CA-ARES Resources
- Capital Area ARES® “Operations Plan” : CA-ARES Operations Plan [PDF]
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) webpage : http://www.arrl.org/ares
- ARRL Sections - New Hampshire : http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/new-hampshire
- Greater Manchester (NH) ARES “Training” webpage
- New Hampshire ARES website : NH-ARES.org
- New Hampshire ARRL Section website : https://nhradio.org/
- NH Homeland Security & Emergency Management Resource Center : https://prd.blogs.nh.gov/dos/hsem/
- Checklists
- ARES field resources manual : a quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator on ARRL.org website
- Disasters on ReadyNH.gov website
- Disasters and Emergencies on Ready.gov website
- Emergency Preparedness [PDF] on NH ARES website
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist: Prepping for beginners on ThePrepared.com website
- Fldigi Setup webpage on CA-ARES website
- Go-Kit Checklist [PDF] on NH ARES website
- “PERSONAL GO-KIT FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS” Revised and Updated, Presented by Dan O’Connor, KE7HLR
- Red Cross Preparedness Checklist on Red Cross website
- Equipment
- Antennas Systems (including lightning protection)
- $4.00 Ham Radio Satellite Antenna on KG0ZZ’s website
- “Antenna Theory Tutorial” on TutorialsPoint website
- ARRL’s Portable Antenna Classics : Antennas for Operating On the Go! – ARRL book
- Azimuth/Distance Calculator [JavaScript] on CA-ARES website
- “Comparing NVIS Dipoles for ARES Operations” by Jay Taft, K1EHZ, CQ Oct. 2017 [PDF] on Manchester (NH) ARES website
- Current HF NVIS Propagation (MUF World Map) on Australian government’s Bureau of Meteorology, Space Weather Services website
- K0BG’s Mobile Amateur Radio website
- Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) article on Ham Radio School website
- NESMC VHF/UHF Bandplans [PDF] on NESMC (New England Spectrum Management Council) website
- NH ARES Antenna Resources webpage on NH ARES website
- “Practical NVIS Antenna for Emergency or Temporary Communications, Rev. 2” [PDF] on DX Engineering website
- “Practical RF Antenna Systems Site Design Considerations” [PDF] from EMR Corp.
- “RF Communications : a non-technical approach” [PDF] from Andrew®, a CommScope company
- “RF Line-of-Sight” calculator and map on SCADACORE website
- “Wire Antennas for the Beginner” by George H. Woodward, W1RN (QST, June 1983, pp. 33-38)
- Clothing & ID Items
- §10.0 “NH-ARES ID Items & Appearance Policy” in NH ARES Organization & Administration Plan on CA-ARES website
- § ‘Your Appearance’ in “Attachment H – Expedient Training Form” on CA-ARES website
- Electrical Power
- Batteries
- Battery University website sponsored by Cadex Electronics Inc.
- “How to Calculate Battery Amp Hours” on Deep Cycle Battery Store website
- “How to charge Lithium Iron Phosphate Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries” on PowerStream website
- “Lithium-ion vs LiFePO4 vs…” on OH8STN Ham Radio website
- “Portable Power Box : My journey building a box and a guide to building your own” by Tim Gardner, KO4IHP on N4SER.org website
- “RBRC Battery Recycling Program Frequently Asked Questions” [PDF] on NH ARES website
- Connectors & Wiring
- Anderson Powerpole® Assembly Instructions on Powerwerx website
- “Current Carrying Capacity of Copper Conductors” [PDF] on NH ARES website
- Wire Gauge and Current Limits Including Skin Depth and Strength on PowerStream website
- Emergency Power
- Emergency Power Systems article
- Emergency Power for Radio Communications – ARRL book
- Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur – ARRL book
- Grounding (“Earthing”)
- Electrical Grounding article
- Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur, 2nd Edition – ARRL book
- Solar Power
- “Best Foldable Solar Panels” webpage on AvaSolar website
- Solar Power article
- Batteries
- Ham Aid on ARRL website
- Sound Cards / Packet Modems
- Antennas Systems (including lightning protection)
- Hospitals near Capital Area
- Catholic Medical Center, 100 McGregor St, Manchester, NH 03102
- Concord Hospital, 250 Pleasant St, Concord, NH 03301
- Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, 1 Verney Dr, Greenfield, NH 03047
- Elliot Hospital, 1 Elliot Way, Manchester, NH 03103
- Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital, 254 Pleasant St, Concord, NH 03301; Phone: 603.226.9800
