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Teck Talk Title:
Communicating as an Amateur Radio Operator
Requested:
45 minutes in room 2-4, 9 a.m. Sunday.
This tech talk will introduce Ham Operators to the basics of
Communications, messages and offer some guidelines on
integrating Ham Radio into the professional and Emergency
Operations Environment. One of the common themes that I deal
with from both the Ham Operators and the sponsoring/served
agencies is a lack of communication concerning ideas, titles,
and job descriptions.
This training session is designed to provide useful tools and
suggestions to be able to learn both operating skills and what
an agency is looking for when they send out a call for
communications support.
Presented by: Joy Matlack, KD6FJV
Bio:
Joy Matlack,
KD6FJV, has made community service an immediate
and continuing focus of her career as a Ham Radio Operator. Joy
has taught Ham Radio classes to various community groups over
the years. As a long time volunteer and emergency response
instructor she has worked a variety of events both as a
consultant to local, state, & federal agencies in disasters and
during training exercises and as an amateur radio operator.
Having been licensed for well over ten years, Joy holds a
general class license and has been a Volunteer Examiner. Over
the years Joy has also been a Red Cross Disaster Services and
First Aid Instructor, a CERT Instructor and Training Officer,
and became a certified Train the Trainer in Domestic Terrorism
Awareness and Response. She has given and/or designed disaster
response programs and the supporting ongoing training for the
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, the Army Reserve, and several
other local, state, and federal entities.
Joy has
worked the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay for 18 years. One
of her first assignments was to help in the providing of support
for the Long Beach Police Dept. and the Lakewood Office of the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept teams. A couple of years later,
she received a call from the California Department of Justice
asking for her help in setting up a communications system for
their teams during the race and using that as a training ground
for their agents in the Communications Division. As she spent
these years working with specific teams on their internal
communications, she built a rapport with the race organizers,
members of the Race Committee and its sponsoring organization,
the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club. This rapport
led to being asked to become the Communications Director for
Baker to Vegas. This position provides a unique opportunity to
explore and learn about multiple aspects of Ham Radio under some
of the most varying conditions, vast terrain, and extreme
weather, primarily with portable equipment and power. |
