Nassau County ARES Meeting Information

Nassau County ARES holds regularly scheduled meetings once each month. (SEE BELOW)

All interested amateur radio operators are invited to attend, whether they are members of ARES or not.

ARES meetings are held at 7:30PM on the FOURTH THURSDAY of the month.

Meeting location: NASSAU COUNTY SENIOR CITIZEN ACTIVITIES CENTER - EISENHOWER PARK

Use entrance to Park at west side at Stewart Av and Merrick Av- take first right, then left, follow road to building.

PARKING FIELD # 8

Upon entering the building, look for meeting room off to the right

OUR NEXT MEETING

* JULY 24, 2008 *

COME / MEET YOUR FRIENDS / TALK / SHARE GOOD CHEER

TOPIC: WINLINK *149.090MHZ ... K2YYD-10 ... 24/7*

* SEE PAGE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR LATEST ON RED CROSS BACKGROUND CHECKS *

.CONTACT: JIM MEZEY - DEC ARES - 516 997 6023 / or E-MAIL W2KFV@AOL.COM

*** TRAINING FOR 2008 ***

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU GET ALL THE TRAINING THAT YOU CAN, BEFORE THE EMERGENCY

BELOW IS LISTED, WHAT IS CONCIDERED MINIMUM EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING

FOR ANY OPERATOR:

LEVEL 1 AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS .... EC-001

Required as a minimum standard (BASIC)

http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html#ec001

LEVEL 2 AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS .... EC-002

Optional..... Intermediate level

http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html#ec002

LEVEL 3 AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS .... EC-003

Optional..... Advanced level

http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html#ec003

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FEMA - INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp

...recommended:

IS-100 / IS-200 / IS-700

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AMERICAN RED CROSS COURSES

ARC Courses: Introduction to Disaster Services

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/

SEE RIGHT COLUMN: ... SPOTLIGHT ...

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ARRL / ARC BACKGROUND CHECK ISSUE, SEE: http://www.arrl.org/announce/ARRL-ARC-bg-check.html

LATEST RELEASE - ARRL see below Full Story

American Red Cross Responds to ARRL Concerns Regarding Background Checks (May 18, 2008) -- In November 2007, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, wrote to the American Red Cross (ARC) regarding concerns voiced by ARRL volunteers. In 2006, the Red Cross stated it would implement background checks that included, among other things, a credit check and a "mode of living" check for its staff and volunteers, including ARES volunteers providing services to the Red Cross during disasters. ARRL saw these portions of the background check as unneeded and inappropriate for ARES service.
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(ARES) Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Nassau County, New York

Nassau County ARES Meeting Information

(ARES) Amateur Radio Emergency Service
of Nassau County, New York