C.O.R.E. ARES Group
C.O.R.E. ARES Serving northern Middle Tennessee and south Central Kentucky
The K4ORE 146.925- repeater is temporarily off the air pending a retune. I'll post here when it comes back up with improved coverage. 73 de Howard, K2LAW
The next CORE ARES ARRL Volunteer Examiner session will be on Saturday 25 August 2007 at 9 a.m. at the Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union location at 2050 Lowe's Drive, Clarksville, TN 37040. For more information, contact Hank or Howard at (931) 237-2672. Talk-in is on the W4CHM 442.900+ repeater, 110.9 tone.
Interested in Emergency Communications? The next monthly CORE ARES Net is scheduled for 8 pm on Thursday, 2 August 2007 on 146.925 simplex or the W4CHM 442.900+ repeater, 110.9 tone. This is a change to the first Thursday of the month as opposed to the first Tuesday.
Interested in Emergency Communications? The next monthly CORE ARES meeting is scheduled for 7 pm on Thursday, 9 August 2007 at the Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union location at 2050 Lowe's Drive, Clarksville, TN 37040. For more information, contact Hank or Howard at (931) 237-2672. Talk-in is on the W4CHM 442.900+ repeater, 110.9 tone.
The C.O.R.E. ARES group is an ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio Emergency Service group serving the American Red Cross and other local agencies with communications support in time of crisis. Our goal is to develop and maintain a cadre of well trained, capable and ready emergency communicators who are available in time of need. One of the lessons of September 11th, 2001 was that it is no longer enough to have radios and show up in the event of a disaster- there needs to be a more organized response. That is the reason for C.O.R.E. ARES- while the old response was helpful, an organized, trained response is much more useful.
As part of our preparation and training, we have two key monthly events. First, on the first Thursday of each month we have our monthly CORE ARES Net at 8pm local on the 146.925- K4ORE repeater with a 110.9 tone. All amateur stations are welcome- this is a directed net with an assigned NCS, so it's good practice in net discipline, and a short topic of training is covered. (It has the added benefit of assisting us with a coverage check on the repeater as amateurs throughout the county check in.) The second training event is on the second Thursday of the month when we hold our ARES meeting at the Ft Campbell Federal Credit Union at 1050 Lowe's Drive in Clarksville at 7pm local, once again covering training which is relevant to Emergency Communications, and all interested parties are welcome.
So- to paraphrase the old Marine commercial- we're looking for a few good Hams. They must have a spirit of Public Service, be interested in providing the best communications support possible to the community and be a team player. This includes a commitment to complete certain minimum training within a reasonable time. What's in it for you? As a Ham, you are licensed in the Amateur Radio Service- a service that was created to provide a pool of just the kind of operators we're talking about- so it's our chance to give back to the community. It's also a chance to regularly demonstrate that our Service is still relevant in today's high-tech world, and that our frequencies serve the public well in time of disaster.
Now- if you're still reading this, you got past the "c" word- commitment- which seems to be scary to some. The commitment we're talking about here isn't the type that leaves no room for the other important things in life. It is not a commitment to mortgage the house to buy radio equipment. What we're talking about here is being prepared to help your friends and neighbors in time of need by using the resources you already have in the best manner possible.
So- if you are interested in becoming a member of an ARES Group which is trying to get back to the spirit in which the Amateur Radio Service was established, contact us. We just might be the team for you.
If you are interested in taking the ARRL's excellent Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Course, there are a number of ways it can be done. You can register online and take each level as a Web-based class with a mentor. You can go to the ARRL's Website and find a place where it is being taught in a classroom environment. OR- you can buy the book, study the Learning Units and take the ARECC test- a test is the necessary proof that you've learned the material. Locally, the ARECC exams are administered after license testing at every C.O.R.E. Group sponsored VE session. Only ARRL accredited CI/CE teams can offer the ARECC Tests. Currently, the fee is $12 per test. As you can see, the ways in which you can get this training are very flexible, and it is knowledge that will help you be a better communications responder in the future. On the contacts page you'll find members who are ready and able to assist you should you decide to prepare for the test on your own.
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Page updated 13 July 2007
