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Next General Meeting
Our next general membership meeting will be Monday, October 19 at the church. After the business meeting we will have a presentation from Wayne Smith, WB2ONZ, who will give a one hour presentation on Civil Air Patrol (CAP) radio communications. Wayne’s presentation will include:
* The history of the Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the US Air Force (dating back to WWII).
* Current missions including emergency services, homeland security, aerospace education and the Cadet Program.
* CAP’s nationwide communications program and capabilities to support government agencies and local communities.
* An overview of the HF, VHF, RoIP and secure mesh comms equipment used by air crews, ground teams and at CAP bases.
* A look at the latest HF and VHF voice and data communications equipment used by air crews, ground teams and at CAP bases.
* Communicator jobs, technical ratings and specialized training provided by CAP.
There are more than 50,000 volunteer CAP members nationwide, and many CAP communicators are also hams. Their experience and passion for communications helps ensure the success of CAP search and rescue, photo reconnaisance and disaster relief missions as well as many other activities.
We hope you will join us for this presentation!
Tech Net
The new BARRA Tech Net is up and running and meets every Wednesday at 1900 Eastern. The BARRA Tech Net has its own web site with net topics and other resources at barra-tech.com
Buffalo Amateur Radio Repeater Association, Inc.
Post Office Box 507
North Tonawanda, NY 14120-0507
buffalobarra <at> gmail <dot> com
