Program:
• Core skills training – Preparation for Deployment, Personal Radio Kits
• Advanced skills topic – Introduction to DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
All are welcome to attend
Core skills training details:
Personal Radio Kits
Presented by: Bill/KG7UPR
Overview: If you have yet to put together a personal “Radio Go Kit” or are thinking about ways in which to improve the kit you already have, then this presentation will give you some ideas about personal radio kit design. Also, please share your experience building your own “Radio Go Kit” during the Question and Answer part of this talk.
Advanced skills topic details:
Introduction to DMR
Presented by: Dave/W7NCX
Overview: More and more Clark County ARES/RACES members are acquiring radios capabile of using the international DMR open digital voice standard. Depending on one’s location, there are approximately 10 repeaters in the local area which are accessible using a handheld radio, and each repeater can support two independent QSOs at the same time. PNWDigital.net (http://pnwdigital.net) supports over 45 linked repeaters in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. In many cases in western Washington, repeater to repeater connectivity utilizes the HamWAN (http://hamwan.org) 5.9 GHz amateur radio digital data network.
Times:
• 6:45-7:00 PM: Welcome, new members and guests
• 7:00-9:00 PM: Meeting
Location:
• Clark County Public Works, Building B-1, 4700 NE 78th St, Vancouver, WA 98665