WELCOME TO ARES OF CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA!
Proudly sponsored
by the Shelby Amateur Radio Club!
THANK
YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE S.E.T EITHER ACTIVELY OR BY
CHECKING INTO THE NET! IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT WE COULD
COUNT ON YOU ALL SHOULD THE COUNTY NEED US!
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Meetings
November 13, 2008 at EOC 7 PM
Second Thursday each month
at 7pm
Meeting Places are alternated between the EOC and the Red Cross
Building
Email
info@clevelandcountyares.org for more information.
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ARES of
Cleveland County is coordinated by the ARRL Appointed Emergency
Coordinator Susan Melvin, K4ZXN.
The
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) group directly serves the Cleveland County Citizens by working
for Cleveland County Emergency Management. At any time,
Emergency Management can request communications support from
ARES of Cleveland County and ARES will report directly to
Emergency Management.
ARES of Cleveland County
is composed of volunteer amateur radio operators
providing communications support to local organizations in times
of emergencies and during public service events. |
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Upcoming Events |
Repeaters & Info |
Served Agencies |
NC AREA 13 |
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ARES MTG 10/9 |
Primary: 146.880(-)
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Cleveland Co. Emergency Management |
Burke |
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ARES STATE MEETING 10/18 - MORGANTON |
Secondary: 147.345(+) |
American Red Cross |
Catawba |
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Simplex: Secondary Output |
National Weather Service |
Cleveland |
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NC
Emergency Management |
Gaston |
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FEMA |
Lincoln |
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The Official
Cleveland County
ARES Net: Monday 8:30pm
146.880 |
Kings
Mountain Special Events |
Mecklenburg |
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Various Other Agencies |
Union |
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Other
surrounding ARES groups as needed |
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Other
county municipalities and emergency groups as needed. |
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ARES of Cleveland County Leadership and Appointments
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North Carolina Section
Emergency Coordinator |
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Bernard B.
Nobles, WA4MOK |
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North Carolina Assistant
Section Emergency Coordinator - Western Branch |
| Paul Robinette, KD4OZI |
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District Area Thirteen
Emergency Coordinator |
| Robert DeWitt, Jr., K4RLD |
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Cleveland County
Emergency Coordinator |
| Susan Melvin, K4ZXN |
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Cleveland County
Assistant Emergency Coordinators |
| Todd Vickery, KG4UZT (Local
Government Liaison AEC) |
| Ben F. Melvin, KM4C (Cleveland
County Skywarn AEC) |
| Al
Whatley, N4HAW (Net Operations AEC) |
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NC ARRL Section
Appointments |
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Dewey Cook, KJ4BYU (PIO - Cleveland County) |
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Local ARES
Appointments |
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Greg Horne, WA4YBP
(Membership Liaison to SARC) |
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Neal Hodges, W4JNH
(Membership Liaison to CCARS) |
2008 SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST - A SUCCESS -
RESULTS WILL BE POSTED LATER!
A FEW OF 30 PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2008
S.E.T - MANY THANKS TO THE 30 AMATEURS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2008
CLEVELAND COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST.
(L-R TOP - SUSAN MELVIN, K4ZXN - TODD VICKERY, KG4UZT - BEN MELVIN, KM4C -
STEEN RICHARD, KG4BFZ - AL WHATLEY, N4HAW -
JANE HAMRICK, K4JPH, ROBBY HAMRICK, WA4RH AND BOTTOM - DEWEY COOK, KJ4BYU -
NOT PICTURES JUNE WA4JNJ (TAKING PHOTO)
RIGHT PICTURE OF G5RV OUR HF ANTENNA FOR THE 2008 S.E.T.
Left to right front - Greg Horne, WA4YBP, Lee Jay Mauney,
KI4RAK, Everett Hord, W4YAB and Jane Hamrick, K4JPH
Left to right rear - Ben Melvin, KM4C, Susan Melvin, K4ZXN, Wanda Horne, KI4ZEI,
Neal Hodges, W4JNH, Frank Kopenec, AI4RF and Robby Hamrick, WA4RH
Picture above from May 14, 2008 Catawba Nuclear Drill
Shelby Amateur Radio Club is proud to be the supporter of the ARES ® Amateur Radio Emergency
Service of Cleveland County. We take great pride in our club's history in Emergency
Communication and are proud to continue that tradition through our sponsorship
of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Cleveland County.
Involvement in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) does not require membership in Shelby Amateur Radio Club
or in ARRL. Being a licensed amateur radio operator, however, is a
requirement for membership in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service).
Once registered with ARES and your EC registers your station with the
Emergency Management director, your station will then become registered with
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service under the North Carolina Emergency Plan
found on ncarrl.org.
Participation in ARES of Cleveland County
does require a certain amount of commitment. The Department of Homeland
Security now requires anyone with a direct role in Emergency response to become
certified in FEMA Courses. These courses can be taken online, free from
the FEMA website.
To join click
here, fill out the form and bring to the local Emergency Coordinator (who
can be found at the Shelby Amateur Radio Club meetings and at the ARES meetings
posted on this website).
We look forward to providing our community with communications in emergencies
and other community events. For more information please contact the
Emergency Coordinator at
info@clevelandcountyares.org
For information directly from the ARRL website please
click here.
