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ALERT: Mon, June 22, 2009; 12:50 AM ET Northern Florida Section Manager plans extensive trip to visit Field Day sites. The Northern Florida ARES (regisitered) database has now been officially opened. |
News last updated: Mon, June 22, 2009 at 12:48 AM ET
On Friday June 26, Paul Eakin KJ4G, Northern Florida Section Manager, intends to be in Pensacola. Beginning Saturday morning he will put his motorhome in the big sprocket and journey Eastward and Southward visiting Field Day sites. He hopes to make it all the way to the Orlando area before the Field Day event concludes on Sunday.
To ensure that your site has a chance to be visited by him, be sure to post it on the ARRL Field Day locator. He will be online during the entire trip and will have constant access to this imformation
In addition, he will be monitoring/active on 146.52 FM simplex, 144.200 SSB, and 50.125 SSB. Further, he will be on APRS as KJ4G. Periodically check his APRS loctation, and start calling him on the above frequencies for both a Field Day contact and to talk him in to your FD site.
Paul will also be active on as many HF traffic nets as he can during this journey to make himself available to receive your NTS messages to the SM for extra FD credit. Take advantage of this opportunity to earn extra points.
Have fun and be safe during Field Day.
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On Saturday June 20th, 2009, the Official NFL Section ARES (registered) Database went in effect. This will be the resource the SEC/SM will use to keep the records on volunteer amateurs who choose to join it.
All amateur radio operator deployments from the NFL Section requested by valid served agencies through the Florida EOC-ESF-2 will be made from this database. It is entirely voluntary to join. The amateur radio operator doesn't have to belong to the ARRL or an ARES (registered) group and can be deployed as an individual only if he/she has a record in the NFL Section ARES (registered) Database of all the recommended NIMS and ARRL Em Comm courses and meets other requreirements. Any FCC licensed amateur radio operator living in the NFL Section can join. There is a provision for seasonal visitors.
This database is also established so that all amateurs wanting to be a volunteer in emergency communications, no matter which volunteer EM COMM group they belong to, or none, they can be deployed to assist the citizens, the agencies we serve, and our fellow amateurs.
Every known protection has been implemented to protect your information. HIPPA rules are being followed to the "T". Please read the opening statement, and then proceed. At any time you choose to stop, do so. You can change your mind at any time. After completion, if successful, you will receive a confirmation e-mail in about 24 to 48 hours saying you are a member.
Almost 99.9% of all your questions will be answered in the database.
Thank you and look forward to working with you when the callup goes out.
To register yourself in the database, go to www.arrl-nfl.org, and there you will find a link to the home page of the database.
73, Paul L. Eakin, KJ4G ARRL NFL Section Manager
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