Arkansas RACES

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.

JM Rowe (N5XFW)
Arkansas Section Emergency Coordinator
State RACES Coordinator

The state RACES coordinator provides coordination of the emergency amateur resources and serves as key liaison with the amateur community. J.M. 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.

ADEM RACES Operating Frequencies

Voice

HF 3987.5 80m Band - 7.260 40m Band

VHF 146.52 plus local repeaters.

Digital

W5AUU operating a packet bbs message forwarding system

147.495 Packet

145.010 Packet

144.950 9600 Baud Winlink PMBO port

W5AUU HF Winlink PMBO Pactor Frequencies: 3594.00 PI, PII and PIII , 7068.90 PI and PII only , 7101.20 PI, PII and PIII , 10146.20 PI, PII and PIII. Telnet to 24.144.2.190

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

50.615 Packet

80m/40m Packet when available.

Equipment

TS-440S AT Standard Amateur Radio Frequencies with Auto Tuner.

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

Digital

One PC Running WinXP wih the W5AUU Winlink Ecomm PMBO, frequencies listed in the "Updates Diary"

One PC running FBB packet bulletin board message forwarding system with 3 radio ports and one null link port. The three radio ports operate on 145.010 mhz(Kenwood TM-241),147.495mhz(Alinco 570) and 50.615mhz(G.E. Master II). The TNC's for the three radio ports are MFJ-1270C's. All three radio ports link to the Arkansas Packet Network.

One PC running a JNOS Gateway and null linked to the FBB bbs. This PC operates as a Internet to Packet radio gateway with email capabilities. Special addressed packet generated mail can be CC'd to email address for delivery to the Bunker underground at ADEM.

One APRS KAM98 station running Ui-View32 on the air with a TMV-7A.

One SCS PCT Pro II pactor modem to be used in the WinLink2000 HF email system.

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

Spare Equipment: Two PK-232 TNC's to be used as backup's.

VHF

We have 2 commercial radios that have all the local Amateur Radio 2 Meter repeater and simplex frequencies programmed into them

TMV-7A radio for voice use.

ATV

Down- converter for LR ATV repeater for receiving. Coax for this antenna runs into the Bunker.

Antennas

We have 2 dipole antennas in use now, one all band B&W antenna and an 80m/40m Fan dipole.

One portable Harris tape type reel antenna that can be used in all HF Ham bands.

VHF

Stacked Cushcraft 13B's

6M Ground plane

4 element beam.

J-pole for APRS

Mount 2m antenna on the trailer.

Capabilities:

HF voice, HF data, VHF voice, VHF data, ATV, Packet to Internet Email.

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