Ken Dahl

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WWA District 3/ RACES Region3http//www.wwa-distr
ict3-ares.org/

• April 16, 2005
• Montesano, WA

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Agenda            

• Introductions
• Agenda Review
• County Review and 2004 Plans
• Thurston Tom, KA4VVA
• Grays Harbor - Doyle
• Lewis Bill, AC7SR
• Mason Jean, AA7JK
• Pacific Bob, N7CVW
• District 3 Review

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Agenda contd           

• 2005 Training
• Incident Command System
• Public Service Events (Eventing)
• Section Wide Drills
• Quarterly EOC Exercises
• Communications Academy 2005
• EmComm West
• Field Day
• Other ARRL ECC, WA State EMD, FEMA, Red Cross,
  etc.

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Agenda contd           

• SET 2004
• District 3 Communications
• Voice
• Data
• Other Business
• Medical Services
• Adjournment of District 3 Meeting

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Lewis County, WABill Harwell, AC7SR EC/RO
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Mason County, WAJean Kroum, AA7JK ECDave
Brooks, N7HT RO
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Pacific County, WABob Cline, N7CVW EC/RO
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Thurston County, WATom Dennis, KA4VVA EC/RO
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Grays Harbor County, WADoyle Wenzl, N7UJK EC/RO
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District 3 2005 ARES Accumulated Public Service
Time - YTD Total Hours
1,935 (_at_32.50/Hour 62,887.5) Total Miles
10,383 (_at_ 0.375/Mile
3,893.63) Total Value to Customers
66,781 Total Net Sessions
107 Total Events 29 Emergency
Operations
5 Members 166 (-7)
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Training         

• 2005 Training
• Incident Management
• Incident Command System (ICS) IS-195 Basic
  Incident Command System
• National Incident Management SystemIS-700
  National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• National Response PlanIS-800 National Response
  Plan (NRP), an Introduction

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Training contd         

• Developing and Managing Volunteers IS-244
  Developing and Managing Volunteers
• All volunteers come to us for their own personal
  reasons.
• No one Has To Be Here
• Our job is to understand and satisfy their
  personalgoals and desires.
• REMEMBERIf you are doing it alone, you are
  doing it wrong!

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Training contd         

• Nets
• Local (check into your neighbors net)
• District 3 Net (1915 local every Sunday)
• WSEN (Mondays 1800 Local Saturday 0900
  Local 3985 kHz)
• Take a turn as Net Control
• Local Exercises (Road Rallys, Marathons,
  Parades, Walks, Bicycle Races, etc.) They also
  give your unit visibility
• District 3
• Quarterly EOC Exercises 5th Saturday of every
  monthNext on Saturday, April 30, 2005

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Training contd         

• Communications Academy 2005, April 2-3, Shoreline
  Conference Centerhttp//www.commacademy.org/2005/
  handouts.php
• EmComm West 2005, May 14-15, Reno,
  NVhttp//www.emcommwest.org/
• SEA-PAC 2005, June 17-19, Seaside,
  ORhttp//www.seapac.org/index.htm
• ARRL Field Day, June 25-29Start Planning now!!
• ARRL SET 2005, Oct. 1, A statewide exercise!
  Stay tuned for more information

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Training  contd         

• Other
• ARRL ECC Classes ARRL Members are reimbursed
  upon completion Ending on June 1, 2005
• WA State EMD Classes
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent
  Studyhttp//training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/
• American Red Cross
• NOAA SkyWarn Weather Spotter
• Local or District Training

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• First Section Wide Exercise in several years
• First Activation of District 3 Net
• District 3 passed more traffic than any other
  District in the Section
• 100 Participation from the District
• State RACES Plan needs to be reviewed
  andpossibly modified

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Radio Networks        

• Voice
• Capitol Peak 145.47 http//www.47repeater.com/
• District wide some holes in coverage
• Now is IRLP Node
• Beach Net http//www.qsl.net/nm7r
• Excellent Coverage on Coast
• Remote Base into Capitol Peak
• OARS http//olyham.org
• Good Inland Coverage
• Working on Remote Base to link into Beach Net
• OARS Beach Net would provide alternate to
  Capitol Peak

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Radio Networks contd

• Data
• EOC Network 145.63MHz
• Existing AX25 Network
• Manual Routing
• Specialized Packet Software
• Works in both DOS and Window Environment
• APRS
• Exist Network
• Short Messages Only

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Radio Networks contd

• WinLink 2000 or AIRMAIL
• Selected by ARRL as new system
• Uses Standard Email Software
• Automatic Routing
• Requires Microsoft .NET Framework
• Email sent to PMBOs not user
• Supports Tactical Call Signs
• Uses expensive PACTOR III HF Modem
• Sound Card HF Modem under development
• ALTERNATIVES?????

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Recruitment         

• We always need new members
• Less than 10 of the Hams are members of an
  organized emergency services organization
• We do not have the resources to allow rivalries
• Spontaneous Volunteers must be planned for and
  recruited after an event.
• It takes 4.5 persons for a single position for a
  24 hour shift with breaks. How Many Shifts can
  Your Unit Cover?

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Training contd         

• Other Business
• Medical Services
• Marina Zuetell, N7LSL on 1 year contract to get
  equipment installed in WWA Hospitals
• Survey by end of March and then Order
• Rumors of State Wide Hospital Exercise
• District Exercise?
• Need District 3 Medical Services Coordinator
• Other Business????

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Adjournment Have a Great 2005!! See You on Field
Day