RMS Titanic, Inc., (RMST) the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck, has indefinitely put off its plans to retrieve the vessel’s radio equipment for exhibition. The company cited the coronavirus pandemic for the delay, according to a court filing the company made on January 29. The Atlanta-based company said its plans have […]
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Message from our District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) Louis Arbanas / NJ6H
Message from our District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) Louis Arbanas / NJ6H, dated January 31, 2021: Good morning, Jim, I hope you weathered last week’s storm and all is well with you and yours. It is remarkable to see storm damage now in 1080i on the newscasts. Reporters are using miniaturized recording equipment and even drones […]
FCC to Require Email Address with Applications and on File
FCC to Require Email Address with Applications and on File Effective on June 29, 2021, amateur radio licensees and candidates must provide the FCC with an email address on all applications. If no email address is included, the FCC may dismiss the application as “defective.” On September 16, the FCC adopted a Report and Order […]
SCARES Joins South Coast CERT in Evacuation Operation
Regional ARES groups have responded to the recent storm systems. Here’s a timely report from our PIO: SCARES Joins South Coast CERT in Evacuation Operation By Lisa Short Chupity, W6LSC, PIO for SC4ARC/ARES The SC4ARES group joined South Coast CERT in a joint exercise to notify residents in the CZU Lightning Complex burn scar areas […]
Robert Ritchey / KJ6FPP (DEC), Issued Multiple Advisories to His ARES Group
[SLV] [All] Activation for storm Likely One more update before things get crazy. Some ARES personnel were activated yesterday for supporting a few things. It was short lived but this should hopefully show how quickly things change. This will probably be the last email some of you receive this week due to the expected power outages […]
Message from Angelo Dragone / N6QAD
Message from Angelo Dragone / N6QAD, Emergency Coordinator (EC), dated January 25, 2021: Here in La Honda we are in soft-activation and we will open the DOC at La Honda fire house tomorrow at noon continuing 24/7 . We have plans in place to support CERT teams in evacuating the zones at risk in our […]
New SBCARA Website URL
San Benito County Amateur Radio Association website has a new URL, https://sbcara.org […]
RES Activation Likely Reverse 911 Call Warning of Evacuations
Another update. ARES Activation Likely Reverse 911 call warning of evacuations went out today. Tomorrow morning those calls will turn into mandatory evacuations. Rainfall is now expected to be 12 inches of rain mostly happening Late Tuesday night, Wednesday and part Thursday. Added to the mix is now 50-60MPH winds Starting Tuesday morning which will […]
President Biden Taps Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting FCC Chair
President Biden Taps Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting FCC ChairJanuary 22, 2021 President Joseph Biden this week designated FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chair of the FCC. She succeeds, at least temporarily, former FCC chair Ajit Pai, who resigned effective on January 20. “I am honored to be designated as the Acting Chairwoman of […]
The DEC Advisory
The DEC advisory issued January 21, 2021: [SLV] [All] 6 Day Warning Possible Activation for storm next week This is a 6 Day Warning for a possible activation for a storm next week. I was just notified by the county that the storm that is moving in next week Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday is expected […]