Lakeside Emergency Net off to a Great Start

River Park Fire Station Complex-

With the words "QST,QST,QST, this is the Lakeside Emergency Net" we were off and running with the first amateur radio net. Given the fact that the San Francisco 49'ers and the Seattle Seahawks were in an epic battle, we were encouraged that 17 operators checked into the 7:00 p.m. net.

Pat Chambers (W6VJT) conducts the net from the River Park Fire Complex

Stations from Serra Mesa to Flinn Springs took the opportunity to check-in with the net. The net ran for about forty minutes, but much of that time was spent organizing the somewhat chaotic check-in process. With any first radio net we have no idea who is out there, only after stations are heard can the process of organization start. The one topic we discussed was the ability of amateur radio operators to use the phonetic alphabet. Well here they are at this <LINK>.

If you missed the net take an opportunity to listen to the first Lakeside Emergency Net below.



The net will be conducted every Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. on the East County Repeater Association's "Rattlesnake Mountain" site." The frequency is 147.765 (- offset) with a P/L tone 79.7. All amateurs are welcome to participate.

Members of the Communications Volunteer Group handle net traffic and document check-in's.

On January 26th Captain Chuck Palmore will be present during the net to discuss CERT team training and participation. So if you have any questions about CERT this is your opportunity to get answers.

The net is conducted by members of the Communications Volunteer Group. These dedicated amateur radio operators come from our local community, and are dedicated to the effort to provide a great net experience. If you have any questions or comments about the net please send them to radionet@lakesidefire.com

We would like to thank the following amateur radio operators for checking into the net:

AI6O	Ed	San Diego
K5WFW	Len	Santee
KC6QLS	Paul	Lakeside
KG6LI	Mark	Temecula
KI6TUC	Dennis	San Diego
KJ6DWX	Karen	El Cajon
KJ6IOB	Daniel	El Cajon
KK6FXR	Rich	El Cajon
KK6FXV	Bob	Lakeside
KK6FXY	Tom	Lakeside
KK6FYI	Marcy	El Cajon
KK6GFU	Susan	Lakeside
KR7AZY	Kyris	Santee
N6JOJ	Tom	Santee
N6SIX	Joe	El Cajon
W6CHK	Chuck	Pine Valley
W6SAN	Bill	Lakeside
W6VJT	Pat	Lakeside

Submitted By: Fire Captain Mark Grow, CVG Coordinator