Joshua Walter, Operations Manager for the Williamson County EMA, provides an excellent overview of Emergency Management and how it works to coordinate responses among all local partners. Recorded May 10th, 2025, at the WCARES Monthly Meeting.
It can be intimidating to make your first voice contacts when you’re a new ham. Paul Havlik (WD9IOK) gave this excellent presentation to help motivate new hams to overcome their anxiety and get started. See also: a video made by another WCARES member Cliff Batson (N4CCB): For Nervous New Hams
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Joshua Walter, Operations Manager for the Williamson County EMA, provides an excellent overview of Emergency Management and how it works to coordinate responses among all local partners. Recorded May 10th, 2025, at the WCARES Monthly Meeting.
Get Ready for Field Day 2025! June 28, 1PM – June 29, 1PM Where: 3000 BrightStone Pkwy Franklin, TN 37064 Click here to see the location on Google Maps Work a station We will have 2 stations setup in the climate controlled comfort of the Williamson County EMA Communications Trailer. Signup to operate a 2 […]
From Jeff Standifer, WB5WAJ Ed Hudgens, Steve Waterman, Paul Tampien, Jeff Schwartz, Randy Moore, Cliff Batson and myself attended the 2025 EMAT [Emergency Management Association of Tennessee] conference for emergency management agencies.On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of this week we attended several sessions on different EMA topics.
Hoop (K9QJS) operates all his radios on these batteries and their small chargers. He no longer has a 12-volt, 25-amp power supply in his shack! In this video, Hoop talks about LiFePO4 batteries, their charging requirements, and their advantages to ham radio.
Have you ever wondered “Who is in charge?” when you see Police, Fire, and EMS personnel on scene at emergency? The answer is spelled out in the Incident Command System, or ICS. And because WCARES exists to serve Williamson County for emergency communications support, all of us should be familiar with this important system. Phil […]