Re: [BVARC] Emergency communications

[Andre Pollard via BVARC]

Is anyone on here a member of the Galveston County Emergency Communications
Group ( Home | GCECG  ) ? They have a station in the
EOC on 646 and a repeater. Almost never hear traffic on the repeater, but
heard some traffic on it during the storms, but not a net or structured
traffic. Wondering about it, and how (if) it is related to ARES...

W4SFZ
Andre


On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 12:26 PM Scott Medbury via BVARC 
wrote:

> Thanks Ralph!
>
> 73 ... Scott KD5FBA
>
> On Sat, May 18, 2024, 12:17 PM ralph phillips via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> I agree with the observations made regarding the current deficit of
>> communications during storms.
>>
>> Houston used to have sirens all over town.  They are gone.
>>
>> We used to have 2 or 3 repeaters active for weather spotting.  One of
>> them was manned by a local TV station meteorologist.  Now we don't have
>> anything regular set up.
>>
>> Weather spotting,  NOT Chasing, is a big activity in the Midwest and
>> North East.  Why has it disappeared here
>> My first thought (not necessarily accurate) is a reliance on formal ARES
>> groups.  They function when activated for major events to support served
>> agencies.  That is what ARES is for.  They are needed there and do a good
>> job.  After Harvey, I needed help to report a broken gas line.  Transtar
>> answered ob the first call
>>
>> The answer is simple ... reach out to the NWS to ask about classes and
>> repeaters.  I will do that and report back to this reflector.
>>
>> Ralph
>> KE5HDF
>>
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Re: [BVARC] Emergency communications

[Scott Medbury via BVARC]

Thanks Ralph!

73 ... Scott KD5FBA

On Sat, May 18, 2024, 12:17 PM ralph phillips via BVARC 
wrote:

> I agree with the observations made regarding the current deficit of
> communications during storms.
>
> Houston used to have sirens all over town.  They are gone.
>
> We used to have 2 or 3 repeaters active for weather spotting.  One of them
> was manned by a local TV station meteorologist.  Now we don't have anything
> regular set up.
>
> Weather spotting,  NOT Chasing, is a big activity in the Midwest and
> North East.  Why has it disappeared here
> My first thought (not necessarily accurate) is a reliance on formal ARES
> groups.  They function when activated for major events to support served
> agencies.  That is what ARES is for.  They are needed there and do a good
> job.  After Harvey, I needed help to report a broken gas line.  Transtar
> answered ob the first call
>
> The answer is simple ... reach out to the NWS to ask about classes and
> repeaters.  I will do that and report back to this reflector.
>
> Ralph
> KE5HDF
>
>
> Get Outlook for Android 
> 
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[BVARC] Emergency communications

[ralph phillips via BVARC]

I agree with the observations made regarding the current deficit of 
communications during storms.

Houston used to have sirens all over town.  They are gone.

We used to have 2 or 3 repeaters active for weather spotting.  One of them was 
manned by a local TV station meteorologist.  Now we don't have anything regular 
set up.

Weather spotting,  NOT Chasing, is a big activity in the Midwest and North 
East.  Why has it disappeared here
My first thought (not necessarily accurate) is a reliance on formal ARES 
groups.  They function when activated for major events to support served 
agencies.  That is what ARES is for.  They are needed there and do a good job.  
After Harvey, I needed help to report a broken gas line.  Transtar answered ob 
the first call

The answer is simple ... reach out to the NWS to ask about classes and 
repeaters.  I will do that and report back to this reflector.

Ralph
KE5HDF


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