SATERN Siminar
Once a year the Salvation Army Team of
Emergency Radio Network (SATRN) gets
together.
Yesterday 1/30/2016 marked another successful
siminar at the San Bernardino corp. The
siminar was lead by Paul Hagar AE6TR. Mr
Hagar is the SATERN coordnater for the San
Bernardino and Riverside section.
The anual six hour event started at 9am and
started out with Paul explaining what SATERNs
mission is and introducing the key speakers.
The mission of SATERN is to suport the
Salvation Army in the event of a dissaster.
One way they do that is through amature
radio. They provide communications when
communication through other means isn't
possible.
The first speaker was Carl Gardines the ARRL
section manager. ARRL is the Amature Radio
Relay League.
Mr Gardenes talked about the importance of
SATERN in relation to working with other
agencies in a dissaster. He also donated
several items for rafil complaments of the
ARRL.
Next speaker was a security expert who spoke
on how to handle an "active shooter". This is
important in the wake of the terrorist
shooting in San Bernardino.
There were a few door prizes to be given
away. This included the updated repeater
directories donated by the ARRL, as well as
tool kits, watt meter and a hand held radio.
After lunch, Paul presented certificates of
apreciation to the SATERN corp leaders. All
were given a certificate and candy for their
hard work as well as applause.
After the awards, there was a speaker
explaining mesh network and the ses that the
Salvation Army can get out of it. For those
not familure with mesh networks, they work
like a repeater only for the internet/data.
All in all the siminar was a success.
