[Ccarc] "COAX Connections" e-Zine | 2008-06
Tom Murray
kb9wsl at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 3 10:02:39 EDT 2008
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> INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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>
> -A- THE PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER:
> "Can You V-F-T-O-M?"
>
> -B- DEPARTMENTS
> "When Disaster Strikes..."
> "When Opportunity Knocks..."
> "A Safety Minute..."
> "A Sense of Urgency..."
> "Keep in touch..."
>
> -C- ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW:
> "Training for Education, Proficiency and FUN"
>
> -D- VOLUNTEER COMMUNICATIONS ICS
> "Strategic Choices: FD2009, FD2009-P or FD2009-E?
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> -E- INTERNET RESOURCES & REFERENCES
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> -F- CONTACTS AND FEEDBACK
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> -A- -THE-PROFESSIONAL-VOLUNTEER------------------------------------
> < ID: V-C-N.eZ_2008-06A >
>
> "Can You V-F-T-O-M?"
> by Wayne Barringer KB6UJW
>
>
> The topic of radio operator proficiency frequently surfaces at some
> very predictable times throughout the year. Unfortunately, many of
> the times, the focus is a repeat topic from past years.
>
> I'm sure it doesn't happen everywhere, but it certainly seems to be
> a popular focus of discussions during annual exercises, training or
> any time radio operator proficiency is anticipated.
>
> For example, take passing messages between radio operators during a
> scheduled exercise. It seems as if every year, "someone" has to be
> reminded (usually on the air during the drill) to "slow down" (does
> this also happen in your area, too?)
>
> Why does it seem to be so hard to remember we can speak much faster
> than we can write?
>
> Or how about the topic of being able to program your own radio! Is
> it only where I live, or does that also happen repeatedly where you
> live? I wonder, why is it so many of "them" seem to wait until the
> day of exercise to "test" out their skills levels...only to bring a
> renewed level of frustration or embarrassment to other participants
> who are prepared, ready and wanting to be professional?
>
> Why does there always seem to be one or two radio operators who are
> willing to "show up" and ask others to program the radio they bring
> to the exercise?
>
> Field day is now only a few days away. Soon the radio airways will
> become very "busy" as local groups enter the fray and try to "beat"
> the competition...well, in "points" anyway!
>
> Maybe this is a good time to pass on a simple reminder that each of
> us is individually responsible for our own preparedness, and how we
> conduct our radio operations.
>
> Got a new radio recently? Or, maybe you've again discovered an old
> rig in the garage and want to test it out during Field Day?
>
> Here a simple "self-test" you can use to evaluate your own operator
> proficiency before you ever walk out the door.
>
> V-F-T-O-M stands for:
> 1. Select the [V]FO mode
> 2. Program the desired [F]requency
> 3. Select the [T]one option
> 4. Program the offset, either "+" or "-"
> 5. Save it into [M]emory
>
> V-F-T-O-M is an easy way to evaluate your familiarity with your own
> equipment "before" you even leave the house.
>
> Either way, learning and practicing V-F-T-O-M will go a long way to
> reducing the chance that you will be the one to show up, carry your
> radio up to the group, and ask, "Does anyone know how to program my
> radio?"
>
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> -B- -DEPARTMENTS---------------------------------------------------
>
> Featuring topics or messages of interest to radio operators without
> regard to volunteer involvement or participation level. Now, here
> are the topics for this issue:
>
> --------------------------
> -:> "When Disaster Strikes..."
> --------------------------
>
> How much time will you have to prepare? How much time do you need?
> Hurricanes, floods, fires, and others often have sufficient advance
> warnings to take preventive or precautionary actions. A tornado or
> earthquake, however, may strike without any advance warning.
>
> Individuals who have "planned ahead" are "more prepared" and have a
> lot more options than someone who has not planned and is not ready.
>
> Ask yourself ... will you be able to:
>
> * Sleep well tonight knowing that you are protected? Make sure
> all smoke alarms are working properly. No smoke alarms? BUY
> THEM and GET THEM INSTALLED this week. Check all natural gas
> ranges and all extension cords to make sure they are safe.
>
> * Newer models of smoke alarms include lighting that "comes on"
> automatically when the alarm is activated. Lights can aid to
> "point the way" out during the middle of the night.
>
> * DURING THIS MONTH:
> > Replace the batteries in all smoke alarms if they haven't
> already been replaced. Consider purchasing the new model
> that includes the "lighting" feature.
> > Then test them.
>
> Got an idea for this section you would like to share with others in
> a future issue? You contribution would be appreciated. Send to:
> > mailto:kb6ujw at arrl.net?subject=[V-C-N]CCeZ.When-Disaster-Strikes
>
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> > Subject: [V-C-N]CCeZ.When_Disaster-Strikes
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> //END##
>
> ----------------------------
> -:> "When Opportunity Knocks..."
