[KYHAM] Ky Section ARES Report for April 2002

[Ron Dodson]

(1) Section: Kentucky
(2) Month: April
(3) Year: 2002
(4) Total ARES members:  909
(5) Change since last month: 0
(6) Number of active nets: 13 reporting
(7) Total Sessions: 128
(8) Number of EC's/DEC's reporting this month:  15

(9) Number of nets, drills, tests, and training
sessions: 118  
	Number of Man Hours:  1,061.8

(10)Number of public service events this month: 4 
	Number of Man Hours: 1,095.5

(11)Number of emergency operations this month: 6
       Number of Man Hours: 175.25

(12)Total number of ARES/RACES events this month: 128
       Total Man Hours for Month: 2,332.54

(13) Stations Reporting and Additional Comments:
WA4RRR, KA4CFW, KA4MAP, K4ULW, NB4K, 
WD4IRW, KB4SQI, N4MOM, KE4KWR, KF4EBC, 
KF4DXJ, KD4POZ, KE4LZP, KE4INO, KG4KGY


COMMENTS:  

April of 2002 was a BUSY ONE for Ky amateurs!  

1) Storms repeatedly rolled over the Commonwealth with high
winds, heavy rains, hail and tornadoes. This brought on
spotter activations around the state. Most notably; Areas 2,
3, and 5 on April 28th in the wee hours of Sunday morning
when tornadoes struck in Webster and Breckinridge counties
causing property damage, injuries and one death in
Breckinridge County to a 52 yr old man blown 150 ft from
what had been his residence.  One Breckinridge County family
of non-amateurs credited the Wide Area Repeaters Net (WARN)
with saving their lives after they monitored the WARN's
spotter net via the K4ULW/R 146.625, Webster repeater on
their scanner at 4:09 AM EDT and took cover moments before
their home was destroyed!  Meade County's emergency service
community has begun using advance reports received through
amateur radio from other areas to make decisions on calling
in extra personnel for Fire/EMS duties as much as 90 minutes
in advance of storms approaching. Ky Section Emergency
Coordinator, KA4MAP was congratulated at two Meade County
meetings in the past week because of the effectiveness of
their local amateur radio spotters and the advance warning
they provide.

2) Amateur Radio's star shown brightly again this year as
the Amateur Radio
community helped coordinate and conduct the handicapped and
spectator 
shuttles for the Rolex-Kentucky Three Day Event.  Rolex is
the
only 4 Star equestrian event in the United States and is
attended by
tens of thousands of people from around the world!

Twenty three amateurs racked up a total of 759 man hours of
service 
during the event which saw two inches of rain, high winds, 
heat and humidity. This shows evidence that Ky. Amateur
Radio operators have the metal to stick with the job, 
and get it done in grand style. Amateurs from Bourbon,
Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Montgomery,
Pendleton, and Scott Counties participated. ARES ECs from
6 of the counties participated.  For a limited time, 
there will be a photo spread and information
located on the KY Amateur Radio Web Site Photos Section 
located at http://www.qsl.net/kd4pwl/photos.html

14)Signed by: Ron Dodson, 
Ky ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Call Sign: KA4MAP