Be Prepared
This coming week there will be an earthquake.
It won't be a real earthquake but a drill/
On Thursday October 15th an emergency
prepardness drill will be conducted over the
entire state of California.
Many agencies will be perticipating. This
includes local, county, state, and even
federal government agencies.
The purpous of the state wide drill is to
raise awareness and preperation for the real
thing.
There are many ways you can prepare for
emergencies. The most important thing to do
to prepare is to have a plan of action.
By planning ahead, you will be mentaly as
well as physicly able to deal with the
emergency.
Your plan sould include an out of state
contact and central meeting location for all
members of your family.
even though you have an out of state contact,
you may not be able to reach them by cell
phone.
Most people don't know this, but in a major
dissaster or emergency, emergency services
literly takes over the cell towers for
communications. In those situations only 911
and emergency communications are aloud to go
through.
Alternatives to cell phone communications are
amature radio. Also FRS radios are good for
short distance communications.
As part of your plan and possible survival, I
reccomend getting involved with organisations
like CERT (Community Emmergency Response
Team). They provide training free as well as
provide a suport group for when a dissaster
hits.
If you don't take anything else from this,
take it as to be prepared for a dissaster.
You never know when or where it might happen.
But, it WILL happen so be ready for it.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Amateurs are pros
Amateur's are the pros
By: C.J. Ellington
"The departments that we have interfaced with have had positive feedback. We continue to have make our presents known to the hospital." Says Keith Thomas, Chief Radio Officer of the Jerry L Pettis VA amateur raido club.
Tucked away out of sight on the 2nd floor of the VA Hospital, sits a 20 foot by 10 foot room. That room houses the VA's emergency communications equipment.
Recently, emergency communications was put to the test when the power went out at the hospital in June. The radio club responded with 7 members that day, to provide important communications between departments.
The Jerry L Pettis VA Hospital Amateur Radio club was officialy formed in Febuary of 2011. Prior to 2011, the hospital radio room was staffed by employees. Currently most club members are VA volunteer's.
As of current membership, the club who holds an amateur radio call sign of W6VAH, has approximently 20 members. When the club was formed, they started out with 5 members.
The W6VAH club runs a net on HF (High Frequency) on 14.255 megahertz. The purpous of the net is to make contact with both vets and non vets.
On the net, club members talk to operaters from around the country and occationaly the world. The average number of contacts veries by atmospheric conditions.
Curently, the club participates in 2 yearly drill's, including the great american shake out in October. These drills help prepare the club for the real thing.
The W6VAH club at the Jerry L Pettis VA Hospital is one of a few VA's involved with amateur radio and emergency communicaitons. They regurly make contact with N5VA, the VA hospital in New Mexico.
Any licensed amateur radio operater is welcome to check in with them and to visit the radio room. They would love to have you visit and show you around.
By: C.J. Ellington
"The departments that we have interfaced with have had positive feedback. We continue to have make our presents known to the hospital." Says Keith Thomas, Chief Radio Officer of the Jerry L Pettis VA amateur raido club.
Tucked away out of sight on the 2nd floor of the VA Hospital, sits a 20 foot by 10 foot room. That room houses the VA's emergency communications equipment.
Recently, emergency communications was put to the test when the power went out at the hospital in June. The radio club responded with 7 members that day, to provide important communications between departments.
The Jerry L Pettis VA Hospital Amateur Radio club was officialy formed in Febuary of 2011. Prior to 2011, the hospital radio room was staffed by employees. Currently most club members are VA volunteer's.
As of current membership, the club who holds an amateur radio call sign of W6VAH, has approximently 20 members. When the club was formed, they started out with 5 members.
The W6VAH club runs a net on HF (High Frequency) on 14.255 megahertz. The purpous of the net is to make contact with both vets and non vets.
On the net, club members talk to operaters from around the country and occationaly the world. The average number of contacts veries by atmospheric conditions.
Curently, the club participates in 2 yearly drill's, including the great american shake out in October. These drills help prepare the club for the real thing.
The W6VAH club at the Jerry L Pettis VA Hospital is one of a few VA's involved with amateur radio and emergency communicaitons. They regurly make contact with N5VA, the VA hospital in New Mexico.
Any licensed amateur radio operater is welcome to check in with them and to visit the radio room. They would love to have you visit and show you around.
Constatution vs Religion
Constatution VS Religious freedom
Everyone has heard of Kim Davis the Kentuky county clerk who refused gay marriage licenses. Dispite the US Supreme court ruling that banning of gay marriage is unconstatutional.
A week ago, Davis was ordered to jail for not following the courts order. She spent a week in jail for contempt.
