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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 17Minutes Town of Los Altos Hills EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE August 17, 2010 @ 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, Chair W6FQY P Andy Fawcett KI6MAF P Edwin R Jones, EC W7WPO P Andrew Kirk WB6CLS P Duncan MacMillan KI6VMY P Scott Overstreet N6NXI P Bob Rowe AF6LD P Miles Seiver, Secretary KI6LDU P Terry Smith K7YNO Maynard Stevenson W7MVT Jerry Tomanek AF6HY P Gary Waldeck K6AIR E Al Whaley KV6U Sam Wood K6MSR P Other Hams present Council Liaison Rich Larsen KI6VMW Chairman Ray Egan called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Ray Egan requested that the July ECC minutes be modified to reflect that he did not conduct any part of the July meeting. Bob Anderson moved to approve the minutes pending the aforementioned edit, Miles Seiver seconded and the motion passed. Andy Fawcett solicited recommendations for a replacement EOC TNC. His research found that a model PK-96 TNC would be best for the Town. Scott Overstreet suggested that two TNCs be purchased so as to have a backup in case one fails. Scott Overstreet motioned to support the purchase of two PK-96 TNCs for the EOC, Jim Abraham seconded and the motion passed. Ray Egan asked other committee members for information regarding the availability of Steve Garcia. No information was available. Duncan MacMillan suggested upgrading the amateur radio antenna and installing a repeater at Westwind Barn. Jim Abraham felt that it would be a poor location for a repeater. Edwin Jones reported that the next county-wide ARES/RACES drill is scheduled for October 23, 2010. There will be a MAC drill on September 25, 2010. A county training schedule is available online at the ARES/RACES website. Individuals interested in checking the status of their MAC application should contact the county directly. Ray Egan informed the ECC that he will be absent for the September ECC meeting. Secretary Miles Seiver will be acting chairperson for that meeting. Ray Egan presented a new plan to include a training component in each ECC meeting. A tentative list of topics to be discussed includes: county communication, radio equipment, packet communications, drill training and net operations, and emergency communications and CERT. Ray Egan distributed a survey to ECC members to determine which topic should be the subject of the first training. Jim Abraham suggested that the information could also be useful to CERT members. Dru Anderson responded that the lessons could overwhelm CERT members without amateur radio licenses. Scott Overstreet noted that he can talk about all aspects of radio theory, not just radio equipment. Ray Egan reported that an inventory of ECC radio equipment is pending response from Steve Garcia. Miles Seiver asked ECC members for ways in which the committee website should be updated. He had already noted that the minutes and agendas provided through the site are outdated. Al Whaley currently owns the domain and provides web hosting for the website. Miles Seiver will contact him to determine the best way to go about updating the website. At 7:39 pm Bob Anderson moved to adjourn the meeting, Jim Abraham seconded, and the motion passed. Scott Overstreet was opposed to this motion because he felt it was too early to end the meeting and other topics could be discussed. Respectfully submitted, Miles Seiver LAH ECC Secretary