http://www.hbraces.org/index.htmlHB RACES News!enwd6awp@hbraces.orgCopyright 20052008-04-18T06:26:41-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:03:37 -0700wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2008-04-18T06:26:41-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/4d1cf97463a0738dccb6845061feb79b-59.html#unique-entry-id-59http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/4d1cf97463a0738dccb6845061feb79b-59.html#unique-entry-id-59
• Radio communications to Race Management to assist in any emergency medical response required on the race venue.
• Real-time follow van GPS location available on any internet connected PC
• Radio communications net over the entire 20-stage course
• Las Vegas Hilton HB Team Suite communications station
• Pahrump relay communications station
• Dedicated follow van communications station
• Mobile ‘Next Runner’ Shadow communicators


Live race tracking is available at tracking.b2v.org. ]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2008-03-31T18:46:12-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/3349ae856aaf8bd785915c459b1345a7-58.html#unique-entry-id-58http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/3349ae856aaf8bd785915c459b1345a7-58.html#unique-entry-id-58In an effort to increase the number of Huntington Beach RACES communicators, Huntington Beach held a new-member recruitment drive in March. The process began with a direct mailing to approximately 1,100 FCC licensed amateur radio operators in Huntington Beach. A personal letter from Fire Chief Duane Olson introduced the RACES program and was accompanied with a current HB RACES promotional brochure. This direct mail outreach was conducted in early February and invited hams to monitor our RACES weekly nets and attend an open house on March 5th in the city counsel chambers. The open house event featured remarks by Huntington Beach Fire Operations Chief Eric Engberg and EOC Battalion Chief Mark Daggett underscoring the powerful partnership between the Fire Department and the HB RACES program. Huntington Beach EOC Coordinator Glorria Morrison, KE6ATG and RACES Chief Radio Officer Peter Barbour, N6RAS also made presentations. They focused their PowerPoint discussions on the partnership that the city maintains in emergency preparedness and the RACES program. Typical emergency communications tasks such as mutual aid, a fire dispatch redundancy plan and Amateur TV operations from our helicopter were discussed. About 50 interested hams attended the evening presentation. The evening concluded with an informal tour of our EOC. The recently renovated EOC features modern computer assisted emergency management systems including a video display wall useful for presentation and status display and Amateur TV viewing. RACES communication resources (including ATV) were demonstrated for the assembled hams. HB RACES is processing about 20 applications for new members and is quite pleased with the results of this recent outreach. The key to this successful event was strong support from the city’s Fire Department leadership and frequent communications to interested hams once they got in the door to learn about the HB RACES program.

DE Peter Barbour, N6RAS



Caption: Prospective RACES members attend open house.]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2008-02-25T16:35:19-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/43ffd8957b49798cd752ac34f25eb0d0-57.html#unique-entry-id-57http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/43ffd8957b49798cd752ac34f25eb0d0-57.html#unique-entry-id-57Huntington Beach Fire Department needs your help!

On March 5, 2008, the Huntington Beach Fire Department will be hosting a HB
RACES recruitment program. We are inviting all FCC licensed Amateur Radio
Operators living or working in Huntington Beach to join our ranks in
becoming an Emergency Communicator. After a brief presentation, tour the
city's Emergency Operation Center (EOC), speak to current RACES members,
observe demonstrations of RACES capabilities and learn more about the city's
Emergency Management & Homeland Security program.

March 5, 2008, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
City Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92649]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2008-02-25T16:32:31-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/746c084dff6589e292c2e9f7dd019c13-56.html#unique-entry-id-56http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/746c084dff6589e292c2e9f7dd019c13-56.html#unique-entry-id-56

The 2008 HB RACES Officers are:

Peter Barbour, N6RAS Chief Radio Officer
Vaughn Densley, KE6V Assistant Chief Radio Officer
Steve Albert, KE6OCE Events Officer
Jim Hansen, KG6ZDP Training Officer
Peter Shores, AD6TN Technical Officer / Financial Officer
Robert Thompson, KE6RKG Personel Officer
Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ Public Information Officer
Manny Vizinho, KG6IQL Documentation Officer
Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP Information Technology Officer / Repeater Liaison
Shelley and Roy Lothringer, N6MEL American Red Cross Liaison Team

The officers met on Monday, January 7, 2008 for their first meeting of the
year. They will work tirelessly in 2008 to ensure that HB RACES is prepared
to meet the needs of the Huntington Beach Emergency Services Office in times
of extraordinary need. They were introduced to the general membership at our
February 11th meeting.

HB RACES can't accomplish this goal without the participation and commitment
of all HB RACES stations. Help make 2008 a successful year by staying
involved. It is as easy as participating in our weekly nets, quarterly
meetings and occasional public service events. All RACES stations should
strive to learn more about emergency communications, advancing their
knowledge of the amateur radio hobby and the community you live and work in.
Let's all give generously of our time and efforts this year to make
Huntington Beach a safer place for all.

