From Scott Gray, KD4VVC:

El Reno Tornado 2013 – Lessons Learned

The National Weather Service in Norman Oklahoma has published a video detailing the events of the deadly tornado that hit El Reno Oklahoma on May 31, 2013.

This informative video is a must see for all storm spotters as well as the general public. The tornado that hit El Reno defied all logic of what we knew of tornadoes and their paths which resulted in the death of several expericence storm chasers. This video will also explain how to develop an emergency evacuation plan for youself and your family.

Here is the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBjr-nvA2Jg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEFEx7IsqUs

Have you ever found yourself thinking that materials made mostly of copper would conduct electricity almost as well as copper? Well, think again….
https://www.bluesea.com/resources/108

Links to our Neighbors (Amateur Radio EmComm):

Bedford County
Davidson County
Dickson County
Montgomery County
Robertson County
Rutherford County
Sumner County
Wilson County Ham Radio Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHv4he_oNx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxbiSQjs2sg

Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES)

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

http://www.arrl.org/ares

ARES Organization:

Williamson County Ares is part of  District 4 of the Tennessee section of the Delta Division of ARES.

Scott Gray, KD4VVC is the Emergency Coordinator of WCARES
Jim Humphrey, K4OFC is the District Emergency Coordinator
Keith Miller, N9DGK is the Section Manager

http://www.tnarrl.org/

The Delta Division is made up of the Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee Sections

David Norris, K5UZ is the Director
Ed Hudgens, our very own WB4RHQ is the Vice Director

http://arrldelta.org/

An excellent film brought to us by RCA (Radio Corporation of America), 1944. It is the story of two teenage brothers, both amateur radio operators, who joined the Navy during World War II, and shows how radio helped win the war. Thanks, Scott (KD4VVC), for making us aware of this film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JegDWD6hGDs

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Winlink Net is back.  In the subject line please put “net”, and in the message body put your power source.  The reason for that is that once per month, as you know, we do check-ins on the regular net with an emphasis on alternate power, and instead of sending out a reminder on those weeks it will be much easier if you simply include it in the message body each time that you check in so that it’ll be already be there and will be habit.

Winlink will now be allowed as a means to check into the regular Monday night net.  Anyone wishing to check into the regular Monday night net by way of Winlink should send an email to WC4EOC@winlink.org by way of RF only.  Telnet check-ins do not count, since it seems only logical that if it’s to be allowed to count as a check-in to the regular Monday night net, simply sending an email through the internet defeats the purpose of what the net is trying to accomplish.

Your message should be sent Monday after 7 a.m. and no later than 6 p.m. so that all stations using Winlink have the time to receive an acknowledgement and to get tabulated and passed on to whoever is the NCS for that night. 
73,

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Robin Patty
K4IDK