Clay County ARES Donations & Contributions

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

Clay County ARES is a 501(c)(3) (not for profit) organization. Ongoing efforts are made possible through generous donations of people just like you and those listed below.

Our special thanks to those who have made donations
& contributions to Clay County ARES.

To join us in our efforts by making a tax-free donation, please contact Joe Bassett, W1WCN at w1wcn@comcast.net or any other AEC for Clay County ARES.

Click here for a list of Donations & Contributions made to Clay County ARES

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ARES Groups and Individuals Should Protect Passwords

Posted on October 15, 2014 by

The ARRL released a news article recently concerning the hacking of a server in the League’s network late last month. That article can be found here. My professional background is in digital forensic investigations and includes teaching in the Digital Forensics and Cyber Security program at Valencia College in Orlando (Florida) so I’d like to make some cyber security suggestions to readers. Continue reading →

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Late October Exercise to Test MARS-ARES Interoperability

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

US Army and Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) stations will participate in a 48-hour nationwide contingency communication exercise on October 27 and 28 as part of an effort to develop greater cooperation between the Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored MARS program and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). MARS is encouraging its members to discuss communication interoperability in advance of the exercise with their ARES section and district or local emergency coordinators.

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Clay County ARES Badges

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

Clay County ARES is very close to printing and issuing badges to our members.  Here is the presentation that was covered at our monthly Clay ARES meeting last night. Continue reading →

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Actor Tim Allen Gets His Ham Ticket For Real

Posted on October 2, 2014 by

09/30/2014 – Taken from ARRL website

Tim Allen as KA0XTT

Actor and comedian Tim Allen now not only plays an Amateur Radio operator on television, he is one! Allen got his Technician license on September 4, but did not release the news until this week. In his weekly ABC comedy TV show “Last Man Standing,” Allen’s character Mike Baxter, is supposed to be KA0XTT, and the show has featured ham radio in some episodes. Continue reading →

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