[KYHAM] Asst. EC's in Database

[Ron Dodson]

ARRL has never maintained a database on Assistant Emergency
Coordinators (AEC's) as these were LOCAL APPOINTMENTS which
did not require ARRL membership as did the others like OES,
EC, DEC, SEC etc.

I have now entered all the AEC;'s who currently appear on
the local resource pages of the Ky Amateur Radio Web.
http://www.qsl.net/kd4pwl/county.html   If you are an AEC
and your name appears on these county lists, then you are
eligible to enroll for the Level I Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Course and be reimbursed through the Homeland
Security Grant.
IF YOU ARE AN AEC AND YOUR NAME DOES NOT APPEAR IN THESE
LISTS... CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY!

To enrioll in the class, you need to go to this site next
Tuesday, October 1:
https://www.arrl.org/forms/cce/
fill in the info requested and submit it.  Have a valid
credit card handy to cover the initial enrollemnt fee of $
45.  After you pass the course, your $45 will be reimbursed
to you.  It is a self paced training class and you have
plenty of time to complete it, though I recommend not
putting off to the last week or so to do it in.  Those who
have followed the KEN Training texts these past four years
or looked at the archived material on the library page of
the web site should have a leg up on Level 1 material and
find it familiar for the most part.  I was shocked at how
closely this material EC-001 course mirrored a lot of what
we have been doing since 1999!

This is a great opportunity to get a foot in the door with
the Level I course.  Some sections are already requiring
successful completion of this class to even be an ARES
member, NO I am not planning on doing this any time soon for
Ky, however, it is good material and the price is right!
ARRL members will likely become able to register in another
month or two for this training under the Homeland Security
Grant program too.  Field appointees are getting first dibs
on the earlybird sessions for now.

73,
Ron, KA4MAP