Santa Ynez Valley Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
Santa Ynez Valley ARES
The Santa Ynez Valley ARES is formally known as the Central County ARES for the Santa Barbara District of the Santa Barbara Section. The Santa Barbara Section includes the counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. The Santa Ynez Valley is in the center of Santa Barbara County.
ARES Nets
The local ARES net is held on the K6SYV repeater on Wednesdays at 8pm.
ARES Activities
(See the Calendar for upcoming activities or check into Net.)
Santa Ynez Valley ARES Bulletin
The Santa Ynez Valley ARES Bulletin is published on a monthly basis. To obtain a copy, contact the editor, Dave Lamb (WA6BRW). The bulletin contains information about local events and ARES information.
The following articles are from previous issues of the bulletin.
- July 1998
- Santa Ynez ARES Group Test Unfinished Command Center
- September 1998
- Tower Reconstruction Starts
- October 1998
- Santa Ynez Valley K6SYV Repeater Back... Better Than Ever
Santa Barbara CENTRAL County ARES Personnel
| SB SEC |
Pete Nicklin (K6TOD) |
| SB County DEC |
Dave Lamb (WA6BRW) |
| DDECs |
Dennis Daniel (KM6DF) |
| Central SB County EC |
Buzz Davis (KE6BQC) |
| AECs |
Roy Ellis (W6QJ)
Wayne Heil (KB6OQJ)
David Higgins (KG6OWE) |
Who's Who or Acronym Soup
SEC - Section Emergency Coordinator - Emergency Coordinator for the Santa Barbara Section which includes the counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
DEC - District Emergency Coordinator - Emergency Coordinator for the Santa Barbara District which covers the Santa Barbara County portion of the Santa Barbara Section.
DDEC - Deputy District Emergency Coordinator - Assistants or seconds to the DEC.
EC - Emergency Coordinator - Emergency Coordinator for Santa Barbara Central County which covers the general Santa Ynez Valley area in the Santa Barbara District/County of the Santa Barbara Section.
AEC - Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Assistants or seconds to the EC.
If you have ever wondered what names go with what call signs in the Santa Ynez Valley, do a CallSign Lookup.
References
The following information is provided in PDF format and the Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded for free. If you feel that something is missing, please send mail to Anne Bixler (KD6HJO).
ARES General
- ARES Check Lists - Includes the following checklists from the ARRL's "ARES Field Resources Manual": What To Do First In Case Of An Emergency, Initial Action Checklist, Basic Deployment Equipment Checklist, and Extended (72-Hour) Deployment Equipment Checklist.
- Log Form - The Amateur Radio Log for Santa Ynez Valley Central Santa Barbara County ARES is a basic log sheet with columns for time, call, message, and notes.
Repeaters, Nets and Frequencies
- Net Control Procedure - The Santa Ynez Valley ARES Net Control Procedure for K6SYV gives the standard text to be used by Net Control during the regular weekly ARES net in Santa Barbara Central County.
- Santa Ynez Roll Call List - Roll call list for Net Control. The most recent list may be obtained from Buzz Davis, KE6BQC.
- Net Control Responsibilities - The Net Control Job Description describes the basic responsibilities of net control for major emergencies, callouts, and other times.
- Santa Barbara County Repeaters and Frequencies - The Santa Barbara County Repeaters and General Frequencies provides a list of Santa Barbara County Amateur Repeaters and Frequencies followed by a list of other frequencies of interest.
- Santa Ynez Valley Frequencies - The S.Y.V. Standard Frequencies lists provide the standard channel lists for 2M, 220, and 440.
Fire Watch
- Fire Watch - The ARES Santa Barbara Central County Fire Watch Patrol Procedures documents the procedure to be followed when volunteering for Fire Watch.
- ARES Assignment Sheet - The ARES Santa Barbara Central County Assignment Sheet is geared for individual vehicle assignments and has sections for crew, team, assignment, and debriefing.
- ARES Vehicle Log - The ARES Santa Barbara Central County Vehicle Log Sheet is a log sheet for recording time, mileage, and comments.
- Wild Fires - The ARES Santa Barbara Central Coast Survival Tactics At Wildfires is list of tactics prepared by the California Department of Forestry and distributed by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's department.
- Wind Scale - The Wind Equivalent Beaufort Scale provides a numeric rating system for estimating and reporting wind speeds.
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