When all else fails...
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Written by Administrator
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Welcome to Travis County ARES (TCARES)
We meet at 7:00 PM on every 4th Tuesday at the UT Applied Research Laboratories (ARL Labs) at 10000 Burnet Rd at the corner of Rutland. The organization uses two repeaters, 147.36 (tone 131.8) is primary and is the location for weekly nets. The 146.94 repeater (tone 107.2) is a backup and is also used for weather nets. In the event both of these are unavailable, use 146.58 simplex, no tone. Training nets occur on the 147.36 repeater at 7:30 each week on Sunday night. See Weekly Nets for more.
This group is a county level organizational unit of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), a part of the ARRL. ARES groups can be created at the county level in each division and section of the ARRL. Our group is sponsored by the Austin Amateur Radio Club. We consist of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. The group is headquarted in Austin, Travis County, Texas. Every licensed amateur in the local area, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in ARES. We have monthly meetings, training, activations as well as weekly voice and data nets to keep up our skills. Please explore this site for more information about what we do and how we do it. You can also print the New hams ARES handout
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 00:21 |
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Written by Administrator
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It is not news that we are short on rain. Lakes Travis and Buchanan are the two main LCRA water storage areas in central Texas. Here is a photo album on Flickr that Texas Parks and Wildlife published. The photos are mostly of Lake Travis. Be sure to click show info at top of screen for a photo description of when and where. Click here to view the album. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 26 November 2011 18:15 |
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Written by Rick Kirchhof - NG5V
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All contact, skills, training and mode/equipment records are kept in the Member Database. Please create and maintain your contact record here. Members should fill in each tab so that we have a complete record of what equipment you have available, how and when you are available for drills and emergency response, and what specifc training you bring to each deployment.
This database is the formal record of your membership in TCARES. It is not the only requirement to be an active member but your membership in this organization is not complete without the database record.
Members should review and save an update to their record at least every 3 months. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2009 08:36 |
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Written by Administrator
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Print out this placard and keep it by your weather radio. It has symbols and details about the terms used during watches, warnings and other NWS alerts.
Here are the SAME codes for each Texas county. They are used to set up your weather radio. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2009 23:18 |
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