CLUB ACTIVITIES & PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS

             

WEEKLY INFORMATION NET---1ST-2ND-4TH THURSDAY AT 7PM ON THE REPEATER

 

The Hunt County Office Of Emergency Management called on the Sabine Valley Amateur Radio Association

Saturday Morning Sept. 3rd 2005 at 7am to assist in the relocation of evacuees from Hurricane Katrina that

would be arriving in Hunt County at the Greenville YMCA at 8am. By 8am we had 2 operators at the YMCA to

provide assistance. We then relocated some assets to the Hunt County Fairgrounds to setup a communications

net between the YMCA and the Fairgrounds where the evacuees long term shelter operations would be setup.

We were operational by 8:45am & provided communications for the OEM for the next 12 hours. Continuous

staffing by amateur operators at the fairgrounds has continued to provide both communications by amateur radio

 & wireless internet to provide assistance to the evacuees in their efforts to locate family members scattered

 throughout Texas and numerous other states. We have also staffed 2 computer terminals daily to help evacuees

enter the assistance request into the FEMA website & search survivor databases for family and friends. We have

had the good fortune to reunite 10-12 evacuees with their loved ones by phone & in person and relocated another

 8-10 to temporary housing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field Day 2008 was held June 28-29, 2008

 

2006 RESULTS- 1st in NTX; 2nd in West Gulf Division; 17th Overall for 3F

VISIT THE ARRL CONTEST SOAPBOX TO SEE PICTURES OF OUR FIELD DAY (search K5GVL)

2007 RESULTS- 2nd in NTX; 2nd in West Gulf Division; 56th Overall for 5A

VISIT THE ARRL CONTEST SOAPBOX TO SEE PICTURES OF OUR FIELD DAY (search N5T)

2008 RESULTS- 1st in NTX; 1st in West Gulf Division; 9th Overall for 5F

VISIT THE ARRL CONTEST SOAPBOX TO SEE PICTURES OF OUR FIELD DAY (search K5GVL)

 

  

THANKS TO ALL THAT HELPED US THIS YEAR

 

Cotton Patch Classic      Greenville, Texas 

....... Hope to see you at the 2009 Classic.........

Event Coordinator......Mike KD5YBS

 

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