Organized: Oct 16, 2001 - Last update: 5:13 AM 9/25/2005

HAMS FOR
ENDURING FREEDOM

This site is to encourage Amateur Radio operators find emergency nets, save them to a file,
and print a hardcopy before the emergency happens

* OVERVIEW: As a result of the attack on 9-11-2001, we observe a new interest by hams to be radio-ready should there be a national or local communications emergency. HamsEF is not an organization, rather a touch point for information.

* ABOUT THIS WEBSITE: HamsEF serves to help hams find the already existing emergency sites and nets. Once you find the nets and information you are looking for, it is suggested that you print a hard-copy of them.

* ABOUT THE EMAIL LIST: Our page at Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ HamsEF

Dave Hatch-N9ZRT - Moderator, Page Manager
Terry Dettmann - WX7S, List owner; N9PUZ and K0EMT - Moderators

BASIC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INFO/LINKS

Check here first to find the current terror threat level: Office of Homeland Security

1.) RACES Wartime Communications Frequencies: The frequency bands listed below are available to stations transmitting communications in RACES on a shared basis with the amateur service. In the event of an emergency that necessitates the invoking of the President's War Emergency powers under the provision of Section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, only RACES stations and amateur stations participating in RACES may transmit on the following frequencies:

KHz : 1800-1825 1975-2000 3500-3550 3930-3980 3984-4000 7079-7125 7245-7255 10100-10150 14047-14053 14220-14230 14331-14350 21047-21053 21228-21267

MHz : 28.55-28.75 29.237-29.273 29.45-29.6 50.35-50.75 52-54 144.50-145.71 146-148 2390-2450

In addition, 1.25 cm (220.0-225.0), 70 cm (420.0- 450.0), and 23 cm (1240-1300 MHz) are available. Frequencies at 3.997.0 MHz and 53.30 MHz are used in emergency areas to make initial contact with a military unit and for communications with military stations on matters requiring coordination. Source: Guidance For Amateur Radio Civil Emergency Service

2.) Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service [RACES]
3.) Amateur Radio Emergency Service Main Site [ARES]
4.) ARES on Yahoo
5.) ARRL's Emergency Communications Website
6.) ARRL Net Directory / Database [Searchable]

7.) N. American Center for Emergency Communications

ARES/RACES [Some Skywarn] CONTACTS / WEB SITES

1.) The following are the best links we can find to date for state ARES websites. Where ideal sites for whole states are unavailable, we give the best link we can find, and that may be a county or section in that state. In the case of California, a state government site is the link. Suggestions for better links are encouraged. Additionally, because of the risk of homeland terrorist attacks, we feel that should a crisis arise, dormant hams will self-activate, and search for nets and ARES sites. If you are a webmaster of a site, we encourage you to have your site updated so curious hams can find you. If your ARES group does not have a site, perhaps create one, and let us know of it's URL.

AL - AK - AZ - AR - CA [1 - 2] - CO - CT - DE - DC - FL [N - S] - GA - HI - ID - IL [1 - 2 - 3] - IN - IA - KS - KY - LA - ME - MD
MA - MI - MN - MS - MO - MT - NE - NV - NH - NJ - NM - NY [1 - 2 - 3] - NC - ND - OH - OK - OR - PA
RI [E Mass] - SC - SD - TN 1 TN 2 TN 3 TN 4 - TX - UT - VT - VA - WA - WV - WI - WY

2.) ARRL Listings of ARES Sites

3.) Directory of RACES/ARES State Information [Some bad links]

NEWS SOURCES

Wireservices.com

AUTOMATED EMAIL NEWS ALERTS

Fox 'breaking news alerts' via e-mail
CNN 'breaking news alerts' via e-mail

IMPORTANT EMERGENCY ORGANIZATIONS

1.) Navy-Marine Corps Mars
2.) Dept of Health and Human Services
3.) National Communications System
4.) Federal Emergency Management Agency
5.) Red Cross
6.) Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services

7.) Salvation Army
8.) SATERN Net