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/////////////////////////////////////////// Volunteer Recognized for His Service with Emergency Planning: Posted: 28 May 2016 05:53 PM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/36859 Take retired nurse Fred Herr, for example. After retirement, he was looking for an organization to volunteer his time and he found the Cabell-Huntington Health Department and Wayne County Health Department's Medical Reserve Corps. "It was just a good fit," Herr said. It was such a good fit Herr was named the Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer of the Year. Herr has been a volunteer with the Cabell-Wayne MRC for more than nine years assisting with flu clinics, ham radio operations, emergency drills, the emergency operations center and shelter planning. He is also a member of the Cabell-Wayne Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) to provide expertise in ham radio operations and emergency communications. Karen Hall-Dundas, MRC coordinator, said Herr has been a valuable resource to the volunteers and the health department. "His expert knowledge in communications has made him our go-to volunteer for ham radios and interoperable radios," Hall-Dundas said. "Fred and his wife Melanie always answer our call outs and drills even when they are in another country. We couldn't do it without great volunteers like Fred." Herr began working with ham radios as a hobby before he was married, but his interest was heightened when he realized the benefits they can have for public health in emergencies. "That's been one of its premises since the early beginnings," Herr said. "Even in our regulations in states, it can be used for emergency communications when other routes fail. It really started with (Hurricane) Katrina in 2005, they realized all these systems that the government builds and all the cell phone systems are subject to failure, whether natural or manmade. Amateur radio has the ability to become a back-up for communications and the health department picked up on that." /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Group Hosts Event to Honor Service Men and Women: Posted: 28 May 2016 05:53 PM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/36858 "A Salute to Those Who Served," has been held over Memorial Day weekend for 13 years, with the exception of 2015 when the group held the event on the anniversary of D-Day. The event honors military, veterans, first responders and military support groups in the area. Event creator Emery McClendon said remembering what these men and women sacrificed for our country is important. "They risked their lives, they gave all they have and their families missed them so much when they were deployed," McClendon said. The event also featured two speakers, one who served in World War II and another who served in the Afghan and Iraq wars. Members of the Washington Township Fire Department attended the event at Praise Lutheran Church, where they brought two of their vehicles to hang an American flag in the air. /////////////////////////////////////////// Tracking Storms with Kansas City Storm Spotters: Posted: 28 May 2016 05:52 PM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/36857 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - When severe weather strikes, volunteers like Justin Gann, the storm spotter team lead for Independence, are prepared to keep us safe. Spotters are not storm chasers. Instead, spotters help assist in everything from being the eyes and ears on the ground to helping alert the National Weather Service of potential severe weather. Not only do spotters monitor everything from live radar to weather chats, but they also use ham radios to communicate. /////////////////////////////////////////// Ham College 17 is Released: Posted: 28 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/36856 Professor Thomas and Dean Martin present part two of our look at the Digital Modes and more Technician questions. VOIP. Ohm's Law questions. /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur Radio Newsline 2013 EXTRA! Posted: 28 May 2016 09:47 AM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/36855 Amateur Radio Newsline 2013 EXTRA! Don Wilbanks (AE5DW) interviews former Young Ham of the Year for 1998, Richard Paczkowski (KF4BIA) in this EXTRA! |
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