Peter Barbour, N6RAS
Chief Radio Officer
Huntington Beach RACES]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2008-02-25T16:19:04-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/fbfa4b996b76e5eca39445c945b8e962-55.html#unique-entry-id-55http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/fbfa4b996b76e5eca39445c945b8e962-55.html#unique-entry-id-55

On February 3, 2008 the City of Huntington Beach hosted the annual Surf City Marathon. Although it was a rainy and windy day, approximately 15,000 runners still attended the race. HB Fire Department deployed the city’s state-of-the-art Mobile Command Post, an Engine Company and an Ambulance to support the racers if there were any medical emergencies. In addition to the deployment of tactical resources, the fire department activated its Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) volunteers and positioned them at various points around the course and at four first aid stations. RACES is a volunteer organization that provides auxiliary communications for the city in the event of a disaster. The group began in the late 1970s and has been activated for fires, floods, oil spills, and communication failures. They are a crucial part of the city’s emergency response plans. Assisting RACES were several CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) communicators, another volunteer organization that supports the city in disasters.

Even with the poor weather, these volunteers maintained a constant communications network and reported several injuries to paramedics. Although only one individual was transported to the hospital, there were many cases of cold weather and other running related injuries. The City of Huntington Beach would like to recognize the following individuals for their outstanding service to our community.

Steven Albert, Shelley Lothringer, Roy Lothringer, Peter Shores, Peter Barbour, Jim Hansen, John Caughlan, Jim Barry, Jeff Turlis, Chris Maddy, Chris Owens, William Witt, Darrell Sullivan, Vaughn Densley, Jeff Campbell, Tim Sawyer, Marilyn Sawyer, Gary Stuart II, Walter Glowski, Manny Vizihno, Joe Tom, Robert McElhiney, Barbara Beck, Michael Binder, Pat Cohen, Mike Cohen, Kenneth Mailman, Richard Powell, Kevin Emery, Ned Bailey.
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2007-06-09T13:26:45-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/09b5a5a8b1186581ea9a9c5a3506a948-54.html#unique-entry-id-54http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/09b5a5a8b1186581ea9a9c5a3506a948-54.html#unique-entry-id-54JUNE 23, 2007

OK here is the latest. Peter Shores and Steve Albert will be BBQ hot dogs. We will have the dogs and the fixings. So lets all plan around the BBQ. After thinking about it, it would be hard to keep a hot dish for lunch there. So lets BBQ. Radio Fun, Friends, Food, at the Beach with free parking !! On Saturday from 9am. till we finish. I would like to get a list started of who is bring what. I will start a general list and you can add to it. Check out the list and add a breakfast dish or snacks or what ever you see missing. ( I think we can get drinks from Glorria) Add your name if that is missing. This is just started so if your not there and I missed you, JUMP IN! To keep this from being set over and over. Please send changes to events at hbraces.org and I will put it all together and send it out just once every day or two.

Thanks Steven Albert, Events Officer

HB RACES ONLY AS STRONG AS YOU MAKE IT !


Jeff ke6bns: ( SAFETY OFFICER)
Peter n6ras:.....................,food, set up.
Wayne kh6wz:10GHz,3456MHz,Kentucky Fried, set up.
Steven ke6oce: HF radio, main dish, set up.
Steven we6os: HF radio, ..................., set up.
Marilyn ks6cw: ..............., main dish,................
Robert ke6rkg: Tables & stuff, ......................, set up.
Peter ad6tn: van, ........................, set up.
William k6wgw: HF mobile, fresh fruit, 9:30 (needs parking)
Don kc6d: .............,.............................., set up.
Joe kb6joe: (at work till 12:30 then coming)
Nellie kf6joz: ???????? not sure yet
Chris kf6tiu: hand held, ...................., set up.
Vaughn ke6v: ...................., brownies, set up.
Gary km6vc: try to help set up / can't stay long.
Roy n6sld: stop by to visit (red cross)
Shelley kc6zow: stop by (red cross)
Brian ki6fmd: hand held, food, set up.
Darrell n6ydx: will try to make it.

Steven Albert, Events Officer ]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2007-03-03T20:57:45-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/394C1154-0970-49D9-87A8-185D5F6A5D17-53.html#unique-entry-id-53http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/394C1154-0970-49D9-87A8-185D5F6A5D17-53.html#unique-entry-id-53Huntington Beach RACES:    
Steven Albert Events Officer Reporting
**********************************************************
2007 HB RACES  activities as of MARCH 3, 2007
   
March  5,  2007
Officer Meeting
EOC 7pm
Radio Officer Peter Barbour
 
April 2,  2007
Officer Meeting
EOC  7pm
Radio Officer Peter Barbour
 
April 21 + 22,  2007
Baker to Vegas
Radio Officer Peter Barbour 
PETER BARBOUR  still needs a few more volunteers, Let him know if you want to work B 2 V.
 
