star Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service
Lomita Station – District 17 &
South Los Angeles Station 
District 3

2017 Events
Please Sign Up for These Important Participation Opportunities in Addition to Monday Night Nets
November 30, 2017, 1930-2100 hours
December 2, 2017,  0900-1030 hours
District 3 & 17 Member Meeting

November 16, 2017
2017 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise
  • 0800-1200
  • Interoperability with ARES
  • Hospitals may be contacting their local cities and/or Sheriff Stations via amateur radio in addition to status reporting to the Medical Alert Center
November 7, 2017
PV Unified Schools Net
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
November 6, 2017
Disasters Happen - Are You Ready?
  • Talk by Dr Lucy Jones 
  • Presented by City of Manhattan Beach 
    • 7PM
    • JOSLYN COMMUNITY CENTER
    • 1601 N. Valley Dr., 
    • Manhattan Beach, CA
Are you prepared for the Big One? With 22 million people living and working in Southern California, the public must be thoroughly educated and prepared for the major quake of the future.
October 29, 2017
3rd Annual Peninsula Preperedness Expo

Norris Pavillion, 501 Indian Peak Rd, Rolling Hills Estates
  • Districts 3 & 17 had a very successful DCS exhibit  inside the Norris Pavilion. All our new DCS brochures were taken by attendees and several ham operators at the Expo expressed interest in DCS. Thanks go to our exhibit team: Cindy, T-223; Cynthia, T-220; Gary, T-222; Mike, T-100 and Deane, Staff 50 . Bob, T-22 assisted from his post at the adjacent Palos Verdes Peninsula CERT exhibit, Diana Staff 60 assisted from her position as a Commissioner for the City of RPV. Larry, Z-02 and Dick Staff 3, also worked at the Expo in connection with LASD MCU 2 displayed outside. 
  • Sign-In Sheet 
  • After Action Report
October 19, 2017 @ 10:19
The Great California Shakeout
  • After Action Report
October 18, 2017
LA County Fire CERT Training - Other Hours
City of Hermosa Beach Emergency Operations Center
710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach
  • CERT class in Hermosa Beach starts Wednesday, October 18 and is taught by L.A. County Fire
  • Sessions continue October 23, 25, 26 & 30
  • Register on-line 
October 2, 2017
PV Unified Schools Net
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link

September 25-29, 2017 
Palos Verdes Pennisula Unified School District
Disaster Amateur Radio Annual Technical 
Inspections
  • DCS members operate in two-person teams visiting each school site with our easy-to-follow checklist and instruction sheets. 
  • This activity is for all our members--those who feel less-technically inclined are paired with a more technical member.
September 15, 16, 17, 2017
HAMCON
2017 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention
Torrance Marriott, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance
  • CFMB will display one of the MCUs and we need members to sign up to answer questions as part of the recruiting team
  • DCS will also be one of the panel members for "Future Direction for Government-Affiliated Disaster Amateur Radio Groups in Los Angeles County"
  • Registration allows admittance to the Tech Talks and vendor area and enters you into the prize drawings
September 8, 9, 10, 2017
Lomita Fair

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish, 25511 Eshelman Ave. Lomita
  • Lomita Sheriff support for a Community Event
  • The Lomita Fair originated in 1982 and has since become a popular annual event and one of the largest and longest running Fairs in the Los Angeles Area.
  • Operators participating using Sheriff's radios were: Bob, T-22; Bob, T-217; Cindy, T-223; Deane, Staff 50; Diana Staff 60; Gary, T-222; Matthew, T-87; Ray, T-88; Stuart, T-61 and Tim, T-62.

August 12, 2017
City of Rolling Hills Estates Hills Are Alive 10K/5K
- Other Hours
Ernie Howlett Park
25851 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rolling Hills Estates
  • The 36th annual “The Hills Are Alive 10K/5K Run – 5K Walk,” Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 8:00 am benefiting The Rolling Hills Estates Pepper Tree Foundation. 
  • Participants will enjoy running or walking on soft-packed bridle trails throughout scenic Rolling Hills Estates. The race will start and finish at Ernie Howlett Park
  • Members participating include:  T-22, T-87, T-100, T-118 and T-220.

July 22-27, 2017
LA County Fire CERT Training - Other Hours
City of Hermosa Beach Emergency Operations Center
710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach
  • CERT class in Hermosa Beach starts Saturday, July 22 and is taught by L.A. County Fire. 
  • There are just a few seats still available.
 
