{"id":2268,"date":"2017-10-10T13:35:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T17:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:10:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T14:10:37","slug":"beginners-corner-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/beginners-corner-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner’s Corner October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being Weather-wise<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Well, we all had \u201cfun\u201d during Hurricane Irma\u2019s visit to Georgia.\u00a0 We hope everyone has recovered well, and that we will be able to weather all future storms.<\/p>\n

Here are a few tips, mainly for new hams but a good review for all of us, to follow during severe weather.<\/p>\n

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  1. We all must take care of ourselves first.\u00a0 When we receive word of an impending storm, make certain that all moveable objects outside are secured.\u00a0 This includes external radio antennas.\u00a0 The author partly took down his G5RV antenna so that during the storm\u2019s wind it would not snap.\u00a0 The antenna did not come down to the ground, but was caught up somewhere in a tree.\u00a0 It just sagged by about three feet. It not only survived the storm, but worked flawlessly on an HF emergency net. At least it was less likely to break.<\/li>\n
  2. Charge up all your batteries for emergency communication. When the power goes out, you will lose internet.\u00a0 When your cell phone battery runs out, it becomes a nice paperweight.\u00a0 Amateur radio may be the only means of communication available. The author has a 35 amp-hour battery which will provide HT communications for several days if used sparingly, and for months on a 5-watt handy-talkie (HT).\u00a0 I always try to keep the HT batteries charged.\u00a0 I also have a spare battery for one of my HTs.<\/li>\n
  3. Have at least one battery powered broadcast (AM-FM) receiver. It will not only provide news and information, but may be your only source of entertainment during an extended power outage.<\/li>\n
  4. Have spare antennas handy. In case we do lose an external antenna, the author has several antennas readily available.\u00a0 We can put them up anywhere. There are several magnetic (mag) mount antennas available.\u00a0 They cover HF from 20 meters through the VHF and UHF bands.\u00a0 Forty-meter and eighty-meter dipole antennas are also readily available.<\/li>\n
  5. Know what emergency frequencies you will use. Most new hams are technicians, and are limited to frequencies above 30 MHz.\u00a0 Keep a list of whatever emergency frequencies your local ARES will use.\u00a0 If you have an HF rig, regardless whether you have a license for HF or not, there are many frequencies used for emergencies that are well worth monitoring.\u00a0 The National Hurricane Center has at least two that they use.\u00a0 Georgia ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) has both voice and digital frequencies. Note:\u00a0 even if you are licensed for HF, DO NOT TRANSMIT on these frequencies unless they are asking for call-ins or you have emergency traffic to pass.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Finally, be prepared.\u00a0 Have flashlights or other emergency lighting.\u00a0 Try not to use candles.\u00a0 They could start a fire.\u00a0 Have an alternate method of cooking food like a propane stove or grill.\u00a0 USE OUTDOORS ONLY!\u00a0 Another thing you can do is have foods available that do not need to be heated.\u00a0Canned beef stew is not appetizing when eaten cold, but it sure beats going hungry!<\/p>\n

    73 de KJ4CMY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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