Jan (KD7ZWV) discusses the history of MARC's training program and what the plans are for 2025.

Slides:   Revamping the Beginner's Classes

A while back, Dan presented on GMRS communications for SLCo ARES.  After our recent presentation on Tiered Communications Plans, I asked him if I could post it here for reference.  Of course he agreed, so here is the video of his presentation, followed by the slides and some other documents that were mentioned in the presentation.

Slides:  GMRS Communications in the Ham World

• Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Questionaire
• Post Grid Down Survey for Family

Slides:  Tiered Comms Plan

See Also:

• Radio Comms for YOUR Neighborhood - General Meeting - 20 April 2023
• GMRS Communications in the Ham World

This was a long one, folks.  We went almost 50 minutes over our normal meeting time and I still don't think justice was done to the topic.  This class will be restructured as a three parter, with two parts dedicated to understanding networking concepts and how IP networking works, and a third part dedicated to AREDN networking.  Possibly a fourth part for packet radio and how IP networking works in the packet environment.  We'll have some discussions among the education committee and see what we can come up with.  Also, the IP part of this presentation likely will go over the head of most amateur operators.  More information is needed here and it needs to be simplified to the point that the average person who has been a ham for a while can follow along.

All that said, I did record the meeting and I want to give people a chance to review it.  You'll probably have questions... please ask them here on the MARC site and I'll try to answer them as I can.

Here's the recorded video:

Here are the slides:  IP Networking for Mesh

And here are the slides in-line so you can page through them right here:

Slides:  What Else Can I Do With Amateur Radio

Jan (KD7ZWV) talks about time, clocks, synchronizing time, and why we (amateur radio operators) care (or should care).

Slides:  Its About... Time.pdf

Jan (KD7ZWV) continues the APRS Deep Dive with a discussion of some advanced APRS usage, including APRS-IS services like EMAIL-2, WXBOT, WHO-IS, and WLNK-1 and web-based tools like aprs.fi and findu.

Slides:  APRS_Deep_Dive.pdf

Jan (KD7ZWV) revisits his introductory APRS presentation as a start to the next "deep dive" series for our advanced topics classes.  We'll be digging into APRS over the next few months.

Download the slides here:  APRS Introduction - Updated

Or review the presentation below:

Dan (N7XDL) talks to us about ham conventions in general and HamCon:Zion in particular.  HamCon:Zion was held in St George, UT on the 12th and 13th of July, 2024.  For more information about HamCon:Zion, please see HamCon:Zion.  Presentations were recorded and this post will be updated with a link to them after they have been published.

Slides are available for download here: HamConZion_PostAnalysis

Or read them on the site right here:

Dan (N7XDL) briefs us on using your radio and building your radio skills through Public Service events and also talks about Utah SAG, an organization devoted to connecting amateur radio volunteers with the organizations that need their services.

Download the slides here:  Public Service Events and Utah SAG

Or view them directly: