Amateur Radio Operators

  
 

Calling all Amateur Radio Operators Amateur radio is the communications tool of last resort. Throughout its history amateur radio has always been the most robust communications method. If you are already an amateur radio operator your community needs your services. You need to be practicing on a regular basis to make sure your equipment is reliable and that you know the protocols for communicating in the most efficient way. Here are the steps you should take: Check to see if there is a local club or group and join up. Call your City Hall and ask them if they have an amateur radio emergency communications group. Join the Amateur Radio Relay League, the parent organization for all amateur radio operators at http://www.arrl.org/ Become a member of your local ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) group. Go to http://www.ares.org/ Become a member of your State RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) by signing up at http://www.qsl.net/races/ Remember, if you do not have a RACES number and a national disaster is declared you will NOT be able to operate your radio(s). If you wish to become an amateur radio operator it is easy! Here is a website for you to find out more information - http://www.wikihow.com/ Related Links Information on HAM RADIO TRAINING http://www.qrz.com/testing.html http://www.xmission.com/~uarc/testinfo.html