Happy Thanksgiving - No Net Thursday

Since Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday, we will not be holding a Net.  Enjoy an extra slice of pie and give your family a hug!

Fire Drill!

For Thursday's Net (11/17/2016) we are asking that you go to the fire station you selected in the Operator Portal.  Unless you are invited in, you will just meet in front of the building or parking lot, whichever is most convenient and out of the way.  I know this goes without saying, but please be respectful of the property and of the people who work there.  The fire stations are aware that you are coming.

If you have not assigned yourself a station please go to http://portal.wvcarc.com, register and select a station.  This is a great opportunity to make sure your go kit is ready for possible deployment and that you are able to communicate effectively.  This will also give us an idea of what communications challenges we may need to address in the future.  This Net will be conducted over our simplex frequency which is 147.580 Mhz.  We will also be monitoring our normal Net frequency of 146.700 Mhz, negative offset 100 hz tone.  Hope to hear from each of you!

The Bear Lake Monster Gran Fondo bike ride on 9/24 -- Operators Needed

The Bear Lake Monster Gran Fondo bike ride on 9/24 is still looking for operators.  Rest stop and SAG operators are still needed for the event.   Operators can sign up athttps://goo.gl/forms/jBECkUXnfJ085pE82 or go to facebook.com/utahsag/events and click on the Bear Lake Monster link. 

Just over a week away from this year's Bear Lake Monster Gran Fondo on September 24th. We will be needing all positions filled, so we are looking for folks to be Net Control, Rest Stop Comms, SAG drivers, Motorcycle Leads and Bicycle based Ride Marshals...  This could be one of the best event to work on before the end of the year.

--Thanks Roger AE7RG

Training topic for 9/15/2016

We're taking the curtain aside. You'll get a behind-the-

scenes look at what it means to be net control. What

special powers do these people have, and what do they know

that you don't?


Please have a Pencil and Paper at the ready as this will help with the training.

see you then,

--Jason
KG7RZX

What happens when the repeater goes down?

August 1st training was on what to when the repeater goes down.  Below were some notes related to that discussion.

Why do we have repeaters?

• Increase Range
• Save power by lowering TX output
• Get over the mountain

What do we do when a repeater is down?

• Use the transmit frequency of the repeater.
• 147.600 Mhz
• Range is limited
• Relay’s will be necessary

How can you be better prepared?

• Have a external antenna
• Roll Up J-Pole
• Mag Mount
• Roof Antenna
• Have a radio with higher output
• Handhelds are about 5 watts
• Mobiles average about 50 watts
• Be prepared to relay a message
• Know how to relay
• Paper
• Pencil
• Headphones
• Map
• Now how to operate your radio
• Be able to take off the offset
• Have a secondary frequency

Whole Community Disaster Simulation Workshop

One of the most effective preparedness promotion tools is coming to Utah on Sept 22nd.

RSVP required:  https://goo.gl/8MwdpP

Do you want to share the preparedness message in an interactive and fun way?  Do you want a way to open eyes and give "ah ha" moments on preparedness? Want a whole community exercise that addresses recovery and not just response?

On Sept 22nd, 2016, Utah will be hosting a Whole Community Disaster Simulation Workshop provided by Montana and FEMA Region 8. The first part of the day will teach you what this is and how to do this in your own community.  The second part of the day will be actually setting up the simulation and doing a practice run through. All who attend the workshop will receive a flash drive with all the printable tools needed to do this simulation in your own community.

This is free to attend and you leave with valuable resources that empower your ability to take it home and do this in your own County or City.  

Date & Time: September 22, 2016, 9am-4pm.  Please arrive early so we can get started on time.

Location: Multi Agency State Office Building, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, right off of North Temple in Salt Lake City, just East of I-215.

Food: A lunch break will be given but lunch will be on your own.

The purpose of this simulation training is to help you give the public a realistic look at what they would be facing post disaster and all the partners they would be working with in order to recover. This Simulation is a hands on experiential based learning tool that teaches the importance of personal and family preparedness.  This is a fun and engaging tool for your community.  Little to no knowledge about disaster preparedness, response or recovery is needed for this to happen which makes it the perfect tool for the general public.  The Whole Community Disaster Simulation is a role-playing experience which give participants the opportunity to experience the aftermath of a disaster from multiple points of view. During this simulation participants must try to reach group specific goals and objectives. While working on the objectives, action cards will be injected into the role playing, changing situations for different people. This Simulation gives you a small taste of the roles that community members may fill following a major disaster.  You will find that the whole community is involved and affected in some manner.  It is important that everyone is prepared and knows what to do in the event of a disaster because all disasters start and end locally.

More info about this can be found here:

• YouTube presentation on what the Whole Community Disaster Sim is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhaACVlq6N0
• Americas PrepareAthon talks about the Whole Community Disaster Simulation: https://community.fema.gov/story/awardwinning-disaster-simulation-prepares-americorps-members

Audience: Who should attend?  Anyone, but more specifically, Volunteers, Emergency Managers, Elected Officials, Volunteer Program Managers, Volunteer Program Instructors, VOAD partners, Public Information Officers, Media, Health Care, FEMA, Volunteer Reception Center trained individuals, Red Cross Volunteers, Americorps, school leaders, church leaders, other community leaders, and others that are trying to promote preparedness in their communities.  

RSVP is required to get a count for the supplies. RSVP deadline is Sept 13th, 2016. Space is limited so please register early.  Please RSVP here:  https://goo.gl/8MwdpP

Follow #DisasterSim on Social Media and share this Facebook event with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/703460036471423/

Computers In The Shack

Ham radio deluxe (HRD) http://ham-radio-deluxe.com/

• $99

• Radio Control
• Logbook
• Digital Modes
• Rotator Control
• Satellite Tracker

Gpredict http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/

• Free

• Gpredict is a real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction application. It can track an unlimited number of satellites and display their position and other data in lists, tables, maps, and polar plots (radar view). Gpredict can also predict the time of future passes for a satellite, and provide you with detailed information about each pass.

During out Net we discussed the use of computers in the shack. Below is a list of those pieces of software.

Chirp http://chirp.danplanet.com/

• Free
• Used to program radio memories

Outpost Packet Message Manager http://www.outpostpm.org

• Free
• Interfaces with packet BBS to send and receive messages

RepeaterBook

• Free

• Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zbm2.repeaterbook

• iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/repeaterbook/id606820166?mt=8

Putty - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

• Terminal Software
• Free

FLdigi

• For use with digital modes
• Linux
• Free

HAMSatDroid

• Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.me.g4dpz.HamSatDroid

• Satellite Tracking
• Free

AX.25 Tools

• Linux tool for doing packet

Others Mentioned

HAMCLOCK

JTALERT

DX LABS

PEAK LEVEL