The NCAC Institutes are BACK!!!!
More information to be posted shortly
Last update May 18, 2003
Institute Date: May 24, 2003
Place: Nannie J. Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street, Alexandria, VA
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Cost: $10.00, includes all materials,. including CDROM, and lunch. Payment is requested in advance. Make the check payable to NCAC and write 2003 Institute in the memo blank. Checks need to be in to Jeff by May 20th so that we will know how many to plan for.
Mail the check to:
NCAC
% Jeff McWhirt, KC4RON
9337 Camphor Court
Manassas, VA 20110
Talk in frequency: 146.655
Schedule:
7:00 Setup
8:00 Registration
8:30 - 9:30 ARES/RACES Organization
Presenter: Tom Abernathy, W3TOM, MD/DC Section Manager
Mike Carr WA1QAA, MD/DC Section Emergency Coordinator
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:45 LaPlata Tornado Emergency Response
Presenter: Tom Abernathy, W4TOM, MD/DC Section Manager
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Getting Young People Involved in Amateur Radio - Panel Discussion
Moderator: TBD
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Breakout Sessions
12:00-14:00 NTS Message Handling-Instruction Directed Nets-Instruction
Presenter: Mike Carr, WA1QAA Presenter: Dave Lane, KG4GIY
14:00-14:15 Break
14:14-15:15 NTS Message Handling-Exercises Directed Nets-Exercises
Presenter: Mike Carr, WA1QAA Presenter: Dave Lane, KG4GIY
15:15:-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Incident Command System
Presenter: TDA
16:30-17:30 Science Fair - clever homemade solutions and demonstrations, including the following:
Skywarn material
Examples of the ARRL Emergency Communications course material
KO4ALA's portable antenna for fiberglass vehicles
Free Batteries
APRS using the KA8YPY portable packet station
KA8YPY portable packet station
National Weather Service - Skyward Information
At least three different portable mounting masts
Plus others
Registration: contact KC4RON, Jeff, at ncacdc@comcast.net
Revised April 26, 2003