> ----------------------------
>
> Communications are always needed during a disaster to order, track
> and manage resources, to distribute assignments and to follow-up on
> their status, to share objective. It is also critical to ensuring
> the safety of all involved in the operation.
>
> Volunteer communicators frequently are ashamed to admit they are on
> the "outside looking in" while operations are ongoing and they know
> they "could help" if someone would "just call them" and ask.
>
> The problem for first responders (law, fire, health, haz-mat, etc.)
> and emergency managers is that any type of volunteer capability is,
> in most cases, unpredictable. Incident "need" is the only focus by
> first responders and emergency managers. With volunteers, however,
> it's about "availability" and being able to get off work, away from
> the family, and (usually) about getting "ready" to respond.
>
> Ask yourself ... as a volunteer communicator:
>
> * Do you maintain an accurate list of commonly-used frequencies
> used by communicators where you work? How about the plces you
> intend to visit? Disasters frequently occur without warning,
> not based on a published schedule. If disaster strikes while
> you are at work, will you be able to communicate?
>
> * Do you routinely carry a small flashlight with you? What will
> you do if the "lights go out" and you find you are alone in a
> dark room?
>
> * DURING THIS MONTH:
> > Review the frequencies in your communications plans. Make a
> special effort to focus on your schedule, and include radio
> frequencies of communicators at work, at home, at play or
> places you intend to visit.
> > Why not add a small flashlight to your "things to buy" for
> you next visit to WalMart, K-Mart, other discount retailer.
> (P.S. Don't forget extra batteries!!)
>
> Does your agency or organization have any individual radio operator
> standards to objectively evaluate proficiency? Do you have an idea
> or suggestion that might improve individual/group proficiency? Why
> not e-mail it to us and let us consider it for future issues?
> > mailto:kb6ujw at arrl.net?subject=[V-C-N]CCeZ.Proficiency_Stds
>
> Link doesn't work? Use the convenient "cut & paste" info below:
> > Mail to: kb6ujw at arrl.net
> > Subject: [V-C-N]CCeZ.Proficiency_Stds
> -----------
> //END##
>
> --------------------
> -:> "A Safety Minute..."
> --------------------
>
> One area frequently overlooked and often compromised is the subject
> of safety. When we make safety a priority, and emphasis it in each
> of our operations, we communicate to others how important safety is
> within our organization, family, or club/group.
>
> Consider these areas during future operations:
>
> * Have you introduced EDITH and DAN to your family yet? As warm
> weather arrives, don't miss the opportunity to make use of the
> time to improve the preparedness levels of yourself and others
> (such a loved ones) around you. Can you "get out" safely from
> your home? During the daytime? How about at night?
>
> * DURING THIS MONTH:
> > Plan to schedule EDITH and DAN.
> > EDITH: Exit Drills In The Home -- Preparedness plans that
> do not include testing (drills) are only partially complete.
> Review, Test, Evaluate, and Modify your plans so you will be
> better prepared to exit safely when disaster strikes.
> > DAN: Drills At Night -- Darkness presents a whole new set
> of challenges, especially to small children and to those who
> may be sleeping upstairs. Practice EDITH during the day and
> then schedule EDITH with DAN to increase preparedness and to
> improve your chances of getting "out" quickly and safely.
>
> [ Got A Recommendation? ]
> We are looking for contributions on this topic to include in future
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> safety messages that could be included in a radio net? If so, send
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> -----------------------
> -:> "A Sense of Urgency..."
> -----------------------
>
> Did you set any goals for this year? How about professional goals
> relating to your role as a volunteer communications specialist? If
> you haven't started yet or are still in the "planning" phase of the
> process (what THAT is...), this is a reminder to you:
>
> * This is month 06 out of the 12 available in 2008.
> * What have you done to prepare yourself and/or your loved ones
> during the last 05 month(s) of this year?
> * At the end of 2008, will you have 12 months of progress, or 12
> sessions of repeating the same thing over and over again?
> * A "Goal" is just a "Dream" ... but with an ACTION PLAN.
>
> ------------------
> -:> "Keep in Touch..."
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>
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>
>
> -C- -ONE-POINT-OF-VIEW---------------------------------------------
> < ID: V-C-N.eZ_2008-06C >
>
>
> "Training for Education, Proficiency and FUN"
> by Wayne Barringer KB6UJW, KAG0370
>
>
> Jay Bookwalter KC8GNL is the ARRL District Emergency Coordinator in
> Richland County, OH. Like many of you reading this, he is involved
> in other volunteer communications organizations, like SkyWarn, like
> the National Traffic System (NTS) and others. To see the Ohio Ares
> Map, click to: http://www.ohioares.org/DistrictMap.htm
>
> Jay is also heavily involved in education. He is an Amateur Radio
> Emergency Communications Course Instructor, and is ARECC Mentor #72
> to many of the radio operators in Distrct 6 (and beyond). Included
> in a recent e-mail was an interesting attachment I want to share in
> this article.
