Hendricks County RACES

The National Weather Service Indianapolis will be conducting it's annual Severe Weather Spotters training on Saturday, March 6 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the north room off the rotunda in the Hendricks County Government Center, 355 S. Washington St. in Danville, IN. Please enter through the northwest door and follow the signs. David Tucek from NWS Indpls. will present the program. The training is free and open to the public, but public safety, first responders, and amateur radio operators are especially encouraged to attend.

Greetings, all. We have several events involving RACES coming up in this last quarter of the year. The first of those is the Hendricks County Multi-frequency test net which will commence Saturday, October 31, 2009, at 11:00 am. While geared primarily to Hendricks County stations, all licensed amateurs may participate. I will run the first part of the net from the Hendricks County Government Center in Danville, then transition to my vehicle for the 6m and 10m sections of the net.

From Bill Schini, N9JPS

Hendricks County Monthly RACES Repeater System Test Net

Hello, all. This to remind you that I will be conducting the second Hendricks County Emergency Communications multi-frequency test net on Saturday, July 25, 2009, at 11:00 am. The previous net lasted about an hour and 10 minutes. I will conduct the first three phases of the test from the Hendricks Co. EOC in the Government Center in Danville. I will then take a short standby to go mobile and progress to high ground a short distance from the EOC for the rest of the test.

Hello, everyone. There are a couple of things to announce.

First, be sure to check in to the Tuesday 147.015 net this evening at 7:30 pm in order to be included in the count to be turned into the State IDHS net on Saturday morning.

Greetings, all. This update puts us back on schedule. Most activity occurred the week of the Dayton Hamvention, with nets on May 13 and 15. Fortunately, the county again skirted serious damage, but other nearby counties were not as fortunate. Please remember that it CAN HAPPEN HERE! On a national level, there is some serious saber-rattling going on with the very unstable "government" of North Korea. Remember that they are closely tied to China, and that raises the ante.

Greetings, all. We have been busy processing in some new volunteers to help bolster our ranks. Some new radio equipment has been ordered for the Hendricks Co. EOC and should arrive soon. We will have several antennas to install on the roof of the Government Center. If you are available during the day and would like to help, please e-mail me at davidharl@earthlink.net.

Greetings, all. I hope you are finally getting to enjoy this stellar weather - it has been a long time in coming. I want to thank everyone who participated in the Hendricks County RACES/ARES Multi-frequency test net on April 18. The net lasted right around one hour and ten minutes. There were a few glitches, but overall, I think it went well. Here are the results for the six bands/frequencies tested.
147.165 2m repeater 19 check-ins Power levels ran from 60w to .5w.
147.450 2m simplex 12 check-ins with 4 relays Power used ran from 60w to 5w.

Hello everyone. I am David (Dave) Leimenstoll, N9XOQ, and I have taken over the position of Hendricks County RACES Radio Officer from Bob Burns, W9RXR, who continues to maintain this website. I can be frequently found on the 147.015 repeater after 10:00 am (varies), during my afternoon commute (2:45 - 3:25) and on my way home around 12:30 am. That is probably the best way to reach me.