Month: September 2024

We Will Be Testing Saturday, October 5

Posted on By Michael M
Testing

Now is the opportunity to sit for your technician or upgrade your current license.

We are accredited to administer all elements of the FCC Amateur Radio exams, and we do so every OTHER month, on the first Saturday of the month, at the Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach.

Testing begins at 10:00 a.m. When you get to the front door let them know you are here for the amateur radio exam and they will get you to our room. Below is an ARRL link on what to bring Saturday.

What to Bring – Click here

Any questions, register and post on our forms here – Click here
Walk-ins are welcome.

Contact us directly here – Click here

Cox Science Center
4801 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

October CERT Training

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements

In addition to the Train the Trainer course – https://wpbarg.com/2024/07/31/september-cert-training-train-the-trainer/ – that will be held in October, there will also be CERT course in October. This will be the last one for the year.

For those interested, this is a great opportunity to be involved in our community. The CERT program is administered and supported nationally by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and I would encourage this course for anyone who is looking to increase their skills in disaster preparedness, including medical operations, search and rescue, terrorism, disaster psychology, and more.

Click here to register – https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/cert-community-emergency-response-team-3517839

Members, be sure to see our information on this upcoming CERT training here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=556

Monthly Meeting – August 25

Posted on By Michael M
Meetings

Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is this coming Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

These last few months may be good for the Boys of Summer, but not so much for amateur radio, and this summer has been a hot one. Fall officially starts tomorrow, and at the meeting we will be discussing upcoming events for what kicks off our new season in the fourth quarter of the year.

Like last year, we’ll kick off the new season with a picnic and our Saturday in the Park that starts up again next month. Let the fun begin!

The board has advanced some great ideas of different projects and activities, and we’ll talk more about that for the coming season. We always welcome other ideas and suggestions. Our guiding principles in these activities are SFL, Safety, Fun, and Learning.

As always, we welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not!

Location:
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

Join us in our Forums here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

September is National Preparedness Month

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements

ARRL
October 5 – 6, 2024, will be the ARRL’s Simulated Emergency Test (SET). The reporting forms are not currently available. The ARRL states when available they will be posted to their website on the Public Services/Field Services Forms page. The ARRL Southeastern Division and the South Florida Section have the option of participating in local exercises. At this time, no information has been released on that. More information can be found here – https://www.arrl.org/simulated-emergency-test

CERT
Local CERT training has already begun for this month. The information for that was posted back in July. There will be a Train the Trainer course In October. More information on that is here – https://wpbarg.com/2024/07/31/september-cert-training-train-the-trainer/

More information on CERT can be found here – https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCommunity/s/about-cert?language=en_US

Note: FEMA and the FCC did a Nationwide Emergency Alert Test last year, with a much greater participation success over 2021. There is not one planned for this year. Sources state they are working on one for next year. There are two components, the EAS for radios and televisions, and the WEA for consumer cellular phones. The results for last year’s test can be found here – https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-403500A1.pdf

Additional information and discussion are available for website members here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=609