Schedule for Sea-Pac Day 2

Here is the schedule of events I attended on Saturday.  My morning started early with breakfast at the Riverside Inn and then I went over to the convention center with my family in tow.  My wife and 4 children were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people in there early and had to wander down to the beach.  My mother went along with them and my dad and I attended lectures most of the day.

Here is the list of classes I attended Saturday.

EmComm 1: VHF/UHF radios for
Emergency communications
Dan Smith, KK7DS

Features of handhelds vs. mobiles, antenna choices for
handheld/portable/mobile, power sources including battery/solar/wind
with power poles connectors and fusing, and how to program with software
and from the keypad. Bring your radio and practice.

ARES/RACES Seminar
Van Der Hyde, Vince, K7VV
11:00 AM

Oregon ARES/RACES provides the bulk of the amateur radio emergency
communications services in Oregon, especially for county and local
governments. We’ll review what ARES/RACES is, and what the organization
does. We’ll look at training and exercises, problems and accomplishments.
And, yes, we’ll try and recruit you!

EmComm 3: Emergency Communications Repeaters
Dan Smith, KK7DS
12:00 Noon

Demo simplex repeater, cross-band repeater setup, UHF suitcase
repeater, VHF portable suitcase repeater with 2.9 MHz offset, and special
programming required by these systems. Bring your handheld and learn
to program them for the portable systems.

EmComm 4: Supporting emergencys and
the ICS Communications Unit
Scott Honaker, N7SS
1:00 PM

A look at terms from the FEMA AUXCOM course for amateur radio
operators, specific forms for communicators, methods for integrating
amateur emergency communicators into the Communications Unit
working with the COML.

2pm was our Oregon ARES general Meeting

EmComm 5: Mapping and Coordinate systems
for Emergency Communicators
Bob Broughton, KK7RB
3:00 PM

Introduction to various coordinate systems (Lat/Long, UTM, etc.),
basics of mapping and positioning systems, basic compass use and
orienteering, introduction to various map types.

EmComm 6: Being Professional with
Amateur Radio Communications
4:00 PM

Learn how to change your relaxed amateur communications into
efficient professional communications when needed for emergencies.
Learn techniques used by dispatchers and public safety personnel
to make communication details accurate.

EmComm 6: Being Professional with
Amateur Radio Communications
4:00 PM

Learn how to change your relaxed amateur communications into
efficient professional communications when needed for emergencies.
Learn techniques used by dispatchers and public safety personnel
to make communication details accurate.