Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service South Los Angeles, Lomita & Marina del Rey Stations – Districts 3, 17 & 27
	2024 Archived Messages

Routine: 12/16/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use only the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters for our final 2024 net. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. We realize some of the city radio groups have already started their holiday break period and won't be operating this evening. (LMT-01) Routine: 12/16/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS will take a nearly three-week break during the Christmas/New Year's period. Our final District nets in 2024 will be this Monday, December 16, before resuming on Monday, January 6, 2025. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and thank you for serving our County and Cities during 2024. (LMT-02) Routine: 12/16/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 It's our turn to operate the County DCS and District nets from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please advise if you are interested in going with us that evening so we can arrange for carpooling. (LMT-03) Routine: 12/16/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 12/16/2024 0935 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 12/16/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Please advise by December 21 if you have any DCS hours not already reported through Monday night nets. Our 4th Quarter 2024 DCS District hours report will be submitted shortly before we resume nets on January 6, 2025, leaving only tonight's net or email otherwise available for 2024 hours reporting. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 12/09/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday night's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters simultaneously with our 2-meter simplex TAC-3 frequency; our 220 simplex frequency voice net at 1945 hours, followed by an NBEMS digital message; the 440 PV-West repeater at approximately 1955 hours; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3 simplex. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 12/09/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS will take a nearly three-week break during the Christmas/New Year's period. Our final District nets in 2024 will be on Monday, December 16, before resuming on Monday, January 6, 2025. Be sure to check into our remaining nets in 2024 if you need additional DCS hours. (LMT-02) Routine: 12/09/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 It's our turn to operate the County DCS and District nets from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please advise if you are interested in going with us that evening so we can arrange for carpooling. (LMT-03) Routine: 12/09/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 12/09/2024 0935 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 12/09/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Please advise by December 21 if you have any DCS hours not already reported through Monday night nets. Our 4th Quarter 2024 DCS District hours report will be submitted shortly before we resume nets on January 6, 2025, leaving only tonight's and next Monday's nets otherwise available for hours reporting. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 12/02/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday night's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters simultaneously with our 2-meter simplex TAC-1 frequency; our 220 simplex frequency voice net at 1945 hours, followed by an NBEMS digital message; the 440 PV-West repeater at approximately 1955 hours; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1 simplex. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 12/02/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS will take a nearly three-week break during the Christmas/New Year's period. Our final District nets in 2024 will be on Monday, December 16, before resuming on Monday, January 6, 2025. Be sure to check into our remaining nets in 2024 if you need additional DCS hours. (LMT-02) Routine: 12/02/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 It's our turn to operate the County DCS and District nets from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please advise if you are interested in going with us that evening so we can arrange for carpooling. (LMT-03) Routine: 12/02/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 12/02/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 12/02/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Holiday gift shopping this year started a week before Thanksgiving and some good Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals are still to be had. Please consider enhancing your emergency communication capability....whether through a new handheld or mobile transceiver, a lithium-iron phosphate battery, a better antenna, a replacement HT battery, or something else. Deane, Staff 50, and I can provide advice if you need it so feel free to ask. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 11/25/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday night's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters simultaneously with our 2-meter simplex TAC-3 frequency; our 220 simplex frequency voice net at 1945 hours, followed by an NBEMS digital message; the 440 PV-West repeater at approximately 1955 hours; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3 simplex. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 11/25/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS will take a nearly three-week break during the Christmas/New Year's period. Our final nets in 2024 will be on Monday, December 16, then resuming on Monday, January 6, 2025. Be sure to check into our remaining nets in 2024 if you need additional DCS hours. (LMT-02) Routine: 11/25/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 11/25/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-04) Routine: 11/25/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Holiday gift shopping this year started a week before Thanksgiving. Please consider enhancing your emergency communication capability....whether through a new handheld or mobile transceiver, a lithium-iron phosphate battery, a better antenna, a replacement HT battery, or something else. Deane, Staff 50, and I can provide advice if you need it so feel free to ask. