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June 29,
2024
DCS Annual Meeting
1300-1700 hours
Santa Clarita Sheriff Station
- The LASD Homicide Bureau will be the guest speaker at
this year's DCS Annual Meeting
- CFMB deputies and DCS staff are excited to have
members together in one place
- Lunch will be provided by the Santa Clarita Valley
Sheriff's Foundation, which is hosting a taco truck-catered lunch on
the station patio
- "This event honors significant hours milestones of
select DCS members while honoring the work of all our DCS volunteers.
The department appreciates the commitment to service we hear on the air
every week," said Sgt. Daniel Hoyos.
- RSVP ASAP to: [email protected].
- We are also looking for any members willing to drive a carpool between the Lomita and Santa Clarita Sheriff Stations that day.
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June 22-23,
2024
ARRL Field
Day
1100 hours Saturday to
1100 hours Sunday
- Other Hours
- Objective - To contact as many stations as
possible on
the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands
50 MHz and above, and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in
less than optimal conditions.
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June 08,
2024
DCS Quarterly Training
0830-1030 hours via Zoom
- Three subjects will be presented including a
completely new class on DCS member safety.
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May 18,
2024
61st
Annual Armed Forces Day Parade - Other Hours
Torrance Blvd
- Support to the Torrance DSV group
- Torrance's Armed Forces Day Parade has the
distinction of being the nation's longest running military
parade sponsored by any city
- Operating at the parade to support the City of
Torrance's TARA radio team were:
- Deane, Staff 50;
- George, T-151;
- Joe, R-01;
- Steve, T-227; and
- Prospective DCS member Steve, KN6YDX.
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May 14,
2024
PVPUSD Disaster Radio Drill
- 0930 W6SBA Repeater
- Then simplex on our EOC Link
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April 27,
2024
Torrance
Community Safety Fair
- Other Hours
Del Amo Mall near PF Chang's
1000-1400
- Safety exhibits, demonstrations and infomational
displays
- Hosted by Torrance Police and Fire
- Torrance Amateur Radio Association will share a table
with Torrance OES
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April
09,
2024
PVPUSD Disaster Radio Drill
- 0930 W6SBA Repeater
- Then simplex on our EOC Link
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March 17, 2024
Los
Angeles Marathon
- Other Hours
- The
39th running of the Los Angeles Marathon went from
Dodger Stadium and finished on the Avenue of the Stars in Century City
- Amateurs staff the water stations, medical aid
stations the finish line, and the Multi-agency Command Center at the LA
City EOC
- There were 6 DCS Members who participated:
- Steve prospective member, WS3
- Koichi B-01, WS8
- Martin Z-504, Med 8
- Chuck M-32, Med 12
- Deane S-50, LA City EOC
- Eric N108, LA City EOC
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March 16, 2024
Countywide Drill 0900 - 1300
- Scenario was Solar Flare Activity disrupting
radio communications, affecting satellite communication, power grid,
etc.
- A request for search and rescue assistance
took some members out of the drill
- Operating modes were voice, NBEMS and Winlink.
- Command post at SCC Trailer A instead of SBI
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March 12, 2024
PVPUSD Disaster Radio Drill
- 0930 W6SBA Repeater
- Then simplex on our EOC Link
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March 05, 2024
Election Night Support - Torrance
Landing Zone
- Thanks go to our operator team (Diana, S-60; Deane,
S-50; Gary, T-222; Cindy, T-223; Jeff, T-230; and Jeff, T-234) at the
Primary Election Night ballot transport operation in Torrance.
- We reported to Torrance Airport at the
address shown in DCS Election Night instructions but found no LASD
activity there.
- Team members discovered on their own the actual site
was four miles away at the Torrance Courthouse parking lot where this
activity has historically been
- The rest of us then travelled there for a successful
operation.
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March 02, 2024
Quarterly Training
- Topics
- Preparing for Operating at an Incident Command Post
- Learning from AUXCOMM
- Renewing your amateur radio license
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February 24, 2024
Training for the March 16 Exercise
0900-1100
- Staff 71, K-05 and Staff 17 are hosting a training
session specific to our upcoming March 16th drill.
- Topics we will cover 1) what to expect with a solar
flare
2) examples of tactical and ISC 213 messaging and 3) live voice practice
- Watch for WebEx invitation.
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February 17 or 22, 2024
District Member Meeting
- Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting
will be held via Zoom
- Identical sessions on both Saturday, February 17,
0830-0930 hours and on Thursday, February 22, 1930-2030
hours.
- Attend the one that best fits your schedule.
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February 13, 2024
PVPUSD Disaster Radio Drill
- 0930 W6SBA Repeater
- Then simplex on our EOC Link
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February 11, 2024
46th Annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl
10K/5K
- As in previous years, we
augmented the Redondo PD
Volunteers in support of the Redondo
Beach Super Bowl 10K/5K.
- Thanks to Deane, S-50 for serving as net control and
our
DCS members on the course Ray, T-88; Mike, T-109; Jeff, T-230; and
Jeff, T-234.
- Activity
Request
- After
Action Report
- Sign-in
Sheet
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January 09, 2024
PVPUSD Disaster Radio Drill
- 0930 W6SBA Repeater
- Then simplex on our EOC Link
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