2023-09-08 ARES of Delaware County Meeting Agenda, September 11, 7pm, In-Person at 911 Center

Hello,

Just a reminder that our next monthly meeting is Monday, September 11^th, starting at 7pm. Agenda is below.

Date

11 Sep 2023at 7:00pm (1900 hours) at Delaware County Emergency Services building (911 center)

360 Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063

Time	Item	Notes
5 minutes	Introductions & Welcome
45 minutes	Hands on Practice with Older Go Kits	We will take a look at the older go kit radios and do some hands-on practice using them in order to get familiar with their operation. This includes the HF/VHF/UHF Yaesu FT-857 and the 1.2 GHz ICOM ID-1 DSTAR. The plan is to setup and deploy the 3 original Go Kits (both the yellow and orange ones) furnished by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Counter-Terrorism Task Force. This will give us a full set of frequencies that are available to us to operate on: HF, VHF/UHF using the Yaesu FT-857 and 1.2 GHz high speed digital data using the ICOM ID-1 DSTAR units. The kits also have a Pactor modem, antenna tuner, notebook computer for digital modes, wireless router, DC portable printer and magnetic mount antennas.
30 minutes	Look at ARES Communications Trailer	We'll go outside to see the latest updates to the trailer, new dual position desk installation. We will also take a look at antenna options both at the 911 center, and for whenever the trailer is deployed to another location.
10 minutes	General discussion	If we are on schedule, we can have a general discussion and Q&A at the end of the meeting.