Miscellaneous Information
Most links here go to external sites.
Radios
- Anderson Powerpole® assembly for ARES/RACES configuration:
- SCC ARES/RACES
- W2VTM
- When assembling the Anderson power pole: "Tongue Top Red Right."
- ARRL Propagation of RF Signals page
- Battery (Cell) Technology presentation (Neal WA6OCP), PPT, PDF
- DMR Hot Spot Options (Skip AA6WK, January 2018)
- HF MUF chart (from West Coast)
- US radio frequency allocation chart (PDF)
- HF Nets for Emergency Communications in California
Services, Status, and Safety
- AlertSCC - Alert Santa Clara County
- Map of Recent Earthquakes (USGS)
- U.S. Tsunami Warning System (NOAA)
- NOAA Weather San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey area
- NWS SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program
- Flu Summary Update weekly US map (CDC)
- Ready.gov
- Food Safety in a Disaster or Emergency (FoodSafety.gov)
- PG&E Electrical System Outage Map
- PG&E Energy System Status
- GDACS - Global Disaster Alert System
Governmental Organizations
- City of Sunnyvale
- Santa Clara County Sheriff, Office of Emergency Management
- California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
- State Disaster Service Worker program description and coverage
- National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey
- The Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325MHz and Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center (at the Florida International University).
- NOAA U.S. Tsunami Warning System
- USGS Map of Recent Earthquake Activity in California
- NIST Local Time FAQ
Santa Clara County ARES Organizations
Regional
- Santa Clara County ARES/RACES
- SPECS (Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System)
- SVECS (Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System)
Municipal
- Cupertino
- Los Altos
- Los Altos Hills (W6LAH)
- Milpitas (W6MLP)
- Mountain View (K6MTV)
- NASA/AMES (NA6MF)
- Palo Alto
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Saratoga
- South County (K6MPN, San Mateo)
- Stanford University (W6YX)