May 7, 2007
Officer Meeting
EOC 7pm
Radio Officer Peter Barbour
 
June 4, 2007
Officer Meeting
EOC 7pm
Radio Officer Peter Barbour
 
June 23 + 24, 2007
Field Day  @ the Beach
As long as you want
Events Officer Steven Albert
 
Please report any changes and correction to.  Steven Albert]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-12-12T14:56:27-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/779D76DC-FAFC-4B93-8385-11032F31EDFC-52.html#unique-entry-id-52http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/779D76DC-FAFC-4B93-8385-11032F31EDFC-52.html#unique-entry-id-52Our chief radio officer, Peter N6RAS, has been busy getting his little boat ready for the big parade. Be sure to visit his site and learn all about it. ]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-06-21T13:31:42-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/8BD4B044-BF23-4474-91D3-92E9B1678290-50.html#unique-entry-id-50http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/8BD4B044-BF23-4474-91D3-92E9B1678290-50.html#unique-entry-id-50NEWS RELEASE: City of Huntington Beach RACES

For immediate release

For more information, contact
Wayne Yoshida, Huntington Beach RACES Public Information Officer
Phone: 714-846-1230, or 310-357-4761
E-mail: kh6kine@earthlink.net

Huntington Beach Radio Communications Volunteers Demonstrate Emergency
Preparedness in Nation-Wide Drill at the Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - June 21, 2006 - On Saturday, June 24, 2006,
from approximately 8AM to 7PM near the intersection of Pacific Coast
Highway and Goldenwest, a team of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES) communications volunteers will demonstrate and
practice their emergency communications skills in a nation-wide drill
called "Field Day."

The Huntington Beach Police department helicopter is scheduled to do a
"fly-over" the emergency communications site at around noon. The
helicopter crew will include a ham radio volunteer that will operate an
Amateur television station to capture the activity with live
motion-television images that will be viewable on the ground via a ham
radio link.

In addition, the HB RACES group will have an emphasis on "alternative
sources of energy" using battery power, with solar and wind generators
to charge the batteries.

Peter Barbour, HB RACES Chief Radio Officer, said, "The HB RACES team
participates in this annual event to make sure we are ready for a
city-wide emergency, such as an earthquake or flood. Our role is to
establish two-way communications when normal communications channels
fail."

The public and the news media are invited to observe and even
participate in the emergency communications exercise. Wayne Yoshida, HB
RACES Public Information Officer, will be on-hand to answer any
questions about the drill and Amateur Radio.

About City of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Office
administers the RACES team. RACES (pronounced "RAY-sees") is not a club,
it is a volunteer group within a government agency. There are 18 city
RACES groups within Orange County, operated under their respective city
and county emergency management departments. Using the Standardized
Emergency Management System (SEMS), the California Office of Emergency
Service (OES) adds additional support during wide-scale disasters such
as earthquakes and forest fires.

To learn more about HB RACES, go to http://www.hbraces.org

About Amateur Radio
Ham radio is an interesting public service as well as an educational
technical hobby. Whether it's contacting someone across the street or
across the globe, or even outer space, ham radio operators are ready to
supply reliable communications when normal lines fail. Ham operators
range from ordinary citizens to astronauts and athletes to film stars
and musicians.

More ham radio information is available via the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) http://www.arrl.org




Huntington Beach emergency communications volunteers participate in
nation-wide drill on the beach. Last year, the group setup five ham
radio stations running under emergency power, and made contact with over
143 stations.


]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-05-09T20:21:18-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/A58A5A9B-7792-43AA-BC8F-99F85C507136-49.html#unique-entry-id-49http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/A58A5A9B-7792-43AA-BC8F-99F85C507136-49.html#unique-entry-id-49The May, 2006 general membership meeting presentation has been posted to the files section of the site.

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-04-25T06:58:30-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/BD57508B-64A1-47FF-B3FA-AE581F293999-48.html#unique-entry-id-48http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/BD57508B-64A1-47FF-B3FA-AE581F293999-48.html#unique-entry-id-48HB RACES Important Dates, Steven Albert, Events Officer Reporting
***************************************************************
2006 HB RACES activities as of APRIL 24, 2006

MAY 1, 2006
Officers Meeting
EOC 1900 hours
Peter Barbor CRO

MAY 8, 2006
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
EOC 1930 hours
Peter Barbor CRO

MAY 18 , 2006
NIMS Training , Officers
National Incident Management System
EOC 08:30 to 16:30 hours
Peter Barbor CRO

JUNE 5, 2006
Officers Meeting
EOC 1900 hours
Peter Barbor CRO

JUNE 6, 2006
Election Day.........VOTE !!
Collection Center Support
Steven Albert , Events Officer

JUNE 24 - 25, 2006
ARRL Field Day Weekend
At The Beach
Steven Albert, Events Officer

JULY 19, 2006
NIMS Training , General Membership
National Incident Management System
EOC 18:30 to 21:30 hours
Peter Barbor CRO

Please report any changes and corrections to Steven Albert
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-03-27T05:32:41-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/DECE4B27-1BAD-4692-B407-90A26E2E3EEC-47.html#unique-entry-id-47http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/DECE4B27-1BAD-4692-B407-90A26E2E3EEC-47.html#unique-entry-id-47Are Senior Citizens a part of your disaster preparedness plan? Hurricane Katrina proved to all of us that the most vulnerable segments of our society are the elderly and children. The City of Huntington Beach certainly is prepared to ensure the welfare of its seniors. We have worked with our Senior Center to identify our homebound At Risk Seniors.

