Santa Cruz ARES Succeeds in Operation FOXHUNT The Heist It was well known that one of WB6ECE repeater group’s units,instrumental in communication during the early stages of the August 2020CZU complex fires, burned down in the same event. Located over the hillfrom Felton, California near Empire Grade Road, it was […]
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SANTA CRUZ ARES RUNS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL S.A.F.E. EVENTBy Allison Hershey (KM6RMN, PIO) Santa Cruz area ARES organizers ran their fourth SAFE (Scavenge AroundField Exercise) on January 9th, 2022. Designed in the early days of thepandemic with social distancing in mind, this event allowed participantsto get outdoors and communicate with a […]
APRS Provides Enhanced Experience at Fireworks Endurance Ride in SantaCruz By Allison Hershey, KM6RMN (PIO) The Santa Cruz County Horsemen’s Association’s annual FireworksEndurance Ride covers 30 to 50 miles of natural terrain in the SantaCruz Mountains. The remote nature of the ride made traditionalcommunication a challenge. So, since 2009 they […]
Practicing for Outages With Emergency Radio: Santa Cruz County ARES rehearses for 911 information relay points incase of Public Safety Power Shutoffs and other disastersBy Allison Hershey (KM6RMN), PIC, Santa Cruz County ARES People in the South San Francisco Bay area were caught by surprise whencommunications failed after a short […]
Santa Cruz County ARES and CERT work together during Scotts ValleyActive Shooter Drill By Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) During the last week of June, UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) Police department andScotts Valley Police Department hosted daily active shooter drills atScotts Valley High School campus. Personnel from 40 law enforcement andfire […]
CARE: the Santa Cruz County CERT/ARES Radio ExerciseBy Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) Santa Cruz County has experienced quite a number of disasters over thelast few decades, and one of the effects has been the rise of a vibrantdisaster-preparedness community. There are a hodgepodge of organizationsranging from animal rescue to education/networking groups, […]
Santa Cruz County ARES Teaches Antenna Building via Zoom Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) (932 words) Santa Cruz County ARES has enjoyed a fast-growing, enthusiastic chapter over the last few years, thanks to the dedication of a few gifted souls under the leadership of EC Bob Fike (KO6XX). However, the membership influx […]
Santa Cruz County ARES Mastered Social Distance With “SAFE” Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) (986 words) In the spring of 2020, EC John Gerhardt (N6QX) saw event after event postponed, then canceled as COVID-19 spread around California. Santa Cruz County’s ARES groups traditionally provided communications for Strawberry Fields Forever Bike Ride, Big […]
SLV ARES assists animal services in CZU Fire Allison Hershey KM6RMN On August 16th a severe dry lightning storm swept through the central coast of California, and was especially hard hitting in Santa Cruz County. Several ARES members around the county were wakened by the thunder and high winds and […]
Santa Cruz ARES AECs Build Isotropic Antenna Allison Hershey (KM6RMN) (1180 words) Antenna specialist for the Santa Cruz area Ares group, Neil Stoddard (KN6JOI), had successfully held a series of workshops for members since January 2021. Designed to teach less experienced members antenna fundamentals, these workshops had started simply and […]