During the last meeting held in January for the ARESâ Group applications were handed
out to reregister all members. (For those who did not attend and haven’t filled
out an application there will be an attachment to this email) Omer has made new
cards with pictures and they are laminated. The new I.D. cards will handed out
at the next meeting. Many thanks go to Omer for the professional job done on
these new ARESâ cards. Omer is asking for
volunteers to take a turn at the District Three net for NCS as Mason
County has the Duty for the month of March.
Omer
presented as our training refresher a story about the operator who had not been
activated by any of the local agencies and found himself in a self activation
environment. The ARESâ operator helped the refugee’s
in his area by sending health and welfare messages from his vehicle. The demand
for his services became so large that other operators came in to help and the
RED CROSS set up a canteen station next to him.
The story was a wonderful reminder of how the ARESâ operator is always available
to perform and execute their skills as a volunteer in the community.
March 1, 2008 Beginning- BEGINNERS CLASS ON DIGITAL RADIO
There is no
preregistration. This will be an informal class.
When: Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 10 AM
What: A basic class on how to get a VHF Packet station up and running using Airmail software. Come with questions on your particular system if you need help. You will also learn how many hours, how much equipment and time is required keeping the current hill top systems on the air which allow all of us to use packet.
A HF Pactor station set up will also be discussed. We will also learn about the new Pactor III system working in Pacific County.
Who: Instructors will be Jerry Escalante n7yge, Kim Aiken ac7yy, and Bob Cline n7cvw.
Where:
Grays Harbor County EOC. Coming into Montesano on SR 12 take the
Montesano/Raymond exit and turn north. Coming into Montesano on SR 107
just continue north. Go north to the one and only stop light. Go three
blocks past the light to Spruce Street and turn left. Go 1 ½ blocks and
look for a 2 story building on your right. This is the Forestry Building.
There is parking around the building or in the street. Enter the center of
the building and go up to the second floor using the stairs or the elevator.
At the top of the stairs or when coming out of the elevator, turn right and go
into the meeting room on the right.
The March Meeting has been changed to March 15, to accommodate the Ham FEST on March 8th.
There will be testing at the DEM by the North Mason Club on the 8th of March.
April 5th
and 6th
Registration for Comm Academy 2008 is now open.
Go to:
http://www.CommAcademy.org/2008/fees.php
The page above provides fee information, lunch information, and the link to
on-line registration.
Because registration is being handled by Western Washington University, the link
will take you to WWU's secure registration system.
Find full details on the event (5-6 April 2008) at:
http://www.CommAcademy.org/2008