The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts meeting will be tonight, April 13 2010 starting at 6:30 PM at the Park Lane Church of the Nazarene. All Amateurs are invited to attend.
We will be treated to a presentation from Hank Koebler(N3ORX) on propagation and operation on 6 meters.
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As we move into Spring the question is not IF middle Tennessee will see severe weather but is instead how much and how bad.
In recent years scarcely a year has gone by where Middle Tennessee communities have not suffered damage from wind, heavy rains, lightning and tornadoes. How to deal with severe weather is something that anyone in Middle Tennessee should know.
With this though in mind the Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts will be operating a special event station at the Customs House Museum on Saturday March 27 2010 from 10:30 to 3:30. Amateur Radio operators will be on hand to demonstrate Amateur Radio communications and to discuss how Amateur Radio operators provide support during severe weather through initiatives such as SkyWarn and ARES.
The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts invite all members of the community to come join us for this event.
For those interested in obtaining an Amateur Radio License testing will be offered from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. The cost is $15.00 to take any test and if you pass one test you can take the next at no additional cost. There are 3 classes of Amateur Radio licenses; Technician, General and Extra. Each test is more involved and technical than the previous test and each license class includes privileges on more frequency than the last one. Amateur Radio Exams MUST be passed in the following order; Technician, General, Extra.
The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts look forward to seeing you on Saturday March 27.
Amateur Radio Stations will be operated in the Coca Cola Cafe and testing will be in the classroom downstairs.
Thank You
The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts
Tags: Amateur Radio, clarksville, Customs House Museum, emergency communications. tornado, montgomery county, severe weather, special event station
ARES, Amatuer Radio, Customs House Museum, Disaster Response, Emergency Communications, Red Cross | KJ4GXU | 
March 6, 2010 8:14 am | 
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On the morning of February 20 an F1 tornado touched down in North Clarksville leaving a path of devastation in it’s wake… Ok, not really, but this was the scenario for an American Red Cross disaster drill which was held on Saturday February 20. The drill parameters dictated that communications towers in the area had been destroyed making cell phones useless.
Clarksville hams stepped up to the plate to assist the Red Cross in this drill just like they would in the event of an actual disaster.
Amateur Radio operators from the Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts and the Clarksville Amateur Transmitting Society showed up and provided all of the communications for the excercise.
Net control functions were provided by CATS Vice President John Freed, KX6F
CORE members James Kennedy, WU5E; David Abney, KG4EUU; and Eric Gregory, KJ4GXU acted as drivers and communications specialists for the Disaster Assessment teams while CATS member Lee Daniel, KI4LEL acted as the communcations operator for the Disaster Assessment supervisor Karina Aponte, KJ4LCG.
Shelter communications were handled by CATS President Jim Shelton.
Together with the Red Cross these operators were able to coordinate shelter operations and communications with other local agencies all while a mock damage assessment was performed on several thousand homes in the space of a few hours.
This drill was a perfect example of how Amateur Radio operators can act in cooperation with local agencies and each other to provide services to the public in times of crisis. Both major Amateur Radio clubs in the area, The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts and the Clarksville Amateur Transmitting Society showed their willingness to give of their time, skills and equipment to support the Red Cross and our community.
It was through the contributions of these operators and all of the red cross volunteers which included nurses, shelter volunteers, administrative staff and more that this drill was able to successfully accomplish the tasks set forth.
Tags: Amateur, Amateur Radio, ARES, CATS, clarksville, communications, CORE, disaster, drill, ham, Radio, Red Cross, Transmitting
ARES, Amatuer Radio, Disaster Response, Emergency Communications, Red Cross | KJ4GXU | February 26, 2010 3:44 pm | Comments (0)
The Clarksville Operating Radio Enthusiasts are pleased to announce two new communications options we have for our group and the general public.
For members to keep in touch with one another we have created the K4ORE-Members group on google groups. Members of C.O.R.E. can join this email reflector by going to http://groups.google.com/group/k4ore-members and requesting membership.
For those who just want to be kept up to date about the goings-on who are not members you can join the K4ORE announcements group at http://groups.google.com/group/k4ore-announcements.
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