Archived News

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April 2009

-- A warm thank you to the officers who have served Bay Center Association this past year. New officers were elected for 2009 / 2010 year.

-- Bush Pioneer Park is scheduled to reopen in mid-May.

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May 2009

Tsunami Warning System

Testing, Testing, Testing; May 2009 The Bay Center based Tsunami Warning Signal system, part of the larger Pacific County system and you may have seen the light flashing or heard the Westminister Chimes sounding today (May 4, 2009). You probably didn't hear the voice warning message. We are advised that Pacific County Emergency Management is aware of why the voice warning message did not sound and are fixing the problem.

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May 9, 16, and 23 2009 -- Introductory Amateur Radio Class in Naselle

Bay Center Amateur Radio Station - Michael O'Meagher – N7BBQ

With support from the PCEMA ( Pacific County Emergency Management) and the PCARC ( Pacific County Amateur Radio Club), the Homeland Security Grant for an Amateur Radio Station here in Bay Center was successful. Most of the radio equipment has been purchased and is being processed for distribution. The Amateur Station will be installed at the Bay Center Volunteer Fire Department.

Three people from the Bay Center area have recently passed the FCC Element 2 Exam and now have their Technician’s Licenses:

Diane O’Meagher – KF7AIW

Berno Hartman – KF7APO

Ed Watness – KF7AQM.

Once the Bay Center station is up and running then a training program will be started to teach the new operators the fundamentals of radio operations and emergency communications. The Bay Center Amateur Radio Station will play a key role in keeping communications flowing during times of utility outages, natural disasters, and other major events. (Remember the December 2007 Storm, January 2008 Storm)

If you are interested in learning more about Amateur Radio or Emergency Communications contact Michael – N7BBQ at: N7BBQ@yahoo.com

Interested in joining the ranks of licensed Amateur Radio Operators -- new classes starting up now! Info is from email received from Michael.

May 9, 16, and 23 2009 -- Introductory Amateur Radio Class in Naselle

What: Pacific County Amateur Radio Club will hold the next Introductory Technician Ham class in Naselle

Where: The Naselle Fire Hall, just SE of the Hwy 4/401 junction near the High School.

When: May 9, 16 and 23, three consecutive Saturdays. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

FCC License Exam: May 23, 3:00 PM, same location. We will be able to test for all license classes, new and upgrade. You do not have to attend the class to take an exam with us.

Class structure: Frank Wolfe will teach the May 9th class.

Ed Archer will host a session on May 16, which will cover the course material. He will field any relevant questions and go over any material that is giving anyone trouble. This session will start at 10:00 AM and run as long as necessary.

Frank will return on May 23 to finish up any left-over details. Candidates can use any remaining time to study, go for a walk, have lunch or whatever works best for each individually to prepare for the test.

The exam will begin promptly at 3:00 PM (same location).

I recommend the prospective student purchase the Gordon West Technician Manual, before the beginning of the first class. We will use this as a textbook. Details on where to get the book are available on-line (a free download in .pdf format):

http://www.qsl.net/w7rdr/documents/Notes.pdf

Any questions? Please email me at: nm7r@yahoo.com

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