Hancock Auxcomm Team, Inc

02/13/2026

The Hancock Auxcomm Team is delighted to announce a Technician class to be held in March. This comprehensive 3-day course will take place on March 4th from 6 to 8 pm, and March 7th and 8th from 9 am to 5 pm at the Hancock Auxcomm Team clubhouse located inside the Wells Building at 717 Washington Street Suite 207 in Newell l, WV. Attendance is free of charge, and the current ARRL Technician manual will be utilized; copies will be available for purchase for those in need. While pre-registration is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged. For further information or to register, please contact Levi Anderson, KD8SKZ, at [email protected]

02/06/2026

Be prepared for another cold weekend....in other news does anyone have any good groundhog recipes? Asking for a friend.

This is a briefing regarding upcoming snowfall and very cold conditions expected Friday 2/6/26 into Saturday 2/7/26.

01/29/2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Communication is key when it comes to how state officials respond during emergencies like this past week’s winter weather. The West Virginia Emergency Management Di…

01/29/2026

WSAZ Today

01/29/2026

A big shout out to Jonathan Rodriguez from West Virginia Emergency Management Division for helping to get WV back on the air for emergency and auxiliary communications!

https://wchstv.com/news/local/amateur-radio-works-keeping-communication-open-during-extreme-weather

Over the weekend, the West Virginia Emergency Management Division amateur radio club hit the airwaves to help emergency management stay informed as ice covered

01/25/2026

In what the WVEMD is calling a "game changer" in communications during events like our current state of emergency, the EMD today activated the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES).
This partnership with the WV amateur radio community (otherwise known as "ham radio") ensures that communications are always available during any hazardous weather or other emergency events, even if all other communications systems are down.

This afternoon a net--a check-in place for radio operators--was hosted at the WV State Emergency Operations Center. 16 operators using line-of-sight repeaters in the Charleston area participated, with an additional 10 active throughout the state and into Ohio. This net of amateur radio operators ensures that anyone who has an amateur radio can communicate with someone who can help in getting them the assistance they need. These operators also able to keep an eye on urgent needs in their communities, passing on vital information to the WVEMD, making this an invaluable tool for emergency communications and response.

WVEMD is continuing its RACES nets in partnership with the WV Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) community as long as the state of emergency in WV is active, as well as being ready to assist the public in all future emergency events.

For further information, or to join the amateur radio net, go to https://www.facebook.com/WVstateamateurradiocouncil/

01/25/2026

Good Evening,

The Acting Director of the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) Dr. Matthew Blackwood, has authorized the activation of our statewide Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) program due to the impending severe winter storm.

We request that all available licensed amateur radio operators throughout the State of West Virginia assist their communities by monitoring their local repeaters and HF frequencies for critical information that may not have been shared directly with their local 911 center through traditional forms of communication. If needed (due to possible power outages and primary communication failures), relay the following information to the WVEMD State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). This may include (but is not limited to):
Critical life-threatening emergencies or dependencies such as oxygen or insulin
Damage to critical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, or electrical equipment
Chemical spills or hazardous material releases
Sudden weather changes such as significant or rapid icing
Any emergency where all other communications are unavailable
WVEMD will monitor traffic between the hours of 7am and 7pm on the following frequencies:

HF
80 Meters: 3.810 MHz (± 5 kHz contingent upon other traffic) or
40 Meters: 7.235 MHz (± 5 kHz contingent upon other traffic)

2 Meters:

147.270 MHz (Tone: 123.0 Hz) and 146.880 MHz (Tone: 203.5 Hz)
Echolink Node: 4 3 9 3 5 4

The WVEMD Amateur Radio Club (WV8EMD) will host nets at 12pm and 6pm EST beginning tomorrow (1/25/2026) on the 146.880 MHz (linked to the ARA network) repeater, followed by an HF net at 12:30pm and 6:30pm EST.

Additional assistance will be provided by the WV Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) group between the hours of 7pm and 7am EST on the HF frequencies listed above. They will help support our RACES activation by relaying critical information to the WVEMD SEOC via the agency’s Watch Center.

We ask your assistance during this activation by reducing non-emergency traffic on local repeaters, and encourage all WV amateur radio operators to monitor any incoming radio traffic (i.e. Amateur radio simplex, CB, GMRS, FRS, etc.) for emergencies.

Participation in this RACES activation helps build capacity in our state. We thank you for assisting us in providing lifesaving services and capabilities to its citizens.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reply to this email.

73,

Jonathan B Rodriguez
State Planning Officer
Geosciences | Atmospheric Science | Space Weather - Subject Matter Expert
WV Department of Homeland Security
Emergency Management Division
Preparedness & Response Section

01/24/2026

You can tune a fish, but can you tune a ladder? We can!

01/22/2026

If you are out and about tonight be careful as the roads are beginning to ice up.

11/28/2025

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A light coating of snow has fallen on warm roads, bringing road
temperature below freezing and turning any wet spots on untreated
roads into ice. Slick spots remains possible through the overnight
period. A few accidents have been reported. Use extra caution if
traveling, particularly on bridges, highway exit ramps, and back
roads.