Tag: Ham radio

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/

We Will Be Testing Saturday, August 3

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

Monthly Meeting – June 26

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements, Meetings

Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

We will be discussing our past Field Day event which was a huge success! Because our meeting this month is so close to Field Day and there is a lot of Post-Field Day ground to cover, we will be doing the remainder of that at a future meeting.

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

July CERT Training

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements

We had an excellent meeting this past Wednesday to a full house, with several people representing our local government in Palm Beach County attending.

I have spoken with the Emergency Program Coordinator, Division of Emergency Management, for Palm Beach County, and we are excited to make the following announcement.

In July, there will be a CERT training. 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/e/community-emergency-response-team-program-cert-loxahatchee-registration-912068610767?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

ONE WEEK TO GO! Save the Date – Monday, April 8th

Posted on By Michael M
Activities, Announcements

Beyond this being the last solar eclipse in North America for the next 20 years, it provides an exceptional opportunity for every amateur radio operator to participate and contribute data points for this important event. The information we can provide will assist domestic and international scientists, and well over a dozen participating universities including MIT, Dartmouth, Rice, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Embry-Riddle, and others.

Here is the latest information from Ed Efchak, WX2R. Ed is the Public Information Officer for HamSci, and you can engage Ed directly with any questions you may have here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=1637#p1637