470 Amateur Radio Group: The 470 ARG News Letter For 11-04-09

The new Emergency Communications course is taking shape. Here are the details.

Overview:

The content of the new emergency communications course is undergoing final review and the decisions about what shape this new course will take have been made. I'd like to update you on our progress, what changes are being made and what may be expected of you.

As we have said previously, the former Level 2 and Level 3 Emergency Communications courses are being updated and combined into one new course. The new course will focus on emergency communications training for leaders and managers. The title of the new course is Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs.

We anticipate launching this new course in January 2010. It has been developed in a lesson format and will be posted on our website and, as such, it will be viewable by any ARRL member. Members will need only log in to the ARRL website to see the course material. It will not be a mentored course. Later on, we may provide a mentored online forum on our website where students can post questions about course topics and receive answers from a mentor.

Requirements for Course Completion:

The new course requires that the student has previously completed the Level 1/Basic course, certain FEMA courses and has some experience with Amateur Radio and emergency communications. Those who desire to receive a course completion certificate for this new course (which we refer to in shorthand as "Advanced EmComm") will first need to document that they have satisfied a list of prerequisites. After providing the necessary documentation, applicants will be required to pay an enrollment fee of $35 to gain access to the course's final exam. This fee will help to offset the cost of developing the course and for the online testing service as well as costs for administrative support.

The course prerequisites to be verified include:

An Amateur Radio license,

Completion of ARRL's Level 1/Basic course, and

Completion of FEMA courses that are background for this course.

FEMA prerequisites:

ICS-100 (basic ICS)

ICS-200 (supervisory)

ICS (NIMS)-700

ICS-300, a classroom course, is also highly recommended, but not required

Candidates for the course completion certificate will also be required to document completion of additional FEMA courses that are integrated into the Advanced EmComm course curriculum. These include:

IS-800 (National Response Framework)

FEMA IS-240, Leadership & Influence

FEMA IS-241, Decision Making & Problem Solving

FEMA IS-250, Emergency Support Function 15 (ESF15), External Affairs

FEMA IS-1, Emergency Manager, An Orientation to the Position

IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management

IS-244, Developing and Managing Volunteers

FEMA IS-120.a, An Introduction to Exercises

FEMA IS-130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning

FEMA IS-139, Exercise Design

Please note: the list of FEMA course as prerequisites, as well as those referenced internally within the course, may change as FEMA makes changes to its course offerings or the course is modified to introduce new content.

Applicants will also need to supply a reference from their Section Manager, or his or her designee, stating the reason for the applicant's participation. Section Managers will take into account the applicant's relevant experience or role within emergency communications and whether they are in good standing within the amateur radio community. Once applicants have documented that these requirements have been met and they have paid the course evaluation fee, they will receive access to complete the online exam.

We are also making provision for unlicensed individuals who perform an official role as an emergency responder to earn the course completion certificate if they desire. To apply to take the final exam and earn the course completion certificate, these individuals will need to obtain a "waiver" recommendation from the local ARRL Section Manager. This waiver request should include a description of the position of responsibility the applicant holds in an emergency response organization. Note that these individuals will need to be an ARRL member to obtain access to the course on the ARRL website. Later on, when other media formats are available there may be additional ways to access the course materials.

Course Presentation:

Because of the nature of the course content and its fluidity with regard to decisions of the Federal government, as well as its internal links to reference material from non-ARRL sources, we are reluctant to produce copies of the course in media which are fixed in time. Nevertheless, later on, we are considering publishing the Advanced course in other media formats (print, CD, etc.), and depending on demand, may also build an infrastructure for field classroom instruction of the course. However, all course completion exams will be conducted online and course completion certificates will be issued online. We will notify Section Managers of the names of those who earn the course completion certificate.

Status of Current Mentors and Instructors:

All current EmComm online Mentors and Field Instructors who intend to continue instructing the Level 1/Basic course, as well as any who foresee conducting classroom instruction for the new Advanced course, will need to take this course and earn the course completion certificate.

