Net Log: Sacramento Valley CERT Net About: Sacramento Valley CERT Net Date: April 11, 2021 Net Control: Log URL: https://log.hamtools.org/log/view/66 Opening Announcements ------------------------------- How do you think hams might be able to use HF frequencies to support CERT and other local emergency operations? 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 - NVIS - more bandwidth if the area is flooded - wide area coordination in a major outage KG6SJT Greg Kruckewitt - not much for CERT - digital modes work well - HF only needed for transferring longer distance W6KJX Lucile King KK6POX Heather Spaulding - haven't done HF yet, though has general Elk Grove / Galt ------------------------------- We now ask Elk Grove / Galt City CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: KG6VBM Jim Folsom ------------------------------- We now ask Folsom CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: AA6CS Christopher - NVIS setup - local in nature Sacramento Metro Fire CERT ------------------------------- We now ask Sacramento Metro Fire CERT members to check into the net. Checkins: KM6RIW Brad - knowledge of HF can be useful - in a major catrastophy, it might be easier to build a CW transmitter etc - carla net K6ABJ Aaron - winlink - relaying 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 - red cross is leading on this some - used a drill with 40m and winlink - need interface to do digital - wanted to use CW, but not many knew it - wanted to use repeaters - (from Greg): main object was to get flmessage on everything, with longer distance handling ## 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: KD6QTH peter elk grove - carla can work well when you're Closing Traffic ------------------------------- - monday 8am yolo ARES on ke6yuv 146.970 - monday 8:30 YARS on 147.000 - SARC zoom meeting 7pm Wednesday night -- w6ak.org has details - link [www.sacvalleyares.org](www.sacvalleyares.org) to all presentations from the comm academy -- many good presentations End time: 20:31