[MRIC] Agenda for November 10 Meeting
Dan Blasberg
ka8ypy at verizon.net
Wed Nov 7 13:46:41 EST 2007
Brett,
As it is Wednesday, there has been no mention of a meeting place per
your e-mail, where and when are we meeting?
Also, we need to add to the agenda the start of electing a new
chairman since that needs to be approved at the February meeting (if
there is one) at the latest.
Dan Blasberg
KA8YPY
PG County RACES RO
PG County ARES EC
On Nov 4, 2007, at 10:44 AM, BrettHam at aol.com wrote:
> All Maryland RACES Officers:
>
> As promised, please find below the agenda for the next MRIC meeting
> this
> coming Saturday November 10 from 10:30 until 15:00. I am waiting on
> confirmation
> on the meeting location at Howard County, but there is a potential
> conflict,
> so we might be meeting at the Anna Arundel County EOC again. I will
> let you
> know via this email reflector before Tuesday morning and provide
> you with an
> address so you have plenty of time to mapquest directions.
>
> There are 3 big things we need to accomplish at this meeting. First,
> we need
> to set a meeting schedule for next year, so please bring your
> calendars with
> you. Second, we had previously agreed to vote on frequencies for a
> state-wide HF RACES network to be used in the event local repeaters
> are down, such as
> may be the case after a hurricane. Dan Blasberg (PG) will be sending
> an email
> out to this MRIC reflector in the next day or two so you have time
> to get
> freedback from some of your HF RACES Operators prior to our vote.
> If you have
> any serious objections to Dan's proposed frequencies, please
> provide feedback
> to all via this reflector so we have time to work out any problems
> prior to
> the vote. And finally, we will hear presentations on three
> different modes of
> digital communications to consider for a state-wide digital network.
> We will
> hear about Winlink, MT63, and D-STAR. If someone makes a motion to
> adopt one
> of these technologies, we will have a vote unless the majority
> choose to
> table it until the next meeting. Personally, I think it would be
> better to "sleep
> on it" until our next meeting to get feedback from our staff, but if
> the
> group wants to vote, we will vote.
>
> This is an important meeting, so if you cannot come yourself, please
> send me
> an email letting me know who will be voting in your stead so that all
> jurisdictions are represented. I must receive an email from the RO
> by Friday or
> your substitute will not be allowed to vote. If we do have a vote on
> a digital
> network, we will take a 10 minute recess prior to the vote to allow
> time for
> your substitute to call and brief you on the presentations and debate.
>
> I will be sending out updated RO Contact, Frequency and Minutes for
> your
> review prior to the meeting.
>
> Regarding next years meeting schedule, I would suggest January, late
> April
> or early May, and November. This worked out pretty well for us this
> year, but
> whatever the group decides is fine with me.
>
> Also, remember to bring a few dollars to contribute toward the pizza
> lunch,
> or of you have dietary restrictions pack a lunch. I will provide
> sodas. Please
> plan to arrive 15 minutes early to get parked and seated as we will
> begin
> promptly at 10:30 so we can be dismissed promptly at 15:00.
>
> Thank you again for your service to the citizens of our state, and I
> look
> forward to another very productive meeting.
>
> Brett Hammond - K3TAL
> Chairman, MRIC
> 410-745-0079
>
> AGENDA for November 10, 2007
>
> Welcome
> Approval of Minutes
> Updated MD RO Contact List
> Updated MD RACES Frequency List
> Web Site Update
> 2008 Meeting Schedule
> State-wide HF Network Frequencies (VOTE)
> Winlink Presentation
> MT63 Presentation
> D-STAR Presentation
> Adjourn
>
>
> In a message dated 10/3/2007 12:10:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> BrettHam at aol.com writes:
>
> All Maryland RACES Officers:
>
> Welcome back to MRIC after a well deserved summer break. I want to
> thank
> you
> all again for the hard work you put in this spring. We
> accomplished a lot:
>
> 1. Assembled contact info for all Maryland ROs.