The City’s EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AT-RISK SENIORS was developed in 1999 prior to Y2K and was a combined effort of the:
- Huntington Beach Fire Department EOC
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
- Senior Outreach Center and Rodgers Senior Center, and
- Senior Center Volunteers

The Plan was revised/updated March 14, 2006. The City’s 2006 annual training was held on March 22. The formal exercise is scheduled for March 29. The Senior Center is set up as a Command Post staffed by the Senior Center employees. Response Teams are made up of Senior Volunteers, CERT volunteers, and CERT Communicators as well as RACES Communicators. RACES will set up a Net Control and communicate between the Response Teams and the Command Post as well as to the EOC if Police or Fire are needed. In all, over 100 individuals are expected to participate in the training and the exercise. It will be both educational as well as a fun event. We know that we can check on our most vulnerable frail and elderly in a disaster.

Should you wish further information, please contact the City of Huntington Beach Emergency Management & Homeland Security Office, at 714-536-5980

Glorria Morrison / KE6ATG
HB Emergency Services Coordinator

Larry Henderson / KF6ZB
HB RACES Assistant Radio Officer

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-02-12T06:43:14-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/C87F8E3B-1020-4925-83B5-DFEBF160CA14-46.html#unique-entry-id-46http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/C87F8E3B-1020-4925-83B5-DFEBF160CA14-46.html#unique-entry-id-46HB RACES will once again support the Huntington Beach Police Department Running Team (B2V Team #28) by providing critical logistical and safety communications. The 22nd Annual Challenge Cup -- a 120-mile, 20-stage, foot, relay race, which starts in Baker, California (gateway to Death Valley), through the California desert, over the mountains, to Las Vegas, Nevada -- will be held March 31 - April 2, 2006. Running teams are restricted to sworn law enforcement personnel (Police and Sheriff Departments, judges, bailiffs, and other agencies and service teams). All of the teams are responsible for providing their own logistics and support efforts, including communications.

Several changes to the communications plan required the overhaul of the W6GOS APRS tracker box used to track the teams progress on the course. Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, Peter Barbour, N6RAS and Steve Graboff, W6GOS completed the rework and report they are now conducting on-the-air testing on 144.390 MHz until race weekend. Look for '028T' with your favorite APRS software or web based tracking site now and on race weekend.

HB RACES B2V communications team is managed this year by Margret Cerecedes, KE6OAR.

Additional information is available at:
http://www.bakervegas.com/
http://www.b2vtracking.com
http://www.b2v.org/


N6RAS & KH6WZ: RACES race preparations
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2006-01-10T19:40:22-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/A50C2955-5DB4-4BC4-B04A-B9674B4C2BC0-45.html#unique-entry-id-45http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/A50C2955-5DB4-4BC4-B04A-B9674B4C2BC0-45.html#unique-entry-id-45The 2006 HB RACES Officers are:

Peter Barbour, N6RAS Chief Radio Officer
Larry Henderson, KF6ZB Assistant Chief Radio Officer
Peter Shores, AD6TN Technical Officer / Financial Officer
Steve Albert, KE6OCE Events Officer
Robert Thompson, KE6RKG Personel Officer
Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ Public Information Officer
Alan Hill, KI6AEB Documentation Officer
Steve Graboff, W6GOS Past Chief Radio Officer
Tim Sawyer, WD6AWP Information Technology Officer / Repeater Liaison
Mel Goldberg, N6MEL American Red Cross Liaison



The officers met on Monday, January 9, 2006 for their first meeting of the year. They will work tirelessly in 2006 to ensure that HB RACES is prepared to meet the needs of the Huntington Beach Emergency Services Office in times of extraordinary need.

HB RACES can't accomplish this goal without the participation and commitment of all HB RACES stations. Help make 2006 a successful year by staying involved. It is as easy as participating in our weekly nets, quarterly meetings and occasional public service events. All RACES stations should strive to learn more about emergency communications, advancing their knowledge of the amateur radio hobby and the community you live and work in. Let's all give generously of our time and efforts this year to make Huntington Beach a safer place for all.

Peter Barbour, N6RAS
Chief Radio Officer
Huntington Beach RACES
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-12-05T06:55:19-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/68AC9F36-7E0D-42A3-8D85-5C7F37AEE18A-44.html#unique-entry-id-44http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/68AC9F36-7E0D-42A3-8D85-5C7F37AEE18A-44.html#unique-entry-id-44************************************************
2005 HB RACES activities as of: December 4, 2005
************************************************

Monday, December 5, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
CANCELED - NO MEETING - CANCELED

Monday, January 9, 2006
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, January 30, 2006
Pacific Shoreline Marathon
Event Planning Meeting
1930 at HB EOC
Contact: Albert, KE6OCE

Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th, 2006
10th Annual Pacific Shoreline Marathon
Public Safety Net & Backup Logistical Communications
Contact: Albert, KE6OCE

Monday, February 6, 2006
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, February 13, 2006
General Membership Meeting
1930 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, March 6, 2006
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Senior Center and Senior Outreach Center
Bi-annual Disaster Drill Exercise
0900 - 1200
Contact: Albert, KE6OCE

