization in Travis county is a part of the South Texas ARES Section of the West Gulf Division of the ARRL. The section has a very active Yahoo group here. Travis County is in District 7 of the South Texas Section. A map showing the districts is located here.
The new organizational structure of ARES contains elements of both district centered structure and roll-up to the entire State of Texas. New centralized disaster response involving all ARES resources in Texas is evolving around the Texas DPS TDEM Communications Coordination Group (CCG). The CCG is normally housed at Camp Mabry in Austin. It has the power to request deployment teams from various ARES organizations state-wide. ARES leadership met in Austin at Summerfest-09 and agreed to cooperate and staff CCG needs to form these deployment groups. Whenever the State Operations Center stands up for disaster readiness, the CCG likewise becomes active at Camp Mabry and acts as a central point of coordination between Texas governmental groups and private response resources such as ARES.
Watch for new training requirements and additional detail as TCARES-CCG cooperation becomes better documented. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 22:01 |
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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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