Category Archives: From the OM

World’s Cheapest Dual-band HT?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by robert

While searching for MURS Radios, I ran across the Baofeng UV-5R+, a 5 watt, dual band, FM HT.  This unit was sold by Amazon and was under $59 including postage.  It included the radio, a LiPo battery pack, desktop charger, … Continue reading →

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195 and Counting…

Posted on October 17, 2012 by robert

With the addition of TT8TT and 3B9SP DXpeditions, my country count has reached 195.  LotW is still at 141 with one QSL in hand.  And Diamond DXCC is at 136. The goal was to have 200 countries worked, with 150 … 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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FEMA IS-200.b ICS for Single Resouces Completed

Posted on October 5, 2012 by robert

Easy/Quick Course.  See ECOMM Pages 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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There is a Secret DX World at 4 AM

Posted on September 13, 2012 by robert

I figured what a great way to check out my new K3 Sub-receiver than joining in the NH8S pileup.  Since I’ve had my K3 apart for about a week (too much going on to finish it quickly), I’ve missed all … Continue reading →

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