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1995-1996 RACES Bulletins

  • Starting in 1992, all of the RACES bulletins were classified into 1 of 6 separate topic categories: Management, Operations, Miscellaneous, Training, Technical, and Time-Sensitive (later deleted because their content is dated in nature).

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Why Amateurs? (RB421)

3/11/1996

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Why are Amateur Radio licensees prevalent in ACS/RACES units?

Response: Due to areas of focus, traits and interest:
  • Because they often have portable, mobile and/or handheld radios and other communications devices that are constantly in use all around their communities. They have been doing that for decades before the cellular phone offered a portion of that capability to non-Amateurs. In effect, many of them are walking communications points-of-light.
  • Because they possess traits valuable to their communities:
    • innovative and highly resourceful
    • often make mind-connective associations that others miss (which can be especially critical in emergencies)
    • proven problem solvers
    • provide solutions to situations that seem impossible
    • dedicate long selfless hours in pursuit of excellence

An example of their diversity is a club of forty five that was asked (a) why each got their license; (b) what was their current interest. Their responses indicated over 40 different aspects of the broad field that makes up "Amateur Radio".

That diversity is true across the entire spectrum of Amateur licensees. Some are only interested in passing 'traffic messages' (as for the Red Cross and National Traffic System, for example.) Others focus on 'talking over the radio' to their buddies a few miles across town or in another state or a country. Some mainly enjoy morse code; some, digital high-speed networks. Others spend their energies on television, others on satellites. Sometimes their interest changes and they focus on a different aspect of the many that are permitted by their license.
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    CA State OES began the Bulletins in the early 1950's to assist agencies and radio operators to become more familiar with RACES. They were issued periodically until 1985, at which time they began to be issued weekly over voice and digital radio systems of Amateur Radio and in print. Originally intended for California, increased demand, and a 1988 request by the ARRL for national distribution, led to their eventual worldwide distribution.

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