Taylorsville Earthquake TTX for Amateur Radio

Respected colleagues –

On February 26, Taylorsville Emergency Management will be hosting an earthquake tabletop exercise designed specifically for Amateur Radio operators. While the scenario is specific to Taylorsville, we’d like to open the invitation to any Amateur Radio operator in the area.

Event information:

Earthquake TTX for Amateur Radio Operators

Date:         February 26, 2015
Time:        1830-1930
Location:   Taylorsville City Hall
                   2600 West Taylorsville Blvd.
                   Meet in the Council Chambers

Above you will find the announcement that may be published as you see fit.  Download the SitMan at the following link:

SitMan

If you have an Amateur Radio club or group in your jurisdiction, please forward this information off to them so they can participate if they’d like.

If you/they have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me directly.

Thank you.

All my best -

B E N G U S T A F S O N
E m e r g e n c y R e s p o n s e C o o r d i n a t o r
C e l l : 8 0 1 – 2 0 5 – 3 5 9 4 – O f f i c e : 8 0 1 – 9 5 5 – 2 0 9 2
E – m a i l : b g u s t a f s o n @ t a y l o r s v i l l e u t . g o v
City of Taylorsville

2015 Utah VHF Society Swap Meet

Announcing the 2015 

Utah VHF Society Swap Meet

The 2015 Utah VHF Society Swapmeet will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Farmington at the Davis County Fair Park Legacy Events Center with the doors opening at 9:00 AM.  If you are a vendor and are paying for a table/spot, you may enter at 8 AM.

This is the same place as last year - and the year before.

If you are a paid-up member of the Utah VHF Society, admission is free.

If you are non member, you have two options:

• $12 at the door and become a member and get a booklet.  The "Family" rate is $20, covering all those who live at the same address.  There is also a "lifetime" membership rate - ask a Utah VHF Society officer for details!
• $5 at the door (or $3 if you are 12 or under) and you do not get a booklet.

For directions on getting to the Utah VHF Swap Meet, go to this handy, printable page:

Swapmeet Directions

You may also refer to the Utah VHF Society Blogspot entry about the 2015 swapmeet - found here!

Utah VHF Society Blogspot

"Re-Up" your Utah VHF Society Membership before the Swap Meet and avoid the line!

We recommend that you join or "Re-Up" your Utah VHF Society Membership before the swap meet (as in NOW) so that you are on the membership list when you get to the door.  That way, all they need to do is check you off, stamp your hand and give you your nice, shiny UVHFS booklet and let you in while those that didn't do this stand in the other, slower line!

For information about how to join or renew your membership with the Utah VHF Society, go to the "How to Join or Renew UVHFS Membership" page and when there, you can even see when your Utah VHF Society membership expires!


"How do I get my booklet?"

If you don't think that you will be able to get the the Swap Meet - and you have paid (or will have paid) for your Utah VHF Society membership - don't worry:  We will have have a booklet for you - contact the Utah VHF Society president for the best way to get it to you!

We hope to see you at the 2015 swap meet!

Visit utahvhfs.org/ for more details.

Flyer : January In-Person Meeting

In Person Meeting JAN 29th

All,

We are in the works to have an in-person meeting/social on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 at the Public Safety Building on 300 East 400 South, beginning at 6:30 pm.

The topic of the meeting will be "A simple, carry-along battery solution and Anderson power pole connectors...construction and application".

With this, we are looking to make a group purchase on a 12V 7AH battery, charger, and Anderson power pole connectors.  I will include information below provided by Tom -W7GT.



Hello Power-Hungry Hams,

Here is the battery which I and others have been using for a few years.  It is a 12 volt, 7AH battery.  They make bigger and smaller ones, of course.  But the bigger ones start getting pretty heavy to lug around (think car battery), and this one seems to be a good middle-ground battery.


http://store.batteryspecialists.com/ps1270.html

The approximate pricing is shown on the quote below I got from Battery Specialists.  In 1 ea. quantity, they are $33.80.  But if we buy 10 they are $18.68, and if we buy 20 they are $13.13 (basically, two for the price of one at this level).   I bought 2 so I can have one “in use” and the other one charging.

http://store.batteryspecialists.com/psc12800ac.html

This is the charger they recommend, and it’s made by PowerSonic, the battery manufacturer.  Chargers are $34.95 Q=1, and the price comes down modestly with Q=10.

http://www.amazon.com/Anderson-Powerpole-Connectors-Pair-Genuine/dp/B005P9CATU

Some of you may also want some Anderson connectors.   Here’s an Amazon offering for those.  They are not super cheap – about $1.30 per wire (i.e. a pair of connectors).   So for $13 you get 10 pairs, as shown here.  Think about how many devices you have that use  12V DC power (your radio, the AC power adapter that came with your radio, your batteries (that you will buy), your cigarette lighter power cable, etc.)  Every one of those 12V cables is a candidate to cut in half and put Anderson connectors in line with it.

We would also want to buy a roll of red and  a roll of black wire too for making connections.

Please reply by email to let me know…

•         How many batteries would you like to purchase, if any?

