| President: | Jack Reed | WA4FXX |
| Vice President: | Dennis Bodson | W4PWF |
| Secretary: | Mike Skelly | KA8OPJ |
| Treasurer: | John Maher | WD4MIS |
| Activities Chairman: | Mike Callaham | NW3V |
| Editor: | Mike Callaham | NW3V |
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| Meetings: | Third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 P.M., Red Cross, 4333 Arlington Blvd. (US 50), Arlington,VA. Nonmembers are invited to attend. |
| Net: | Tuesday (except meeting nights) at 7:30 P.M., 144.87/145.47 MHz FM |
| WWW: | http://www.w4wvp.org/ |
| Roster: | http://www.w4wvp.org/roster.html |
| Affiliate: | ARRL, FAR |
| Information: | Jack Reed, WA4FXX, wa4fxx@amsat.org (e-mail), (703) 685-7933 (phone). |
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The March meeting will be at the usual time--7:30 pm on the third Tuesday night--but NOT at the usual place. Instead, we'll meet at the Arlington County Emergency Communications Center (ECC), 1400 North Uhle Street, Fifth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201. We'll have a brief business meeting and then a tour of the ECC. Did you ever wonder what happens when someone dials 911? Come see the ECC in action, and learn how police cruisers and fire trucks are dispatched. Some of us operated at the ECC for Y2K and 09-11, and we may have occasion to operate there again, so come get oriented. Family members should be interested in this, too. Our usual hostess, Lisa Thompson, can't be there on this date but is making arrangements.
The April meeting will be back at the usual place--the Arlington County Chapter (ACC) of the American Red Cross. The theme is Emergency Communications. Jim Hastings, K9AUC, will help us familiarize ourselves with the existence and contents of the Go Carts--the shopping carts filled with radio communications gear--in the ACC shed. Mary Kane or another ACC official will be available to take photos and issue ACC photo IDs. (If you haven't taken the Red Cross Volunteer Orientation course, and would like to, please contact Sally Cooney, ACC Volunteer Coordinator, at 703-527-3010 x735 or scooney@arlingtonredcross.org.)
Jack, WA4FXX, proposed, and Ed, KE4SKY, accepted an amendment to the script for the VA RACES Area C Net. The amendment makes it clearer that the net is not just for RACES members.
Keith, KG4UIR, and Alan, KO4ALA, call our attention to the DC Emergency Radio Network (DCERN), a grass-roots community network using Family Radio Service (FRS) radios. The website of the DCERN is http://www.dcradio.org. DCERN conducted a first test on Sunday, March 16. Alan, KO4ALA, planned to monitor and to report on the test at our March meeting.
The Arlington ARC Roster online at http://www.w4wvp.org/roster.html has been updated. Do we have your info correct? If not, please contact Mike, NW3V, or John, WD4MIS.
The February 2003 Meeting of the Arlington Amateur Radio Club was cancelled due to snow. There are no Minutes.
ARLS009: Astronaut Fits in Same-Day Chats with Students on Both Sides of Atlantic
ARLS008: ARLS008: New Mexico Hams Help with Columbia Debris Search
ARLB023: FCC makes housekeeping changes in Amateur Service rules
ARLB017: COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY TERMINATED
ARLB016: FCC Declares Communications Emergency in Virginia
This is just a sampler. For other ARRL bulletins, visit http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/, listen to W1AW, or check a packet bulletin board system.
[Please complete this form and email it to Mike, KA8OPJ, or bring it to the March meeting. -- Mike, NW3V]
To: Members of the Arlington Amateur Radio Club
From: Mike Skelly, KA8OPJ, Secretary
Re: Call-up Tree
On the morning of 9/11/01, most of us heard the news and immediately tuned to 145.47. KR4MU coincidentally was at the chapterhouse and began spreading the word that we were needed, well before the landlines, cellular phones, and pagers clogged. Most emergencies won't happen in daylight and good weather, with all of our resources operational and ready. Smaller emergencies may not get much attention. Larger emergencies could devastate our news, phone, and repeater networks. Some of us live and work outside the ranges of the repeater or VHF simplex backup. Even George sleeps.
From time to time, we check and update the information on our call-up list. This time, we're putting the information into a fan-out tree, so that we can get the word out more rapidly to our responders. The information in the tree may be shared with the club membership or Red Cross Disaster Services staff, unless you clearly indicate otherwise. We've requested information on resources, for our long-term planning, and to remind you. If you're unable to respond to an emergency callup, we continue to welcome your participation in social activities of the club: Good fellowship is one of our cements.
Please complete as much of the form as applicable, and return it to mfskelly@erols.com or Mike Skelly; 914 Ridge Dr., McLean, VA 22101.
Thanks sincerely,
73/Mike KA8OPJ
Arlington Amateur Radio Club Call-up Tree
Name: ______________________________
Call: ___________
License class: ____________
Current Red Cross photo ID number? __________
Expiration date? __________
Current ARES ID? _______
Today's date: __________
Home phone: ____________
Work phone: ____________ May we call you at work? ____
Cell phone: ____________
Pager: _________________ Other instructions?
Availability (yes/no/restrictions)
Work days? _____________
Work days, major disasters only? _____
Weekends? ______________
Nights, major disasters only? _____
Comments:
Equipment
Home station Mobile Portable*
2m HT _______ ______ ______
2m 10W+ _______ ______ ______
2m SSB _______ ______ ______
2m packet _______ ______ ______
HF (list bands/modes) _______ ______ ______
70 cm (440 MHz) _______ ______ ______
Other
Power:
Backup AC _______ ______ ______
Battery >10 AH _______ ------ ______
alkaline cells _______ ______ ______
cigar lighter adapter ------- ______ ______
Portable: Can you hand-carry the equipment or move it
to another vehicle/building to operate with 30 minutes?
The Arlington Amateur Radio Club
4333 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203