Nathaniel Butts

WCKY ARES Operations Plan

Introduction

We as members of The Kentucky District 3 Warren County ARES strive to be an effective partner in emergency/disaster response, providing the citizens and public service/safety partners with communications expertise, situational awareness and capabilities of professional communicators. We will accomplish this mission by utilizing our equipment, expertise, skills and capabilities as Amateur Radio Operators to effectively pass message traffic, provide accurate and detailed situation reports, and be active during field exercises.

Remember: Secure your family and your home first. Do not respond until they are safe and well provided for.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Purpose
• Scope
• Definitions and Acronyms
• Contacts
• Served Agencies
• Frequencies
• Other

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to detail the procedures and technologies employeed by WCKY ARES members before, during, and after activations.

Scope

This document applies to the Warren County ARES in Kentucky only. It is meant to supplement any District or Section plans in place to summarize local operations during times of activation with our Served Agencies.

Definitions and Acronyms

• EC - Emergency Coordinator
• AEC - Assistant Emergency Coordinator, appointed by EC
• LACO - Local ARES Communications Officer, usually the EC, who is the ultimate decision maker for all emergency communications operations for the local ARES group
• NCS - Net Control Station
• EOC - Emergency Operations Center
• NVIS - Near Vertical Incident Skywave, an HF antenna closer to the ground than $\lambda$/2 to the ground, especially good for regional communication or hilly terrain

Contacts

Title	Callsign	Name	email	Phone Number
EC	KQ4TIV	Nathan Butts	nathanielbutts@gmail.com	(270)991-4641

Served Agencies

Frequencies

Use/Type	Frequency	Offset	Tones	Notes
Primary ARES Repeater	147.165 MHz	+0.6 MHz	None
Backup ARES Repeater	147.330 MHz	+0.6 MHz	107.2
Simplex	146.430 MHz
NOAA Weather BG	162.400 MHz			Rx only
Central KY Skywarn	146.700 MHz	-0.6 MHz	151.4
KY Emergency Net	3.9725 MHz

Other