The Radio Home Page of N4SCY

• The Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society holds a general meeting for all members on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 PM. The meeting is held at the Winter Springs Civic Center.
• Membership Meeting Location: 400 North Edgemon Avenue, Winter Springs, FL 32708
• Field Day Graphic - N4EH

• Seminole ESFs, Emergency Service Functions

ARES Resources

Things a Ham Operator should know:
• The Phonetic Alphabet.
• Prowords (Procedural words) *
• Prosignals, Procedural Signals used in Morse Code.
• The Morse Code, known as CW (Continuous Wave) by Hams (not completely necessary any more, but useful none the less)
• The ARRL (American Radio Relay League)
• "Q" Signals for Ham Radio Operators, Three letter codes starting with "Q", and their meanings.
  • "Q" Signals, a more complete list
• CW Abbreviations Abbreviations used in Morse Code, and their meanings.
• Call Sign Prefixes used in radio and aviation.

• Download the ARES Manual [PDF]
• ARES Field Resources Manual [PDF]
  
  
• Titusville Amateur Radio Club, 146.910 MHz and/or 146.970 MHz (-600)
• LISATS, Launch Information Service and Amateur Television System, 146.940 MHz (-600, with NASA Feed during launches)
• Maidenhead Coordinates Lattitudes & Longitudes shortened for Morse Code transmission
  • Maidenhead's for addresses

  Want to become a ham yourself? Take the Practise Exams below, and when you can regularly get a score of 90% or better, find a Test Session - you're ready.

  Practise Ham Exams: HamExam.org Amateur Radio Practice Exams QRZ.Com Practise Exam Site

  Ham Licensing Exam Sessions LMARS Testing The Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society conducts bi-monthly amateur radio exams for all elements on every odd month (January, March, May, etc.) on the fourth Saturday at the Seminole County Sheriff's Office off of 17-92 on 100 Bush Blvd. in Sanford, across from Flea World. Be there at 9:15AM. For more information and registration contact James Williams, N4ZKT at 407-333-4245. LARA Testing Third Saturday of each month at the Lake Amateur Radio Association in Tavares on Highway 473, one mile from US 441, at 8:30AM. There is a talk-in available on frequency 147.255 MHz. For more information contact Paul Branch, K3NON, at tavflapaul@yahoo.com. OARC Testing The Orlando Amateru Radio Club will give ARRL tests on the first Wednesday of each month at the Beardall Senior Center at the corner of Gore and Delaney. Be there at 5:30PM. Contact Hal, KK1B, at (407) 365-2444 or kk1b@arrl.net for details. AES Testing Amateur Electronic Supply (AKA, The Candy Store) conducts amateur radio exams monthly on the second Saturday at Amateur Electronic Supply, 261 Commonwealth Av, Orlando, FL 32806 at 9:00AM (Walk-ins allowed). For more information and registration, contact James Stout, W9QC at 407-346-4235 or w9qc@hotmail.com for details. W5YI Testing First Saturday of each month at the Winter Park Christian Church, 760 N. Lakemont Avenue, at 3:30PM.

• A brief introduction to Packet Radio
• Jamboree On The Air, Boy Scounts of America, and around the world. Jamboree-on-the-Air is held the third weekend in October.
• SHARES, The SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF) Radio program. A federal program providing emergency shortwave communications during an emergency or natural disaster.
• SHARES Documents and Forms
• Other things as I think of them

Please also visit:
• Ozzie's home page
• The Space Launch Info home page
  • SpaceViewPark.com, Information on a Launch Viewing Site for the Canaveral spaceport.

The links to specific courses are for those that are FEMA requirements. Most courses have to do with the ICS, or Incident Command System. The Course List contains other courses, that may be of interest as well.

FEMA courses, ICS Course List

• ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System
• ICS-200, ICS for Single Recources and Initial Action Incidents
• ICS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
• ICS-800, National Response Plan, An Introduction
• ICS-802, IS-802 Emergency Support Functions Communications (not a requirement, but I took it anyway)

NIFOG
• DHS National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) JAN 2019
  It can be downloaded as a PDF, or from the Apple Store or Google Play. The pocket size hard copy requires a request form at the same link.

FEMA also is offering a text-message service that lets citizens receive updates from FEMA about disaster preparedness. People can text PREPARE to 43362 (4FEMA) to sign up for monthly disaster-safety tips; SHELTER and their ZIP code to the same number to find the nearest shelter in their respective areas; and DRC and their ZIP code to the same number for information about the nearest disaster-recovery center.

Ozzie's FEMA Course Transcript

DHS Form 1 for the SHARES program

The FAMiLab, the computer club/hacker space where my ham radio class was located.
• FAMiLab Web Site
• FAMiLab Location
  540 N State Road 434
  Altamonte Springs   FL   32714

Other Links
• TAPR Digital Communications Coference 2000
  Public Service with APRS

Hurricane Preparedness link reccommendations:
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency: app at fema.gov/mobile-app and web page at ready.com. Offers storm preparation tips, shelter maps and maps of disaster recovery centers.
• Find an Evacuation Route: Go to FL511.com or the FL511 app. If you're evacuating, these sites provide a guide to road and bridge closures, toll suspensions and evacuation routes. You can also go to them after the storm to check road conditions and road closures.
• Find Local Shelters: Go to floridaevacuates.com. Enter your location to find the nearest open shelter. You can also download their app
• Power Outages: Report outages at fpl.com/outage or call 1-800-4-OUTAGE. To check power outages in your neighborhood, go to fplmaps.com, where you can find the total outages in your area, the cause and estimates for when power will be restored.

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