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Town of Los Altos Hills
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
May 17, 2011 @ 7:00 PM, Kitchen Conference Area at LAH Town Hall
Roll call:
Member Call Sign Attended Absent
Jim Abraham W6EB P
Dru Anderson KG6LAD E
Bob Anderson KC6ZWG P
Ray Egan, Chair W6FQY P
Andy Fawcett KI6MAF E
Bill Gibbons KJ6IRA P
Jim Heintzelman KD6Y 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
Maynard Stevenson W7MVT P
Jerry Tomanek AF6HY E
Sam Wood K6MSR P
Council Liaison
Gary Waldeck K6AIR P
Chairman Ray Egan called the meeting to order at 7:00h pm.
Scott Overstreet gave an overview on HT radios with an emphasis on the ICOM
W32. He emphasized the tradeoff between range and convenience.
Maynard Stevenson distributed a document he created which contains
information on the use and care of HT radios. Ray Egan shared a Chinese
radio he had recently won.
Bob Anderson moved to approve the draft April 2011 ECC minutes. The motion
passed unanimously.
Jim Abraham reported that some simplex frequencies were “de-allocated” from
DSTAR use at the last NARCC meeting. Councilmember Gary Waldeck
was elected to the NARCC board.
EC Edwin Jones reported that a county drill is scheduled for May 22nd, 2011
from 1 to 3pm. It will have an emphasis on packet radio operation.
Sam Wood said he is in the process of finalizing a standard list of frequencies for
the LAH ECC which will be used to program Town-issue HTs. He asked
for input regarding the content and ordering of the list.
Chair Ray Egan solicited net control volunteers. Councilmember Gary Waldeck
suggested that net control duty be assigned on a rotating basis.
Ray Egan asked the ECC for feedback on proposed requirements for ECC
associate membership. Bob Anderson moved to accept the proposed
requirements with the amended requirements for associate members (1
Monday-night net/quarter, 1 ECC meeting/year, and 1 drill/year), with the
amended requirement that drill participation include a city-sponsored
event (e.g. Light Parade, Fun Run, etc.). Edwin Jones seconded and the
motion passed unanimously. Duncan MacMillan wondered whether a
minimum level of participation can be set for standard committee
members as well.
Ray Egan reported the findings of a committee consisting of amateur radio
operators and CERT members led by Dru Anderson. The group created a
plan for radio communications in LAH.
At 8:23 pm Bob Anderson moved to adjourn the meeting. Jim Heintzelman
seconded and the motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Miles Seiver
LAH ECC Secretary