ARMY MARS in Iraq Seeks Personnel to Run Lead Station
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in SHARES, M.A.R.S., SPARCS | Comments OffArmy Captain Jeff Hammer,YI9IC/N9NIC, the custodian of the Baghdad Amateur Radio Society (BARS), is due to come home after a nine month tour of duty with the Indiana National Guard. "I need someone I can turn the BARS station over ...
Gov Perry Appoints K5RAV to the Council Overseeing Texas DSHS
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in SHARES, RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffHarlingen and Rio Grande Valley hams overwhelmingly applaude Vice Director K5RAV Dr. David Woolweaver being appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry today to the 9 member council that oversees the Texas State Department of State Health Services, formally known as Texas Department of ...
HURRICANE DOLLY EMCOMM: The Real Story
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in SKYWARN, SHARES, RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffRio Grande Valley Hurricane Dolly After Action Report From K5REW Former DEC District 3 ARES South Texas Section August 5, 2008 Although a couple of active hams who are key stations in the local EmComm plan and the subsequent Dolly operations were severely affected by the ...
TS DOLLY INFORMATION AS OF SUNDAY / EARLY MONDAY
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in SKYWARN, SHARES, M.A.R.S., RACES | Comments OffPLEASE REMAIN ALERT FOR UPDATES AND DEVELOPMENTS. AS OF SUN JULY 20th 11:30 p.m. there will be morning conference calls across the State to determine the next phase of planning and preparation for possible arrival of a CAT 1 or ...
Deadliest & Costliest Texas Hurricanes (20th Century)
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in SKYWARN, SHARES, M.A.R.S., SPARCS | Comments OffHurricane Year Category Storm Deaths Galveston 1900 4 6,000 Corpus Christi/Keys 1919 4 600* Audrey (Sabine Pass) 1957 4 390 Galveston 1915 4 275 Carla (Port O'Connor) 1961 4 46 Velasco 1909 3 41 Freeport 1932 4 40 Brownsville 1933 3 40 *More than 500 of 600-900 estimated deaths lost on ships at sea. The Texas estimate of deaths was 284. Sources: National Hurricane Center, Texas Weather by George Bomar Hurricane Year Category Storm Damage Alicia (San Luis Pass) 1983 3 $3 billion Allen (Port Mansfield) 1980 3 $600 million Allison 1989 Tropical ...
NOAA Predicts Normal or Above Normal Hurricane Season
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in SKYWARN, SHARES, M.A.R.S., RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffThe Climate Prediction Center outlook calls for considerable activity with a 65 percent probability of an above normal season and a 25 percent probability of a near normal season. This means there is a 90 percent chance of a near ...
Tricks For Your Cell Phone In wide-spread Disaster
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in SHARES, SPARCS | Comments OffPROVIDED FROM ARRL "VIEW FROM FLAGLER COUNTY" K1CE Rick Palm please subscribe to ARRL ARES E-Letter for more! ----------------------------------------- During Katrina, and recently the Nevada earthquake, traditional cellular voice service was overwhelmed due to a combination of damaged infrastructure and system overloads. ...
Ham Operator Is New Boss At Hurricane Center Miami
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in SKYWARN, SHARES, M.A.R.S., RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffVeteran meteorologist Bill Read, KB5FYA, was named the new director of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Tropical Prediction Center, which includes the National Hurricane Center (NHC) earlier this month. Read had served as the Center's acting deputy director ...
EmComm, It’s What Ham Radio Is All About
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 Posted in SKYWARN, SHARES, M.A.R.S., RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffThis last month's QST magazine (Sept 2007 Issue) was a classic issue for all times if you missed it. All about Emergency Communications. If you don't think emergency communications is important, watch how long Ham Radio survives as we know it today, ...
Texas State Guard Graduates Ham Operators
Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in SHARES, M.A.R.S., RACES, SPARCS | Comments OffTexas State Guard has been busy in August graduating a number of Technician-class ham operators in Texas. Hooh-rah! CAMP MABRY, TEXAS (August 11, 2007): On Thursday 2 August 2007 thru 5 August 2007 the 1st, 8th, 19th Regiment, the Texas Maritime ...
