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ARRL Los Angeles Section (LAX)Section Manager
Phineas J. Icenbice, W6BF 19323 Halsted St Northridge, CA 91324-2124 818-349-3186 w6bf@arrl.org |
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News last updated: Wed, February 28, 2007 at 2:45 PM ET
Dear ARRL Member,
I am pleased to announce that the Amateur Radio Emergency Service ® (ARES ®) in the Los Angeles Section is off to a new start, and I am asking you to get involved. Heightened concerns about disaster preparedness and homeland security have put hams in a new light. Our government, local agencies and community members are organizing, looking to prepare themselves for emergencies, and they know that communications are always an issue. As a result of this new awareness, Amateur Radio is now considered an asset, and you can take advantage of this opportunity to become a neighborhood resource.
Under the leadership of Section Emergency Coordinator Dennis Smith, KA6GSE, and his team of District Emergency Coordinators, ARES-LAX is growing its membership holding training sessions, participating in statewide hospital drills and developing relationships with civic and community leaders throughout Los Angeles. It has become apparent that demand for our services is high, and building membership is critical to the future success of ARES. The need for trained operators includes positions at home stations, at infrastructure sites in your area, mobile and portable stations, and those willing to be deployed to other areas in need of assistance. Even if you are already involved with a community-service group, ARES welcomes you and can work synergistically with your organization. I have no doubt that you can find a role within ARES that fits well with your interest and capabilities.
Within ARES, you will find numerous classroom and field-training opportunities and the chance to work with other like-minded hams. Add to this the formal on-line courses available from ARRL and FEMA, and you can dramatically increase your level of knowledge and preparedness. You can put your skills and equipment to their highest and best use and know that you are making a difference in your neighborhood.
Community service is a key reason we have our bands and operating privileges. Here's a perfect chance to play a role in that public service while helping to polish our image as hams. I encourage you to sign up with ARES today. Just follow this link to retrieve the application and instructions: http://www.areslax.org/index.php?page=membership. You may also call the ARES District office at (818) 992-5507 between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM weekdays. While you're at it, why not check into the ARES weekly 2-meter net? It's held each Monday evening at 9:00 PM local time on the Magic Mountain repeater (147.735, PL 100 Hz) and soon coming to other area repeaters as well.
73,
Phineas, W6BF
Section Manager, ARRL Los Angeles Section
w6bf@arrl.org
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