star Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service
Lomita Station – District 17 &
South Los Angeles Station – District 3
2016 Events
Please Sign Up for These Important Participation Opportunities in Addition to Monday Night Nets
December 6, 2016
PVP Unified Schools Nets
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
November 30, 2016
Districts 3 & 17 Membership Meeting
November 19, 2016
Palos Verdes Half Marathon - Other Hours
What began as a picturesque marathon in the 1960s, has earned a reputation throughout the running community as one of the nation’s most challenging and iconic races. In fact, it was the country’s second-oldest continuously run marathon until it evolved into a Half Marathon, 10k and 5k as part of the Lexus LaceUp Running Series in 2014.

Members Participating
  • Bob, T-22
  • Ray, T-88
  • Mike, T-100
November 17, 2016
Statewide Medical and Health Functional Exercise - Other Hours
  • Train derailment and chemical incident
  • 0800-1200
November 8, 2016
Election Night Support - Torrance
  
A total of 163 bags were transported through Torrance for this election.

L-R T-100, Staff 60, T-125, T-222, T-223, T-22
November 1, 2016
PVP Unified Schools Nets
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
October 30, 2016
2nd Annual Peninsula Preperedness Expo
Norris Pavillion, 501 Indian Peak Rd, Rolling Hills Estates
  • Districts 3 & 17 DCS had a display booth
  • 1200-1500 hours
  • The Preparedness Expo is jointly sponsored by the Palos Verdes Peninsula's four cities and free to the public. 
  • Sign-In Sheet

October 20, 2016
The Great California Shakeout
at 10:20 on 10/20
October 4, 2016
PVP Unified Schools Nets
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
September 24, 2016
Ride With the Tide - Other Hours
The Ride with the Tide™ Bike Tour (formerly the Rat Beach Bike Tour) is a 13 city bike tour in distances of 62 miles "Century", 31 miles "Half Century" or 15.5 miles "Quarter Century" rides originating from Torrance "Rat" Beach and rolling through the beautiful coastal cities (and historic / iconic destinations, piers, etc) of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey, LAX Area and San Pedro, Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates. 
  • Host  Towns
    • El Segundo
    • Hermosa Beach
    • Los Angeles 
    • Manhattan Beach
    • Marina Del Rey 
    • Palos Verdes Estates
    • Playa Del Rey 
    • Rancho Palos Verdes
    • Redondo Beach
    • Rolling Hills Estates
    • San Pedro
September 18, 2016
Long Beach Triathlon - Other Hours
Alamitos Beach • 700 E Shoreline Drive, Long Beach
  • Course
  • Schedule - 0400 to 1000 hours
  • Operators participating
    • Diana, Staff 60;  Chuck, T-139; Steve, T-227; Bob, N-02; and Hugo, E-812 
    • Several others from the Torrance and Long Beach city groups
September 12-15, 2016
Palos Verdes Pennisula Unified School District
Disaster Amateur Radio Annual Technical
Inspections
  • Activity Request
  • Sign-In Sheet
  • After Action Report
September 11, 2016
LA Triathlon at Torrance Beach - Other Hours

Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled.  
August 29, 2016
District Net from South LA
  • Operators participating
    • Staff 60
    • Staff 50
    • T-61
    • T-120
    • T-218
June 27, 2016
County Net and District Net With Emergency Power
  • The County and District nets were conducted with portable power and antennas from the Lomita Sheriff Station's rear parking lot to simulate conditions if the station's DCS room or antenna tower became unusable. 
  • Operators were Staff 60, T-03, T-22, and T-220. 
June 25-26, 2016
ARRL Field Day - Other Hours

Members known to have participated in the 2016 Field Day: 
  • At the W6TRW Radio Club, Deane Dana Friendship Park site: Deane, Staff 50, Mike T-100 and Mike T-109
  • At the United Amateur Radio Club, Angels Gate Park site in San Pedro: Ray, T-88, who operated CW extensively 
  • At the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club's Ridgecrest Intermediate School site in Rancho Palos Verdes:  Dick, Staff 3; Diana, Staff 60; Bob, T-22; Dale, T-57; Curtis, T-124; Gary, T-222; and Cindy, T-223.  
  • At the Hughes Amateur Radio Club's site at Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach; Norm, T-219.
June 07, 2016
Election Night, Torrance Landing Zone
  • District members working the Torrance Landing Zone
    • Diana, S60; Deane, S-50; Bob, T-22; Pete, T-27; Mike, T-100; Gary. T-222; Cindy, T-223; Terry, T-225 and John, T-125 on stand-by
  • After Action Report
  • Helicopter Log
  • Sign-In Sheet
May 14, 2016
2016 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Volunteer Association Law Enforcement Training Conference
  • Sheriff's Training Academy and Regional Service Center in South Whittier
  • Attending from Districts 3 and 17 were:  Bob, T-22; Mordy, T-92; Chuck, T-139; Cynthia, T-220; Terry, T-225; Kathi, T-226; and Diana, Staff 60.  
  • Five VOPs from Lomita Station also attended along with seven volunteers from Manhattan Beach PD 
  • Volunteers came from as far as Ojai PD in Ventura County and Escondido PD in San Diego County
May 3, 2016
PVP Unified Schools Net
April 27 - May 1, 2016
Islands on the Air DXpetition NA-066 Catalina
- Other Hours
  • Radio Society of Great Britain's Island on the Air Program DXpetition to Catalina
  • Four of our District members participated in a five-day amateur radio DXpedition near Two Harbors on Catalina Island through Sunday that set up two full-fledged HF stations for the Islands On The Air program. 
  • The team worked over 900 other amateur stations in 48 states, seven Canadian provinces, and 24 countries despite marginal band conditions and winds gusting to 42 mph limiting operation on the first two days. Ray, T-88, was the DXpedition leader with Bob, T-22, and Diana, Staff 60, also on the team that carried over 1,000 pounds of gear including for logistics support. Additionally Jerry, T-03, served from the mainland as a DXpedition "pilot."
March 28, 2016
County and District Nets from SLA
  • This was the first DCS Operation from South LA Station 
    • Lennox Station DCS was disbanded about a decade ago
    • Now that South LA and Lomita DCS are combined we will periodically operate from SLA
  • 5 operators participated
    • S-60, S-50, T-03, T-22, T-61
March 21, 2016
DCS Annual Meeting in Rosemead
  • Our District was well represented at the DCS Annual Meeting in Rosemead
  • Our 11 attendees were Left to Right -- T-139, T-226, T-224, T-220, S-50, T-218, T-22, T-92, T-165, T-125, T-27
March 1, 2016
PVP Unified Schools Net
February 14, 2016
Los Angeles Marathon - Other Hours
  • Emergency operations with public safety agencies under field conditions
  • Radio Operator Information
  • Staff 50 served as lead operator in the Multi-Agency Coordination Center at the City of Los Angeles EOC
  • Staff 60 was lead operator at net control next to the finish line in Santa Monica
  • DCS members from Lost Hills, Crescenta Valley, and East Los Angeles stations operated at points on the course with other hams from Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties.



February 7, 2016
Redondo Beach Superbowl 5/10K
District 17 supports the Redondo DSW organization
Operating along this year's Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K route were: Deane, Staff 50, as Shadow to the Race Director; Matthew, T-87, at Mile 1; Ray, T-88, at the Medical tent; Mike, T-100, at the Start/Finish line; Curtis, T-124, at Mile 5; Diana, Staff 60, at Mile 6; and Norm, T-219, as Net Control operator atop the Crowne Plaza Hotel parking structure.
 
February 2, 2016
PV Unified Schools Net
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