March 31 - April 2, 2006
22nd Annual Challenge Cup
Baker to Vegas Relay
Runner Safety Net & Backup Logistical Communications
Contact: Cerecedes, KE6OAQ & Graboff, W6GOS

Monday, April 3, 2006
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, May 1, 2006
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, May 8, 2006
General Membership Meeting
1930 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, June 5, 2006
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

June 24 - 25, 2006
ARRL Field Day Weekend
PCH & Goldenwest on the Beach Bluff



Events & Activities To Be Scheduled:

March 2006
Baker to Vegas Planning Meeting / HBPD Running Team Briefing

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-11-22T12:51:26-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/FE27C9FF-826C-4E40-95A5-DD93E9CB76ED-43.html#unique-entry-id-43http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/FE27C9FF-826C-4E40-95A5-DD93E9CB76ED-43.html#unique-entry-id-43
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-10-22T11:55:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/D30DDFB9-B1F9-446D-842D-9D06B0C871AE-31.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/D30DDFB9-B1F9-446D-842D-9D06B0C871AE-31.html#unique-entry-id-31Greetings! As I begin putting together the November issue of our Net Control newsletter, I would like to include any brief news items from City RACES programs that you would be willing to share. This would include any recent events your organization has participated in or events you are planning to support in the near future. News about your organization's projects or new equipment would also be welcome. This is another vehicle available to share information with each other about our common RACES interests. Thank you in advance for your contributions.

Peter N6RAS

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-10-22T11:54:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/A34792BF-9A98-4D78-9F41-D78871480638-30.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/A34792BF-9A98-4D78-9F41-D78871480638-30.html#unique-entry-id-30At 4:30 AM on October 18, 2005, Huntington Beach RACES was activated when all phones and the 9-1-1 phone system failed within Huntington Beach. Police Green Channels 1 and 2 also failed so RACES was activated to backup the Police Department should any other frequencies or systems fail. The City set up a cell phone answering point for Police Dispatch and a 7-digit number for Fire Dispatch. The information was announced over the Emergency Alerting System and via the media by 6:30 AM. The City coordinated with Huntington Beach Hospital, the American Red Cross, and the County of Orange EOC. HB RACES was prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross hams as well as the hospital hams, if needed. Dozens of HB RACES personnel were dispatched to each of the five school districts and the 13 private schools with the emergency phone numbers. The system became operational and EOC was deactivated at 2:00 PM.

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-10-22T11:53:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/12F46ED4-665B-4059-9B5E-DD769848520A-29.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/12F46ED4-665B-4059-9B5E-DD769848520A-29.html#unique-entry-id-29On October 19, 2005 the City of Huntington Beach held its annual city-wide school drill. Four school districts (35 schools) and 13 private schools participated. (Fountain Valley School District had all of their schools in
FV and HB participate.) One of Huntington RACES top priorities in a disaster is to determine the needs of the schools. This is done by HB RACES providing emergency communications from the EOC to the school districts and the private schools. The drill was an earthquake scenario where all phones were out of service. HB RACES dispatched radio operators to the four school districts who have radios to their schools. They dispatched both RACES operators and CERT Communicators to the 13 private schools. All reports were relayed to the EOC. The EOC maintained contact with the school districts and private schools throughout the earthquake exercise. Huntington Beach has 25,000 school children and mostly 2-parent working families. Most of the residents work outside the city This leaves thousands of school children that will need cared for in a disaster. HB RACES radio operators provide the critical communication link from the City to the schools.
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-10-03T09:06:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/4C5A0BA8-363B-4CBF-9AE7-CEC3E2BACEEA-27.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/4C5A0BA8-363B-4CBF-9AE7-CEC3E2BACEEA-27.html#unique-entry-id-27Monday, October 3, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Wednesday, October 19, 2005
HB City School Communications Drill
Morning activity
Contact: C. Harriot or Henderson, KI6WK or KF6ZB

Sunday, November 6, 2005
Tustin Public Schools Foundation -- Dino Dash 5K/10K Run
Public Safety Net
The Market Place at Jamboree Road and the I-5
0630 - 1200
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, November 7, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Special Election Ballot Transportation Communication Net
2000 - 2300 at HB Ballot Collection Site
Contact Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, November 14, 2005
Quarterly Membership Meeting
1930 at HB EOC
Meeting Agenda - Red Cross Communications for MOU Partners
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, December 5, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Yet to be scheduled in 2005:

HB SOC Drill - likely a December date

Important 2006 Dates:

Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th, 2006
10th Annual Pacific Shoreline Marathon
Public Safety Net & Backup Logistical Communications

March 31 - April 2, 2006
22nd Annual Challenge Cup
Baker to Vegas Relay
Runner Safety Net & Backup Logistical Communications

June 24 - 25, 2006
ARRL Field Day Weekend


]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-08-16T08:23:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/39F94337-F560-4893-8F35-18E22382355C-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/39F94337-F560-4893-8F35-18E22382355C-25.html#unique-entry-id-25*************************************
Activities as of August 16, 2005
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Saturday, August 20, 2005
Public Safety Net - Distance Derby 5 & 10 mile walk/run
Huntington Beach Pier Plaza & Beach Path
0530 - 1100
Contact: Stuart, KC6ZUN

