San Benito County ARES/ACS/RACES

FT-60 Class

Have an FT-60 and don't know how to use it? Brad Klemek (KJ6ATF) will be teaching a class on Feburary 2nd at 1830 hours at the Hollister Red Cross. See the SBC ARES Meeting at Red Cross Flyer (PDF) for directions. Send an e-mail to ft6012@sbcares.org to reserve a seat.

Sea Otter Classic Volunteers Needed - 4/20-22

The Sea Otter Classic (SOC) is a four-day "Celebration of Cycling." It is regarded as the world's largest cycling festival, hosting nearly 10,000 professional and amateur athletes and 50,000 fans. The 22nd Annual SOC is April 19-22, 2012 at Laguna Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California. This year the SOC will not only be hosting the best cyclists from around the globe they are also supporting the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund provides financial assistance and quality of life solutions for Marines, Sailors and other military personnel from the Army, Air Force and Coast Guard who served in support of Marine Forces, and were injured in post 9-11 combat or training, or diagnosed with life threatening illnesses, and their families. This fund provides relief for immediate financial needs that arise during hospitalization and recovery as well as perpetuating needs such as home modifications, customized transportation and specialized equipment.

The Sea Otter Classic will continue the tradition of relying upon Amateur Radio operators to provide emergency and health/welfare communications in the pristine Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Lands “back country.” This is the only time non-BLM personnel are permitted to travel the fuel break / fire roads to reach the radio positions (The BLM Public Lands are beautiful in the spring and you may see a fox, bobcat, deer or raccoon). A team leader drops off each operator and provides instructions. Positions will be determined after we know the route of the course. First volunteers have first position picks. The BLM Bicycle Equestrian Trail Assistance (BETA) team and National Ski Patrol will be available to administer first aid for bicyclist down situations at their position.

We need field operators on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a few net control operators as well. If you are new to assisting in these events, this is a great event for you learn from those more experienced hams.

We'll do our best to satisfy your preferences as to location, so sign up early for the best choices. The field locations should be similar to last year. So, let me know which day or days you would like to volunteer for, assignment location preference and your current experience level (i.e. first time, worked many past events, etc.) with supporting events such as this.

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Documents

• ARES/ACS/RACES Resources
• Equipment Manuals
• Key Documents
• Meeting Minutes
• Mission

Links

• SBC ARES Facebook
• Local License Testing
• Section Nets
• Fremont Peak
• ARRL
• ARRL: ARES
• ARRL: SCV Sect Site
• ARRL: SCV Sect.
• Mutual Aid Communicator (MAC)
• ARRL: Pacific Div.
• FCC: Amateur Radio
• FCC: Licensing
• FCC: License LookUp
• Radio Spectrum Chart
• PG&E Outages Map