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IMPORTANT TRAINING INFORMATION COMPLETION OF CERTAIN FEMA NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) COURSES IS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. ALL ARES VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE THIS TRAINING.Those who did not complete training deadline should continue the courses and send copies to the EC in your County just as soon as you have completed all four on-line courses. Until you do, you will not be able to work in the EOC or with any served agency. Please continue to take and complete these classes. They are IMPORTANT!!! ALL RADIO AMATEURS OPERATING UNDER ARES/RACES IN THE NC SECTION ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE IS 100, IS 200 AND IS 700. THOSE AMATEUR OPERATORS THAT MAY BE DEPLOYED TO EOC's, COMMAND POSTS, OR OTHER POINTS WHERE INTERFACE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT ANY LEVEL IS EXPECTED, ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE IS IS-800.B NRF. NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A SUBJECT FOR NEGOTIATION, CONSIDERATION, OR COMMENTARY. THIS TRAINING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL ARES VOLUNTEERS. Use this link to see courses available click here: FEMA INDEPENDENT STUDY (IS) ON-LINE COURSES
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UPDATE! - W4LBT-9 WIDE DIGIPEATER IN LUMBER BRIDGE NC now has a new Kantronics KPC3+ TNC and a new GE Delta, 100 watt Radio. Steve Koone, KA4YMY donated
the Kantronics KPC3+ TNC. The TNC has all the latest APRS operating firmware
installed. This digipeater is a real workhorse for APRS and packet in
Southeastern North Carolina. Located on the Channel 62 tower in Lumber
Bridge NC.
View Map We're very interested in people's experiences in using our repeater, both coverage and accessibility. The antenna is positioned in such a way as to offer extremely wide coverage in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills of North Carolina, and North-Central and Northeastern South Carolina. The W4LBT (club call) repeater on 147.045 MHz, is owned and operated jointly by the Robeson County Amateur Radio Society and the Piedmont Coastal Repeater Network (Read repeater agreement here). It is provided for your enjoyment and emergency purposes. Both ARES and SKYWARN nets, and the Southeastern North Carolina Traffic Net utilize this repeater. Please help support this vital repeater in Southeastern North Carolina. Our repeater W4LBT is at 147.045 MHz (+) no tone, on the UNC-TV 31 Tower just north of Lumberton, NC. The tower is 1000 feet with the repeater antenna located at 835 feet!! The new equipment went online May 7, 1997. It is linkable with The Piedmont-Coastal Repeater Network (PCRN) for members of the group who have the prerequisite codes. If you are not a member of PCRN we urge you to join today! UPDATE - Please note: The 147.360 repeater now has a pl tone of 82.5! We
are pleased to announced the W4LBT repeater, 147.360 MHz,(+ pl 82.5), our
primary back-up repeater is operational! The repeater is new and was
built by Danny Hampton, K4ITL. The feel lines from the antenna to the
repeater were also replaced. Coverage is very good and has been heard
from Burgaw in the East to Conway in the South, Kinston in the North and
Rockingham in the West!! The newest repeater in Robeson County, North Carolina is K4TH on 224.920 MHz(-). Sponsored by the Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) in Wilmington. The new team is called CARES, for Carolinas Amateur Radio Emergency Services. The purpose of CARES is to ensure that the public’s health needs are addressed in times of crisis. CARES will work in concert with other ARES and RACES efforts. We also have an Emergency Communications trailer equipped with portable repeater, 145.150(-), which is being repaired. Not only did the repeater itself need repair, the trailer is in need of major repairs and new tires. This unit has been successfully used in emergency situations such as the major tornado in Red Springs as one of the only sources of communication in and out of the storm damaged area but also in a number of other disaster situations. We need your help. Send your contributions to: Robeson County Amateur Radio
Society or make your Donation thru PayPal:
Please note "Contribution to RCARS"
147.045, W4LBT is home of the Southeastern North Carolina Traffic Net , 7 days a week at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. SENCTN is a National Traffic System affiliate. All amateurs are cordially invited to join us for any of these nets. All nets are sponsored by RCARS.
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RCARS Membership application (Adobe
Reader .pdf) RCARS Membership Roster is available here. RCARS Repeater Agreement click here. RCARS By-Laws click here. Download Just Learn Morse Code a simple but effective means of learning code for upgrading to General or Advanced class. The program is free however donations are accepted if you find the program useful. |
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