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Home My WebLink AboutDecember 6LAH ECC Minutes December 06, 20161 ( Emergency Communications Committee Minutes Tuesday, December 06, 2016 LAH Park & Rec Bldg.: 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Members Call Sign Attendance Jim Abraham (w/Siren)W6EB P Dru Anderson, Co-Chair KG6LAD P Bob Anderson KC6ZWG P Jim Heintzelman KD6Y A Ben H. L. Hu (w/Mae)KK6HH P Edwin R Jones, EC (w/Patricia KI6VNO)W7WPO P Andrew Kirk WB6CLS P Duncan MacMillan (w/Pam)KI6VMY P Scott Overstreet, Co-Chair, (w/Barbara Beck)N6NXI P Sam Wood, (w/Eve)K6MSR P Council/Staff ------ Gary Waldeck, Council Liaison K6AIR P Associate Members ------ Ray Egan (w/Chris)W6FQY P David Gilmore WQ1K P Neil Katin (w/Lisa Jungherr)K2LL P Greg Olsen K6XM P Maynard Stevenson (w/Shirley & daughter Charlotte)W7MVT P Public ------ Carl Cahill, LAH City Mgr.KG6MOD P Marsha Hovey, LAH EM KG6CYV P Larry Carr, CERT Recon KE6AGJ P Janice Carr, CERT Recon KI6PNR P 1.Roll Call: Noting the presence of a quorum of 6+ members , co-chair Dru Anderson KG6LAD called the meeting to order @ 1753 hours. Ham attendance (19): 9 members, 1 liaison, 5 associates, 4 public; plus 10 family members for a total attendance of 29. 2.Minutes: Upon a motion by Bob Anderson KC6ZWG, duly seconded, the minutes for the November 01, 2016 meeting were unanimously approved as written. LAH ECC Minutes December 06, 20162 3.Public comments from the floor: Scott Overstreet N6NXI thanked Dru on behalf of the Committee for her work in coordinating efforts to support the Ham Bake party again this year. Dru thanked all those who pitched in to help with setup and decor, supplies procurement, and the many contributions of a plentiful table of side dishes, desserts, and wines to make it a particularly warm, collegial. In particular, she thanked Chris Egan, wife of Ray, for her design and setting up of the tables; the LAH town staff and Council liaison for their facilities support; and Scott KI6DRW (the Andersons’ son) for his multiple trips to locate elusive food and supply items to round out the buffet. Duncan MacMillan KI6VMY urged all hands to consider reserving the first Saturday morning of the month to take ARES/RACES classes, through June 2017 in order to build our knowledge base for developing 8 - 10 Net Control Operators during 2017. Marsha Hovey KG6CYV, LAH Emergency Manager, announced that she would be sending out a link for an LAH Hazard Mitigation Planning Survey as well as on NextDoor.com and via CERT distribution.. She asked attendees to forward to their neighbors, noting the more participation, the better. ¨ All hands are urged to complete and submit the survey prior to December 31, 2016. 4.Reports a.SCC EC: Ed Jones W7WPO noted that LAH has the UHF/220 and SPECS NCO duties for January. He obtained the following NCO sign-ups: Monday SPECS UHF/220 01/02 Ed Duncan 01/09 Neil Neil 01/16 Andy K TBD 01/23 Bob Andy K 01/30 Duncan Ed b.LAH City Council Report: Gary Waldeck K6AIR reported no items. c.Roster Report: Neil Katin KK2LL reported no changes. d.Member/Associate report: ¨ Ben Hu KK6HH has volunteered and is working with Ray Egan W6FQY in updating the spreadsheets on member/ associate participation. They will provide an update at the January meeting. 5.Old Business: a.HF radio antenna testing: ¨ Scott and Greg will perform a Westwind Barn test as previously performed at the La Cresta tank and will report at the January meeting. b.ECC QRG (Quick Reference Guide): ¨ Neil Katin will incorporate the edits provided by ECC members/associates into a revised draft which will be available in advance of the January meeting, with the publication to all hands of a URL to a new Google.doc. LAH ECC Minutes December 06, 20163 6.New Business: NONE, deferred to January. The following items were held over from the November meeting and will be addressed at the January 3, 2017 meeting. a.Equipment Fair: A venue to review the operation of individual radio equipment was discussed with some interest in doing so around Field Operator (ARES- RACES) training and/or participating in an upcoming ARRL field day. b.ECC support subcommittee reports: Those shown with a ¨ should be prepared to update all hands at the January meeting. i.LAH equipment (inventory): ¨ Duncan will propose a bulletin board arrangement for the radio room. ii.LAH equipment readiness (use, maintenance, interface with LAH EG): ¨ Andy F, Andy K, and Scott. iii.EOC readiness (clean, neat, documented, and ready): ¨ Jim Heintzelman KD6Y, with support by Duncan. iv.Packet (provisioned, documented, tested, and ready): ¨ Neil will proceed with purchasing a new laptop for the ARK. v.DSC interface (ECC/CERT interface and cooperation): ¨ Ed will request that Marsha also provide future drafts related to EOC operations so we can assess their impact on the ECC. vi.LAH ham data base (maintain comprehensive list of active LAH licensees, communication and recruitment suggestions): ¨ Ray and Ben. vii.QRG (periodic review and distribution): ¨ Neil will incorporate changes and publish an updated draft (URL) before the January meeting. viii.Training & activity monitoring (suggest courses and maintain list of courses taken by each member and associate): ¨ Ed, in his duties as EC, will provide an update on 2017 SCC-ARES-RACES courses suggested for members/associates as part of obtaining NCO qualifications, including consideration of Fundamentals and Field Operations courses, which are prerequisites to taking the NCO III (A&B) as well as NCO II classes ix.Antenna systems: ¨ Scott, with support by Jim H, Ray and Greg. x.HF systems: ¨ Greg and team as needed (Craig Miller, Jim A, Bob - as PHWD liaison). 7.Adjourn: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1830 hours upon a motion by Scott. Respectfully Submitted, Duncan MacMillan KI6VMY, secretary ####