Public Service
N5TIM's list of Standing Events - a list of weekly or monthly public service activities. These are mainly helping in siren tests for various local cities and towns, and is a great way to help with the severe-weather preparedness in your area.
Are you interested in public service activities? See some of the types of activities that area hams have been involved with recently.
What do hams do in public service events? Here are some of the "job descriptions".
R.A.C.E.S.
The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, or R.A.C.E.S. is an organization of licensed amateur radio operators who volunteer
their time and equipment to provide supplemental communication to local, county or state agencies during times of crisis or disaster.
R.A.C.E.S. is governed by F.C.C. regulations found in part 97, subpart E.
Garland R.A.C.E.S. has been a part of our community for over 50 years.
Information on Garland R.A.C.E.S. can be found on the group's website: garlandraces.net
It has detailed information on the group including the times & frequencies for its on-air training sessions.
You can also email the group at garlandracesro@gmail.com
The Rowlett R.A.C.E.S. website is: http://www.ci.rowlett.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=224
SKYWARN
SKYWARN is a citizen volunteer program created by the National Weather Service in the 1970s.
Between 350,000 and 400,000 people have been trained by the program as severe weather spotters.
In the Dallas area, participation in Skywarn nets on amateur radio is limited to
those R.A.C.E.S. stations who have attended a SKYWARN training class in the
last two years.
Garland hosts the Dallas County SKYWARN training session each year on the third
Saturday in February.
Dallas area R.A.C.E.S. groups maintain a document, The Cloud Cowboy Reference Manual, that
details information on how to participate in SKYWARN nets. It also contains contact information
for the various area R.A.C.E.S. Radio Officers.
It can be found here:
Ft. Worth National Weather Service Preparedness and Storm Spotter Information:
WX5FWD SKYWARN Team 'blog: