[W1SMH] Fwd: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - February 6th, 2017

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Please participate in this months MEMA nets


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-------- Original message --------From: MEMA Region 2 RACES/ACS <wc1mab at gmail.com> Date: 2/5/17  19:07  (GMT-05:00) To: Doug.Forbes at state.ma.us, "LaTour, Richard (CDA)" <richard.latour at state.ma.us>, "Mannion, James A (CDA)" <james.a.mannion at state.ma.us> Subject: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - February 6th, 2017 

    
      
    
    
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            Hello to all,

            

                   I hope that everyone is enjoying a healthy start to
            2017! I am writing to remind everyone that this Monday
            evening, February 6th is once
            again the first non-holiday Monday of the month. 

            

                  I would like to thank everyone who checked into Last
            month's nets . We have been consistently seeing about 25-30
            checkins across the 4 nets for the last few months and I am
            hoping we can continue through 2017! 

            

            Without getting into too many details, there has been a
            renewed interest at the state level in how Amateur Radio is
            being used to augment MEMA statewide communications systems.
            This month we will likely be having a guest with us from the
            MEMA Headquarters Communication Team who is planning on
            observing how our monthly communication nets are run. I am
            hoping that we will be able to give him a solid feel for the
            professionalism, robustness and level of organization of our
            Region 2 operations.
            

            

                  For the Region 2 operators and Net Control team
            members, I would
            like to know who may be available to assist from the Region
            2 bunker or
            who may be able to assist as a NCO from home. Given the
            expected visitor this month, I would very much like to show
            him both our Net Control Operations from the Region #2
            bunker as well as some nets being run by remote local net
            control operators. Any operators who would like to take a
            net, please respond and let me
            know if and how you might be participating. While we do try
            to keep a log at Region 2 Headquarters, it would be very
            helpful for Net Control Stations to please e-mail their net
            reports to me at WC1MAB at gmail.com in the days following the
            nets.

            

                  As always, if anyone has been interested in
            participating as Net Control Stations, the call for
            operators is an open one. This is a great skill to practice
            and can be a big help for our region in the
            event that the State EOC is operating in lieu of the Region
            Office, but
            communications still need to happen. If any local RACES
            operators who
            have participated in nets recently are interested in acting
            as NCO
            please let me know and we will see how we can get you into
            the fray.
            As always, if anyone is receiving this note and does not
            wish to
            receive further messages of this kind, please reply and let
            me know.
            Also, if you know someone who would benefit from being on
            this list,
            please have them contact me at WC1MAB at gmail.com and I will
            add them to
            this distribution. Thank you all!

            

                  If anyone has any questions or comments I can be
            reached by e-mail or
            cell phone. Thanks for being a part of our team and I look
            forward to
            hearing back on who can participate this month.

            

            Sincerely,

            

            Michael Leger (N1YLQ)

            MEMA Region 2

            Emergency Communications Officer

            C: 386-566-7666