[K3PZN-List] EMCOMM Training

[Keith Krichinsky]

Thank you for the endorsement, Al.  I have to agree, it IS an
excellent course.  And like you, I would encourage everyone to take it
(especially since it is virtually FREE).

Also, just a reminder, remember that the first session (or two
depending on attendance) of driver training for the MCC will be open
only to those who have either passed or are currently enrolled in one
of the ARRL Emcomm courses.  Future MCC driver training classes will
be made available to the general ARES/RACES membership.  MCC driver
training will begin later this month.

Also remember that the CARET neet meets tonight at 8:30 PM on the 410 repeater.


On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 07:22:06 -0500, Al Bisasky K3ZE
<al.bisasky at verizon.net> wrote:
> A few days ago Keith W3MDC posted an e-mail on the club reflector concerning
> registration opening up for the Emergency Communications Level 1 course
> (EC-001).  I wish to echo Keith's suggestion.  I just completed the course
> and found it  to be both educational and enlightening.  The training is
> applicable not only to emergency communications situations, but also
> prepares the student to be an efficient and effective communicator for
> public service activities, regular nets, etc.
> 
> While the course covers a great deal of information, it is broken down into
> easily digestible lessons.  At the end of each lesson, the student must
> complete a practical exercise and a five question quiz.  My time-on-target
> for each lesson was about one hour to read and re-read the lesson material
> and check out any suggested reference material and an hour to complete the
> activity and quiz.  Your activity "lab reports" are then submitted to your
> mentor.  The course work is done on-line through the State of Connecticut
> Distance Learning system.
> 
> Thanks to Federal grant monies, you are reimbursed the course fee ($45) upon
> satisfactory completion.  Yeah, there is a final exam.  So the course is
> actually free!
> 
> If you do not have a PC and/or access to the Internet, the alternative would
> probably be to purchase a copy of the new ARRL Emergency Communications
> Handbook that includes the material presented in the ECC-001 course.  Even
> though I went through the course, I intend to purchase this handbook as a
> reference source.
> 
> Take Keith's suggestion; take the course.
> 
> 73 Al K3ZE
> 
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Keith Krichinsky - W3MDC