Monday, September 12, 2005 (delayed due to holiday)
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Welcome to Ham Radio in Surf City, USA
Special presentation to our newest hams in Huntington Beach.
1930 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
All RACES Invited to Special CERT Presentation:
Weather and How it Relates to You
Speakers: Ed Clark, National Weather Service and Miguel Miller, Weather
Spotter Manager, NOAA
1900 - 2100 at HB City Hall, Room B7

September 24, 2005
CERT Graduation & Picnic
All RACES invited to help congratulate and celebrate with CERT
0700 - 1400 at TBD
Contact: CERT Message Line 714-536-5974

September 24, 2005
HB FD Shadow Drill
Fire Dispatch & Communication Drill
Date tentative & time TBA
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Saturday, October 1, 2005
County Wide Simulated Emergency Test (SET Drill)
0900 - 1200
Contact Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, October 3, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Wednesday, October 19, 2005
HB City School Communications Drill
Morning activity
Contact: C. Harriot or Henderson, KI6WK or KF6ZB

Monday, November 7, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, November 14, 2005
Quarterly Membership Meeting
1930 at HB EOC
Meeting Agenda - Red Cross Communications for MOU Partners
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Monday, December 5, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Yet to be scheduled in 2005:

HB SOC Drill - likely a December date

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-06-04T15:29:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/804B2933-1C86-409D-A9EE-D363DCEC8018-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/804B2933-1C86-409D-A9EE-D363DCEC8018-23.html#unique-entry-id-23HBRACES Field Day 2005
W6O, Whiskey 6 Ocean
June 25- Saturday – 0800hrs-1900hrs


PCH & Goldenwest on the bluff overlooking the ocean adjacent to Life Guard Station 20

Huntington Beach RACES will be conducting our ARRL nationally sponsored Field Day overlooking the Ocean using the call sign Whiskey 6 Ocean. All HBRACES are encouraged to attend this very special event. There will be HF radios setup for all to use along with mini-workshops on antennas, emergency power and AD6TN Communication Response Vehicle.

The stated objective of Field Day is to work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 30, 17 and 12-meter bands) and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.

Parking will be onsite on a first come basis. Additional parking in the number blocks across PCH and meter parking on PCH.

HBFD Breakfast donuts... CERT Lunch and BBQ Dinner.

Questions.... Contact either
Mel Goldberg N6MEL & Bill Prats K6ACJ Co-Captains
(good on roster)]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-05-31T20:16:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/AFEF52E7-CC6A-4450-B660-F254D3638396-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/AFEF52E7-CC6A-4450-B660-F254D3638396-22.html#unique-entry-id-22Peter Barbour, N6RAS has been appointed by the Huntington Beach Emergency Services Office as HB RACES Chief Radio Officer effective June 1, 2005. Peter has served HB RACES as Co-Events Officer, Assistant Radio Officer and most recently as Co-Chief Radio Officer. The change in RACES leadership was prompted by Bill Honeyman's (KG6CNL) relocation to Northern California.

Larry Henderson, KF6ZB was asked to fill the vacant Assistant Radio Officer position. I am pleased to report that Larry has accepted this challenging role. He is looking forward to both keeping Peter in line and helping the HB RACES organization stay focused and ready to respond. Larry brings over 21 years of service with HB RACES to his new role. As the Assistant Radio
Officer, Larry holds the authority to perform all duties of the Chief Radio Officer when I'm unavailable.

Both Larry and I have a strong commitment to continue to improve the HB RACES organization. We will be working to ensure that our personnel have the equipment, knowledge and training that is needed to effectively serve the city of Huntington Beach in an emergency. We will also work to ensure that the management structure of our organization is strong and functional.

We have much to be proud of both as an organization and as amateur radio hobbyists. I hope that each of you renew your commitment to HB RACES and our activities. Continue to make the gifts of your time and efforts which enable us to be a strong and viable resource for the city of Huntington Beach and a role model for others.

Peter Barbour, N6RAS
HB RACES Chief Radio Officer

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-05-10T18:44:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/77712865-A72F-4377-AE47-4647F8E8EDE2-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/77712865-A72F-4377-AE47-4647F8E8EDE2-21.html#unique-entry-id-21Robert Thompson, KE6RKG has accepted the Huntington Beach RACES Personnel Officer position on the RACES management team effective May 2, 2005. Robert has been a RACES member for over 10 years. During those years he worked closely with the CERT organization and helped develop the CERT ham communicator program that is thriving today. Robert was most recently active in the Huntington Beach RACES communication response for the 2005 Baker to Vegas Relay. All personnel matters such as new member inquiries or recommendations and roster data changes should be addressed to Robert. Welcome to the management team Robert and thanks for accepting the challenge.

A sincere thank you goes out to Don Karon, KC6D our outgoing Personnel Officer for his dedicated years of service as a RACES officer. He is now focusing his efforts on a revision of the HB RACES Operation Manual to assist in a rededication of efforts focused on training and preparation for our organization.