All EmComm Mentors and Field Instructors will need to earn this course completion certificate on or before December 31, 2010 to continue in the role of Emergency Communications Mentor or Field Instructor. This is one of a few new qualifying requirements for Mentors and Field Instructors that will be phased in during 2010 as we endeavor to insure more consistency and control over EmComm instruction.

Mentors and Field Instructors who have been active during the past 2 years—since January 2008—will be able to enroll in the course evaluation component of the new Advanced course free of charge.

We have been reevaluating our EmComm training goals and processes as we have been configuring this new course. There were many opinions and constraints to be considered, but we believe we now have an excellent training program about to be unveiled which will position Amateur Radio well for the future. We appreciate your patience.

73,

Debra

The ARRL VE team in Sevier County Will Still Provide Level 1 Training at a cost of 15.00 at every VE Testing Session..... Also we do provide classroom traing on level 1...Level 1 is required by many clubs , so we well continue to provide the training on level 1.. As you can see the new course Advance = Level 2 & 3 combined will be by on line only..., please note we have voiced or concerns and opinions of the new course to ARRL, we do believe in proper training, but also we are volunteers.... who give our time and equipment to help our communities... A great topic for the net if anyone is interested in talking about...

Echo link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echolink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_IP

Echo link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echolink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_IP

We will be having Tech Class this weekend at the EOC / 911 Building.. VE who will be attending please let me know so that I know we have enough and not to many !!, Need 3 for the test session at 4:00 pm for sure...
Starting at 10:00 am to 4:00 pm , and the test starts at 4:00 pm Sharp.. 245 Bruce Street. Sevierville TN. Cost is 15.00 please bring proper cash or check, many places to eat at noon, very interactive class, please let your friends or family know if they are interested ...Enter from the rear of the 911 building, parking area, next to the Coke Machine >...Please be there by 9:45 to fill out all paperwork...
Contact # 429-2422 or n4jtq@live.com

Ok lets look at Time!
These are very interesting..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_clock

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_clock

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWV_(radio_station)

Starting next Wed on the 443.225 repeater, Skywarn check in net only, 8:30 pm, this is to check the status of our community and Skywarn Spotters a chance to check in and see how the KJ4HPM repeater will perform in the Sevier County and surrounding counties, this is a low profile repeater but would really like to test it and find out how it will do in case of a emergency.. remember the 145.470 repeater is the official District 6 Skywarn repeater !! Bill Hicks Is the DEC for Skywarn District 6...Don't forget about our Skywarn Class in Feb 2010, see our website at www.470arg.com under skywarn tab...all check in's are welcome, this is a check in that will ask your call, name, and location only, all information will be complied to see how we are doing in the county.... thank you

OK well that will be it for this week, don't forget to stop by the net Thursday at 7:30 pm , we will be having some interesting ham related trivia .....lets see how everyone does on this..plus if you have a topic ,lets get it on the air and talk about it..and if possible don't forget our SCERS net every Monday at 7:30 pm on the 146.940..
So for now . 73 have a great week and weekend coming up,
Rick and Cathy

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Rick Sawaya Sr N4JTQ
NCS For The 470ARG Net
President of Sevier County Emergency Radio Service,EC For Sevier County, ARES & Skywarn Member
ARRL VE & CE, SCERS Club Call Trustee KJ4HPM, Member OMISS
Cathy Sawaya KI4YPO
Amateur Extra Class
NCS for The Ladies Round Table Net
2005 Spence Mountain Loop
Sevierville,TN 37876
865.429.2422
Monitor 145.470 , 444.300, 146.730, 146.940
HF -3.980, 3.975, 3.983,3.940.5

Want To Help Support The 470 Send All
Donations to the 145.470 send to: Mr.Tim Berry
214 Echodale Rd
Knoxville TN 37920

470 Amateur Radio Group

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The 470 ARG News Letter For 11-04-09

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470 Amateur Radio Group

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The 470 ARG News Letter For 11-04-09

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