Category Archives: ECOMM

SKYWARN Training

Posted on July 27, 2013 by robert

It was a pleasure to attend Rob Macedo’s (KD1CY) Smithfield RI SKYWARN Training Class on July 13.  While scheduled to last 3 hours, it proceeded at a casual pace and was done in about 2.5 hours.  The class covers criteria for … Continue reading →

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FEMA IS-802 ESF #2 Communications Completed

Posted on December 17, 2012 by robert

This was a VERY easy course, taking about 15 minutes to complete.  I was expecting procedure, but it was really Federal Alphabet Soup describing the responsibilities of all the various government agencies that would be involved in a national emergency … Continue reading →

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Successful test of FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLWRAP

Posted on November 20, 2012 by robert

Mike Cullen, K1NPT, of NewportReady fame, and I ran a series of experiments over 2 meter simplex for a couple of hours tonight.  We wanted to get our equipment setup to use FLDIGI and various accessory modules (FLMSG, FLWRAP, FLRIG, … Continue reading →

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NBEMS – Narrow Band Digital Comm for EMS

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robert

I installed the latest version of FLDIGI, FLRIG, FLAMP, and FLWRAP on my Asus Netbook today for use with my IC-9100 on VHF.  I had used FLDIGI about 18 months ago to handle my first digital contacts with the Icom … Continue reading →

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FEMA IS-800.b National Response Framework Course Completed

Posted on October 5, 2012 by robert

This pretty much finishes the basic Independent Study Courses, except those specialized for various responders.  See the ECOMM page for more info.

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NIMS Communication and Information Management Course Completed

Posted on October 4, 2012 by robert

This course was the only one I felt was specific to my needs as a Ham, although like most of the FEMA courses it is mostly concerned with how things fit within the framework of National, State and Local Government … Continue reading →

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Almost Too Fast…

Posted on October 3, 2012 by robert

This second certificate, with the exam taken on a weekday, showed up in under 90 minutes.  

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IS-700.a National Incident Management System

Posted on October 3, 2012 by robert

Well, I took the course and exam for IS-700.a, which is an overview of the National Incident Management System.  The course itself and the exam were not nearly as well crafted as was IS-100.b.  Exam questions were often long winded … Continue reading →

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One down, one to go…

Posted on September 24, 2012 by robert

And just like that, 12 hours later, I have a FEMA certificate in hand: Next up, IS-700.a

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FEMA Courses for ECOMM

Posted on September 23, 2012 by robert

In order to participate in inter-agency emergency response training,  many jurisdictions are requiring completion of one or more FEMA courses. The two frequently required are IS-100.b and IS-700.a. The course are independent study and are offered online here. I took … Continue reading →

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