[CALV-AUXCOMM] Calvert AUXCOMM News - Please Read

[ERIK Johnson]

Thanks, Shawn!
I think I have all of the basic classes and intermediate too.

Erik- KC3QQD

> On 10/17/2025 11:30 AM EDT Shawn Donley via CALV-ARES <calv-ares at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Here's some important news for those that missed last night's meeting.
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>    1. If we are called up to support the County emergency management, all Calvert AUXCOMM participants MUST have taken ICS classes 100, 200, 700 and 800 and have the completion certificates to participate in the call-up.  This is the minimum to be NIMS Complient.  According to our ARRL Director of Emergency Management, Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, by law all emergency management entities, even at the local level, must be NIMS compliant, including all volunteers supporting that entity.  Listen to the attached mp3 file snippet from Josh's presentation at the 2024 Dayton Hamvention. Many of our Calvert AUXCOMM members have taken SOME of the required courses (all are on-line) but many have not completed all of the four key classes.  I'm asking all of you to finish taking the missing classes.  At the moment, I believe the FEMA on-line training site is not up and running due to the government shutdown but please set a personal goal of completing the necessary courses by the end of the ye
>  ar.  When (and if) the government shutdown ends, I'll try to send a link to the FEMA training site.  Courses are free but you need to register with FEMA as a student.
>    2. All Calvert AUXCOMM members should have a ARES Taskbook filled out showing their training completion and completion dates. Again. target the end of the year to have your taskbook filled out and send me a copy.   I sent the fillable pdf of the current taskbook as an attachment in my meeting announcement email but it can be found at: ARES Taskbook July 2024 (improved).pdf https://www.arrl.org/files/file/ARES%20Taskbook%20July%202024%20(improved).pdf
>    3. Please target completing the requirements for "Intermediate" Level 2 found on page 9 of the taskbook.  Level 1 isn't enough to meet NIMS minimums.  Level 2 also requires a class offered by ARRL which can be found at Intermediate EmComm | ARRL https://learn.arrl.org/courses/68230
>    4. For this year's Simulated Emergency Test, we're focusing on Mutual Aid.  On Saturday Nov 1st, Saint Mary's ARES members will travel to our EOC (Stafford Rd) to see our radio system and learn how to use it.  On a date TBD, we will reciprocate and travel to Saint Mary's to learn about their comm system.  All Calvert AUXCOMM members are invited to attend both events.  The time on Nov 1st is still TBD...stay tuned.
>    5. At the meeting, we discussed ideas for activities in 2026.  They include:
>          1. Practice deployment using NVIS HF around the county (or even in surrounding counties and at the EOC)
>          2. Exercise with County emergency management participation
>          3. Practice deployment but using primarily digital modes, leveraging our Winlink gateway and digipeater.
>          4. What are YOUR ideas?   All thoughts welcome.
>    6. We decided to start up the digital practice nets again but a new time.   WEDNESDAYS AT 8:00PM.  As before, we will gather on the CARA repeater system for coordination.  Next practice session will be on Oct 22nd.
> tnx for your support and participation.
>  
> N3AE
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