•         How many chargers would you like to purchase, if any?

•         How many Anderson connectors would you like to purchase, if any?

The prices may vary slightly from what I found above, but hopefully it won’t be so different that you would have made a different decision.

Once we get desired quantities from everyone and place the order, we will meet on January 29th and distribute them.  What could be more fun than that?

Please send your reply ASAP to Dave.Anderson.1@comcast.net if you are interested in a purchase.  We will tally up the count and include it with Tom's order for the best price possible.

Thanks,

Dave Anderson

KE7ORB

Community Preparedness Workshop

Community Preparedness Workshop

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Public Safety Building
475 S 300 E
Salt Lake City, UT

Dear Salt Lake City Community Members,

The 3nd Quarter 2014 Community Preparedness Workshop has been scheduled. Please join us at the workshop on Saturday, August 16, 2014. Continental breakfast will be offered at 8:00 am. Welcome and opening address will begin at 8:30.

This workshop will be divided into three sessions. The first session will cover the proper use of FRS radios. If you have an FRS radio, bring it to the workshop. The second session will present the Fix-the-Bricks program. This program was designed to provide some basic tools to enable residents to do a preliminary assessment in determining potential structural impact of a 7.0 seismic event. The third session will be presented by structural engineer Glen Palmer. Mr. Palmer will continue the topic of structural seismic stability addressing considerations Salt Lake residents should make and steps that can be taken to reduce the impact of a seismic event to homes and buildings.

Please visit www.slcgov.com/em as soon as possible to register to attend the workshop. State “yes” or “no” in the comment section to indicate if you will be attending the breakfast. Please pass this on to anyone you feel would be interested in attending.

                                                                                                                                

Community Preparedness Workshop

Agenda

Saturday, August 16, 2014
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Public Safety Building
475 S 300 E
Salt Lake City, UT

• 8:00          Sign-in & Light continental breakfast/ Welcome & Open Meeting – 
• John Flynt/Mayor’s Office
• 8:30           Emergency Radio Communications: How to Use FRS – 
• Susan Smith

Numerous types of radio services are available for emergency communications.The Family Radio Service (FRS) is used for casual and emergency purposes by families, neighbors and CERTs. Pros, cons and how-to's of FRS will be covered in this presentation. If you have an FRS radio, bring it to the workshop. If you don't, this presentation may help you decide whether to get one or not.

• 9:30           Break
• 9:45           Fix-the-Bricks – John Flynt

This program was designed to provide some basic tools to enable residents to do a preliminary assessment in determining potential structural impact of a 7.0 seismic event. 

• 10:45           Break
• 11:00           Palmer Engineering – Glen Palmer

This session will be presented by structural engineer Glen Palmer. Mr. Palmer will continue the topic of structural seismic stability addressing considerations Salt Lake residents should make and steps that can be taken to reduce the impact of a seismic event to homes and buildings. A Q&A will follow.

• 12:00           Adjourn 

Free parking is available immediately to the right as you turn on to Blair St. from 400 South, in the small parking lot to the east of Blair St. on the east side of the Public Safety Building, and on 500 South beside the Public Safety Building.

People with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation no later than 48 hours in advance in order to attend this meeting. Accommodations may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids. This is an accessible facility. For questions or additional information, please contact Michael Stott, ADA Coordinator, at michael.stott@slcgov.com, (801) 535-7976, or TDD (801) 535-6021.

Any questions, please contact:

John Flynt
Preparedness Coordinator
Salt Lake City Office of Emergency Management
801-799-3604
john.flynt@slcgov.com

Ham Radio Class in August

Ever had an interest in 

Amateur Radio?

Ever wanted to learn how we will 

Communicate 

relief efforts in a major disaster??

Ever wanted to add radio 

communications to your 

CERT skills? 

An amateur radio "Technician license" course is being taught this month over the course of two Fridays and two Saturdays.

Beginning:             Friday, August 15th from 6pm to 9pm
       continuing               Saturday, August 16th from 9am to 5pm
               continuing             Friday, August 22nd from 6pm to 9pm
                       and finishing       Saturday August 23rd from 9am until 12pm noontime.

Location:    Wasatch Presbyterian Church
                    1700 South 1700 East, Salt Lake City

Cost:            $45 which includes - Instruction, Manual, Exam Fee and Door Prizes

Taught by:    Eugene and Carol Mc Wherter

If you are interested, please send an email to dave.anderson.1@comcast.net including your name and phone number.  Your information will be forwarded to the class organizers.

Meeting and Social

Dear Friends of Amateur Radio,

The Salt Lake Crossroads Amateur Radio Club cordially invites you to a meeting and social on Thursday, Jun 19 as outlined in the invitation below and attached.  One point of business will be discussion of a Club logo.

We are excited to have the opportunity to see Club members and other supporters in person soon!  Please share this invitation as you see fit.

73 (Regards),
Susan

Susan Smith, President
Salt Lake Crossroads Amateur Radio Club
www.k7xrd.blogspot.com
SSmithRPh@gmail.com
cell  (801) 910-2245
(Texting is great.)
KJ7ABC