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Minutes
Town of Los Altos Hills
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
August 18, 2009 @ 7:00 PM, Council Chambers
Roll call:
Member Call Sign Attended Absent
Jim Abraham W6EB P
Dru Anderson KG6LAD P
Bob Anderson KC6ZWG P
Ray Egan W6FQY E
Charlie Ellinger KI6JPM P
Rick Ellinger KJ6NU P
Andy Fawcett KI6MAF P
David Gilmour WQ1K E
Bob Hall KF6DHX P
Edwin R Jones, EC, Chair W7WPO P
Andrew Kirk WB6CLS P
Duncan MacMillan KI6VMY E
Lynn McLeod KG6YIT E
Scott Overstreet N6NXI P
David Pratt K6LWT E
Bob Rowe AF6LD P
Miles Seiver, Secretary KI6LDU P
Terry Smith K7YNO E
"Smitty" Smithwick W6CS E
Maynard Stevenson W7MVT P
Jerry Tomanek AF6HY P
Gary Waldeck K6AIR E
Al Whaley KV6U E
Sam Wood K6MSR E
Other Hams present
Council Liaison
Rich Larsen KI6VMW P
Chairman Ed Jones called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
Scott Overstreet moved to approve the minutes of the July meeting, Bob Anderson seconded and
the motion passed.
Ed Jones provided an update on County matters. The MAC training program is being updated to
include criteria to determine levels of expertise.
Ed Jones recommended that the committee, at its next meeting, appoint either informally or
formally a “chairperson-in-waiting” to help limit the learning curve associated with the
position.
Scott Overstreet presented the basics of antennas and VHF propagation in preparation for the
upcoming ECC drill to map out the town’s repeater coverage. The Committee decided to
schedule the aforementioned drill on August 22nd, 2009 at 2pm with additional radio
instruction beginning at 1:30pm.
Councilmember Rich Larsen reported that Westwind Barn is beginning to be repaired
At 8:35 pm Bob Anderson moved to adjourn, Jim Abraham seconded and the motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Miles Seiver
LAHECC Secretary