Date and time: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Salvation Army Building, 1033 Big Bethel Road.
Subject:  tbd

Congratulations to Ed, WD0FYV, who stepped up to take on the Vice-President position. (Or is it condolences for haveing to put up with this bunch!)

73,

Stu, N4STU
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September

• 4th, Tue., 7:30 pm SPARK meeting
• 5th, Wed., 7:30 pm PARC business meeting
• 8th, Sat., Bay Days
• 9th, Sun., Bay Days
• 15th, Sat., Virginia Beach Hamfest (see the NOTES Section)
• 15th, Sat., 11:00 am ARES & VA Section meeting at the Virginia Beach Hamfest
• 16th, Sun., Virginia Beach Hamfest (see the NOTES Section)
• 19th, Wed., 7:00 pm HPT BoD meeting
• 19th, Wed., 7:30 pm PARC program meeting
• 22nd, Sat., 9:00 am Technician Class
• 29th, Sat., 8:00 am HPT breakfast meeting
• 29th, Sat., 9:00 am Technician Class
• 29th, Sat., 9:00 am Gloucester Test Session

The following is extracted, and edited, from a letter sent by Glen Sage, W4GHS, Virginia ARES Section Manager

We are using the ARECC level one course as the minimum qualifications for the Emergency Response Team members for the Virginia Section.  We will expect the members to work toward completing all the qualifications listed for the National Response Team.  These are as follows:
♦ ARRL’s ARECC Level 1
♦ Red Cross combined course in Adult CPR/First Aid Basics
♦ Red Cross online Introduction to Disaster Services (www.redcross.org/flash/course01_v01/)
♦ FEMA IS-100 (Introduction to Incident Command System)
♦ FEMA IS-200 (ICS for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents)
♦ FEMA IS-700 (National Incident Management System)

The individual filling the role of Emergency Response Team member must have high performance standards, qualifications, experience, and the ability to work with a diverse group of team members that will be required to provide relief to the affected areas. He or she must be able to work efficiently in a disaster relief operation under the most adverse conditions.

Additionally, a member should have demonstrated ability to be an effective team player, in crisis situations, a strong personal desire, and strong interpersonal communication skills. A knowledge of how ARRL, Red Cross and other agencies function at both the national and local levels is helpful. A working knowledge of the incident command system is useful as many events are managed under this system.

Members should be respected and recognized by officials and peers as a competent communicator, and should understand a broad range of disaster response organizations' capabilities and communication requirements.

Obvious, perhaps, but important: Members must be available with the consent of their employer to participate!

They should be physically fit to perform arduous work under adverse environmental conditions. We will also be expecting the membership to comply with a criminal background check through law enforcement to insure that team members comply with requirements.

If you have an interest in serving on the (ERT) Emergency Response Team please send an e-mail to our SEC Henry Wyatt, K4YCR asking that you be placed on the team.  Please have your EC or DEC to e-mail a recommendation to Henry that he or she endorses your selection to the team.  If you are interested in serving on the national team and have the qualifications listed above you should include this on your e-mail and the SM will place you in the ARRL national emergency response database.

At this point we are uncertain how many teams that we will have for the section.  That decision will be made based on the number of volunteers.  The program is in it's infancy at this point.  Bart Bartholomew, N3GQ is currently writing the qualifications and response plan for these units.

Send your e-mail to jandhwyatt84©verizon.net (Henry Wyatt, K4YCR) indicating your willingness to serve and have your EC or DEC send a recommendation to Henry that you be placed on the team.  Make sure that your contact information on the online ARES registration form is current and correct.

In the event of major disasters it will be impossible for any local ARES unit to care for all the communications demands that may be required of them.  This will allow us to respond with the needed resources from across the section or if required from across the nation.

Thank you for taking the time to complete ARECC level one and I would hope that you are willing to put this training to work as a member of our (ERT) in the Virginia Section.