Peter Barbour, N6RAS &
Bill Honeyman, KG6CNL
Co-Chief Radio Officers
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-05-02T12:19:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/74DF45B3-58F4-4138-ACA8-D848C75BFED8-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/74DF45B3-58F4-4138-ACA8-D848C75BFED8-20.html#unique-entry-id-20All RACES personnel are requested to attend the next quarterly membership
meeting on Monday, May 9, 2005. We will begin the meeting promptly at 1930
in the HB EOC

Agenda items include planning our June ARRL Field Day activities, our July
4th Parade & Fireworks Net and the long delayed RACES 101 workshop
presentation.

Please plan to attend.

Peter Barbour, N6RAS and Bill Honeyman, KG6CNL
Co-Chief Radio Officers
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-04-12T13:47:00-07:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/76F533E4-9190-4C0E-A37B-89609BF77D40-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/76F533E4-9190-4C0E-A37B-89609BF77D40-19.html#unique-entry-id-19NEWS RELEASE: City of Huntington Beach RACES

 

For immediate release

For more information, contact

Wayne Yoshida, Huntington Beach RACES Public Information Officer

Phone: 714-846-1230, or 310-252-7726

E-mail: kh6wz@arrl.net

 

Huntington Beach Radio Communications Volunteers Demonstrate ‘Visual Reconnaissance’ Capability for City Fire Department Hazardous Materials Unit

 HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — April 8, 2005 — On Tuesday, April 5, at 10:30 AM, Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) communications volunteers demonstrated an amateur television (ATV) system newly-installed in the City Fire Department Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Unit. The ATV system enables live, real-time video images for “visual reconnaissance” to supplement radio (voice) communications and descriptions of accident scenes.

RACES communications volunteers were stationed in the HAZMAT vehicle and in the HBPD helicopter, to operate the ATV equipment. HAZMAT personnel interfaced with the HBPD helicopter crew via a radio link, to direct and request images from the airborne ATV camera.

Huntington Beach City Fire Battalion Chief Bill Reardon said, “Our RACES team is really showing the Fire Department how valuable they are to the City with this new and exciting technology.”

The demonstration was a success, and everything worked as planned. Special thanks go to the RACES leaders on this project: Steven Graboff, MD, Larry Henderson and Peter Shores. Additional participants in the demonstration included Bill Pratts, Jeff Turlis and George Turlis.

In addition to the ATV equipment, the RACES volunteers used a ham radio repeater system to ensure reliable communications. A repeater is an automatic radio relay device, usually located on hilltops or tall communications towers, and is used to boost the effectiveness of radio signals from small hand-held and mobile portable radios. The HB RACES repeater system was designed and built and is maintained by HB RACES members at no cost to the City.

City of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)

The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Office administers the RACES team. RACES (pronounced “RAY-sees”) is not a club, it is a volunteer group within a government agency. There are 18 city RACES groups within Orange County, operated under their respective city and county emergency management departments. Using the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the California Office of Emergency Service (OES) adds additional support during wide-scale disasters such as earthquakes and forest fires.

To learn more about HB RACES, go to http://www.hbraces.org

About Amateur Radio

Ham radio is an interesting public service as well as an educational technical hobby. Whether it’s contacting someone across the street or across the globe, or even outer space, ham radio operators are ready to supply reliable communications when normal lines fail. There are more than 670,000 licensed Amateur Radio operators in the United States and more than 2.5 million worldwide. Ham operators range from ordinary citizens to astronauts and athletes to film stars and musicians.  For example, during off duty hours, the first manned Amateur Radio operations in space were conducted by US astronaut Owen Garriott aboard STS-9/Spacelab-1 in 1983. Musicians Joe Walsh and Patty Loveless, baseball star Joe Rudi, and others are licensed ham radio operators. More ham radio information is available via the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) http://www.arrl.org]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-03-12T06:27:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/92467636-58C7-4FA8-87D1-A32E9D7C10AE-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/92467636-58C7-4FA8-87D1-A32E9D7C10AE-6.html#unique-entry-id-621st Annual Challenge Cup
Baker to Vegas Relay
April 23-24, 2005

HB RACES is providing communication support for the Huntington Beach PD Running Team as they compete in the Baker to Vegas Relay. Live tracking of the race is available via http://www.b2vtracking.com

The current HBPD runner's position is marked on the map with HBPD's team number: 036T

Emergency messages to the HBPD Running Team may be sent via HB RACES. Call the Las Vegas Hilton HBPD hospitality room (702 732-5111 and ask for Gary Gosper's room). When connected ask for the HB RACES communicator and we'll be ready to assist you.

John Cerecedes, KE6OAQ
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-03-12T06:26:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/95C77B65-8238-4EC9-8169-BA2C54D946B5-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/95C77B65-8238-4EC9-8169-BA2C54D946B5-10.html#unique-entry-id-10HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — While most of the City slept early Sunday morning, February 6, 2005, a team of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) radio communications volunteers began to deploy along the 26.2 mile course of the Pacific Shoreline Marathon. The mission of the radio volunteers: To help ensure a safe and fun event for all participants and spectators.

