Meeting at Dane County Emergency Operations, 2982 Kapec Road, Fitchburg
Called to order at 19:31 by Steve W9GZO
Review of July Meeting Minutes
Nicholas, KB9SKW moved to accept, ? seconded. Passed without objection.
Treasurers Report
No change from last month.
Guests
J
Chad
Mike
Doug
Patrick
VE Report
There was a VE Session in August with one candidate that successfully upgraded to Extra.
Bragging Rights/Upgrades/Call Sign Changes
Thomas WN1C achieved an award for a January contest - Division Record for Single Operator Portable
Upcoming Opportunities
- Circus City Swapfest, Baraboo, WI - August 24, 2024
- Wright Stuff Century - September 1, 2024
- Bike the Barns Bike Event Support - September 15, 2024 [KC9UNZ Jeff]
- Wisconsin Parks on the Air - September 21, 2024
- Badger Challenge Bike Event Support - September 22, 2024 [KD9SDK Kyle]
- Chicago Marathon Event Support, Chicago IL - October 13, 2024 [WA9CBR Tom]
Old Business
None
New Business
We are beginning planning for a Holiday Party in December. If you are interested in helping to coordinate, contact Steve W9GZO
Announcements
None
Program for August Meeting - Dane County Emergency Management and EOC
J. McLellan, Dane County Population Protection Planner gave a presentation on how Amateur Radio interfaces with the county emergency management structure. Dane County Emergency Management
Jeff KC9UNZ, Dane County Emergency Coordinator presented on ARES/RACES organization, training and how it works with local agencies including Hospitals, Dane & Iowa Counties and Wisconsin Emergency Management. To be part of the response when ARES is called upon, you need to register with Jeff and complete some base (free) training modules - FEMA Emergency Management Institute (look for IS-100, IS-700 independent study). Dane and Iowa County ARES and RACES
Joe N9TWA gave a presentation on Amateur Radio Relationships: Importance for Emergency Communications
Chad WA4ORM spoke about Skywarn and passing messages between weather spotters/observers and the National Weather Service. Encourage attendance to yearly NWS Storm Spotter training and report when you see weather events. Local Madison weather nets are found on the on 444.375 repeater using standard offset and PL 123.0 run as part of Midwest SSTRC.
Adjournment of Meeting
Adjourned at 21:06