Second Quarter Sign Ups and Third Quarter Harbor Area Plans

Second Quarter Mentoring Sign Ups in Progress

Registration has already begun for the Second Quarter ACS Radio Club-sponsored Mentoring geared toward Technician Class License preparation. This course will have an online component, with classrom sessions being blended with online, chatroom-based classes to take place in the ASC Chat Room at www.lafdacs.org.

Also, the Club Presidency is working with two community groups from Battalions 17 & 14 to provide interested students and the course will also be open to community members who register online through the ACS website.

Details regarding Q2 Mentoring are TBD and updates may be found on the Official ACS Calendar and through the course registration page via the http://www.lafdacs.org/ Home Page.

Tuesday Evening Morse Code Workshop in Planning Stages

Also during Q2, a Tuesday Evening Morse Code workshop is being scheduled for folks who want to upgrade to the General or Extra Class. The workshop is slated to take place at Old Fire Station 77 at 8943 Glenoaks Blvd. in Sun Valley, CA.

Mentoring for Q3 Planned for San Pedro Harbor Area

At long last, the ACS Radio Club Presidency is working closely with Battalion 6 CERT Coordinator Katy Carlson and ACS BCUL Ray Herbrick to coordinate Third Quarter Mentoring sessions local to the San Pedro Harbor area. The exact location within the Harbor Area is TBD, but it will most likely be in or adjacent to Fire Station 112, which houses the LAFD Fire Boat.

CANNDU Community Group Members from Battalion 13 will also be invited to participate and existing ACS Members from both Battalions are encouraged to upgrade to General Class by taking advantage of the Morse Code workshops also slated.

The specific dates set for Saturdays in July & August 2006 -- -- are as follow:

July 8 -- Prep Class
July 15-- Prep Class
July 22 -- No classes are scheduled due to the ACS Third Quarter Drill
July 29 -- Prep Class & Practice Exam
August 5 -- Prep Class & Practice Exam
August 12 – Ham Exam Cram Session (10 am) & FCC Exam (1pm)

Course times are also listed on the Official ACS Calendar and on the Mentoring Blog, both which are accessible through the http://www.lafdacs.org/ Home Page.

Note: All Radio Club mentoring functions during 2006 are free and open to the General Public, with optional donations going to the Old Fire Station 77 Emergency Communication Equipment Fund.