Hot Springs County ARES

07/21/2024

We will be set up in the southwestern part of the big field in Hot Springs State Park (across from Best Western) for the Summer Support Our Parks event with Parks on the Air (POTA). We should be here until around 1730 hours. Feel free to stop by and see what we're capable of! -KC7E

01/13/2024

Our Echolink node is up and running! Any ham can now connect to the Thermopolis repeater anywhere with an internet connection via Echolink for communications.

Please search the callsign WY7HSC to connect to the repeater. This will work for our nets every Sunday at 8pm local time.

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11/02/2023

We have a new repeater in Hot Springs County. 147.300MHz (positive .6MHz offset, PL tone of 103.5).

This will be our primary repeater for weekly nets starting this weekend. So far the range appears to be great, we even appear to be hitting Worland with it.

Our ARES nets are every Sunday at 8pm on this repeater. All licensed amateurs are welcome to join us on the net. If you have any questions, please reach out to this page. Thank you!

10/31/2023

We will be hosting Ghost Towns on the Air today from noon to midnight local time. Listen for callsign W7O for this special event!

W7O personal biography

10/19/2023

***EXCERCISE EXCERCISE EXCERCISE***

On October 19, 2023 at approximately 10:19 hours, an earthquake was detected in the Hot Springs County area. This is part of the 2023 "Did You Feel It?" exercise for the Great ShakeOut.

All Hot Springs County ARES members are requested to submit a report via WinLink of their observations for this exercise. Please send your report to [email protected] and CC the report to QUAKE-23 and KD0JXU.

Instructions for the WinLink report can be found here:https://winlink.org/sites/default/files/ShakeOutWinlinkExercise_cm6.pdf

All radio communications will occur on our local repeater (144.635Mhz, negative offset of .6Mhz input, PL tone of 103.5)

*Please remember: DO NOT SELF DEPLOY. Wait for an activation and additional instructions. Thank you for being a part of ARES!*

***Reminder: this is only an exercise***

10/10/2023

We will be participating in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills event on October 19th at 10:19 hours. All Hot Springs County ARES members are requested to complete the Winlink report to assist with the training. It is important to train on these systems so you are confident in using them in times of a true emergency. Please cc: KD0JXU in your Winlink report so I get a copy of your report.

For more information on the event: https://winlink.org/content/shakeout

Winlink is a system to send emails over the internet (Telnet) or over amateur radio signals when the internet is not an option. This system can be vital in emergency communications.

If you have questions on Winlink, or would like to learn more about earning your amateur radio license to be able to use systems such as Winlink, please reach out to this page.

08/14/2023

The emergency exercise/net tonight was a success. In less than 15 minutes I was able to get to the hill where our repeater is set, set up a temporary antenna, and get on the air for the net. This is great to know in a real emergency we could have communications set up quickly.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this event and we will try to do this again in the future!

If you're interested in learning more about amateur radio, please message this page!

08/13/2023

We're currently experiencing repeater problems in Thermopolis. The weekly ARES net will be hosted on 146.52 MHz simplex tonight at 8pm.

06/26/2023

2023 Field Day is over. I made 54 contacts on 20m from Hot Springs State Park this year. There were so many people on 20m that I had to be persistent to make the contacts. Thank you to everyone that stopped by to visit and try out the radio.

Notable contacts this year include Alaska, North Florida, and Rhode Island. Check out the map below to see everywhere I made contact this year.

I can't wait for next year. Hope to see even more people show up to ask questions and take a chance getting on the air!

06/24/2023

Edit: I left early with the storm coming in, but I'll be back out tomorrow around 8am, weather permitting.

We're set up in the southeast corner of the main field in Hot Springs State Park. You can't miss the antenna! Come out and say hi, we'll be here until the park closes.

KD0JXU 1B WY

06/23/2023

Field Day is almost here! Just a reminder, after 4pm I will be set up in Hot Springs State Park with my HF radio participating in Field Day. Everyone is welcome to stop by, ask questions, and even get a chance to talk on the radio. Can't wait to see you all there!

Here's the radio interview I had with Tony DeMars on KWOR earlier this week regarding Field Day: https://soundcloud.com/user-363193467/ares-field-day-2023

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Casey Freund and the Hot Springs County ARES group will be hosting a small Field Day event at Hot Springs State Park again this year, weather permitting. It will be on Saturday, June 24th starting aft