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

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Subject: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - March 6th, 2017


    
  
    
    
      

                                                                                               
               
      
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      Hello to all,
      
             Thankfully after our recent cold snap, the calendar tells      us that spring is quickly approaching. I am writing to remind      everyone that this Monday evening, March 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 and to those who acted as net control stations. As MEMA has      been more frequently using the operational plan of staffing the      State EOC in Framingham and not the Regional EOCs during weather      related incidents, our ability to continue to perform our      communications and relay functions independently of the Region #2      bunker are even more important as is our ability to have nets      continue to operate in the event that the Regional EOC does not      have one operator for each net. Having off-site net controllers is      a key operational asset that has had great demonstrated success      with the NWS Taunton Skywarn Team as well.
      
          Due to some scheduling conflicts, our visit by the MEMA Comms      staff last month had to be postponed. We are working with MEMA      staff to get that visit rescheduled in the very near future. 
      
          Due to work scheduling conflict that I was not able to clear,      I will be unable to attend this months nets at Region #2 HQ.      Hopefully next month I will be back at the Bunker.
      
          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!
      
           The January/February Newsletter issue will be posted to the      Region #2 RACES website (http://www.wc1mab.org) later this week as      a PDF file and the entire site will be undergoing some serious      sprucing up. If anyone notices any broken links, please let me      know and I will get them repaired in short order. 
      
            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