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Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> added the photo album SIQC2025 : Spring Into Queen Creek 2025

Folks, Please note that the Ocotillo Repeater @ 449.325 MHz will be off line for public use on Saturday from 7 AM till 2:15 PM. It will be in use by the Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group which is supporting the Town's Spring into Queen Creek event at Frontier Family Park. Thank you, Joe, N2QOJ QCECG Joe Sammartino 24/7: 480.270.4563 Mobile: 480.381.2993 jsammartino@...

My HT's that I'm programming only supports 107.2 for the Tone Encode, the next Frequency up or down are 103.5 (down) and 110.9 (up). One HT is an actual GMRS radio (Radioddoty GM-30) the other is a dual-band ham radio (TYT TH-UV88). I suspect you meant 107.2 Hz for the GMRS Repeater encode Frequency. Yahoo Mail - Email Simplified

Help! Hello Ham Friends, If you have a GMRS license, please access my temporary repeater at: Transmit Frequency: 467.5750 MHz Receive Frequency: 462.5750 MHz PL Tone Encode: 107.5 Hz PL Tone Decode: None It is located at 202 and Broadway with an ERP of about 8 watts. It does not have a transmitted ID yet and there is no activity timer. However, it is operating under WRJA748. When accessing, please announce testing and your callsign or the last 3 numbers of your call sign so I map your location to determine the RF operating footprint of the test session. If you do not have a GMRS call sign, use mine for testing purposes: WRJA748 I need it tested thoroughly today for deployment at an event tomorrow. It will be up from 12:45 PM till Midnight tonight. The activity will be recorded for my review. Thank you, Joe, N2QOJ

? Local Ham Club Activities ? Check out the attached file for the March newsletter from Arizona Desert Aire Waves for the latest information about Ham Clubs in our local ham community. Regards - Joe, N2QOJ

? QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 3/2/2025 @ 8 PM (20:00) ? All are welcome to the weekly training net of the Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group, a partner of QC Emergency Management. Exercise your station and your skills! Your Net Control Operator: Joe, N2QOJ 8 pm at STV / Ocotillo Repeater 449.325 MHz PL 100.0 Hz You can also listen in via the Internet on your PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/10544 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtEpalwnv1E

The following photos have been uploaded to the Public Safety Day 2025 photo album of the [email protected] group. 20250222_105959.jpg 20250222_105203.jpg 20250222_100514.jpg 20250222_094745.jpg 20250222_094723.jpg 20250222_093710.jpg 20250222_093436.jpg 20250222_092022.jpg 20250222_091333.jpg By: Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...>

If you are interested in attending this class, please follow the instructions in the announcement below. Do Not Reply to this Message QST QST QST The Arizona Red Cross Communications Club (K7ARC) will offer a Winlink class on March 1, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, at the Red Cross chapter office, 4747 N. 22nd St., Suite 100, in Phoenix. Members of K7ARC can sign up on the k7arc.org website in the member area under Event Sign-up. Non-members are also welcome to attend and can register by sending an email to Charlie Zurenko, charles.zurenko@... or to Larry Buchanan, larry.buchanan@.... The class will be taught from an emergency communications perspective. Topics include: -Setting up your Winlink station to use Packet, VARA FM, and VARA HF -Preparing, sending, and receiving basic Winlink messages -Preparing, sending, and receiving peer-to-peer Winlink messages -Sending and replying to an ICS-213 form via Winlink -Use of Winlink tactical addresses -Using the Winlink Contacts Directory -Generating an ICS-309 Communications Log of Winlink traffic -Adding attachments to a Winlink message After the class, the Red Cross radio room will be available for hands-on practice. Please direct questions to larry.buchanan@... or charles.zurenko@... Larry Buchanan, Volunteer American Red Cross, Central & Northern Arizona Chapter, Phoenix, AZ Larry.Buchanan@... FCC Call Sign: AA?LB Cell: 623-703-9161 Disaster Services Technology Comms Team ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator, Maricopa County, Arizona Webmaster--K7ARC.org, Arizona Red Cross Communications Club

FEMA Training For Emcomm Communicators Foreword by Joe Sammartino, N2QOJ of the Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group (QCECG) Discussion by Dennis Lawrence, KF7RYX of Mesa East Stake and QCECG Prepared for the Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group, February 16, 2025. A formal PDF document in Article Format is attached to this email. * Foreword * Dennis KF7RYX of Mesa East Stake and QCECG leads the training of their Stake Emergency/Family communications members. On their weekly over-the-air net, Dennis recently led a discussion concerning the importance of diversifying one’s knowledge of emergency communications -- especially by tapping into the free training available from FEMA. A subset of these training courses is typically required by most emergency communications groups serving organized agencies, municipalities, etc. Our own Group, the Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group, requires its members to complete all of the courses mentioned in his discussion which follows. When serving public safety agencies, having our members familiar with the structure and execution of an incident command driven event ensures that we are adding value to their effort and demonstrates a commitment to work within an agency’s protocol. Please review the discussion and if you should have any question or comments, feel free to contact me, N2QOJ at n2qoj.ham@... or Dennis KF7RYX at kf7ryx@.... * Introduction * When you went to high school, did you sit in one room all day and listen to a single teacher instruct you about all of the topics: math, writing, reading, history, and others? Probably not. When you went to college, did one professor know everything you needed to graduate? Not likely. We floated from room to room, from teacher to teacher and learned from those who specialized in a particular discipline. I would suggest that to become proficient in different aspects of emergency communication, that you must do the same. No one person is going to know everything, but if you'll look for people who specialize in different disciplines of emergency communication, your education and experience will be much fuller. Tonight, I'd like to talk about some training that the FEMA offers that can help ERC operators on a bad day. * Recommended ICS Training * It is important for ERC operators to have this training so that we can better understand the organization of served agencies in an emergency. We'll better understand their jargon, leadership hierarchy, and be able to communicate more intelligently with those agencies. There are four courses that are recommended for all ERC operators. FEMA's Emergency Management Institute develops all of these courses. We are going to give a brief overview of each one. As you surf the web looking for information about ICS courses, you'll notice that some sites use different designations for the same class. For example, some places refer to IS-100.b as ICS-100.b. The use of ICS as a course designation is an error. FEMA has developed hundreds of courses to help manage an incident. The incident command system is only one very small piece of that puzzle. In fact, courses dealing specifically with ICS make up only about 2% of all of the courses. The official FEMA Emergency Management Institute uses IS to refer to its courses. The IS stands for Independent Study. With that, let's talk specifically about four courses that are recommended for ERC operators. * IS-100.c * IS-100.c is an introduction to the Incident Command System. The ".c" on the end denotes a revision to the original course developed in 2006. The Emergency Management Institute History features the principles and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This course familiarizes participants with ICS organizational principles and elements, ICS positions and responsibilities, ICS facilities and functions, and ICS planning. This course, like other introductory courses, is designed to provide overall incident management skills rather th

Good day! QCECG will be meeting with the public at the Town of Queen Creek's Public Safety event today from 9 AM to 11 AM. Members will be demonstrating communications on the Ocotillo Repeater at 449.325 MHz (-) PL 100 Hz and ask for local hams to listen in and assist with short demonstrations. Thanks for your assistance! Joe, N2QOJ - QCECG Joe Sammartino 24/7: 480.270.4563 Mobile: 480.381.2993 jsammartino@...

Hosting the 2025 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention Yuma Amateur Radio Hamfest Organization (YARHO) presents the Yuma Hamfest – 2025 hosting the ARRL Southwestern Division Convention Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 East 32nd Street, Yuma, Arizona February 14, 2025, from Noon to 5 PM, and February 15, 2025, from 8 AM to 5 PM yumahamfest.com Vendors & Exhibitors | Seminars | Tailgating (Swap Meet) | Prizes | Friends & Fun! This year, the returning Yuma Hamfest is once again the ARRL Southwestern Division Convention. It is the largest ham radio event in Southern California or Arizona, the ARRL Southwestern Division territory. Yuma is at the California-Arizona-Mexico border. This is the large convention that rotated through the sections in the past, and was often held in September. Check the Web site for details at www.yumahamfest.com. See (and buy) new gear. Find deals throughout the tailgating and swap meet. Hear presenters from across a variety of ham radio interests and activities. Catch up with friends in-person! Admission is $15. Children 12 and under are admitted free; www.yumahamfest.com/fees.html Meet ARRL Officials and Field Organization Volunteers Stop by and speak with ARRL Southwestern Division Director Richard J Norton, N6AA. He continues to welcome opportunities to address your radio clubs and hamfests about ARRL national issues, and welcomes your inputs regarding ARRL policies. The convention will also be attended by all the ARRL Section Managers of the Southwestern Division: Rick Paquette, W7RAP (Arizona); Diana Feinberg, AI6DF (Los Angeles); Bob Turner, W6RHK (Orange); Bruce Kripton, AG6X (San Diego), and John Kitchens, NS6X (Santa Barbara). ARRL Membership Get automatically entered in the ARRL Sweepstakes at the Yuma Hamfest when you join or renew your ARRL membership, or when you donate $50 or more to the ARRL Diamond Club. Seminars and Presentations Attend many of the technical and operating forums. ARRL will host a forum with an opportunity for hams to find out about new developments within ARRL, and to get their questions answered by their ARRL leadership. It is open to all hams and discussion and feedback are welcome. Get There! For more information visit www.yumahamfest.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Hamfests The Amateur Radio Council of Arizona has a calendar of Arizona Hamfests at: Event Calendar Visalia International DX Convention The International DX Convention at the Visalia Convention Center is scheduled for April 11, 12, and 13, 2025. Full information is at www.dxconvention.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Director: Richard J Norton, N6AA richardjnorton@... (310) 430-8050 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL? 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1400 www.arrl.org · 860-594-0200 ? 2025 - ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio?

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Fortney, Jim - K6IYK The ARRL Southwestern Division 2025 Convention and Yuma Hamfest is happening on February 14th and 15th at the newly expanded Yuma Fairgrounds. This is the event of the year for the Division and it plans to be bigger and better than ever now that the League is providing some support funding. The local Amateurs are working hard to make it the best ever Yuma event. Take a look at the details at https://www.yumahamfest.com Be sure to check-out the Prize List. Yuma is a reasonable drive from most of the Division and is worthwhile wherever you live. Car pooling works great too. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to meet and see the friends you typically only hear on the air. Please spread the word to your local organizations in case they are not aware that the ARRLSWD Convention is happening. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James T. Fortney, K6IYK Assistant Director, ARRL Southwestern Division K6IYK@... "It is not the class of license the Amateur holds, but the class of the Amateur that holds the license." --------------------------------------------------------------------- _._,_._,_

Dealing with Malicious Interference - Joe, N2QOJ The issue of malicious interference has come up recently on a couple of local repeaters, namely the San Tan Valley / Ocotillo repeater and the Usery 1 repeater. Where is the best place to discuss and educate hams regarding malicious interference? NOT ON THE AIR! - It makes very little sense to discuss this topic, especially how to handle it and how to mitigate it, while on the air where EVERYONE, including maliciously minded individuals may be lurking. The Arizona Repeater Association has a well thought out discussion on this topic at its website. Yes, the website is public so anyone can read it but at least it's not over the air and less likely to be visited by potential interlopers. Most of the following information comes from the ARA website on the topic. DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE INTERFERENCE OR THE INTERFERER. Do not talk to him or about him. If he is unlicensed, talking to him is against the law. If possible continue your QSO as if the interference didn't exist. If that is not possible, move to another freq or tell the other person you've got things to do and will contact him/her later. Do NOT let the interferer know you have even noticed him. If his audience goes away, so will he. Please refer to Dealing with Interference for more information and suggestions. There are several types of Interference: - Intermod or receiver overload - This is caused by transmitted signals mixing externally or internally in the receiver, or the receiver's input being overloaded by a transmitter or strong signal in close proximity. - Accidental - This is caused by operators (us) accidentally bumping or sitting on the Mic button or when we push it to see if the battery still has enough power to turn on the Tx light or when someone transmits on one frequency, when he thinks he is on another. - Malicious - This is caused by someone, with the intent to interrupt normal communications or to attract attention to what he is doing. Our focus is on malicious interference. The person who causes malicious interference might do it for one of these reasons: - He has a grudge or score to settle with someone who owns, maintains, or uses the repeater. - He is bored, has nothing to do, and wants to amuse himself. He thinks it is also amusing to others. When malicious interference occurs, the main desire should be to eliminate the interference. Finding the person and talking to, or reprimanding him may not be the best way to solve it. He may continue, trying not to get caught the next time. The best way to remove the interference is to discourage the person doing it, so that he does not have the desire to continue. Many times he does it to get attention. If he is ignored, he may go elsewhere to play or quit altogether. Guidelines for handling a jammer on the air, what to do? Record the interference as often as you can. Try to collect as much information as possible and submit it to a repeater trustee. In the case of STV/Ocotillo and Queen Creek Repeater (449.475MHz), you can submit to Joe, N2QOJ, n2qoj.ham@.... In the case of Usery 1, you can submit to Dennis, KF7RYX, kf7ryx@.... Here is the information that should be collected for submission along with recordings: Interference Date: Interference Time: Minutes of Length: Audio Recorded Minutes Available: Repeater Site: Output Frequency: Input Frequency: Strength of Interferer on Repeater Input Frequency: Type of Interference (carrier, music, etc): Call Signs using the Repeater during the interference: Detailed Description of Interference: Your Location when you heard the Interference (home or mobile): Describe the Antenna and Receiver used when you heard the Interference: Heading toward the interference heard on the Repeater Input Frequency: Details of the method used to obtain the Heading: Your Comments and Suspicions: Your Name: Your Call: Phone: Email: Submit to: Repeater Trustee What’s next? Obviously, we hams have very tried and true methods of tracking down malicious interference. There are many folks in the Phoenix valley with the skill set, equipment, a

From: Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> Date: Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM Subject: ? QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 2/9/2025 @ 8 PM (20:00) ? To: QCECG <qcecgaz@...> ? QCECG Weekly Training Net - Sunday 2/9/2025 @ 8 PM (20:00) ? All are welcome to the weekly training net of the Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group, a partner of the QC Fire & Medical Department and Emergency Manager. Exercise your station and your skills! Your Net Control Operator: Joe, N2QOJ 8 pm at STV / Ocotillo Repeater 449.325 MHz PL 100.0 Hz

? Latest Hamfest Flyer ? Upcoming Hamfests (and more) Flyer from our friends at Arizona Desert Aire Waves (ADAW). Attached. Regards, Joe, N2QOJ