Amateur Radio in Bedford Bedford Town Council Meeting June 8, 2011

Agenda  Who we are …  What we do …  Come see us in action!  Questions? June 8,

Who we are … Granite State Amateur Radio Association  Based in Bedford with 62 members from surrounding communities  Monthly meetings  Radio exam sessions  Mentoring on radios, operation, …  Annual Field Day exercise June 8,

Who we are … Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)  National organization founded in 1950 by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)  Organized by State (and then typically by County) Greater Manchester ARES  Serves Bedford, Manchester, Goffstown, Hooksett  Interfaces with State EOC via NH ARES team in Concord  Weekly training calls  Regular emergency drills  State-wide, American Red Cross, CMC, Elliott, … June 8,

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June 8, Joplin Tornado…

June 8, Springfield Tornado…

June 8, NH Ice Storm…

June 8,

What we do …  Backup emergency communication support  NH Department of Safety’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management  NH Hospital Association  National Weather Service (SKYWARN)  American Red Cross  Amateur radio operators provide communications in support of public events  Bedford’s Pre-Memorial Day race  Area road races June 8,

Come see us in action!  GSARA is part of the nationwide exercise called Field Day  Practice emergency response capabilities  June 2PM thru June 2PM (continuous 24 hour operation)  Earl Legacy Park Log Cabin  Setup includes multiple  Temporary antennas  Types of radios  Modes: voice, Morse code, digital  Special radio reserved to help unlicensed attendees experience the original social media! June 8,

Questions and Follow-up Granite State Amateur Radio Association  Stan Popielarz, (H), (C)  Martin Koechel, (H), (C) NH ARES (state-wide)  Al Shuman, (H), (C) Greater Manchester ARES  Martin Koechel, (H), (C) June 8,

Thank you for your time! Please come see us in action at Earl Legacy Park June 25 (2pm) thru June 26 (2pm)