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Jan 20, 2020

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The following items, classes, and commercial offerings have been posted as a service to the ARES membership. Neither ARES Oklahoma Inc, nor the ARES Oklahoma Officers receive anything from the sales of any of these items.

Near Vertical Incidence Wave (NVIS)

NVIS Antennas, by W8CX is an example of how to setup an Near-Vertical Incidence Wave (NVIS) antenna.
All ARRL members can search the QST article archive for a June 2008 article by Rober Giuliano, KB8RCO, named "The Tee Pee V 20 and 40 Meter Antenna" (available to ARRL members via this link.
Another version of the 2-band inverted V NVIS antenna comes from DX Engineering, and is entitled "A Practical NVIS Antenna for Emergency or Temporary Communications."

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Manuals and Web Resources

ARES Oklahoma State Section Plan
Emergency Coordinator's Manual
ARES Manual (local copy)
ARES Field Resources Manual
National Interoperability Filed Operations Guide (or NIFOG) is a useful resource for communicating in an emergency with various government entities.
AUXFOG - Auxiliary Communications Field Operations Guide This reference guide contains information about AuxComm best practices, frequently used radio frequencies, Mutual Aid channels as well as tips and suggestions about auxiliary emergency communicators integrating into a NIMS ICS environment to support communications for planned events or incidents.
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards is an online "quick" guide to personal safety issues surrounding various industrial chemicals (you can download your own PDF copy from the link above). We have a locally cached copy for quick access locally. This is a good resource to have in your Go-Kit.
Google Public Alerts provides some nation wide public alerts and forcasts of interest.

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Online Emergency Communications Courses

FEMA Independant Study Program course list. Of particular interest are:
Communication Training from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- On-Line Emergency Communication Classes and Continuing Education
- ARRL Amateur Radio Licensing Classes
- Learn from home with more ARRL on-line courses, especially for emergency communications volunteers
On-Line Digital Emergency Communication Courses
- Winlink 2000
- Narrow Band Emgency Messaging Software (NBEMS)

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Printable ARRL/ARES Forms

All ARES Oklahoma officers are expected to file all of their monthly reports ONLINE here, on the ARES Oklahoma Web site. This process is started by the role specific links off of the main "Members Menu" page.

WEB FSD-96: Monthly Section/Zone Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
Word FSD-212: Monthly DEC/EC Report
WEB PDF FSD-157: Public Service Activity Report
PDF FSD-187: Application for Station Appointment
PDF Word State/Section Emergency Plan, is the model for all zones, districts, and counties within the state.
More forms may be found on the ARRL's web site
ARES-Ok Register Today

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ARES-OK Gear

ARES-OK Response T-Shirt
ARES Deployment Vest - DOT Approved - ARES-OK REcommended
Another source: www.HamThreads.com
ARES Vest - Meets All ARRL Specifications
- ANSI Class 2 Safety Vest.
- Lightweight 100% polyester
- Solid Front and Mesh Back fabric
- Zipper front closure
- 2 silver horizontal and vertical reflective stripes, front and back
- 1 left chest split pad/pencil pocket
- 1 right chest radio/cell phone pocket
- 2 outside lower flap pockets
- 2 inside lower pockets and one pencil pocket
- All outside pockets except the left chest pocket have velcro closure
- Color: Flourescent lime green.
- 2 CLIP ON STRAPS FOR MICROPHONE OR NAME BADGE
- ANSI/ISEA 107-2004
Vests will have a 3.5" diameter ARES logo screen printed in black on left chest pocket as shown in the picture and "AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS" in 2" letters screen printed on the back of the vest in black ink as shown in the picture
The $ 39.95 price includes:
- Free Shipping
- No up charge for large sizes up to 5x (all sizes same price)
- Most orders ship within 2 weeks
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ARES Deployment Vest DOT approved - Mesh - NO pockets
ARES Deployment Hat
ARES Staff Badge

If you're wondering where to order your NEW ARES name tag - you can order it at:
www.TheSignMan.com
Select a "Club Item" and use the pull down for "Oklahoma WG Div ARES Rank Tab - 2 holes & split rings"...then add that to your cart.
Then go here: ARRL Badges
And fill in your information...then add that to your cart and check out.
Here is an example

Make sure you note your call sign on your order. This will make a nice addition to your ARES Deployment Vest.
ARES Volunteer Badge
ARES-Oklahoma Volunteers:
If you're wondering where to order your NEW ARES volunteer name tag - you can order it at:
www.TheSignMan.com
Scroll down to the ORDER DESK link on lower right hand side of the page. Go scroll to CLUB ITEM drop-down menu and choose:
Oklahoma WG Div ARES Volunteer Badge. Here is an example

Below text entry, block then click the ADD TO CART button to complete your order.
Make sure you note your call sign on your order. This will make a nice addition to your ARES Deployment Vest.

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