For the fourth consecutive year, RACES and CERT personnel were on-hand to provide instant communications to authorities in case an emergency happened during the marathon. Improvements in the Amateur Radio “safety net” for this year’s race included having a communications volunteer “shadowing” medical personnel in the medical aid tents.

The RACES communicators had another reason to make sure things were going well during the marathon: One of their own members, John Cerecedes, ran the full marathon this year.

“I have to tell everyone how nice it was to see my fellow RACES members cheer me on at each checkpoint,” said Cerecedes, who joined the HB RACES team in 1995. “Although I missed having my two-way radio with me, I felt safe knowing my RACES friends were out there, silently watching the race course.”

Cerecedes finished the full marathon, with an official time of 3:54:24.

A female runner fell and received emergency assistance on the race course by HB paramedics. The runner was transported to Huntington Beach Hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury and is recovering from her injury.

City of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Office administers the RACES team. RACES is not an Amateur Radio club, it is a volunteer group within a government agency. There are 18 city RACES groups within Orange County, operated under their respective city and county emergency management departments. To learn more about HB RACES, visit their Web site at http://www.hbraces.org.

About Amateur Radio
Amateur (Ham) Radio is a free public service as well as a relaxing technical hobby. Ham radio operators are ready to supply reliable communications when normal lines fail. There are more than 670,000 licensed Amateur Radio operators in the United States and more than 2.5 million worldwide. Ham operators range from ordinary citizens to astronauts and athletes to film stars and musicians. For example, during off duty hours, the first manned Amateur Radio operations in space were conducted by US astronaut Owen Garriott aboard STS-9/Spacelab-1 in 1983. Musicians Joe Walsh and Patty Loveless, baseball star Joe Rudi, and others are licensed ham radio operators.

More ham radio information is available via the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) http://www.arrl.org.




PHOTO CAPTION: KE6OAQ4.jpg

Pacific Shoreline Marathoner number 119 John Cerecedes, passes Mile Mark/water station 15. Cerecedes is a member of the HB RACES emergency communications team.
]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-02-23T11:03:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/EE5F781A-9557-4158-BA3D-869B476E3A27-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/EE5F781A-9557-4158-BA3D-869B476E3A27-4.html#unique-entry-id-4The following HB RACES activities should be on your calendar. Be sure to
attend meetings and listen for net announcements for last minute changes and
logistical information regarding activities you are planning to participate
in. Direct questions regarding specific events to contact listed below.

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2005 HB RACES activities as of: February 22, 2005
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Monday, March 7, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Honeyman, KG6CNL

Monday, April 4, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Honeyman, KG6CNL

TBD April - B2V Planning Meeting
Contact: Cerecedes, KE6OAQ/KE6OAR or Graboff, W6GOS

Saturday, April 23 - Sunday, April 24
21st Annual Challenge Cup Baker to Vegas Relay
Radio Communication Support for HB Running Team
http://www.bakervegas.com
http://www.b2vtracking.com
Contact: Cerecedes, KE6OAQ/KE6OAR or Graboff, W6GOS

Monday, May 2, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Honeyman, KG6CNL

Thursday, May 9, 2005
General Membership Meeting
1930 at HB EOC
Contact: Honeyman, KG6CNL

Monday, June 6, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Honeyman, KG6CNL

Monday, July 4, 2005
HB Fourth of July Parade & Fireworks
Public Safety Net
Contact: Stuart, KC6ZUN

Monday, July 4, 2005
Monthly Management Team Meeting
1900 at HB EOC
Contact: Honeyman, KG6CNL

Thursday, July 14, 2005
OC Fair Ham Booth
HB RACES staffing
1030 - 2230
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS

Tuesday, July 26, 2005
OC Fair Ham Booth
HB RACES staffing
1030 - 2230
Contact: Barbour, N6RAS


]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-02-20T21:03:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/D0B3D087-EF0D-424B-AB77-A404465578EA-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/D0B3D087-EF0D-424B-AB77-A404465578EA-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Will Schulz was hired as the Assistant Emergency Services Coordinator and
started work with the city on January 5, 2005. He has a Bachelors Degree in
Finance from CalPoly San Luis Obispo and will complete his Masters Degree in
Organization Leadership in just a few more months. You'll be hearing more
about Will and working with him on HB RACES projects in the coming months.

A big HB RACES welcome to Will!

Peter, N6RAS

]]>wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-02-19T07:32:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/1CECF719-1C01-4A68-AF09-8DC80F915367-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/1CECF719-1C01-4A68-AF09-8DC80F915367-2.html#unique-entry-id-2wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-02-18T19:51:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/024F937C-7251-4A4B-B42C-1D550138C32E-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/024F937C-7251-4A4B-B42C-1D550138C32E-1.html#unique-entry-id-1wd6awp@hbraces.orgNews 2005-02-18T07:06:00-08:00http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/0E2DA1F4-9932-479B-9F25-01848E15A0CE-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.hbraces.org/news/files/0E2DA1F4-9932-479B-9F25-01848E15A0CE-0.html#unique-entry-id-0