When Davis was released there was a huge crowd of suporters waiting for her. It amazes me how people can suport someone who broke the law.
Heavy hitters in politics are even getting involved to suport her. GOP Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is one of those.
Her Deputy clerk refuses to break the law even if he is breaking her orders. The law is the law.
Law of the land superseeds religious beliefs or biases. It's one thing to have certain beliefs. However, If your your beliefs effect the job you do then you souldn't be doing that job.
Kim Davis is an elected official. If she refuses to do her job because of her beliefs she needs to resign.
Our founding fathers believed in seperation of church and state. This is one of those cases where religion interfearing with government ruleing is wrong.
I am sure as we speak, the county board of supervisors are discussing her fate.
Everyone has heard of Kim Davis the Kentuky county clerk who refused gay marriage licenses. Dispite the US Supreme court ruling that banning of gay marriage is unconstatutional.
A week ago, Davis was ordered to jail for not following the courts order. She spent a week in jail for contempt.
When Davis was released there was a huge crowd of suporters waiting for her. It amazes me how people can suport someone who broke the law.
Heavy hitters in politics are even getting involved to suport her. GOP Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is one of those.
Her Deputy clerk refuses to break the law even if he is breaking her orders. The law is the law.
Law of the land superseeds religious beliefs or biases. It's one thing to have certain beliefs. However, If your your beliefs effect the job you do then you souldn't be doing that job.
Kim Davis is an elected official. If she refuses to do her job because of her beliefs she needs to resign.
Our founding fathers believed in seperation of church and state. This is one of those cases where religion interfearing with government ruleing is wrong.
I am sure as we speak, the county board of supervisors are discussing her fate.
Monday, July 6, 2015
New Chief in town
New VA Volunteer services chief
By: C.J. Ellington
"If you can't find a way, make a way" That is the moto that Jerry L Pettis VA Hospital Volunteer Chief Larry Moore lives by.
It has been three weeks sense Larry Moore filled the position of Chief of voluntary services. The job he filled was vacant sense October of 2014.
Larry came to the job from another Veterans Hospital in Atlanta Georga. There, he spent two years before comeing to the VA Hospital in Loma Linda.
Mr Moore says expierience as a VA volunteer in collage, prepared him for the new job. At 30 years old, Moore who is not a veteran, is commited to serving those in the armed forces.
Moore took the job in Loma Linda as a new opertunity to challenge himself. He vows to challenge himself and improve volunteer services so that volunteers are able to give 100% to the veterans.
One of Mr Moores goals is to gain more people to help with veterans needs and to promote teamwork among volunteers.
He is looking forward to staying in southern California to rais a family.
By: C.J. Ellington
"If you can't find a way, make a way" That is the moto that Jerry L Pettis VA Hospital Volunteer Chief Larry Moore lives by.
It has been three weeks sense Larry Moore filled the position of Chief of voluntary services. The job he filled was vacant sense October of 2014.
Larry came to the job from another Veterans Hospital in Atlanta Georga. There, he spent two years before comeing to the VA Hospital in Loma Linda.
Mr Moore says expierience as a VA volunteer in collage, prepared him for the new job. At 30 years old, Moore who is not a veteran, is commited to serving those in the armed forces.
Moore took the job in Loma Linda as a new opertunity to challenge himself. He vows to challenge himself and improve volunteer services so that volunteers are able to give 100% to the veterans.
One of Mr Moores goals is to gain more people to help with veterans needs and to promote teamwork among volunteers.
He is looking forward to staying in southern California to rais a family.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Loma Linda VA Volunteer lunchen
VA Volunteer lunch
June 30th 2015 marked the apreciation for those who
volunteer at the Jerry L Pettis VA Memorial Hospital.
The lunchen that lasted two hours, was held at the Double
Tree Hotel in Onterio California.
Volunteers were given awards for hours worked. They were
awarded pins and certificats for 100 to 10,000 hours
worked.
One volunteer James Miles recieved a trophy for working
over 32,000 hours.
There were also door prizes given out as well as speaches
from Larry Moore, the new directer of volunteer services
at Loma Linda VA.
Loma Linda VA Hospital has aproximently 500 volunteers in
verius capacities. Volunteers do anything from pushing
patients in wheelchairs, to giving directions and working
in the veterans cemitary.
June 30th 2015 marked the apreciation for those who
volunteer at the Jerry L Pettis VA Memorial Hospital.
The lunchen that lasted two hours, was held at the Double
Tree Hotel in Onterio California.
Volunteers were given awards for hours worked. They were
awarded pins and certificats for 100 to 10,000 hours
worked.
