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ARKANSAS RACES INFORMATION

Arkansas ARES/RACES supports the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management operations.

Members are encouraged to be active in both ARES and RACES. Doing this we provide a dual format of operations to the served agencies and people within the state.

The RACES operations at ADEM are responsible for operations at ADEM only. It is not over RACES operations within each county. ADEM RACES operations are under the direction and control of the Information Systems Division Manager of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.

The state RACES coordinator provides coordination of the emergency amateur resources and serves as key liaison with the amateur community. The RACES Coordinator also serves as the Section Emergency Coordinator for the state ARES organization.

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Mike Nettles (KB5WBH)
State RACES Officer

The state RACES officer is responsible for the state emergency operations center amateur operations. He works under the direction and control of the Information Systems Division Manager of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.

Message Handling Instructions

ADEM RACES Operating Frequencies

Voice

HF 3987.5 80m Band - 7.260 40m Band

VHF 146.52 plus local repeaters.

Digital

KE5VRO-1:ADEMBB operating a packet bbs message forwarding system and a BPQ32 Packet node KE5VRO-3:ADEM

50.615 Packet

KE5VRO HF Winlink PMBO Pactor Frequencies: 3594.00 PI, PII and PIII , 7068.90 PI and PII only , 7101.20 PI, PII and PIIII.

Alternate PMBO AD5OH Frequencies: 3593.00 PI, PII and PIII, 7101.40 PI, PII and PIII. Telnet to ad5oh.homeip.net

80m/40m Packet when available.

Equipment

TS-2000 Standard Amateur Radio Frequencies with Auto Tuner.

TS-570D(S) Standard Amateur Radio Frequencies plus 6 meter/Auto Tuner.

Digital

One PC running FBB packet bulletin board message forwarding system with 1 radio port and a BPQ32 Packet node. The radio port operates on 50.615 mhz(Alinco DR-M06TH). The TNC for the radio port is a KamXL. The radio port links to the Arkansas Packet Network. This PC also has the Winlink programs RMS VHF Packet node and RMS HF Pactor.

Two SCS PCT Pro II pactor modem's to be used in the WinLink2000 HF email system. One at ADEM and one in ADEM's Mobile Command Post.

One PC to be used for anything digital (Packet, PSK31..etc.) as needed on HF or VHF.

VHF

We have 2 IC-2820H dual band radios that are DSTAR capable and 2 TM-D710A radios that have all the local Amateur Radio 2 Meter/70cm repeater and simplex frequencies programmed into them

ATV

Down- converter for LR ATV repeater for receiving.

Antennas

We have 2 dipole antennas in use now, both are all band B&W antennas.

VHF

Cushcraft 13B

Two Tri-Band Omni's 6m/2m/70cm

Capabilities:

HF voice, HF data, VHF voice, VHF data, ATV, Packet to Internet Email(Winlink).

ADEM's Mobile Command Post

Kenwood TS-570D HF plus 6m and a Kenwood TM-7VA VHF/UHF Dual Band radio

Work in Progress:

Installing a complete AMSAT Satellite Station capable of voice and digital data.

Installing the ATV antenna, 6m Ringo Antenna, 2m Ringo antenna and 1 6m/2m/70cm triband antenna.

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