>
> "We often make mistakes on the radio, or do something that we
> wished we could erase or take back," Jay shared in his e-mail. "I
> did have one topic that we had fun with a few years ago. We asked
> people to list what they felt were common mistakes made during
> communications. This list has grown to around 35 or so different
> things. It was a good topic and on the nets makes for lots of good
> discussion."
>
> NOTE: Many of those items are published in the ARECC ECC Level 1,
> U5Q2. They are also available as a PDF download by clicking here:
> > http://www.V-C-N.org/digital/pdf/common.emcomm.mistakes.pdf
>
> Thanks, Jay, for sharing the idea.
>
> Ask anyone involved in training, and they will tell you it takes a
> lot of time to prepare and create training sessions comprised of an
> interest topic and ways to make it enjoyable and memorable. If you
> have ever attended a training session that was "boring to tear" you
> you already know how easy it is to create a bad training experience
> for others.
>
> The phonetic alphabet is another area where a radio operator should
> be fully prepared to laugh at themselves. It's not difficult to be
> put on the spot and asked to spell a word, but it takes a whole lot
> to avoid getting angry when some of the word you "select" are still
> being used....ONE MONTH AFTER THE TRAINING SESSION!!
>
> Let's face it, when the phonetics for "YSB" become "yellow stinking
> banana" it gives anyone a reason to pause...and then chuckle inside
> just a little (or a LOT!).
>
> Learning the phonetic alphabet, just like avoiding common mistakes,
> is easier when we train often and practice a lot. Maybe we need a
> bit more creativity on our radio nets?
>
> If you have some interesting training ideas or topic you would like
> to share, please use the link below and send it to us.
>
> Thanks for reading.
> ###
>
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>
> -D- -VOLUNTEER-COMMUNICATIONS-ICS----------------------------------
> < ID: V-C-N.eZ_2008-06D >
>
>
> "Strategic Choices: FD2009, FD2009-P or FD2009-E?
>
>
> < ID: V-C-N.eZ_2008-06D >
>
>
> "Strategic Choices: FD2009, FD2009-P or FD2009-E?
>
>
> "If you always do, what you've always done, you'll always get, what
> you've always gotten."
>
> Please consider that phrase when you conduct your "lessons learned"
> session from Field Day 2008. Why, because it's a pretty sure thing
> Field Day 2009 will be here before you know it.
>
> It could be argued the current Field Day format is somewhat biased.
> Why? Amateur radio contesting is, for the most part, an event that
> is primarily shared by other volunteer communicators, and even more
> specifically by category of them: amateur radio operators.
>
> How many "visitors" stopped by your FD2007 operations? Now compare
> that to the previous year...higher or lower? (Yes, you CAN include
> animals if that will help to increase your overall number count!)
>
> Seriously, though, how many organization can boast proudly and say,
> "yea, TV Channel ? actually visited us at Field Day!" Would you be
> surprised if a local news van pulled up, and a field reporter asked
> you, "So how many GOTA visitors have you had so far today?"
>
> Yea...RIGHT. That just MIGHT happen...in your DREAMS!!
>
> (A "visitor" -- for the purpose of this discussion -- isn't another
> radio operator from another volunteer communications organization,
> or your wife, your husband, your children or your dog, your cat or
> your parakeet. Oops, I just said you can't include animals!
>
> A "visitor" is a non-radio operator, not actually interested in the
> hobby, or Field Day, or even in how you collect points. They are,
> however, interested in what you can do for them during an emergency
> or a disaster. How many of "them" came by your FD2008 activities?
>
> But what "if" Field Day really "WAS" a "big deal" in your area, and
> in your state, and across the whole nation? What IF politicians or
> first responders showed up and visited your FD operations? What if
> members of the "everyday public" were waiting in line, just to "see
> what you are doing" with all those radios?
>
> Ok, maybe I'm dreaming, but what "IF" it were true? What "IF" your
> Field Day operations directly related to emergency communications
> and disaster preparedness in your local neighborhood? What "IF" it
> was something you could predict in advance, and actually "show" any
> visitors exactly why amateur radio and Field Day are critical to
> the community and to the nation?
>
> If past FDs are used to evaluate success against this new objective
> for the future, I hope we can at least agree something will have to
> change. Something will have to be different than it is now.
