KV4EOC

The Volusia County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES^®) is a volunteer corps of licensed radio amateurs who have expressed a desire to be of assistance to their neighbors during times of disaster.  Our mission is to provide a viable response to local or regional communications system outages or overloads during times of disaster.  As directed by the Volusia County Emergency Management or other served agency,  we provide back-up communications until normal communications are restored.  We also provide communications services to public service events, such as the Bike MS: PGA TOUR Cycle to Shore and support the National Weather Service’s SKYWARN program.

The Volusia ARES^® Weekly Training Net is held every Sunday evening at 20:00 Eastern on the KV4EOC 147.240 (+600, 123 Hz PL) repeater.

We can be contacted at: 147.240 +123, contact@volusiaares.org, or 386-256-8404 (VM)

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Still unconfirmed…

From QRZ:

Updated September, 2022

I maintain separate logbooks for my remote operations and contest rover operations.  Please log what you heard me ID as over the air for a confirmation.  EL99 is my home grid.

W4POT  = most contacts  W4POT/R = Rover

Operations (local and remote)

I don't have a permanent antenna setup at my home, so I errect the same temporary antennas in my backyard that I use for my weekly QRP portable operations in parks.  I have a Chameleon MPAS vertical with MIL Ext. vertical antenna, and I also setup dipoles using Hamsticks or wires.

My new QRP radio is an Icom IC-705.  I still have my Flex-1500 and FT-817ND.

My mobile is a Icom IC-7100, and I use a Kenwood TH-D74 HT.

My home radio is an Flex-6600 and a Icom IC-7300 as a backup.

I use an OpenSpot2 for D-STAR operation from home.  I monitor REF030C for the most part.  I got a cheap Cotre O06D DMR radio and monitor the First Coast radio net from time to time.

The W4POT-1 APRS low level digipea... Read More

The Volusia County Emergency Management Division, Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD), and the Hispanic Chamber of Central Florida are joining forces to present the 2024 Hurricane Expo, which will provide valuable information you need to know before, during, and after a storm. The expo will feature live safety demonstrations, educational presentations, and dozens of hurricane-related exhibits.

Attend this informative event on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Free admission
• Free food
• Live safety demonstrations
• Dozens of hurricane-related educational exhibits

#disasterpreparedness#volusiabusinessresources

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Meetings are normally held on the last Tuesday of the month.

Topic: Randal KQ4JWS - Medical Demonstrations

Volusia County Emergency Management
3825 Tiger Bay Rd #102
Daytona Beach, FL 32124, US

Remember:
Dress code applies, business casual.
No weapons allowed.
These rules are spelled out in the Volusia EOC handbook.
Please follow the rules. It's like the Army, we all get blamed if one guy gets caught. Leave your 9 and jungle machete in the truck.

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