WINTER FIELD DAY 2025
SYLAMORE 50K
HAMFEST INFORMATION
SELARC Hamfest
HAMFEST/CONVENTION
01/18/2025
Start Date: 01/18/2025
End Date: 01/18/2025
Location: Ponchatoula Community Center
300 N. 5th St.
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Website: http://www.selarc.org
Sponsor: Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 147.000, -600, 107.2 pl
Public Contact: Tyrone Burns , N5XES
POB 442 24430 Panther Rd. (no mail) Springfield, LA 70462-0442
Phone: 985-687-2139
Email:
Jackson MS Capital City Hamfest 2025, ARRL Mississippi Section Convention
HAMFEST/CONVENTION
01/31/2025
Start Date: 01/31/2025
End Date: 02/01/2025
Location: Mississippi Trade Mart
1200 Mississippi St.
Jackson , MS 39201
Website: http://www.msham.org
Sponsor: Jackson Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 146.76 - 77 Hz
Public Contact: Jim Armstrong , AK5J
1103 Pinehurst Pl Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-709-6740
Email:
MTARS Tullahoma Hamfest
HAMFEST/CONVENTION
03/07/2025
Start Date: 03/07/2025
End Date: 03/08/2025
Location: First United Methodist Church
208 West Lauderdale St.
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Website: https://www.qsl.net/mtars/
Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Amateur Radio Society
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.700 -600 offset, PL Tone 114.8
Public Contact: Michael Glennon , KB4JHU
302 Twelve Oaks Road Tullahoma, TN 37388
Phone: 931-588-0302
Email:
Swapfest on the Ridge
HAMFEST/CONVENTION
04/19/2025
Start Date: 04/19/2025
End Date: 04/19/2025
Location: Crowley's Ridge State Park
2092 Hwy 168 North
Paragould, AR 72450
Sponsor: Crowley's Ridge Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.610 -600 107.2
Public Contact: , Al Fisher
226 CR7450 Jonesboro, AR 72405
Phone: 870-219-1331
Email:
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
The S.T.A.R.S. Club has been discussing the possibility of helping state and local Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to incorporate amateur radio into their emergency plan. This will be a long-term project for the club. Part of being responsible and helpful volunteers is being properly trained.
In order to participate in emergency communications, we will need to get ourselves trained to work within the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This training entails taking courses online and passing online examinations and completeing the in-person AUXCOMM course and position task book. You can find out more about NIMS training courses at the following links.
The AUXCOMM class requires the following prerequisite online courses.
First register for a FEMA Student ID at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid then complete the following courses:
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command
IS-700 National Incident Management System: An Introduction
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Actions Incidents
IS-800 National Response Framework, An Introduction
Then complete the AUXCOMM training course and complete the position task book.
View the training schedule HERE and click on the REGISTER button to request a spot in the class.
If you decide to take the courses, make sure to save and/or print the certificates. Be sure to never lose them! The better we know how to fit within the system, the more likely it is we will be able to be helpful participants when the community is in need.