>
> The question becomes, exactly "what" is going to have to change?
>
> Simply put, we have to create a relationship between what Field Day
> means to the general public. Why is Field Day important? Exactly
> what function do voluneer communications fulfil during a local
> emergency or widespread disaster?
>
> We have to create a "link" between Field Day and the general public
> so it becomes newsworthy. There has to be a "catch" that draws the
> public "in" to our Field Day operations, something of "brings" them
> to our FD activities and provides us with an opportunity to explain
> "WHY" amateur radio is "VITAL" to have, support, and sustain.
>
> That "link" or "catch" or "relationship" is missing right now. And
> that is why a media release counts so much toward points. But that
> is also why local information officers are so frustrated because it
> is so HARD to find ways to GET PEOPLE INTERESTED in Field Day.
>
> The answer is...actually quite simple. We have to CHANGE the focus
> of Field Day. Although simple to say, the actual solutions are not
> as simple, are more complicated, and will require a lot more effort
> to both implement, verify and tabulate.
>
> But just imagine the payoff!
>
> When Field Days is refocused and reinforces how we "solve" problems
> and clearly demonstrates why the general public "needs" to have the
> benefits of a very dedicated and highly professional communications
> specialist, then it's a "win-win" for everyone involved.
>
> Change is never easy. We are more comfortable and accustomed when
> we do things the "old fashioned way" or like we "did it last year."
> If you are happy with the public attention you received when using
> the "old fashioned way" or how you did it last year, please DO NOT
> KEEP READING this article.
>
> But if you are looking for something different to make your FD2009
> activities a little more interesting, with the potential of greater
> interest by the general public, and the ongoing rewards of being an
> amateur radio operator, maybe it's time to consider a change.
>
> So exactly what "change" is being proposed?
>
> The "focus" of Field Day needs to be on the "solution" to a problem
> and not on the "hobby" of communications. We need to develop a new
> forum for showcasing the "real" problem we train for, the equipment
> we constantly keep ready, and why we continue to recruit new member
> applicants into local RACES, ARES, ACS, DCS, ECT, REACT, CERT, etc.
>
> --------------------
> What does that mean?
> --------------------
> > RACES = Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
> > ARES = Amateur Radio Emergency Service
> > ACS = Auxillary Communications Service
> > DCS = Disaster Communications Service
> > ECT = Emergency Communications Teams
> > REACT = Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams
> > CERT = Community Emergency Response Teams
>
> Consider two new concepts for FD activities:
>
> 1. "FD2009-P" featuring emphasis on (P)reparedness
> 2. "FD2009-E" featuring emphasis on (E)mergency
>
> FD2009-P: Includes strategies and training for preparedness. Lots
> of handouts, brochures, maybe even conduct a scheduled presentation
> on the topic, or have it presented by a "guest speaker."
>
> FD2009-E: Focus is entirely on emergency communications. Includes
> strategies of passing related emergency messages yet still getting
> points for contacts. Includes scheduled presentations on emergency
> communications during a disaster, with a review of what citizens or
> "everyday" people can do to be better informed.
>
> Does one or both of these sound interesting to you? If so, details
> are now just a "click away" from your mailbox...
>
> Request information on FD2009-P:
> > mailto:kb6ujw at arrl.net?subject=[V-C-N]CCeZ:2008-06D.Req_FD2009-P
>
> Request information on FD2009-E:
> > mailto:kb6ujw at arrl.net?subject=[V-C-N]CCeZ:2008-06D.Req_FD2009-E
>
> Thanks for reading.
> ###
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> -E- -INTERNET-RESOURCES-AND-REFERENCES-----------------------------
> < ID: V-C-N.eZ_2008-06E >
>
> INTERNET RESOURCES & REFERENCES:
>
> 01 2008 Emergency Response Guide (ERG) - DOWNLOAD PDF TODAY!
> > http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/gydebook.htm
> 02 VCICS Emergency Resource Directory Information
> > http://www.V-C-N.org/digital/4L/V-C-N.org,vcics.4L-08AB-M.htm
> 03 Volunteer Communications Coordination System (ZRCS)
> > http://www.V-C-N.org/digital/5F/V-C-N.org,vcics.5F-08AA-M.htm
> 04 National Interagency Coordination Center - Situation Report
> > http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf
> 05 VCICS Field Incident Action Plan (for volunteer communications)
> > http://www.V-C-N.org/digital/3P/V-C-N.org,vcics.3P-08AA-M.htm
> 06 FCC Consumer Facts: Using Personal Radio Services
> > http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/prs.html
> 07 Washington County ARES Resource & Preparedness Page (AWESOME)
> > http://www.washcoares.org/res-docs.html
> 08 CBS News Disaster Links
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml
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