Class - Amateur Radio Technician Level

Announcing a new course to become licensed as an amateur radio Technician level

Marvin Match (call sign KA7TPH) will be giving free instruction to prepare for taking the FCC exam for the Technician level in amateur radio (ham radio).  Instruction begins this Thursday, September 24, 7 p.m., at the LDS Pioneer Stake Center, 1401 West 700 So., SLC, in the Relief Society room.  Classes will be approximately two hours long.  Marv anticipates the course will last about eight weeks, depending on the needs of the group.  Marv says, "If someone wants to come in part way through, that's OK too."

I additionally recommend attendance for anyone who already has his/her license in amateur radio already but would like a refresher on the diverse principles and practices for ham radio.  Marv has been active in amateur radio for decades, is an electrical engineer and enjoys the hands-on activities of making radio-related components inexpensively.

Marv will be teaching from the Technician manual by Gordon West and will be selling those at the class for $20 each.  You do not have to purchase a manual to attend the course.

An exam is required for FCC licensing and costs $14 or $15 at the time of testing.

(References:
http://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed
http://user.xmission.com/~uarc/testinfo.html
http://user.xmission.com/~uarc/testinfo.html#geninfo)

After this Technician course, Marv will hold a course for the General then Extra levels of licensure, if anyone is interested.

Registration for Marv's course is not required.  Come one, come all and let your family, friends, neighbors and community know about this special opportunity to add emergency communications to your arsenal of emergency response preparedness!

Susan

Susan Smith, President

Salt Lake Crossroads Amateur Radio Club

Blood Moon Science...and Why You Should Still Prepare

In ancient times, blood moons were looked upon in many different ways, depending on the culture of
the people. The ancient Inca, for example, believed that during a lunar eclipse, the moon was being attacked by a jaguar. That’s why the moon appeared to turn a blood-red.

If something happened that they didn't understand, people would come up with stories to explain these celestial phenomenon. Even natural disasters were explained using stories and were thought to occur because of a displeased god or goddess. Today, we’re pretty sure a jaguar in the sky has nothing to do with the lunar eclipse or the moon turning red. In fact, a lunar eclipse – and the resulting blood moon – can be explained by science. And so can all the other natural disasters we see happening around us.

So what does this mean for you?  Click on the link below to continue reading the full article from Emergency Essentials.

Blood Moon Science...

       and Why You Should Still Prepare

National Preparedness Month

National Preparedness Month

 September is National Preparedness month and is a great time to make an emergency communication plan for your family. FEMA hopes you will spend time together with your family and talk about how you will contact each other and where you will meet should disaster strike. Learn More:

Here are some things you can do to get started:

• Check out weekly themes. Each week in September will focus on a specific hazard. Resources and tips will be posted for each one.
• Register for National PrepareAthon! Day on September 30. Participate in America's PrepareAthon! and register your own event or join other activities and events. 

Visit Salt Lake City's Emergency Management webpage for other preparedness tips and to learn about the City's emergency programs.

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