Net Log: Sacramento Valley CERT Net About: Sacramento Valley CERT Net Date: March 23, 2020 Net Control: WS6Z Log URL: https://log.hamtools.org/log/view/4 Opening Announcements ------------------------------- Insects. Which ones do you love? Which ones do you hate? Which ones are you most concerned about when on deployment. What do you to work through those problems and what solutions do you have for pests in the field. Now we will begin CERT team roll calls, grouped by participating City CERT teams. We will take any late or missing members after roll call finishes. After roll call, we will call for visiting stations. Davis City CERT ------------------------------- We now ask Davis City CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: WS6Z Wes Hardaker ticks - check frequently, flick off, wear long pants, tuck pants into socks KG6SJT Greg Kruckewitt yellow jackets and wasps - swell up but annoying - stay away from them W6KJX Lucile King loves bees and butterflies. Wasps are the concern, with swelling and itching. Carry benedrill. KK6POX Heather Spaulding First career was entomologist. Loves ground beetles as they make good predetors. Not a big fan of ear wigs. Most concerned about ticks. Wear gators to cover the bottom of the pants. You can get certified to carry an eppie pen. Cal emfa has training info. Get CPR cert up to date too. Takes some time and paperwork but worth it. Elk Grove / Galt ------------------------------- We now ask Elk Grove / Galt City CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: KC6SGT George Carrington black widows, brown rec. and scorpiens are nasty. Best thing to do is kill them. Folsom ------------------------------- We now ask Folsom CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: K5FWD David Brock like mosquito warriors. don't like fire ants. Don't have them here yet. But they can lead to reactions that get worse and worse. AA6CS Christopher scorpians and wasps -- anything stingy or venomy Sacramento Metro Fire CERT ------------------------------- We now ask Sacramento Metro Fire CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: KM6RIW Brad don't like centipedes - lots in the area ; when spraying wasps, leave nests there for a bit. K6ABJ Aaron don't like ticks - like preying mantises and lady bugs. KM6RIX Mike loves preying mantis. Don't ants or mosquitoes West Sacramento ------------------------------- We now ask West Sacramento CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: Woodland ------------------------------- We now ask Woodland CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: WA6TQJ Gary wasps around the ranch - catch them in the nests and knock down the nests. Wasps go for the eyes. ## Late Members We will do visitor checkins in a moment, but first are there any late members of Sacramento Valley CERT teams, or CERT members that aren’t on the roster that would like to check into tonight’s net? *Handle any late checkins* Visitors ------------------------------- We will now accept visitor checkins to the Sacramento Valley Multi-City CERT net.  You do not need to be affiliated with a CERT team to check into our net. All visitors are welcome.  If you're a visiting station that would like to check in, please come now with your callsign, name and location. Checkins: Closing Traffic ------------------------------- Heather: Mosquito hawks don't eat mosquitoes unfortunately. But the larvae can be pests in large numbers. Southern california has fire ants. Northern CA has a breed, but they're not as bad here. Mosquitoes: dragon flies eat mosquitoes. Brad: informal net about corona at 7:30am in the morning on w6ek, and n6na repeater at 7:30pm has a net, will find people who register and don't check into the net to make sure they're ok. End time: