1. Central Mississippi ARES Training Nets:

Time: Mondays, 7:00 PM
Frequency: Pelahatchie Repeater: 145.390 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
First Backup: Sharon Repeater: 145.450 -.0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Second Backup: Monterey Repeater: 146.760 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Third Backup: Langford Repeater: 147.345 +0.6 offset 100Hz tone
Mode: Voice
Emphasis: Net Procedures, Traffic Handling, Weekly Training Topic
Net Manager: Maury Mullins, KG5SQZ, NetManager@MSARES.com

2. Central Mississippi ARES Digital Training Net:

Time: Mondays, 8:00 PM
1st and 3rd Mondays is HF and 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays is VHF
VHF Frequency: Frequency: Pelahatchie Repeater: 145.390 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
First Backup: Sharon Repeater: 145.450 -.0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Second Backup: Monterey Repeater: 146.760 -0.6 offset 77 Hz tone
Third Backup: Langford Repeater: 147.345 +0.6 offset 100Hz tone
Mode: Voice & Digital (MT63-2KL, 1500 on the waterfall)
HF Frequency: 80m 3.575, USB, Mode Thor 22, 1000 on the waterfall
Primary Emphasis: Assistance, instruction, and practice in setting up and using the Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System (Fldigi, Flmsg, Flamp) for sending and receiving digital traffic.
Secondary Emphasis: Assistance, instruction, and practice in setting up and using Winlink Global Email for sending and receiving email and traffic via amateur radio when the internet is down.
Net Manager: Kyle Conway, KI5JCL, Digital@MSARES.com

3. Central Mississippi ARES Winlink Net:

Time: Available for check ins and testing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To keep your skills sharp and your digital equipment freshly tested, we encourage you to check in at least once each week, at any time convenient to you.
Frequency: Use any RMS Gateway station you can access on 80, 40, or 20 meters to send a check in, test message, or traffic to K5FIT,KI5JCL and KG5SQZ
Modes: Any Winlink Mode which uses radio frequency. Peer-to-Peer occasionally available for practice on schedule
Emphasis: Practice using Winlink Global Email for sending and receiving email via amateur radio when the internet is down.
Net Manager: Jack Williams, K5FIT, K5FIT@yahoo.com

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II. IN PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS

Central Mississippi ARES is again holding monthly in-person meetings. Meetings will include training, skill development, and an opportunity to demonstrate and have Taskbook requirements signed off on.

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III. PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS

Public Service Events provide an excellent opportunity for training, while serving the public, advertising our services, and creating good will between the community and the team. Central Mississippi ARES provides back up
communications during events such as walk-a-thons, foot races, bicycle races, and parades.


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IV. EXCERCISES

Throughout the year our EC in charge of training will work in conjunction with each of our AECs to coordinate training exercises and surprise tests.

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V. SIMULATED EMERGENCY TESTS

Every year, on a Saturday in August, we hold the annual ARRL/ARES Simulated Emergency Test. This event is designed test our ARES teams and Nets during the simulation of a major emergency or disaster. Each ARES Team and each Net are graded on their performance of several important criteria during the SET. Participation in the annual SET is required of all members of Central Mississippi ARES.

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