[commcamp] Civil Air Patrol / Ham Radio Communications Camp Instructors Invited
- From: FloridaCyclist@xxxxxxx
- To: commcamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, flwgcommunications@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 12:13:51 EDT
To interested hams and CAP members
The Civil Air Patrol / Amateur Radio Communications Camp planning is
proceeding very well, but we still need bodies to fill the slots, both student
and
staff. If you are not familiar with what I am talking about, please visit
_http://www.tallahasseecap.org/commcamp_
(http://www.tallahasseecap.org/commcamp)
for details. To summarize, we are taking a group of Civil Air Patrol members
(primarily cadets, age 12-19), and in a 9-day Summer Camp setting, putting
them through the following classes: Amateur Radio Technician Class (inc
testing), Emergency Communications Level 1 (inc testing), FEMA ICS 200 and
IS700,
CAP Basic and Advanced Communications Training, All task training for Mission
Radio Operator and Communications Unit Leader. Several intense practical
exercises are also planned. Graduation is set for the afternoon of Jun 3, 2007.
In spite of having many names listed as being interested in helping, we are
waiting to hear back from instructors on the scheduling. Some will be here for
the duration of the course, so their reluctance to commit to a specific slot
is understandable when they may be more useful to fill in at a later date,
but we do need to start somewhere. As it is, if it really came down to brass
tacks, we could cover the classes with the people we have; honestly though, it
would be very tough on both the instructors and students to have the same
people in front of the class day in and day out as well as much less effective
than rotating teams of instructors.
We also welcome new instructors from our partner, the Tallahassee Amateur
Radio Society as well as other amateur radio clubs and organizations. This is
an
excellent way to get young people involved in radio communications as not
only do they get the training, but through CAP it has immediate relevance and
usefulness. By the same token, having a ham license will make it easier for
our radio operators to practice on-the-air and sharpen their knowledge and
skills. I hope we can all get behind this class and make their start into our
hobby a good one. _Please feel free to forward this email to interested parties
and mailing lists as needed.
We are also looking for donations of old (working) radios so we can give
them out as door prizes and to recognize academic excellence. Please email me
if
you think you can help.
For those who will be taking off work don't forget: if you are a FL state
employee (or are otherwise eligible for mentoring leave), this counts as paid
administrative "mentoring leave". I do need to write a letter for your
employer, so we really need to get you plugged into the schedule.
We are supplying all teaching materials including ARRL instructor manuals,
Powerpoint supplies and presentations; you may also bring your own
presentations if you have something that you are familiar with and is
compatible with our
curriculum. The Powerpoints will be available for download by approved
instructors for practice and possible modification.
We are looking at approximately 30 students for each class, so it is
probably not going to be as crowded as originally feared although we do have
books
for up to 60 students. We have opened up the door to some of our other partner
agencies as well for the amateur radio portions of the training; Red Cross,
South East K9 Search and Rescue etc, but I do not foresee a human wave of
additional students; these are just agencies that we need to build
relationships with from both the CAP standpoint and ARES/ham radio. In
addition, the
testing sessions are open to the public. All classes and testing sessions will
be
at Ft McGee, 9991 Elgin Rd, Woodville, FL. There is a map about halfway down
our primary website at _http://www.tallahasseecap.org/commcamp/_
(http://www.tallahasseecap.org/commcamp/)
All selected instructors are invited to the end-of-camp cookout and swimming
party at Wakulla Springs on the afternoon of Saturday, Jun 2nd. To show
their appreciation for your efforts, the North Florida Ranger School
Communications Camp will be picking up the tab for your dinner and entry fee
and would
also like the chance to present a few token gifts.
To be specific, we need instructors for the following classes and times.
Hopefully as time goes on, this email will go out with fewer and fewer blank
slots and in the future will only go to the commcamp and Florida Wing Comm
mailing lists, so if you are interested at all (even from the standpoint of
seeing
how we do with things) please email me to add your name to the list.
Please email me with your chosen slot(s) and qualifications. A website will
be posted with an up-to-date instructor roster/schedule.
Saturday
0800-1100: Amateur Radio Technician License
Chapter 1: Ham Radio Technician Class Licensing Course Intro And Overview
Chapter 2 hour-1: Equipment Definitions
Chapter 2 hour-2: Basic Electricity Pt1
1100-1430(inc 30 min lunch) : Amateur Radio Technician License
Chapter 2 hour-3: Basic Electricity Pt 2
Chapter 2 hour-4: Antennas Feed lines and Propagation
Chapter 3 hour-1: Transmitters Receivers and Transceivers
1430-1730: Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Emergency Communication
Chapter 2: Amateurs as Professionals - The Served Agency Relationship
Chapter 3: Network Theory and the Design of Emergency Communication Systems
Sunday
0800-1100:Amateur Radio Technician License
Chapter 3 hour-2: Repeater Operation and Data Modes
Chapter 3 hour-3: Practical Antennas
Chapter 3 hour-4: Power Supplies and Batteries Handheld Transceivers RF
Interference (RFI)
1100-1430(inc 30 min lunch) :Amateur Radio Technician License
Chapter 4 hour-1: Making Contact
Chapter 4 hour-2: Nets and Emergency Communications
Chapter 4 hour-3: Special Modes and Techniques
1430-1730:Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 4: Emergency Communication Organizations and Systems
Chapter 5: Served Agency Communication Systems
Chapter 6: Basic Communication Skills
Monday
0800-1100::Amateur Radio Technician License
Chapter 5 Hour-1: Licensing Regulations
Chapter 6 hour-1: Operating Regulations
Chapter 7 hour-1: Electrical and RF Safety
1100-1430(inc 30 min lunch):Amateur Radio Technician License
Review
1430-1730::Amateur Radio Technician License
Amateur Radio VE Testing Session
Tuesday
0800-1100: Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 7: Introduction to Emergency Nets
Chapter 8: Basic Message Handling - Part 1
Chapter 9: Basic Message Handling - Part 2
1100-1430 (inc 30 min lunch): Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 10: Net Operating Guidelines
Chapter 11: The Incident Command System
Chapter 12: Preparing for Deployment
1430-1730:Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 13: Equipment Choices for Emergency Communication
Chapter 14: Emergency Activation
Chapter 15: Setup, Initial Operations, and Shutdown
Wednesday
0800-1100 Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 16: Operations & Logistics
Chapter 17: Personal Safety, Survival, and Health Considerations
Chapter 18: Alternative Communication Methods
1100-1430(inc 30 min lunch):Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 19: What to Expect in Large-Scale Disasters
Chapter 20: Hazardous Materials Awareness
Chapter 21: Marine Communications
1430-1730:Emergency Communications Level 1
Chapter 22: Other Learning Opportunities
Chapter 22: Modes, Methods, and Applications
Review
Note EMCOMM testing Wed night. FEMA training, CAP comm training, practical
exercises, and testing/evaluation take up the remainder of the week.
Gene Floyd, Capt CAP / AI4KK
Project Coordinator
North FL Ranger School Communications Camp
(850)284-3677
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