User:Brett Wuth/Running Notes/2009-10

From PCSAR

2009-10-06

Board mtg

last month minutes.

Funding for insurance.

Casino License - approved. July/Aug/Sep 2012 anticipated date. in Lethbridge.

Search manager Oct - Janet.

SEASAR has liability insurance through co-operators. Getting details. Janet will get details and quotes.

Searches.

Two calls for SPOT, Sept 19 and 26.

Would like training in group on how to handle SPOT calls. Lindsay Patterson.

New radio standard. Referred to training. Neldon will forward to membership.

Echo article. 4 people interested.

AEMA Stakeholder summit. Will forward to board.

Operation Octopus. At Rocky Mountain House.

AEMA Command Post. Looking for a home.

Request for bartending next July.

SEASAR 10 yr Sat Oct 17.

Treasurer's report will be e-mailed out to us.

Kyle Rast. Snowmobile AST 1 & 2. Bree will send to all members.

Eric putting in application to Town/MD tomorrow.

Equipment. Policy on lending out. Case by case. E-mail board and preplan.

School training has been postponed.

Radio training (Pat Neumann).

issues

• dead spots
• knowing what to say
• equipment problems

placement of mike

press mike, count to 2, then begin message to avoid clipping. Same thing at end.

parts. antenna screwed on tight. Channel: Tac 9. volume about half way up.

Batteries on stand by without talking: 20 - 24 h. With talking: 10 hr.

Waterproof (can be dunked, don't leave in water). Can be used in explosive environment.

Orange button can be a panic button.

Scan button.

Use of squelch. In cases of weak signal.

Batteries issue of memory. Problem with recharging when not completely depleted.

Use of phonetic alphabet.

5 by 5 - loud and clear

wind causes lots of problem with repeaters

"Command Post, this is search team Alpha, over"

@@@ should verify whether our FRS radios can transmit at higher power on lower channel numbers.

To discuss

• antenna placement
• 5 codes

reestablishing communication when lost

cold batteries

2009-10-13

Cindy reports pcsar.dyndns.org/documents.html shows old version. Can reproduce from cuug.ab.ca but not from inside my network.