Amateur radio operators pride themselves on the ability to
get the message through, "when all else fails" during a disaster.
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (or EmComm) plays an important
role in helping disaster relief organizations communicate when land
lines, cell phones, and other traditional modes of communication become
overloaded or fail.
EmComm East is an ARRL-sanctioned amateur radio
emergency communications conference, where amateur radio operators
involved in EmComm can attend training sessions on technical topics,
purchase equipment and supplies from vendors, learn from served
agencies, obtain VE testing for license upgrades, and interact with
other EmComm operators from all over the area.
EmComm East will be held on September 20, 2008, in Rochester, New York. Sign up
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you informed of new developments in this exciting opportunity!
Current News
EmComm East Schedule Released
Thursday, 07 August 2008
EmComm East is coming around the corner, and we are very excited! We have released the schedule of events for the day. Highlights include:
Registration from 8:00 - 9:00 AM
A keynote address by Dennis Dura, K2DCD, Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager for the ARRL
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Red Cross EmComm Vehicle On Display
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
A Red Cross Emergency Communications Vehicle (ECRV) will be on display at EmComm East. ECRV 4703 is stationed at the Prince William Chapter of the American Red Cross in Manassas, Virginia.
Each ECRV is loaded with communications equipment , including amateur radio (HV/VHF/UHF), sattelite communications, sattelite telephone, weather gear, and much more.
There are twelve ECRVs (9 Ford Excursions and 3 Chevy Suburbans) placed strategically around the United States for fast response in times of need: Manassas, VA; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; Houston, TX; Spokane, WA; Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA ; Charlotte, NC; Farmington, CT.
If you have an emergency communications vehicle that you plan to bring to EmComm East, we would love to have you attend! Please let us know at
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Featured Speaker: Dennis Dura, K2DCD
Thursday, 15 May 2008
EmComm East, an ARRL specialty operating convention in Rochester, New York, is pleased to announce that Dennis Dura, K2DCD, will be the featured speaker.
Mr.
Dura is the Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager for the
American Radio Relay League. Dura’s major responsibilities include
addressing the development and implementation of an organizational
disaster response plan as well as a continuity operations plan,
complete with supporting procedures and training.
Dura comes to the ARRL
with more than 26 years of experience in the emergency management
field. His working life includes emergency management consulting,
multiple positions with the Red Cross, the New Jersey Office of
Emergency Management, and the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
He has extensive experience with disaster planning, has been involved
with RACES as a state Radio Officer, and successfully secured a grant for NOAA weather transmitters for unserved areas of New Jersey.
The
EmComm East conference committee is busy making preparations for the
upcoming conference. “We are so excited to have Dennis Dura at our
conference. This is a terrific opportunity for our conference
participants to hear from the League’s new EmComm manager.”
EmComm East is an ARRL-sanctioned
amateur radio emergency communications conference, where amateur radio
operators involved in EmComm can attend training sessions on technical
topics, purchase equipment and supplies from vendors, learn from served
agencies, obtain VE testing for license upgrades, and interact with
other EmComm operators from all over the area.
This past week, the ARRL Executive committee approved EmComm East an an Operating Specialty event. We are very excited to have received this designation!
What does that mean for you? It means that the ARRL "will make every effort to provide a speaker from among the Headquarters staff or from among the officers of the League." We'll keep you informed here on the website once we know who will be coming to our conference.
Amateur radio operators pride themselves on the ability to
get the message through, "when all else fails" during a disaster.
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (or EmComm) plays an important
role in helping disaster relief organizations communicate when land
lines, cell phones, and other traditional modes of communication become
overloaded or fail.
A Red Cross Emergency Communications Vehicle (ECRV) will be on display at EmComm East. 
EmComm East, an 
This past week, the ARRL Executive committee approved EmComm East an an Operating Specialty event. We are very excited to have received this designation!