Port City Amateur Radio Club - Portsmouth NH

November 2006 Longwire Posted

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Our own AB1CL Appointed NHSEC

To all New Hampshire ARES Members:

I am happy to announce that Tom Richardson, AB1CL, has been appointed as New Hampshire Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC). Tom brings to the position a long professional background in emergency services, having spent 30 years as a Fire Fighter and a Fire Captain. He has also served as an advisor to the UNH Search and Rescue Team. Over the past 6 years, he has served in various positions, including President, with the Port City Amateur Radio club. He has participated in numerous Seabrook nuclear power plant emergency communications drills. He is currently serving as New Hampshire section Affiliated Club Coordinator...

ARRL Statement on Red Cross Background Checks

ARRL Statement on Red Cross Background Checks
October 24, 2006

The American Red Cross has recently notified their local chapters that their volunteers and staff members must submit to a criminal background check. There are some sound reasons as to why these criminal background checks were required. The Red Cross didn’t want the possibility of having a person with a history of violent crime representing them while assisting disaster victims...

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ICS Training Opportunity

The Greenland Fire Department is sponsoring the ICS 700 course next Tuesday night at 6:00. I asked the Chief if ham radio operators are welcome and he said the more the merrier. It is not required to take ICS 100 and/or ICS 200 before taken ICS 700. Passing this class would leave only two nights in a row in November. There is no presign up, just show up on Tuesday night. Pass this on, maybe post it on the web site.

Dick Hazzard
K1RWH

October 2006 Longwire Posted

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