- Franklin Regional Hospital, 15 Aiken Ave, Franklin, NH 03235
- Lakes Region General Hospital, 80 Highland St, Laconia, NH 03246
- New Hampshire Hospital, 36 Clinton St, Concord, NH 03301
- Traffic Handling Forms & Standards
- ARRL Numbered Radiograms on Eastern Massachusetts ARRL website
- ARRL Radiogram (fillable PDF form) on Greater Manchester (NH) ARES website
- ICS Forms Description on FEMA Training website
- ICS Forms (PDFs) on FEMA Training website
- ICS-213 (fillable PDF General Message form) on FEMA website
- ICS-214 (fillable PDF Activity Log form) on FEMA website
- Standard ITU Phonetic Alphabet
- Repeaters
- New England Repeater Directory website
- NH Repeaters in RepeaterBook website
- Software & Modes
- ALE (Automatic Link Establishment)
- APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
- AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network)
- C4FM (Continuous 4-level FM / System Fusion)
- Calculators & Software (on https://owenduffy.net/index.htm)
- CHIRP (free, open-source software for programming radios)
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio)
- EchoLink® (streaming-audio software over the Internet)
- FreeDV (open-source amateur digital voice over HF SSB)
- High-speed multimedia radio (HSMM-MESH™)
- MMSSTV (Slow Scan TV software)
- NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software)
- SoundModem (modem software)
- VARA FM & HF (modem software)
- Various software utilities on KQ1L website
- Winlink Global Radio Email® (radio e-mail system)
- “WINLINK PROFICIENCY GOALS” WinLink [dot] Technical [dot] Team [at] EmComm-Training [dot] groups [dot] io (EmComm Training Organization)
Abstract: This document identifies core skill goals for Winlink digital messaging in support of government, non-government organizations (NGO) and community groups. The proficiency goals are divided into Basic, Independent and Advanced levels.
- “WINLINK PROFICIENCY GOALS” WinLink [dot] Technical [dot] Team [at] EmComm-Training [dot] groups [dot] io (EmComm Training Organization)
- Surrounding Adjacent Districts
Adjacent Districts Surrounding the Capital Area Northwest North Northeast West Southern Grafton Central NH East Sullivan CAPITAL AREA Strafford County Cheshire County Hillsboro & Greater Manchester West Rockingham Southwest South Southeast - Weather Information
- Alerts : “Watches, Warnings or Advisories for Merrimack (NHZ008) New Hampshire” webpage
- Books :
- Storm spotting and Amateur Radio, 3rd edition – ARRL book
- FEMA Winter Strorms & Extreme Cold Preparations
- Forecast : “Concord Municipal Airport (KCON)” webpage
- IBM Weather Channel website
- Metrics:
- Beaufort Wind Scale
- Hurricane (Saffir-Simpson) Wind Scale
- Tornado (Enhanced Fujita) Scale
- “Weather Station on a Raspberry Pi” using WeeWX on N4SER.org website
- WeeWX – Open source software for your weather station
- WeatherFlow, Inc. manufactures the Tempest Weather System solar-powered station, which integrates with WeeWX
- National Weather Service (NWS) SKYWARN® on weather.gov website
- NWS Gray SKYWARN® Amateur Radio Team on WS1SM (‘Wireless Society of Southern Maine’) website
- Yankee SKYWARN® Ham Radio menu on WX1GYX website
- Yankee SKYWARN® Library menu on WX1GYX website
- NH SKYWARN® on QSL.net website
- NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) broadcasts warnings and post-event information for all types of hazards including natural, environmental, and public safety from Gray/Portland ME.
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) New Hampshire Stations Preset Chan. Call Sign Site Name Location Frequency
(MHz)Power Coverage 1 / WX2 WNG544 Clarksville Ben Young Hill 162.4 300W - Coos NH
1 / WX2 WXJ40 Concord Plausawa Hill 162.4 330W - Merrimack NH
- Rockingham NH
- Strafford NH
3 / WX5 KZZ40 Deerfield Saddleback Mtn. 162.45 300W - Essex MA
- Rockingham NH
- Strafford NH
6 / WX7 WNG546 Hanover Moose Mtn. 162.525 300W - Grafton NH
- Merrimack NH
- Sullivan NH
- Orange VT
- Windsor VT
7 / WX1 WNG545 Holderness Mt. Prospect 162.55 300W - Belknap NH
- Merrimack NH
- Sullivan NH
- Windsor NH
5 / WX6 KZZ41 Mt. Washington North Conway 162.5 300W - Oxford ME
- Carroll NH
- Coos NH
- Grafton NH
- Caledonia VT
- Essex VT
6 / WX7 WNG575 Pack Monadnock Peterborough 162.525 300W - Essex MA
- Franklin MA
- Middlesex MA
- Worcester MA
- Cheshire NH
- Hillsborough NH
- Merrimack NH
- Rockingham NH
- Sullivan NH
- Windham VT