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 11/18/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday night's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters followed at 1945 hours by our 220 simplex frequency voice net. 2-meter simplex, 440 PV-West, and NBEMS will return next week. DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 11/18/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS will be taking a nearly three-week break during the Christmas/New Year's period. Our final nets in 2024 will be on Monday, December 16, and resuming on Monday, January 6, 2025. Be sure to check into our remaining nets in 2024 if you need additional DCS hours. (LMT-02) Routine: 11/18/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 11/18/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-04) Routine: 11/18/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is planning its annual Medical Response & Surge Exercise for Thursday, November 21, testing communication between hospitals and the County Medical Alert Center in Santa Fe Springs which coordinates hospital bed availability. This year's exercise focus is the County's burn treatment surge plan. It's also an opportunity for hospitals to test back-up communication with their local jurisdictions and we plan to operate from the Lomita Station's DCS room during most of the exercise. Torrance Memorial Medical Center is one of L.A. County's three hospitals approved as burn centers by the California Dept. of Health Care Services (the other two being Grossman Burn Center in the SF Valley and L.A. County+USC Medical Center northeast of downtown LA). (LMT-05) End of Messages) Routine: 11/11/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday night's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters simultaneously with our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, followed at 1945 hours by our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBEMSdigital message), then at about 1955 hours on the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS digital message on 2-meter TAC-3 simplex. DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 11/11/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thanks go to Deane, S-50; Gary, T-222; Cindy, T-223; and Jeff, T-230 for serving on Election Night at the Torrance helicopter landing zone. We processed 74 ballot boxes with no issues reported. We also thank Steve, T-101, for serving at the Santa Monica Airport site on very short notice to assist there. (LMT-02) Routine: 11/11/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 11/11/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-04) Routine: 11/11/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is conducting its annual Medical Response & Surge Exercise on Thursday, November 21, testing communication between hospitals and the County Medical Alert Center in Santa Fe Springs which coordinates hospital bed availability. This year's exercise focus is the County's burn treatment surge plan. It's also an opportunity for hospitals to test back-up communication with their local jurisdictions and we plan to operate from the Lomita Station's DCS room during most of the exercise. Torrance Memorial Medical Center is one of L.A. County's three hospitals approved as burn centers by the California Dept. of Health Care Services (the other two being Grossman Burn Center in the SF Valley and L.A. County+USC Medical Center northeast of downtown LA). (LMT-05) Routine: 11/11/2024 1115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 As reported in this week's Countywide DCS messages...the DCS quarterly communication exercise originally scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 16, has been postponed until early in 2025. More info as the new date nears. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 11/03/2024 1945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday night's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters simultaneously with our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency, followed at 1945 hours by our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBEMS digital message), then at about 1955 hours on the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS digital message on 2-meter TAC-1 simplex. DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 11/03/2024 2010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to operate on Election Night at the Torrance helicopter landing zone. At this point no additional DCS operators can be added to the Countywide list of DCS members on Election Night duty. (LMT-02) Routine: 11/03/2024 2015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 11/03/2024 2035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-04) Routine: 11/03/2024 2100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is conducting its annual Medical Response & Surge Exercise on Thursday, November 21, testing communication between hospitals and the County Medical Alert Center in Santa Fe Springs which coordinates hospital bed availability. This year's exercise focus is the County's burn treatment surge plan. It's also an opportunity for hospitals to test back-up communication with their local jurisdictions and we plan to operate from the Lomita Station's DCS room during most of the exercise. Torrance Memorial Medical Center is one of L.A. County's three hospitals approved as burn centers by the California Dept. of Health Care Services (the other two being Grossman Burn Center in the SF Valley and L.A. County+USC Medical Center northeast of downtown LA). (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 10/28/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets will be operated entirely from the Lomita Sheriff Station. Starting at 1930 hours we are using the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters simultaneously with our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, followed at 1945 hours by our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBEMS digital message)), then at about 1955 hours on the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS digital message on 2-meter TAC-3 simplex. DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all segments. (LMT-01) Routine: 10/28//2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Tonight marks our return to the Lomita Station's DCS radio room after recent construction work there. We expect all our transceivers and power supplies will be in good working order but will advise during tonight's nets if any segment cannot be operated. (LMT-02) Routine: 10/28/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who volunteered to operate on Election Night next week at the Torrance helicopter landing zone. We became overstaffed with far more volunteers for Torrance than in any recent Election Night and our apologies for being unable to accommodate everyone. If you are not operating at Torrance additional DCS members are still needed at the County's City of Industry vote-counting center where helicopters bring all ballot boxes. Please advise Keith Prebble, Staff 12, at [email protected] with cc: to me if you wish to serve at the City of Industry site. (LMT-03) Routine: 10/28/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station now that renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 10/28/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 10/28/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS had a great exhibit at yesterday's Prepared Peninsula Expo. Thanks go to Deane, S-50; Bob, S-71; Kim, S-17; and Steve, T-101 for our DCS exhibit adjacent to booths for the Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes city ham radio groups as well. