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Southern Illinois Emergency Communications Auxiliary

Southern Illinois Emergency Communications Auxiliary. Board of Directors William C. Stevens, K9YP Michael B. Wiemken, KB9GHW Christopher J. Midden, KG9HA. From the Articles of Incorporation.

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Southern Illinois Emergency Communications Auxiliary

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  1. Southern IllinoisEmergency CommunicationsAuxiliary Board of Directors William C. Stevens, K9YP Michael B. Wiemken, KB9GHW Christopher J. Midden, KG9HA

  2. From the Articles of Incorporation The purposes of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, education and training of the public and amateur radio operators in the furtherance of amateur radio and communications, public service, the pursuit of technical excellence in the art of communications…

  3. A resource to build upon:

  4. Box appears in good shape

  5. A little work is needed

  6. What Others Have DoneShelby County, Ohio "We were not very well known by the political leaders, so we went out and contacted agencies such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, County Health Department, Law Enforcement, volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads. Eventually the word got out there and we became more popular by volunteering to assist the Chamber of Commerce. They gave us the opportunity to work festivals, parades, and community events."

  7. Shelby County Amateur Radio Emergency Service: SCARES

  8. In August of 1998 a decision was made among our membership to obtain a 16-foot cargo trailer to base a commun-ications unit. The funds were solicited from our membership, private donations, business donations, and community foundations. A Yaesu GX 757 II HF radio One ADI 2-meter packet station Two ADI 2-meter mobiles (one for simplex and the other for repeater monitoring) Two ADI UHF mobiles One commercial UHF The SCARES success story

  9. The SCARES success story (cont) • Two VHF commercial radios (For use with Public • Service groups) • A Bearcat scanner • One Citzen's Band Radio • A 50amp power supply • A 35-amp power supply • A 25-amp power supply • OPTIMA Deep-Cycle Batteries (back-up power) • Two laptop computers • Numerous MaxRad Antennas • Hustler HF Antenna w/ resonators of different bands. • 5000 watt Honda generator

  10. The SCARES success story (cont) Upon hearing our efforts, a local volunteer rescue unit decided to donate a 1979 Ford Chateau rescue squad. Until then, we had intended to pull the trailer with one of our own vehicles. The Perry-Port-Salem Rescue Service was retiring an older unit and wanted to know if we'd like to purchase the unit for a grand sum of one dollar. This was a very grateful gesture on their part, which we proudly accepted. The unit has only 28,000 actual miles and a 460-gas engine that has been well kept.

  11. If Shelby County, Ohio can do it – and Kodiak, Alaska can do it – Jackson County, Illinois can do it.Here’s where we start:

  12. Acknowledgments • Grant Reed, N8KZL, Emergency Coordinator for Shelby County ARES for email guidance • Curt Law, AL7LQ, Kodiak ARES for sending all the color prints • Jackson County Ambulance Company for offering their old ambulance for this worthy purpose.

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