Our newest members are Dan KG7AOX, Richard KF7INQ, and Matthew KD7LAI. Dan is joining the Gresham Team, Richard is joining the County ECC Team, Matthew is joining the Red Cross Team, and Steve AF7DD has moved to the Gresham Team. Welcome to all.
Remember to send me email, address, or phone number changes. Also, if you have pictures, items for sale, or anything else you want to share in the newsletter, please send it to me. You could even send in your bio for the Featured Member Profile…
I hope you will join me in welcoming our newest member, Bob, KG7EWT. Congratulations to Ann, KF7RBV on her upgrade to General Class License.
In an effort to get to know each other better, we would like to feature one member in every newsletter. Nate has given us his contribution in his From the EC’s Desk column. You will see Robert WX5TEX featured this month as well. If you would like to send us your contribution, we would love to have it. You can send it to newsletter [at] multnomahares [dot] org. You can also send pictures and anything else you want to share in the newsletter.
I would like to remind everyone to keep me updated of any email address or phone number change. You can email me at dprovo [at] yahoo [dot] com.
I hope you will join me in welcoming two new members, Marino KG7EMV and Steve KG7SRH. Steve is affiliated with the Oregon Red Cross and is now a member of our Red Cross Team. Marino has been active on the nightly NTS Net. I look forward to meeting both of these fellows.
I would like to remind everyone to please keep me updated should your email or phone number change.
The teams have been firmed up and all active and provisional members are now assigned to a team. Those who are committed to serve ARES are on served agency teams. Those with other commitments, such as NET teams, or those whose commitment is still undeclared but who still want to train and drill with us, are assigned to a roving team. The list has been emailed to all members. Be sure to look it over. If you are not where you think you should be, please contact Deb at dprovo [at] yahoo [dot] com.
Helen KE7SCS and I represented MCARES at the State AUXCOM training in Salem on December 7 and 8. The course was presented by two fellow hams from the Department of Homeland Security and most Oregon counties had ARES representatives in attendance. The two 10-hour days were grueling but we learned a lot. The main goal was to educate the volunteers on how to work closely with the public safety community so that communications between the two will be interoperable. We learned how to fill out a lot of ICS forms and had a tour of the state OEM facility.
It was also a great opportunity to network with ARES folks from other counties and the Oregon Section leaders. They are taking notice of the good things happening in Multnomah County ARES.
We would like to welcome our two newest members, Cyd AC1CA and Tom K7TDN. Cyd has also volunteered as our new Web Manager and is doing a fine job. Tom comes to us with a large amount of experience in emergency communications and is also a MARS member.
A big congratulations to Mark KF7DHH, Mike N7ETA, Jim N7JFC, and Helen KE7SCS for completing the yellow card requirements.