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		<title>Time To Renew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! It is time to renew your ARES membership. With the changes that have taken place over the last several years in respect to volunteering, it is necessary to annually renew your ARES membership. There are several reasons for this. First and foremost is that we try to maintain a list of active members. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=119</link>
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		<title>ARRL Splashes Revamped Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This last week, the American Radio Relay League posted it&#8217;s long awaited revised website. While still in the process of posting the material, the website has take on a modern look and feel. One observation about the improvements is that there are a lot of links. The website, open to both members and non-members gives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=117</link>
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		<title>CERT Community Emergency Response Teams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community Emergency Response Teams or CERT are groups of individuals that have been trained in responding to an emergency. CERT is the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s volunteer program for community volunteers. CERT groups are trained in a variety of emergency response areas including light search and rescue, basic firefighting, and triage. The basic premise for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=80</link>
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		<title>Operators Needed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Tulare County ARES Emergency Coordinator Hal Clover KC5LUB A served agency has requested participation in a drill on Saturday January 9.  The location is in Exeter. AC power will be available. We will be interfacing with another agency and possibly using MURS/FRS. TCARES is looking for 3-6 operators that can be in Exeter and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=64</link>
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		<title>Jackass Mail Run W6J</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2009 The Jackass Mail Run celebrates the Historic Mail Route from Porterville to Springville, California. W6J will be operating from 0900 to 1500 PDT on Saturday April 18, 2009 from a location at Lake Success along Highway 190 in Porterville, California. Tulare County Amateur Radio Emergency Service radio operators will be setting up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=44</link>
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		<title>2009 Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Location: Baker, CA to Las Vegas, NV Link out: Click here Description: Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay is a relay race through the desert. The race starts near Baker, CA and ends 120 miles away in Las Vegas, NV. There are 20 stages of the race. TCARES [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=52</link>
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		<title>Fall Exercise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tulare County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, in conjunction with Kings and Fresno Counties held its Fall Exercise in Visalia. More information will be published once it is available.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=29</link>
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		<title>Activity Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Nature of Activity: Special exercise 2. Activity Description: Radio communications for yearly March of Dimes &#8220;Walk for Babies&#8221; event. Provided communication between the aid stations for the event. 3. Places or areas involved: Mooney Grove Park, Visalia California 4. Number of amateurs participating: 6 5. Event start date/time: May 10, 2008 0700 6. Event [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=28</link>
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		<title>American Red Cross Responds to ARRL Concerns Regarding Background Checks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In November 2007, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, wrote to the American Red Cross regarding concerns voiced by ARRL volunteers. In 2006, the Red Cross stated it would implement background checks that included, among other things, a credit check and a &#8220;mode of living&#8221; check for its staff and volunteers, including ARES volunteers providing services [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=26</link>
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		<title>KI6QCY = TCARES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tulare County Amateur Radio Emergency Service group has its own call sign. The Federal Communications Commission has issued the call KI6QCY to TCARES. We will use this call as the station call for most any TCARES event.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tcares.us/?p=13</link>
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