Burbank CDV
BEARS Messages Archive
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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BEARS .....
BEARS email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT BEARS MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
* * * When: Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Where: Burbank Fire Training Center
1845 N. Ontario St.
Burbank, CA
(1/2 block north of corner of Victory & Ontario;
Ontario is between N. Hollywood Way & Buena Vista)
Subject: Joint CDV/BEARS holiday party and awards presentation;
we will hear reports on the year's activities; enjoy refreshments
and raffle prizes; CDV, BEARS, and Fire Department
leadership will be there to celebrate the accomplishments
of the past year. Awards will be given to the year's members
who made important contributions to the cause. All visitors
are welcome!
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday November 23, 2009
Freq: 446.860 MHz (KC6LOL/R), PL 123.0 Hz, negative offset
Operator: Rick Penner W6RJP
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M E S S A G E S F O L L O W
For Week of 11/16/2009:
((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS
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((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 11/16/2009:
DCS website www.LACDCS.org is temporarily inactive (except for a
listing of messages). We will advise when it returns to service. DCS
messages and other information are available at
http://dcscopythat.wordpress.com
No new messages this week because of DCO meeting.
Here are last week messages:
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Routine: 11/09/2009, 1052 hours
To: All Members
From: R. Norwood, Staff 11
I wish to thank everyone who assisted with the All Souls event on 11.02.09.
Each of you worked very hard and displayed a high degree of professionalism.
[EOC1]
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Routine: 11/04/2009, 1007 hours
To: All DCO?s
From: Koichi Soyano, B001
East LA is requesting additional personnel to assist them with the East
LA Christmas Parade to be held on Sunday, November 22nd. The hours
are from 0900 to 1500. This is a fun and festive event! If you can assist,
please contact B001 at b001@lacdcs.org.
[EOC2]
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Routine: 11/02//2009, 1131 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
Uniforms: A uniform order will be placed at the beginning of 2010. If you
would like put in an order, please send an email to staff10@lacdcs.org
with the number of shirts or jackets, and the size, along with your unit ID
and contact information. Once the order is in, announcements will me made
along with the arrangements for collecting the money and picking up
the items.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 11/02/2009, 1135 hours
To: All Members
From: Staff 10, Debby Miles
All Souls will be holding the third and final event for 2009 on Sunday,
December 6th. As usual, we will be handling the Traffic and Pedestrian
Control. This event runs from 0700 to 1330 hours and a short shift is
available. However, the first part of the morning, from 0700 to 1130 hours,
must be worked. This event requires 20 - 25 members in order for it to be
covered completely. This is a good event to work if you need hours to
make the required 48 for 2009. If you are available for this event, please
send an email to Staff 10 at staff10@lacdcs.org.
[EOC4]
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Routine: 11/9/2009, 1153 hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
This Quarterly Training session was a bit of a challenge due to some
changes in the building. However, all made due and the day was a great
success. Thank you to all who were able to attend and participate in the
Quarterly Training session on Saturday.
[EOC5]
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Routine: 11/09/2009, 1048 hours
To: All Members
From: R. Norwood, Staff 11
Reminder. . . . If you have volunteered for a DCS activity outside of your
District, you are required to advise your DCO you will be participating
in the activity.
[EOC6]
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Routine: 11/09/2009, 1315 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
November 9 - Monday Night Net, 1900 - 2000 hours, Staff
November 10 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 hours
November 16 - DCO/CRO Meeting, 1930 - 2100 hours, No Net
November 17 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 ? 1300 hours
November 23 - Monday Night Net, 1900 - 2000 hours, District 26,
Palmdale
November 24 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 hours
November 26 - Thanksgiving
November 30 - Monday Night Net, 1900 - 2000 hours, District 27,
Marina Del Rey
December 1 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 hours
[EOC7]
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[End of DCS Countwide Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 11/16/09:
No messages this week due to DCO meeting.
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 11/16/09:
Here are this week's messages:
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
11/23/09 BEARS Net - Rick Penner W6RJP
11/30/09 BEARS Net - Wanda Penner KG6GTA
12/07/09 BEARS Net - Manny Rodriguez KI6TQI
12/14/09 BEARS Net - Wanda Penner KG6GTA
12/21/09 BEARS Net - Eric Christensen K6EJC - FINAL BEARS NET
OF ALL TIME!
01/04/10 FIRST FireCorps ACS Net - Operator Needed
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Thank you again to Duane Mariotti for his awesome presentation on the
subject of Hospital Disaster Communications at last week's BEARS meeting.
