{"id":1615,"date":"2017-06-25T00:03:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T04:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2017-06-25T00:06:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T04:06:54","slug":"bataviagenesee-amateur-radio-trains-for-disaster-preparedness-and-competes-in-yearly-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/06\/25\/bataviagenesee-amateur-radio-trains-for-disaster-preparedness-and-competes-in-yearly-event\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Genesee Amateur Radio trains for disaster preparedness and competes in yearly event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_95_229\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Genesee Amateur Radio is competing this weekend with other HAM radio operators from Canada and New York at the Genesee County Fairgrounds.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lj9v35LF-AM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">David Carlson, President, has been doing this for over 35 years, says that this is part public relations and part disaster preparedness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> &#8220;The whole purpose is to prepare for an emergency, in case communications go down and they can set up in a worst possible situation and work with the government,&#8221; says Carlson.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There are two different groups that work in part with the government.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">ARES which is Amateur Radio Emergency, would work with disaster groups like the Red Cross and would also assist with communications when there are walk-a-thons or bike-a-thons.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If needed by the government, Genesee County, NYS or the Federal Government, they would request assistance from RACES, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">According to Paul Mulford, head of ARES and RACES in Genesee County,\u00a0 Genesee County has a HAM station completely set up and if that place is not accessible, they can set up at home or in a field within 2 hours.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some amateurs from this area helped after 9\/11, Hurricane Sandy and other events to help with communications when they went down.\u00a0\u00a0 They also participate in drills with local area hospitals, UMMC and the VA, to give status info that would be relayed to the state.\u00a0\u00a0 This would help the hospitals if they needed to be evacuated or needed supplies or if they were functioning in a disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Carlson says the Department of Homeland Security has it built into their plan, that American Radio Relay League Amateurs will provide communication in a worst case scenario.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">David Kruse has been doing this a little over 2 years.\u00a0 He was once a volunteer firefighter and cannot do it anymore, so this is his way of still helping and being part of a community and lending a hand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> &#8220;Sometimes all it takes is being able to communicate and I can do that,&#8221; says Kruse.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/06\/25\/bataviagenesee-amateur-radio-trains-for-disaster-preparedness-and-competes-in-yearly-event\/received_1788225581204232\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225581204232.jpeg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"received_1788225581204232\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225581204232.jpeg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225581204232.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225581204232.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225581204232.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225581204232.jpeg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Knut Carlson has been involved for over 48 years and his grandson Ken Carlson has been in this for 5 years.\u00a0 Ken says that he is into technology and social media as any young kid is, but with HAM radio it&#8217;s not only something he enjoys with his grandfather and dad, but it&#8217;s a hobby of many hobbies.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;Not only do I perform a public service and prepare for an emergency, but it&#8217;s also a contest in making contacts with different people,&#8221; says Ken.\u00a0 Ken has also made contact with the King of Jordan, who is\u00a0 a HAM operator.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Once a year over 30k HAM operators gather together for HAM Fest, where they can meet the people they contact and learn new technology.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/06\/25\/bataviagenesee-amateur-radio-trains-for-disaster-preparedness-and-competes-in-yearly-event\/received_1788225591204231\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"received_1788225591204231\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?fit=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/received_1788225591204231.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If you are interested in getting your license, you can take a tour of their campsite which will be up and running until 2:00 p.m. Sunday at\u00a0 the Genesee County Fairgrounds, or go to their Facebook page Genesee Radio Amateurs or email David Carlson at n2OA@arrl.net.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Story, video and photos by Julie Carasone)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesee Amateur Radio is competing this weekend with other HAM radio operators from Canada and New York at the Genesee County Fairgrounds. David Carlson, President, has been doing this for over 35 years, says that this is part public relations and part disaster preparedness.\u00a0 &#8220;The whole purpose is to prepare \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/06\/25\/bataviagenesee-amateur-radio-trains-for-disaster-preparedness-and-competes-in-yearly-event\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23,1],"tags":[425],"class_list":["post-1615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","category-uncategorized","tag-genesee-amateur-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-q3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26267,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/06\/26\/genesee-county-genesee-radio-amateurs-ham-radio-group-participating-in-field-days-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":1615,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Genesee Radio Amateurs Ham Radio group participating in Field Days 2021","author":"aka","date":"June 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"They are considered the back up to the back up if all communications are lost. 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