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AI6YR Ben

EOC (Emergency Operations Center) staffing levels explanation, via our local ham radio emergency group.

Normal Operations (4): Duty Officer Only
Enhance Operations (3): Duty Officer plus few essential personnel focused on situational awareness.
Partial Activation (2): EOC is partially staffed, limited or partial liason support and technical specialist
Full Activation (1): A General Staff positions activated, including applicable liason / 24 hour operations


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AI6YR Ben

FEMA Update on Southern California Wildfires (Jan. 10).

(See linked version for Alt text)
m.ai6yr.org/@disaster_bot/1138


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AI6YR Ben

Loaned a spare generator to an old scouting friend, since they can't find a genny anywhere in the county. That is my plan D genny, because it is so loud it would attract zombies from 10 miles away LOL.


@ai6yr
Smrt ... send the zombies to an unwitting decoy 😏

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**dang spell check

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AI6YR Ben

Loaned a spare generator to an old scouting friend, since they can't find a genny anywhere in the county. That is my plan D genny, because it is so loud it would attract zombies from 10 miles away LOL.


@ai6yr
Smrt ... send the zombies to an unwitting decoy 😏

by me_valentijn ;

**dang spell check

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AI6YR Ben

"Emergency" ham repeater failed again. (not the problem with ham radio, but problem with the way that repeater is set up. Not my problem. My shed repeater continues to run on solar/bttery, but in a terrible spot.)


@ai6yr I have learned more about short-term and mid-term plans for this repeater, and the power flaw is being addressed.

There are alternate repeaters with power backup thankfully, but it's definitely an odd situation with our main local. The main County repeater is battery+solar.

What has been good is how the local hams have been able to adapt to simplex nets. The weekly emcomm drill had as many checkins this week on simplex as we usually have with the repeater, with good relay performance.

by W6KME ;

@ai6yr Electrical things rely on electrical fields maintaining basic electrical properties. In an emergency that isn't always a safe bet...

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AI6YR Ben

Radio shed. Where the lights don't care about the grid, and the radio needs no telephone line.


@ai6yr
What bands are you working from your glorious shed?

I love the analog time & temp HUD :)

by sb ;

@ai6yr Need a hot water kettle for tea & you’re set!

by BakersRelay ;

@ai6yr typo in alt: ham simplex is 146.52 not 156.52

by Bill Ricker ;

@ai6yr

by FreddyB Aviation Photography ;

@ai6yr You out of band there OM? (156.52 vs. 146.52)

by AMS ;

@ai6yr every Ham here is ogling your setup. 😄

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AI6YR Ben

Radio shed. Where the lights don't care about the grid, and the radio needs no telephone line.


@ai6yr
What bands are you working from your glorious shed?

I love the analog time & temp HUD :)

by sb ;

@ai6yr Need a hot water kettle for tea & you’re set!

by BakersRelay ;

@ai6yr typo in alt: ham simplex is 146.52 not 156.52

by Bill Ricker ;

@ai6yr

by FreddyB Aviation Photography ;

@ai6yr You out of band there OM? (156.52 vs. 146.52)

by AMS ;

@ai6yr every Ham here is ogling your setup. 😄

by Robin ;

Tags: #hamradio #disasters #hamradio #disasters

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Stormchaser Bot

01-08-2025 Altadena, CA - Downtown Altadena Destroyed in Eaton Fire, 5 Confirmed Dead by Sheriff youtube.com/watch?v=YYHV5F_Rl0


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CalOES (bot)

California secures federal assistance to support response to Eaton and Hurst Fires in Los Angeles County news.caloes.ca.gov/california-


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AI6YR Ben

It would be a lot easier if everything in my house was 12V DC powered with PowerPole connectors. 🤪


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Stormchaser Bot

LIVE EMERGENCY UPDATE ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES textbook Santa Ana wind pattern! youtube.com/watch?v=aO-snVccLj


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AI6YR Ben

Hmm, lost FIOS but all my equipment is up. I guess their battery backup failed downstream? Rebooting all my stuff anyway.


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AI6YR Ben

CAD (computer aided dispatch) down in Ventura County, per radio, because of some kind of Verizon failure.


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AI6YR Ben

Ham radio emergency frequencies to monitor:

147.885 -127.3 Thousand Oaks(Usually goes offline in emergencies, but monitor the output-they REALLY need to fix that)
146.850 -94.8 Thousand Oaks(Grissom) - alternate, usually doesn't go offline but might this time
145.460 -127.3 Moorpark
145.200 -127.3 Countywide (tends to go offline in emergencies, as well... also needs to be fixed)
146.880 -127.3 Red Mountain (Countywide).

145.510 Simi Simplex
146.445 Thousand Oaks Simplex
146.5350 Moorpark Simplex
146.520 National Calling
146.550 National Simplex
146.580 Adventure freq


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AI6YR Ben

Ham radio emergency frequencies to monitor:

147.885 -127.3 Thousand Oaks(Usually goes offline in emergencies, but monitor the output-they REALLY need to fix that)
146.850 -94.8 Thousand Oaks(Grissom) - alternate, usually doesn't go offline but might this time
145.460 -127.3 Moorpark
145.200 -127.3 Countywide (tends to go offline in emergencies, as well... also needs to be fixed)
146.880 -127.3 Red Mountain (Countywide).

145.510 Simi Simplex
146.445 Thousand Oaks Simplex
146.5350 Moorpark Simplex
146.520 National Calling
146.550 National Simplex
146.580 Adventure freq


Tags: #hamradio #disasters #venturacounty #windstorm #hamradio #disasters #venturacounty #windstorm #hamradio #disasters #venturacounty #windstorm

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AI6YR Ben

Ham radio emergency frequencies to monitor:

147.885 -127.3 Thousand Oaks(Usually goes offline in emergencies, but monitor the output-they REALLY need to fix that)
146.850 -94.8 Thousand Oaks(Grissom) - alternate, usually doesn't go offline but might this time
145.460 -127.3 Moorpark
145.200 -127.3 Countywide (tends to go offline in emergencies, as well... also needs to be fixed)
146.880 -127.3 Red Mountain (Countywide).

145.510 Simi Simplex
146.445 Thousand Oaks Simplex
146.5350 Moorpark Simplex
146.520 National Calling
146.550 National Simplex
146.580 Adventure freq


Tags: #hamradio #disasters #venturacounty #windstorm #hamradio #disasters #venturacounty #windstorm #hamradio #disasters #venturacounty #windstorm

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Stormchaser Bot

01-06-2025 Cincinnati, Ohio - Significant Winter Storm Impacts - Multiple Wrecks - i-71 Shots youtube.com/watch?v=qkAyETtdwl


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Stormchaser Bot

01-05-2025 Louisville, Kentucky - Winter Storm Impacts - Slide Offs - National Guard - Interstate 64 youtube.com/watch?v=bzcSrAdCOg


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Stormchaser Bot

MAJOR Winter Storm Blair CRIPPLES INTERSTATES & Strands Drivers youtube.com/watch?v=rFjM1JcCkd


Tags: #aaronrigsby #disasters #video #stormchaser

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