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ACS-ARES Meeting in Camarillo Monday, May 5th

The next ACS-ARES meeting will be held on Monday, May 5, 2025, starting at 7:30 P.M. at the Camarillo Police Department Community Room. 3701 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010

34.24183413289285, -119.0204723250941

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• From the 101 Freeway
• Head northeast on N. Lewis Rd and travel 2.2 mi.
• Turn left onto E. Las Posas Rd and travel 0.6 mi.
• Destination will be on the right.

The meeting will start promptly at 1930 (7:30 P.M.) You are encouraged to arrive at 1900 for a bit of social time before the meeting.

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ACS-ARES Meeting Set For March 3

The ACS-ARES meeting will be held March 3rd at the City of Thousand Oaks Emergency Operations Center:

Oak Room – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza/City Hall

2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks CA 91362

34.174602020350555, -118.84817421583557

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The meeting will start promptly at 1930 (7:30 P.M.) You are encouraged to arrive at 1900 for a bit of social time before the meeting. The talk-in frequency is the county repeater (channel 9) 145.200 – PL 127.3.

The meeting is open to all, members, non-members, and the curious. Anyone interested in what we do is encouraged to attend. Yellow shirts are appropriate. Either the County one or ARES shirts. Wearing your ACS ID is suggested since it is a government facility. If you haven’t seen the ACS station there, you are missing out on an excellent example of a ham operation.

We will review progress on our systems, and new information about upcoming events will be discussed.

  • Progress reports on EOC and infrastructure systems.
  • An update on the ACS-ARES web portal
  • Info on the HF net
  • An overview of Winlink activities.
  • Report on past events and information on future ones.

If you have a subject that you would like to discuss or have discussed, please let me know and I will put it on the agenda. Please join us if you can.

The meeting will also be streamed on Zoom. For access information refer to our discussion group at: https://vc-acs.groups.io/g/main

73

Rob – W6RH

ACS-ARES Meeting Set for Monday, January 6th

The next ACS-ARES meeting is set for Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7:30 P.M. You are encouraged to arrive at 7:00 for a bit of social time before the meeting.

The meeting will be held in the:

Camarillo Police Department Community Room

3701 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010

34.24183413289285, -119.0204723250941

https://w3w.co/sanded.manuals.division

From the 101 Freeway

Head northeast on N Lewis Rd and travel 2.2 mi

Turn left onto E Las Posas Rd and travel 0.6 mi

Destination will be on the right

Yellow shirts are appropriate. Either the County one or ARES shirts. Wearing your ACS ID is suggested since it is a county facility. The meeting is open to all, members, non-members, and the curious. Anyone interested in what we do is encouraged to attend.

The meeting agenda includes:

  • Progress reports on EOC and infrastructure systems.
  • Upcoming and completed events
  • An update on the ACS-ARES web portal
  • Info on the HF net
  • An overview of Winlink activities.
  • A report from ARRL Section Manager

The meeting will also be streamed on Zoom. For access information refer to our discussion group at: 

https://vc-acs.groups.io/g/main

The 2024 Great ShakeOut ARCIM: A Map for Hams, by Hams (Via QST)

The 2024 Great ShakeOut — a popular worldwide annual earthquake drill (www.shakeout.org) — was held on October 17, 2024, at 10:17 AM local time. Millions of people around the world participated in the drill to practice earthquake safety. The ShakeOut Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map (ARCIM) project — a collaboration of Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) LAX Northeast, Ventura County Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)/ARES, San Diego ARES, the ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) MOVE Radio Club, W4MOV — offered the whole community of radio operators the chance to submit Winlink “Did you feel it?” (DYFI) reports as part of their ShakeOut drill experience. Continue reading:

ACS-ARES Meeting Set For Monday, November 4

This month we will have the privilege of meeting in a new facility that is the headquarters for the Ventura County Fire Department. This is an opportunity to see something new, catch up on our activities, and meet friends. The meeting will start promptly at 19:30 (07:30 PM) Local time. You are encouraged to arrive at 19:00 for a bit of social time before the meeting. Yellow shirts are appropriate. Either the County provided or one of the ARES shirts. Wearing your ACS ID is suggested since it is a county facility.

The meeting is open to all. members, non-members, and the curious. Anyone interested in what we do is encouraged to attend. Feel free to pass on this information to others you believe might be interested.

We will review progress on our systems, release new information about upcoming events, and review recent events.
• Progress reports on EOC and infrastructure systems.
• Upcoming and completed events
• An update on the ACS-ARES web portal
• Info on the HF net
• An overview of Winlink activities.
• A report from ARRL Section Manager

If you have a subject that you would like to discuss or have discussed, please let me know and I will put it on the agenda. Please join us if you can.
73
Rob – W6RH

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