You do not have to be a member of the
ARRL to be a member. You do not have to spend money. You don’t have to spend
every other weekend training for a disaster. You ONLY have to dedicate as much
spare time as you want to public service. In our training meetings, we
learn more about our hobby, emergency operations and things we can do to be
better prepared ourselves and our stations should the need arise. Winnebago
County ARES has a good working relationship with the Winnebago County Emergency
Services Disaster Agency. They provide us with communication support by actively
maintaining and upgrading dedicated radios and computers in the County Emergency
Operations Center. They also helps us facilitate training, education, special
events, meeting areas.
Winnebago County's ARES® Emergency Coordinator is
John Cotner - KC9IED.
It's time for us to submit a new application form to our New EC indicating our
desire to participate in ARES®. Please take a moment to download this
application and get it to John. According to ARRL, we should all be sending in a
new application at the beginning of each year, updating the information
for the EC.
Winnebago
Co. ARES Application form. Save it to disk and fill it out. Then you can
either send it to him in an e-mail, or, stick it in an envelope. Please do not
assume you are registered! Anyone registered before October 2006 is not
current. If you have questions, please give him a call at (815)978-8703 or
via e-mail (kc9ied at arrl.net).
Winnebago County SKYWARN Contact is John Cotner -
KC9IED.
We are proud to have a very active SKYWARN group here in Winnebago County.
Operations are conducted any time there is a severe weather watch or warning.
Operations take place one the 147.195 repeater. Please follow directions
of Net Control. You can contact Wayne at 397-6027 or ka9imx
at arrl.net (Please use "SKYWARN question for Wayne" in the
subject line).
Winnebago County ESDA Contact is John
Cotner - KC9IED.
If you are interested in working with disaster communications you must be
affiliated with Winnebago County ESDA in order to fully participate. Affiliation
is a requirement of the Sheriff of Winnebago County, as the county assumes
responsibility for the integrity of the people assigned in disaster events. ESDA
affiliation automatically enrolls you in RACES. ESDA Affiliation allows for
rapid clearance for access to disaster scenes and, provides State Workman's
Comp Insurance when on County callouts for SKYWARN, ARES and/or
RACES events. You can download a copy of the EDSA
Affiliation application here. Once completed and notarized, you can
mail it to, or drop it off with:
Dennis Lollie
ESDA Director
425 W. State Street
Rockford, IL 61101
If you have questions, you can also contact Wayne at 397-6027 or (ka9imx at
arrl.net) .
Winnebago County RACES Officer is John Cotner, KC9IED.
In Winnebago County, affiliation with ESDA automatically enrolls you in
Winnebago County RACES.
John can be contacted at 815-978-8703 or (kc9ied at arrl.net)