> 2. Coordinated frequencies for all MD RACES organizations.
> 3. Identified frequencies for initial contact during an emergency
> for each
> jurisdiction.
> 4. Standardized the inter-jurisdiction RACES traffic format to be
> ICS-213.
> This has subsequently been ratified by the Maryland Emergency
> Management
> Association. Congratulations!
> 5. Started work on a state-wide HF net.
> 6. Started work on a web site and repository for our documents.
> 7. Identified future priorities (HF net, then state-wide digital
> communications).
>
> By the end of the year, we should have a state-wide HF net in
> place and be
> well on our way toward identifying a technology (mode) for a state-
> wide
> digital network. This is a huge accomplishment for any
> organization in just
> one
> year, let alone their first year. You should be very proud of the
> work you
> have
> done at MRIC. Thank you for your hard work and cooperation. You have
> exceeded
> my expectations.
>
> As I have said many times before, you decide what direction we go,
> and I'll
> keep things moving along in that direction. To that end, it is
> time for me
> to
> start pushing again.
>
> Per earlier agreement, we will be voting on frequencies for an HF
> net at
> our
> next meeting on November 10. As discussed during the last meeting,
> we
> should
> attempt a state-wide HF voice net before our vote. Perhaps we
> could try
> this
> during or after the COMMEX on October 9, which will be the last
> COMMEX
> before our meeting. If this is not possible, then perhaps another
> time
> before
> November 10. I will defer to Dan to take the lead here.
>
> I think it was Dave that was working on a web site for our approved
> documents. Hopefully we can have something in place before the next
> meeting. Let us
> know if you need help.
>
> The following folk offered to make presentations at the next
> meeting:
>
> Dan Blasberg - Proposal for state-wide HF net (including freqs)
> Joe Krystoforski - MT63
> Associate of Brett Hammond - APRS packet
> Associate of Dan Blasberg- WinLink
> Associate of Dan Blasberg - ATV
> Associate of Joe Krystoforski - DSTAR
>
> Since our last meeting, we at Talbot County RACES have worked out
> the kinks
> in our Winlink system, and have a fully operational PMBO and 4 remote
> stations operating 9600 baud over UHF. This is the highest speed in
> Maryland
> and one
> of two PMBOs in Maryland (only about 30 EMCOM PMBOs in the US). We
> operated
> 4 stations during the Pandemic drill in August and had one station
> operating
>
> from the hospital parking lot off of batteries sending email to the
> Internet
>
> via our EOC. I have done several Winlink presentations lately based
> on the
> slides from Steve Waterman's presentation that many of you have
> seen, but I
> greatly simplified them to make it easier to understand. I can
> replace or
> supplement Dan's Winlink presentation. Also, we could move the ATV
> presentation to
> the following meeting if needed.
>
> I very much look forward to the presentation on DSTAR. This is a
> very
> exciting new technology that offers huge potential to link all the
> jurisdictions
> with a backup broadband IP network for voice and data.
>
> The next MRIC meeting is scheduled for November 10, 2007 at the
> Howard
> County EOC from 10:30 until 15:00. I do not have an address or
> directions
> yet.
> Perhaps our host can give us the address so we can mapquest it for
> detailed
> directions from our homes.
>
> The 2008 MRIC meeting schedule will be discussed and decided at the
> November
> 10 meeting. Please bring your calendar and be prepared to make
> commitments
> on dates.
>
> A detailed agenda will be sent out about a week prior to the
> meeting. If
> anyone else would like to make a presentation on a proposed
> digital mode
> for
> state-wide communications, please let me know. All are welcome.
>
> Thank you for your commitment and continued support.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brett Hammond - K3TAL
> Chairman, MRIC
>
> p.s. - remember in order to send email to MRIC, it must be from your
> registered email address, and in plain-text format.
>
>
>
>
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