North Carolina Hams Respond to Hurricane Ophelia:
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September 23, 2005
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North Carolina Hams Respond to Hurricane Ophelia:
Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
(ARES/RACES) teams along the North Carolina coast took no chances September
14 when Hurricane Ophelia threatened. They went on alert as the meandering
and undecided storm approached landfall, packing winds of from 80 to 85 MPH.
North Carolina Section Emergency Coordinator Bernie Nobles, WA4MOK, said the
Eastern Branch emergency operations center (EOC) in Kinston established
radio contact with the counties likely to be the hardest hit by
Ophelia--Brunswick and New Hanover.
"All operations went smoothly, and the participation was great," Nobles said
afterward. "We had more emergency coordinators (ECs) on HF than ever before,
and I would like to stress the importance of having that capability. I would
like to see all ECs become General class licensees for that reason." He also
recommended that all National Weather Service field offices have HF Amateur
Radio capability.
The Eastern Branch EOC used 3.927/7.232 MHz on HF and the Brunswick County
repeater on 147.315 MHz. ARES/RACES HF operation was on the Tarheel
Emergency Net.
Nobles said a lot of activity took place on North Carolina's coastal linking
system, which permits communication with the Outer Banks. "Richard Marlin,
K4HAT, at Cape Hatteras fed us information about the storm's effects, and
several messages were given to the eastern branch EOC director," Nobles
said.
Along the Outer Banks, an evacuation order was issued for Hatteras Island,
and visitors were told to leave Ocracoke Island. The National Park Service
also closed Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the Wright Brothers National
Memorial in Kill Devil Hills. In addition, schools closed in coastal
communities, and more than 100 residents took refuge in a shelter set up in
Wilmington.
Ophelia was the 15th named storm and the seventh hurricane of the 2005
Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends November 30.--Some
information from The ARES E-Letter
Source:
The ARRL Letter
Vol. 24, No. 37
September 23, 2005
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North Carolina Hams Respond to Hurricane Ophelia:
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by ARRLFAN on September 24, 2005
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i think what we have all learned from Katrina and Rita is that HF is not the primary means needed but close range VHF/UHF... we have also learned that most shelters had no comms since this is now only a HOBBY and most people just want to set in their warm cozy home and talk HF instead of actually going to those nasty overcrowded smelly shelter full of refugees and actual help their fellow man...
but hey -- its just a HOBBY -- how much do they actually expect from us -- but heck -- we will make up great stories how we helped ...
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RE: North Carolina Hams Respond to Hurricane Ophel
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by WA4MJF on September 24, 2005
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Well, just shows how little that
you know!
We try to primarily use VHF/UHF within the
Branch and HF between Branch and State
EOC (I'm the HF relay station for traffic
to NC4EO). However, Eastern Branch, as
does Central and Western Branch, stretch
from VA to SC borders. Lotta times there
is no reliable VHF/UHF path across the
Branch.
Why don't you deal with something you
know about, if you know about anything?
You're just a fool with a hard on for the
ARRL. Everytime you post, you just show us how
stupid you are. Most fools know to keep their
mouth shut, so as not to reveal how foolish they
are.
Ronnie
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by K4RAF on September 24, 2005
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It's just amazing how someone who is a big "net control" can't figure out how to type outside a 40 column window!
Ham radio 'response' is sitting home, on HF (or EchoLink/VoIP), talking about the weather. Very few actually went to the region. You wouldn't be able to tell that from the heaps of self-induced praise that has mushroomed all over ham sites on the web.
The majority of Red Cross 'health & welfare' shelter activity has been handled by email & the web. Whether it be Katrina, Ophelia or Rita, the ham radio response has underscored just how inefficient it is to handle any critical communications over ham radio. The ham "man in the middle" scenario has outlived its' usefulness & it is quite clear that rapidly deployable communications alternatives have multiplied to trump message forms & traffic handling.
The problem is that many of you live in denial that things change, the world moves forward & no one sent morse code with spoons & a spark coil to get rescued by helicopter. Get over it...
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by WA4MJF on September 24, 2005
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Well, at least I know the difference
between a Net Control and a Relay Station.
A Net Control runs a net, I don't. A
Relay station takes a message from over
the air and relays it by telephone, FAX
or Email to the destination. That is
what I do. Now don't you look a little
stupid, but, hey, you learned something.
No outside help was requested as this was
a small hurricane. When the big ones come,
ARESMATs are sent. In my younger days, I
did a lotta "front line" work, now I let
the younger ones do it and do the
work of relaying, because the State EOC
station has a high noise level and
is deaf on HF.
Another fool heard from! Exactly what
do you do for RACES in the Commonwealth of
Virginia? I'm a soreback and did a lotta
of stuff when I was in RACES in Portsmouth.
I still have my CD bassard, yellow hard hat,
sector map and ole ID card. I spent many
a long night along the Eastern Branch of
the Elizabeth River relaying water levels
to the City EOC.
The 40 columns (I don't count'um, I leave
that to you) is on purpose because I KNOW
it perturbs you. I love to perturb fools.
I sometimes have to edit a bunch as I
over write sometimes. :-)
Ronnie
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by K4RAF on September 26, 2005
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Who actually cares what the difference is, besides you?
You all about titles & tales of a wannabe...
You don't peturb me, I am highly amused at your attempts to explain your obvious lack of a clue Ronnie
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by WA4MJF on September 27, 2005
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K4RAF, again shows his stupid side.
Most folks with any sense like to
be accurate. Naturally, they would
care. Fools, such as yourself,
would not!
You are the ONLY one that bothers
to count how many letters that I put
in a line, even I don't except to
make sure that it doesn't look
to long, so as to have you count. Think
I'm wrong look how many other people
mention it, NONE.
And pray tell, what do you think
I wanna be? This should be interesting,
very interesting.
Ronnie
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by K4RAF on September 27, 2005
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That is the problem with you old traffic (MARS/ARES/RACES/NTS/etc.) guys, it's all about titles, instead of just doing what is needed. Formality doesn't trump function. Communications isn't a title, it is a function.
I don't need to count columns. You look as though you are using a VIC-20 to compose your pradlings. Having had a VIC-20 some 20 years ago, I can spot the width without having to bother counting. I leave that to people with BIG titles & nothing to justify them...
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by N4VOX on September 30, 2005
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well CJ i'm glad that you don't have a fancy title and relieved that you stay out of the way and don't get involved.
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