Hello XCA ARES members, Looks like the power has been restored to a lot of the County, just some around the Big Trees area and some around Mt. Ranch. Thank you to everyone that logging into ARES Connect and attached yourself to this event. I can enter your time if you are unable too. I will keep you informed on the upcoming CADS exercise on Nov 21. 73, Sam – WS6P ARES Emergency Coordinator – Calaveras County RACES Radio Officer – Calaveras County Hm: (209) 293-4010 1st Net Cell: (209) 418-9207 W6WPT Repeater 440.100 + T100 WIRES-X node 33432
To Look for your local Center go to pg&e.com for information and hours. Centers do have water and light snacks wifi and charging stations. Morning hours now are cooler so many Centers will have blankets. Search the website for other services that may be available during the PSPS event. Hopefully you can stay warm and safe!
The PSPS has started in many areas the Fowler Repeater is fully operational, the back up power option has not been utilized due to a change in WX wind models. PG&E was able to alter is sectionalizing power grid.
PSPS Event 10/25/20: 38 counties impacted Counties impacted: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba NOTE: Typically, only part of a county is affected by a PSPS, not the entire county. Affected tribal communities and tribal lands In addition to the cities and counties displayed in the table, the following tribal communities have been notified of potential impact on tribal lands: Big Sandy Rancheria, Chicken Ranch Rancheria, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians, Cortina Rancheria, Dry Creek Rancheria, Greenville Rancheria, Grindstone Rancheria, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hopland Reservation, Jackson Rancheria, Karuk Tribe, Middletown Rancheria, Mooretown Rancheria, North Fork Rancheria, Picayune Rancheria, Pit River Tribe (Montgomery Creek Rancheria, Roaring Creek Rancheria), Robinson Rancheria, Shingle Springs Rancheria, Stewarts Point Rancheria (Kashaya Pomo), Tuolumne Rancheria, Upper Lake Rancheria, Yurok Tribe Select a county to view shutoff details Calaveras Download a list of all counties Calaveras is affected by (1) PSPS Events. psps event icon PSPS Event 10/25/2020 Calaveras Overview Estimated shutoff start date 10/25/2020 Estimated shutoff start time 3:00PM-6:00PM Est restoration date 10/27/2020 Est restoration time 10:00PM Est customers impacted 15688 Customers Restored To Be Announced Medical Baseline Customers 729 Show original message image002 .png 174B To CC BCC Show Original Message Saved WS6P – Sam samtheham@flojobrew.com (209) 418-9207 + Add to contacts
XCA ARES, PGE has upgraded the PSPS conditions to a watch. I am monitoring the situation and will let everyone know which areas are going to be affected. Sam
The AREDN 2020 Conference is tomorrow! October 24th, 2020, starting at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Conference Information Zoom URL: https://se-industry-pa.zoom.us/j/97785771017?pwd=aEZzOFVRdUVCYzRuMkpjOXhaS1ovQT09 Webinar ID: 977 8577 1017 Webinar Passcode: 117977 This is a Zoom webinar, which is different than a regular Zoom conference. Attendees can view, but can’t talk or send video unless allowed. You can ask a question in the Q&A room, and it will be answered by someone. Conference Agenda 1. Opening Remarks by Andre Hansen, K6AH 2. AREDN Overview: Amateur Radio’s Premier High-Speed Digital Communications Mode The Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network project grew from the foundations of the earliest high-speed multimedia mesh network efforts. Over the past five years, AREDN has dramatically increased the range of affordable supported devices to include over 70 units from 4 manufacturers. Radio link speeds of up to 144 MB/s and distances of over 60 miles are in use on currently installed networks. Learn about the features of AREDN open-source firmware, considerations for your deployment and what you can do with a 21st century amateur radio network. Randy WU2S 2. Amateur Radio and Encryption There is a strong case for the use of encryption in parts of the Amateur Radio Service. It is already permitted in the amateur satellite service (Part 97.211) in the HF, VHF, UHF and microwave bands.
XCA ARES, On my Wednesday Conference Call with Calaveras OES, The PGE rep made us aware of a possible PSPS on Sunday 10/25. At the time of the Conference Call she told us that the weather models are not lining up and will have more info on Thursday or Friday. She also informed us that this may be like the one in Oct of 2019. As you may remember the PSPS in Oct 2019 lasted several days. I was without power for 9 days, but it did come on for any hour or two during that time so it was not 100% consecutive. I will create an ARES Connect event after PGE declares an PSPS watch so you can log your time. Please prepare for this event, you never know if we will be needed. I will link the W6WPT repeater to the N6FRG repeater via WiRES if needed. I will keep you posted on any other developments. 73, Sam – WS6P ARES Emergency Coordinator – Calaveras County RACES Radio Officer – Calaveras County Hm: (209) 293-4010 1st Net Cell: (209) 418-9207 W6WPT Repeater 440.100 + T100 WIRES-X node 33432
