[K3PZN-List] RACES/ARES MEETING NOTES

[Lawrence J Solarczyk]

SUBJECT: RACES/ARES MEETING NOTES

1. CARROLL COUNTY RACES/ARES MEETING HELD AT THE
FTC 1000 AM ON SATURDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2003. ATTENDEES
WERE JOE N3YIM, MIKE N3VGB, KEITH KB3HKK, AND WX3F.

2. DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ALLEGED POLITICAL STRIFE IN
RACES BETWEEN MEMA AND THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY.

3. TALKED ABOUT ARES ACTIVITIES ON SCHEDULE FOR YEAR
2003.  ONLY SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS KNOWN AT THIS TIME 
ARE THE MS WALK (APRIL) AND THE WINE FESTIVAL BIKE
TOUR (SEPTEMBER).  TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY AND
IN INTEREST OF GAINING SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING, A
FOX HUNT WAS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE MAP READING TRAINING.
A FOX HUNT IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 17.

4. NICE TO KNOW INFORMATION WAS SHARED.  KEITH KB3HKK
MENTIONED THE INFORMATION HE GETS FROM THE YORK (PA)
ARES GROUP (YARS).  TWO WEB SITES WERE MENTIONED,
WWW.EMERGENCYEMAIL.ORG FOR INTERESTING EMERGENCY INFO
AND WWW.TOPZONE.COM FOR TOPOGRAPHIC MAP STUFF.

5. MEETING ENDED AT 1200 NOON.

6. AFTER THE MEETING I HOOKED UP MY PERSONAL COMPUTER
TO A RADIO AT THAT STATION AND GAVE A CLASS ON PSK31
AT 1300 TO FOUR CCARC CLUB MEMBERS.

73,
LARRY  WX3F
EC/RO CARROLL COUNTY