One volunteer James Miles recieved a trophy for working
over 32,000 hours.
There were also door prizes given out as well as speaches
from Larry Moore, the new directer of volunteer services
at Loma Linda VA.
Loma Linda VA Hospital has aproximently 500 volunteers in
verius capacities. Volunteers do anything from pushing
patients in wheelchairs, to giving directions and working
in the veterans cemitary.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Hamming it up Fieldday
Hamming it up Fieldday
The last weekend of Jue the Amaeur radio community gets
together for 24 hours. Durring the course of that time
radio operaters make contacts all over the world.
This weekend June 27th and 28th marked another year of
comeraudery among HAMs. They call this weekend Fieldday.
Thousands apon thousands of sponcered clubs perticipate
as well as individuals.
This event is sponcered by and monitered by the ARRL
(Amatuer Radio Relay League) and the goal is to get as
many HAM radio contacts as possible. Preferbly using
emergency power in a park or other public space to
promote the hobby.
Rules are aplied to insure accuracy of the contacts. For
instance, every contact has to give their grid square and
ARRL section they are in.
All of this is to promote the hobby of amatuer radio as
well as test skills and equipment in preperation for
emergency operation.
HAMs play an important role in a disaster situation such
as Huricane Katrina and the recent floods in Texas. Some
major disaster organisations use rafdio for
communications. Those include the Red Cross and Salvation
Army.
Modes of operation and bands for fieldday included FM
mode as well as AM.
Demonstrations were given by many groups oer the weekend.
You no longer have to know morse code to be licensed.
The last weekend of Jue the Amaeur radio community gets
together for 24 hours. Durring the course of that time
radio operaters make contacts all over the world.
This weekend June 27th and 28th marked another year of
comeraudery among HAMs. They call this weekend Fieldday.
Thousands apon thousands of sponcered clubs perticipate
as well as individuals.
This event is sponcered by and monitered by the ARRL
(Amatuer Radio Relay League) and the goal is to get as
many HAM radio contacts as possible. Preferbly using
emergency power in a park or other public space to
promote the hobby.
Rules are aplied to insure accuracy of the contacts. For
instance, every contact has to give their grid square and
ARRL section they are in.
All of this is to promote the hobby of amatuer radio as
well as test skills and equipment in preperation for
emergency operation.
HAMs play an important role in a disaster situation such
as Huricane Katrina and the recent floods in Texas. Some
major disaster organisations use rafdio for
communications. Those include the Red Cross and Salvation
Army.
Modes of operation and bands for fieldday included FM
mode as well as AM.
Demonstrations were given by many groups oer the weekend.
You no longer have to know morse code to be licensed.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Pride at LA Pride
LA Pride with pride
This weekend 6/12/2015, is pride weekend for the LGBT
community. Nearly every major city holding a pride event.
Los Angeles is certainly no exception. They hold their
pride in the city of West Hollywood every June.
If you were anywhere near Santa Monica blvd and San
Vicente Blvd you would have noticed large crouds unusualy
dressed and lots of rainbow flags everywhere.
Alot of guys with their shirts off and some in thongs.
Alot of rainbow colored hair.
Booths included Johnson and Johnson that was giving away
skin care product samples. There was also a Trans Station
sponcered by the amazon show "Trans Parent". They were
giving away tshirts and provided a comfortable place to
hang out.
Some of the booths even had games and wheels giving away
prizes. I won 2 tickets to Kotts Berry Farm, a local
theme park near DisneyLand.
At the end of the day they provded live entertnainment.
On the main stage at 6:30 pm was Willson Philips.
The weekend long event ends sunday June 14 and has
something for everyone.
This weekend 6/12/2015, is pride weekend for the LGBT
community. Nearly every major city holding a pride event.
Los Angeles is certainly no exception. They hold their
pride in the city of West Hollywood every June.
If you were anywhere near Santa Monica blvd and San
Vicente Blvd you would have noticed large crouds unusualy
dressed and lots of rainbow flags everywhere.
Alot of guys with their shirts off and some in thongs.
Alot of rainbow colored hair.
Booths included Johnson and Johnson that was giving away
skin care product samples. There was also a Trans Station
sponcered by the amazon show "Trans Parent". They were
giving away tshirts and provided a comfortable place to
hang out.
Some of the booths even had games and wheels giving away
prizes. I won 2 tickets to Kotts Berry Farm, a local
theme park near DisneyLand.
At the end of the day they provded live entertnainment.
On the main stage at 6:30 pm was Willson Philips.
The weekend long event ends sunday June 14 and has
something for everyone.
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