1. You Won’t Use #hamradio But You Think You Know Twitter? Hmmmmmm
Lloyd Colston, director
City of Altus Emergency Management

2. Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Part 97
Amateur Radio and You
What is Amateur Radio?
Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Part 97

3. Amateur Radio and You
The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles:
(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.

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(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art.

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(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
(e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

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The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) is a Department of Defense sponsored program, established as separately managed and operated programs by the Army and Air Force. MARS members are volunteer licensed amateur radio operators who are interested in providing auxiliary or emergency communications to local, national and international emergency and safety organizations, as an adjunct to normal communications.

7. Amateur Radio and You Military Auxiliary Radio System
On 30 September, Navy-Marine Corp MARS closed.
Members were assimilated into Army and Air Force Programs or leaving the program altogether

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The primary concept of MARS is to meet the requirements of training for any communications emergency. To this end, organization, methods and facilities must be adequate to meet any emergency requirements and must be flexible in order to provide for rapid expansion. Normal methods must be such that only minor changes will be required when shifting to an emergency status.

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What about Skywarn?

10. Amateur Radio and You
"NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication, such HAM radio, to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches, nursing homes or who have a responsibility for protecting others are also encouraged to become a spotter."

11. Have you heard about the Amateur Radio Emergency Service?
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Have you heard about the Amateur Radio Emergency Service?

12. Comanche County report
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42 volunteers hours.
American Red Cross - Provided voice communications for several ARC Damage Assessment teams (DA) in flood effected areas.
Comanche County report
That's $716 free labor that counts toward the Comanche County 12.5% cost of their flood.
Tulsa Digital Radio Club GAVE AWAY amateur radio equipment to Emergency Operations Centers.

13. What do you know about the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service?
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What do you know about the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service?

14. RACES is still included in Part 97 and can be used in your program.
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"The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a standby radio service provided for in Part of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations governing amateur radio in the United States"
RACES is still included in Part 97 and can be used in your program.

15. Automatic Packet Reporting System
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Modes
Automatic Packet Reporting System
Single-sideband
Frequency Modulation
Morse Code
Slow Scan Television

17. What is Social Media?
Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content."[1]
Don't forget it is SOCIAL and Media.
There are over 1000 social media platforms and hundreds of tools.

18. What does Social Media do?
Expect Social Media does three things:
1. Information gathering, ex. What are people saying about you? What is the competition doing?
2. Team Building, ex. Little League may use a social media tool to notify teams of game changes.
3. Public information, including message amplification

19. Information Gathering
In the Joint Information Center, there is a process called “Media Monitoring”.
Social media volunteers (and groups such as Humanity Road) drink from the “fire hose” seeking key words and phrases.
Social Media reports include those and other statistics such as followers, fans, etc.

20. Some small groups use social media to communicate within their team.
Team Building
Some small groups use social media to communicate within their team.
Tools let the teams know where each other is located and text the team with updates of the mission.
Some social media platforms allow teams to reach out to others outside the team.
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21. In other words, remember it is SOCIAL media
Public Information
Using social media for public information can be useful BUT:
There is the need for the customer to be connected.
In other words, remember it is SOCIAL media

22. We all have a role & responsibility when disaster strikes
Launching 11/11/15
Virtual EMA is a professional association that seeks to bring together
Emergency Responders (Paid and Volunteer),
Academia (Researchers, Professors and Students),
Technologists,
Community Advocates,
Creative Thinkers, and
All supporters into productive conversations about emergency management problems and solutions.
We all have a role & responsibility when disaster strikes  

23. Contact Information
Lloyd Colston, KC5FM
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Twitter: KC5FM
Facebook: WX5EM
You can find me on 7.290
and mHz too