1. TDEM Homeland Security Conference April 2011

2. ARES Texas ARRL Sections 3000+ ARES members in Texas 4 Trained RRTF Teams 1 from North Texas 3 from South Texas

3. ARES ASEC Task Force Operations District Emergency Coordinator ASEC Logistics District Emergency Coordinator District Emergency Coordinator District Emergency Coordinator ASEC Operations ASEC HF Net Operations District Emergency Coordinator … County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Whiteside N5TW Public Information Coordinator Mike Manshack AD5OG South Texas Section Manager Lee Cooper W5LHC West Texas Section Manager John Dyer WE5B North Texas Section Manager Jay Urish W5GM West Gulf Division Director Dr. David Woolweaver K5RAV West Gulf Division Vice-Director John Robert Stratton N5AUS ARRL Field Organization Supervisor Steve Ewald W1VX Emergency Response and Preparedness Manager Mike Corey W5MPC TxDPS CCG Amateur Radio Chief …

4.  Voice – Local (VHF/UHF) and Distant (HF)  Radio email – Local (VHF/UHF) and Distant (HF)  Radio and Internet Linked repeaters ARES

5.  Two Go-Kits assigned per Task Force  Voice – Local (VHF/UHF) and Distant (HF)  Radio email VHF Servers with HF Forwarding Mission: Support Task Force communications and link to affected area amateur communicators ARES

6. South Texas ARES Winlink ARES ARES TF Team can utilize / backstop Local Winlink installed equipment

7. ARES Linked Repeater System CCG to Coast or elsewhere

8. ARES Example : South Texas Section ARES 2010 Statistics: 30,000 Training hours reported 15,000 Public Service hours reported 1,300 Emergency Operation hours reported 46,300 Total hours reported! 2010Dozens of local Task Force Training events Inclusion in RRTF exercises Fall SET with Texas Army MARS Field Day and CCG 2011 On-going Task Force Team Training June 4 th Texas ARES Exercise with Task Force Teams+CCG Fall SET with Texas Army MARS Field Day and CCG

9. Tom Whiteside N5TW South Texas ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator Assistant South Texas Section Manager n5tw@arrl.netARES Thanks for the opportunity!

10. TDEM Homeland Security Conference April 2011

11. ARES ASEC Task Force Operations District Emergency Coordinator ASEC Logistics District Emergency Coordinator District Emergency Coordinator District Emergency Coordinator ASEC Operations ASEC HF Net Operations District Emergency Coordinator … County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator County Emergency Coordinator Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Whiteside N5TW Public Information Coordinator Mike Manshack AD5OG South Texas Section Manager Lee Cooper W5LHC West Texas Section Manager John Dyer WE5B North Texas Section Manager Jay Urish W5GM West Gulf Division Director Dr. David Woolweaver K5RAV West Gulf Division Vice-Director John Robert Stratton N5AUS ARRL Field Organization Supervisor Steve Ewald W1VX Emergency Response and Preparedness Manager Mike Corey W5MPC TxDPS CCG Amateur Radio Chief …

12. ARES On-Line Equipment Database

13. ARES

14. ARES Member Database ARES

15. ARES  http://www.westgulfdivision.org/ http://www.westgulfdivision.org/

16.  www.arrlstx.org for South Texas ARES Plan in Public Documents area www.arrlstx.org ARES