[MRIC] HF voice approved; Winlink tabled

[BrettHam at aol.com]

Maryland RACES Officers,

I am pleased  to announce that the Maryland Emergency Management Association 
approved our  recommendations to create a state-wide RACES HF voice net during 
their meeting a  week ago.

When our liaison, Ed Mullikin (Director, Talbot County  Emergency Management 
Agency) made the motion to establish a state-wide RACES  data network using 
Winlink2000 email as recommended by MRIC, there were  questions from one or two 
jurisdictions and the motion was tabled until their  next meeting in May. I 
was asked to attend in May to answer their questions. It  is very likely this 
motion will pass at that time.

While talking with Ed  after the meeting, he suggested we continue full speed 
ahead with the work we  have planned for our next meeting in April fully 
specifying our Winlink network,  and not to be discouraged by this minor delay.

Thank you all again for  your service, for all your hard work and technical 
contributions at the MRIC  meetings, and for working so well together. It is a 
pleasure to work with you,  and I look forward to another productive meeting 
on April  26.

Sincerely,

Brett Hammond
Chairman, MRIC
410-745-0079  (home)
410-829-6749 (cell)  




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