10/24/04

 

How State and Local Governments can help amateurs (we need your cooperation and support) to maintain this free and valuable resource to the community! Michigan has a large population of amateurs, 21,172  of them, the highest concentration is centered in the Lower Peninsula, the South East quadrant. The primary population of amateurs reside there.  Antenna Height and Communications Effectiveness - A Guide for City Planners and Amateur Radio Operators in PDF format (reads with adobe acrobat reader) it explains and plots tests of amateur antennas working at 35 feet, 70 feet, and 120 feet.  Incorporate PRB-1 into State Legislation - A listing of the current States that support PRB-1, by incorporating it into their State Legislation Model Antenna Ordinances   Troy, (Oakland County) Michigan - Dec. 15, 2003 Troy, MI Local Government accommodates amateurs with antenna heights of 75 feet.  Warren, (Macomb County) Michigan - does not attempt to regulate amateur radio antenna structures.   Some Other Examples of Model Antenna Ordinances  Moorestown, New Jersey (118,975 bytes, PDF file)  Burbank, Illinois (87,362 bytes, PDF file)  Hinesville, Georgia (87,362 bytes, PDF file)  Dade County, Florida (157,490 bytes, PDF file)  Newport Beach, California (232,941 bytes, PDF file)

How our local radio club (USECA) helps the community, providing emergency communications and much much more.......  USECA's membership of 200 HAMs makes it one of the largest amateur radio clubs in Michigan, a vast pool of talented amateurs supporting it. Our club's 2 meter repeater system provides wide coverage from satellite receivers, in Warren, Mount Clemens, Romeo, Utica, and Waterford, it helps us to cover Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair,  and Wayne Counties!  We have a back up system located at Mount Clemens General Hospital. This system works completely independent of the power mains, using emergency power available at the hospital. It was an asset for the recent power blackout of 2003, we were the first repeater back on the air, providing assistance!  Macomb County Sky-Warn - Amateurs provide live weather reports during threatening weather events, which are updated to the National Weather Service, our repeater backs them up!  Emergency Siren Compliance Testing Oakland County- Amateurs are dispatched to emergency siren locations throughout Oakland County to verify proper operation of the warning system.  Metro Beach March of Dimes Walk America event Macomb County - Amateurs provide the communications support for any emergency, also assisting the walkers with directions, and re-uniting those who may become lost.  Annual Field Day Event - Amateurs practice for disaster by attending the weekend long event in the last week of June....a contest designed to practice for emergency events.  More documented stories of ham radio amateurs helping out in emergencies...... "HAMS" have agreements with national emergency management groups to serve your community....  Memorandum of Understanding between the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League, Inc. since 1986  Statement of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the American National Red Cross since 1940 and updated 1994  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the Federal Emergency Management Agency since 1984  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the National Communications System since 1983  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the Associated Public Safety Communications Officers, Inc. since 1984  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. since 2000  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the Salvation Army Revised 1996  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. Since 2000  Memorandum of Understanding between the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and REACT International, Inc. (Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams) Since 2000 ...and they also help:    The Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (US Agency for International Development)  The National Disaster Medical Service  State and local emergency management organizations  Search and rescue organizations  Police, fire, ambulance and similar groups  Relief organizations united in National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)  Civic organizations, road races and other local functions