Hermosa Beach Class Announcement
July 13-19, 2017
LA County Fire CERT Training - Other Hours
City of Gardena-Nakaoka Community Center
1670 West 162nd Street, Gardena
  • Following a major disaster, police, fire, and medical personnel may not be able to fully meet the demand.
  • People will have to rely on each other to meet immediate life saving and life sustaining needs.
  • The CERT 21-hour training program was developed to provide basic training in safety and life saving skills

Gardena Class Announcement
June 24-25, 2017
ARRL Field Day - Other Hours
Members known to have participated in the 2017 Field Day: 
  • At the W6TRW Radio Club, Deane Dana Friendship Park site: Deane, Staff 50 and Mike T-100 
  • At the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club's Ridgecrest Intermediate School site in Rancho Palos Verdes: Staff 60 Diana, T-03 Jerry, T-22 Bob, T-57 Dale
  • At the United Amateur Radio Club, Angels Gate Park site in San Pedro: Ray, T-88
  • At the Hughes Amateur Radio Club's site at Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach; Norm, T-219
  • At the South Bay ARC site in the Torrance Memorial Medical Center west parking structure Joe, R-01 and Heidi
  • Others DCS members noted outside our area: San Gabriel Valley ARC in Duarte, E-02 Michele; Santa Clarita ARC, Steve F-01 and one other.  Certainly there were others
ARRL Field Day ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.
May 2, 2017
PV Unified Schools Net
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
April 29, 2017
Lawndale Youth Day Parade
  • LMT/SLA L.A DCS members among other LASD volunteers were stationed at traffic barricades along the route along the 3 mile parade route
  • CP was at Alondra Park parking lot on the NE corner of Prairie Av/Manhattan Beach Bl 
  • All sworn and volunteer event participants used LASD Motorola XTS-5000 radios on LASD Mutual Aid-2  
  • On duty from DCS were: Diana, S-60; Deane, Staff 50; Stuart, T-61; Vickie, T-218 and Steve, T-227
  • Activity Notification
  • Parade Map
  • Sign-In Sheet
  • After Action Report

These were not our 5 members
April 27 - 30, 2017
Collins Foundation
Wings of Freedom Tour
Zamperini Field, Torrance - Other Hours
  • Supplement the Torrance Amateur Radio Association
  • Walk through tours and flights of featured aircraft:
    • B-17
    • B-24
    • B-25
    • TF51D
  • Altogether seven or eight amateur operators are typically needed during each shift
  • TARA primarily uses the 220 MHz amateur band
  • Contact T139 at: [email protected]
April 22, 23 & 24, 2017
CERT Training - Other Hours
Lomita City Hall, 24300 Narbonne, Lomta CA 90717
  • The City of Lomita and the Los Angeles County Fire Department are proud to present this training to the public. 
  • Following a major disaster, police, fire, and medical personnel may not be able to fully meet the demand.
  • People will have to rely on each other to meet immediate life saving and life sustaining needs. Developed through FEMA, the L.A. County Fire Department's Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) program provides basic training in safety and life saving skills 

Lomita Class Flyer
March 20, 2017
DCS Annual Meeting in Rosemead
  • The featured speaker was Reserve Deputy Dave Little of San Dimas Station's Mountain Search & Rescue which frequently deploys with DCS to find lost or injured hikers and motorists in the San Gabriel Mountains. 
  • Certificates were distributed to members accruing 350 hours or more in 2016
  • One thousand hour pins were awarded to Bob T-95, Wendy T-120 and Bob T-165.  Staff 60 will get her 5000 hour pin at a special County-wide cermony in April
District 3 & 17 at the 2017 Annual Meeting
District 3 & 17 Members at the 2017 Annual Meeting (with Staff 3)
L-R: Gary T-222, Bob T-22, Deane S-50, John T-125, Vickie T-218, Bob T-165, Cindy T-223, Rod T-224, Dick S-3, Cynthia T-220, Mike T-100, Terry T-225, Mordy T-92, Pete T-27, Diana S-60 and Stuart T-61

March 19, 2017
Los Angeles Marathon - Other Hours
  • Emergency operations with public safety agencies under field conditions
  • Radio Operator Information
  • S-60 was one of two net control operators at the Santa Monica finish line 
  • DCS members from Crescenta Valley, East Los Angeles, and Lost Hills Stations plus the City of El Segundo's radio officer and his daughter were among the 2017 Marathon radio operators
March 7, 2017
PV Unified Schools Net
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
February 22 - 26, 2017
Islands on the Air DXpetition NA-066 to Catalina
- Other Hours
Radio Society of Great Britain's Island on the Air Program DXpetition to Catalina
  • Emergency operations training under field conditions
  • Jerry, T-03; Ray, T-88 (team leader); Diana S-60; and Hugo, a DCS member from Temple Station, comprised half of the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club team for the five-day operation at Two Harbors on Catalina
  • The team carried 1,200 pounds of gear, assembed three HF stations and made over 1,100 contacts--despite high winds and rain--including working Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific on four different bands using CW. 
  • The team also competed in the challenging CQ Worldwide 160-meter SSB contest using a 268-foot long wire dipole.
February 7, 2017
PV Unified Schools Net
  • 0930 W6SBA Repeater
  • Then simplex on our EOC Link
(Future dates this school year: March 7 & May 2)
February 5, 2017
Redondo Beach Superbowl 5/10K
District 17 supports the Redondo DSW organization

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