Afterwards, there was final discussion on the creation of a "Bears Radio Club."
Jason Sogolow W6IEE volunteered to be the leader of the new Bears
Radio Club. He also created a Yahoo users group for BEARS/Bears
members: Burbank_amateur_radio. Join in!
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Marty Woll N6VI (Virully Infected as he is calling himself now!) had offered
to visit the BEARS again and teach us about NVIS (Near Vertical Incident
Skywave) antennas. NVIS allows you to communicate short range
communications on HF frequencies when repeaters may be off the air
during disasters or other emergencies. Marty has agreed to speak when
he is healthy again. Look forward to seeing Marty at a Fire Corps ACS
meeting in 2010.
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Mark your calendar: CDV-BEARS year end holiday party and awards
presentation, THIS WEDNESDAY, 7pm on Wednesday November 18 at
Fire Training Center.
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DCS members are needed to assist with traffic control at Crescenta Valley
Run for the Hungry on Thanksgiving Day in La Canada. Contact Mike
Farrell KF6FYS M-001 for more information: farrell075@aol.com
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DCS East LA is asking for help for their Christmas parade on Sunday
November 22.
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Consider checking the ARES LAX website on a regular basis. It is full of
useful resources: www.ares-lax.org. Next meeting: Saturday December 5
@ 8AM at Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
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Glendale GEARS is looking for more volunteers to assist with the Montrose
Christmas Parade held Saturday December 5. Contact Jim Oliff KE6URZ
at ke6urz@arrl.net for more information.
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Please make sure you have the N6MQS/R 448.540 R 123.0 encode/decode
(BEARS Alternate repeater) programmed into your radios. The N6MQS
repeater is atop Verdugo Peak and has much larger coverage than the
BEARS machine does. As a result, we plan to utilize both repeaters in the
future. Bill Smith N6MQS (owner of the repeater) is a long standing BEARS
member.
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Remember, if you come up on frequency and find the repeater is off, switch
to the repeater output. In other words, turn off the minus shift. It is better
to be prepared by programming simplex on the output frequency in the
adjacent memory channel. Do this for both BEARS 446.860 R and
N6MQS 448.540 R repeaters.
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Check your CDV membership card; if it is due for renewal, call the City
Live Scan office at 818 238-5340.
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During the off season, consider upgrading your ham license. Many classes
and exams are available. Consider taking the ARRL AREC (Amateur
Radio Emergency Communications) Level 1 course. Cost is $85 for non
ARRL members, $50 for ARRL members (join ARRL and save! (pays for
ARRL membership and QST subscription). Check www.ARRL.org for
class & exam information.
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Don't forget to join us at BEARS Coffee Social at Starbucks next to Bob's
Big Boy on Riverside Dr. from approximately 5pm to 7pm on Wednesdays
and occasional Mondays. Check in on the 446.860 R repeater.
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Remember that everyone needs to be proficient in the use of their own radio.
Re-read the owner's manual. Make a copy and keep it with your go bag.
Become familiar with the procedures needed to enter a new frequency,
repeater offset or simplex, sub-audible tone, and storing it in memory.
Practice these steps. You may need to reprogram your radio on the fly in
an emergency. Everyone should have a magnetic antenna to connect to
their HT when in a vehicle. Someone who cannot program their own radio
is of little use in an emergency situation.
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CDV Steering Committee has come up with a list of FEMA IS courses that
they recommend for additional training and for the pending new
‘Intermediate’ and ‘Advanced’ CDV membership levels.
Intermediate Level
IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials
IS-292 Disaster Basics
IS-317 Introduction to CERT
Advanced Level
IS-240 Leadership & Influence
IS-241 Decision Making & Problem Solving
IS-242 Effective Communications
Other classes and topics are being considered and added to the course list.
Consider taking some of these online courses. Go to www.fema.gov for
more information or Google search the course number. Some members
have already completed several of these courses! Send copies of your
FEMA transcript to CDV Training Officer Erik Day at Erikjday@gmail.com.
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DCS renewals are in progress. If you are planning to renew your DCS
membership, make sure you have completed FEMA Courses IS100, 200,
700, 800. You also need to have logged atleast 48 hours for 2008. Renewal
forms need to be sent to Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station for Live Scan
and further background check. Persons wishing to remain as DCS members
but not meeting the above requirements will need to retake DCS Basic
Membership classes, etc. prior to becoming a member again.
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That's it for this week's messages.
73 Eric J Christensen K6EJC
Coordinator 17 – BEARS
K6ejc@att.net
818 599-6883