Thanks and 73

Glen Sage, W4GHS
Virginia Section Manager
ARRL- the National Association for Amateur Radio
(276) 398-3548
w4ghs@arrl.org

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I just wanted to send a quick email to ask for your help.  My son  (Chip) does a lot with photography and has done some camera work for a few commercials and a show on the Discovery Channel, as well as written a couple of short films.  Well, he has entered the Heinz "Top this TV challenge" where they asked people to make their own Heinz commercial.  Chip made a commercial and sent it in.  There were over 4,000 entries and the people at Heinz picked Chip as one of the 15 semi-finalists.  At this point, Heinz has said it is up to the public to decide who the winner is and whose commercial will air on TV.  This is a great opportunity for Chip. 

Starting TODAY you can go to the website: http://www.topthistv.com/index.html  and click on Vote Now and vote for his commercial (Its called Fries Best Friend by Chip Johnson).  You can vote up to once a day everyday from now until like the 10th of September.  Any votes would be MUCH appreciated!!! Maybe you could send this to everyone on your mailing list?  Thanks for your help!!

Don Johnson

N4DJ

[information from SERA Repeater Journal, except 146.940]

Please send me corrections, additions and deletions

freq	offset / tone	call sign	location
53.250	( – / 100.0)	KT4QW	Newport News
145.230	( – / 100.0)	W4MT	Newport News
145.370	( – )	W4HZL	Gloucester
145.410	( – / 127.3)	KF4ADM	Williamsburg
145.490	( – / 100.0)	KE4UP	Hampton
146.670	( – / 173.8)	KG4NJA	NASA - not back in service yet
146.730	( – / 100.0)	W4QR	Hampton
146.760	( – / 118.8)	KB4ZIN	Williamsburg
146.940	( – )	? KI4LAO ?	Hampton - experimental, QRP
147.105	( + )	KB4ZIN	Williamsburg
147.165	( + )	W4CM	Newport News
147.195	( + / 100.0)	WT4RA	Smithfield / Isle of Wight
147.225	( + / 136.5)	KA4VXR	Hampton
147.300	( + / 131.8)	W4LG	Franklin
224.540	( – / 100.0)	WB4PVT	Hampton
224.620	( – )	W4GSF	Gloucester
442.900	( + / 100.0)	W4MT	Newport News
444.100	( + )	KB4ZIN	Williamsburg
444.550	( + / 167.9)	W4QR	Hampton

Please send me corrections, additions and deletions

Sunday	9:00 p.m. - Franklin, 147.300
Monday	6:30 p.m. (first & third Mondays of month) - ODEN, 3.947
	7:15 p.m. - HPT Training, 145.490
	8:00 p.m. - York County / Poquoson, 146.670
Tuesday	8:00 p.m. - LPEN, 147.165
	8:15 p.m. - LPEN Packet, 145.730
Wednesday	7:30 p.m. - Williamsburg/James City County, 146.760
	9:00 p.m. - Coastal Linking (possibly still active), 147.300
Thursday	7:30 p.m. - D10/WTRA, 147.300
	8:00 p.m. - MPARC, 145.370

Charlie Stokes, WB4PVT	President
Ed Brummer, W4RTZ	Executive Vice-President
Ed Shuman, WD0FYV	Vice-President
Cindi Verser, AI4OO	Secretary
Jim Wright, WA4IVM	Treasurer
Chris Hosman, KC4F	Call Sign Trustee
John Howe, KE4UP	Repeater Chairman

BoD - Board of Directors
DEC – District Emergency Coordinator (ARES)
EC – Emergency Coordinator (ARES) (of a locality)
HPT - Hampton Public-Service Team
LPEN - Lower Peninsula Emergency Net
MPARC - Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, (Gloucester/Mathews County)
NNACT - Newport News Amateur Communications Team
PARC - Peninsula Amateur Radio Club
PEARS - Peninsula Electronic Amateur Radio Society
SPARK - Southern Peninsula Amateur Radio Klub