Other Resources

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 Public Service Communications Manual
• 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:
  • IS-100.b - Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
  • IS-200.b - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents)
  • IS-700.a - National Incident Managment System (NIMS) - An Introduction
  • IS-800.b - National Response Framework, An Introduction

• 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

• WEB   Word FSD-96: Monthly Section/Zone Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
• PDF   Word FSD-212: Monthly DEC/EC Report
• WEB   Word FSD-157: Public Service Activity Report
• WEB   Word 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:

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  • No up charge for large sizes up to 5x (all sizes same price)
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• ARES Deployment Vest DOT approved - Mesh - NO pockets
• ARES Deployment Hat

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Other Links of Interest

• Oklahoma ARRL Section web site
• The Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) web site - The national association for Amateur Radio
• National Weather Service 'StormReady!' Program for EC's
• SKYWARN National Homepage has a number of weather-disaster related articles.
• Storm Spotter Guides is another "weather-disaster" related site.

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2013 Simulated Emergency Test

• 2013 ARES Oklahoma, Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Exercise Plan
• Appendix A, Injects
• Appendix B, Section Bulletin
• ARRL Radiogram Instructions
• ARRL Fillable Radiogram Form
• ICS Form 201 - Incident Briefing, 2013 ARES Oklahoma SET
• ICS Form 205 - Sample
• ICS Form 205
• ICS Form 211p - Instructions
• ICS Form 211p - Log
• ICS Form 213
• ICS Form 214 - Instructions
• ICS Form 214 - Sign In
• ICS Form 309AR
• SET Report Card
• All of the above

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