TBARG (Traverse Bay Amateur Radio Group) provides services to:
Grand Traverse County Emergency Management
Munson Heathcare facilities with hospital credentials
Gaylord NOAA Skywarn
We also provide support for surrounding District 7 counties.
In addition to ham radio services, we provide mobile satellite Internet (Starlink), VOIP phone systems, FirstNet phone and data access, printing/faxing/scanning, mobile data server, portable generators, linked repeaters for Northern Michigan for analog (FM) as well as a dedicated DMR repeater for the District 7 talk group.
We are currently in the process of developing fixed and mobile video streaming systems. We are also working on Internet failover services for Munson Medical Center Emergency Operations Center in Traverse City.
TBARG practices every Monday evening (8 PM) sending digital ICS-213 messages on the analog 146.86 repeater in Traverse City using an Android version of FLDigi.
Simplex Frequency: 146.58
Emergency Coordinator:
Joe Erlewein N8CNPrevious
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Volunteer Hours for Grand Traverse County
| Month | Members | Change | Contributed Value | Total Hours | Drills | Public Service | Public Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours Num |
Hours Num |
Hours Num |
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| Dec 2009 | 29 | 0 | 1,172 | 35 | 6.0 6 |
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| Nov 2009 | 29 | 4 | 904 | 27 | 5.0 5 |
4.0 1 |
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| Oct 2009 | 25 | 16 | 938 | 28 | 2.0 1 |
0.0 0 |
4.0 2 |
| Sep 2009 | 9 | 0 | 1,407 | 42 | 2.0 1 |
0.0 0 |
20.0 2 |
| Aug 2009 | 9 | 1,741 | 52 | 3.0 1 |
0.0 0 |
45.0 9 |
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| Total value and hours: | 6,162 | 184 | 18 | 0 | 73 | ||