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Here’s the presentation on transmitter direction finding.

Here’s a picture of the antenna location we used for this exercise. The red X marks the spot. The red O is the location we used in previous hurricane/tropical storm activation’s.

The presentation below is an update on the RACES equipment improvement program in Calvert County. Page 15 shows the current build-out status, with completed items in blue.

Calvert AUXCOMM members, here’s our current ICS-205 plan.  LOOKING FOR INPUT ON CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS.  A new ICS-205 will be issued and all the RACES VHF/UHF radios reprogrammed accordingly. Inputs to N3AE. tnx

The following links provide updated local information on the COVID-19 pandemic. https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/ https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/2630/COVID-19-Virtual-Resource-Center https://www.calverthealth.org/ https://www.calverthealthmedicine.org/Ways-You-Can-Help

Calvert AUXCOMM members, please take a look at the two document links below. There are significant changes ahead for ARES and getting/maintaining ARES membership. N3AE

With the record-setting 2017 hurricane season still fresh in most American’s minds, the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), in conjunction with local emergency managers, is rolling out a new hurricane and severe weather evacuation system. To read more, see: http://news.maryland.gov/mema/2018/06/14/maryland-launches-know-your-zone-hurricane-preparedness-campaign/