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 10/21/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 For tonight only our District nets have a slightly different frequency order. First, during 1930-1945 hours this evening our cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeater net will operate as usual, followed at 1945 hours on our 220 simplex frequency (voice net only), and lastly at about 1950 hours on our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency. Two-meter simplex, 440 PV-West, and NBEMS nets in their usual sequence will resume next Monday. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in tonight. (LMT-01) Routine: 10/21//2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Lomita Station's DCS radio room is operational again after construction work in the room finished last week and our radio equipment became fully accessible. (LMT-02) Routine: 10/21/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who checked in during last Thursday's Great California ShakeOut from your home or workplace, We gained additional insight on using 2-meter simplex throughout our Districts by having two net control points in different areas. (LMT-03) Routine: 10/21/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station when renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 10/21/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 10/21/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We also thank our members who attended Saturday's DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom. The presentation slides are being uploaded to the DCS groups.io site along with a link for downloading the U.S. Coast Guard's Radiotelephone Handbook with its list of all 73 authorized Prowords. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 10/14/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District 3/17 nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBMES message), the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter simplex TAC-3 All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all frequencies. (LMT-01) Routine: 10/14//2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our District nets tonight will likely be operated entirely from home stations due to previously-reported construction activity inside the Lomita Station's DCS room. We are awaiting notice of completion for this work. (LMT-02) Routine: 10/14/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We are participating in a limited Great California ShakeOut exercise this Thursday, October 17, at 1017 hours. All District members will operate only from their homes or workplaces (no uniforms to be worn, no travel). A major focus is testing 2-meter simplex communication across our cities without having benefit of the Lomita Station's 81' antenna tower. More info to follow. (LMT-03) Routine: 10/14/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station when renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 10/14/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 10/14/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom is this Saturday, October 19, during 0830-1030 hours with three new topics covered. The Zoom meeting link info will be emailed later this week and we hope you can attend. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 10/07/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District 3/17 nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBEMS message), the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter simplex TAC-3 All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all frequencies. (LMT-01) Routine: 10/07//2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our District nets tonight and next week will be operated from home stations due to construction work inside the Lomita Station's DCS room which also serves as an office for several Deputies. DCS Staff 1 Skip Blomer advised us last week the construction work was currently expected to continue through October 14. All our DCS radio equipment there has been covered/taped with plastic drop cloths. (LMT-02) Routine: 10/07/2024 1010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We are participating in a limited Great California ShakeOut exercise on Thursday, October 17, at 1017 hours. All District members will operate only from their homes or workplaces (no uniforms to be worn, no travel). A major focus is testing 2-meter simplex communication across our cities without having benefit of the Lomita Station's 81' antenna tower. More info to follow. (LMT-03) Routine: 10/07/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station when renovation work is completed or operate from home any week. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 10/07/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 10/07/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Tomorrow at 0930 hours the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District's 220 MHz amateur radio net is holding its first monthly drill of the 2024-2025 academic year. We usually operate the simplex portion of each month's drill from the Lomita Sheriff Station but this month we need a member who can operate this from home with a good 220 antenna and transceiver to cover the entire Peninsula. Please advise if you can operate...we'll supply the info you need. (LMT-06) Routine: 10/07/2024 1115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom will be Saturday, October 19, during 0830-1030 hours with three new topics covered. We hope you can attend. (LMT-07) (End of Messages)  Routine: 09/29/2024 1945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 This Monday's District 3/17 nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters, our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBMES message), the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter simplex TAC-1 All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all frequencies. (LMT-01) Routine: 09/29//2024 2000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Due to construction work in the Lomita Station's DCS room we ask all members to wait for an "All Clear" notice soon before going there. Last Monday night we found extensive construction debris and associated dust in the room with plastic drop cloths covering our radio equipment. (LMT-02) Routine: 09/29/2024 2010 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 A non-DCS activity of possible interest to our members.....the Manhattan Beach 10K race on Saturday, October 5, needs to fill five operator positions for augmenting Manhattan Beach's city amateur radio group along the course. The shift begins at 0700 hours and ends between 0930 and 1000 hours. If you are interested, please email Steve T-101 at [email protected] for more information. As a reminder, DCS uniforms/ID are not to be worn at non-DCS activities but hours served for radio operation may be reported as "Other Hours." (LMT-03) Routine: 09/29/2024 2030 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 09/29/2024 2045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 09/29/2024 2100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Districts 3/17 DCS quarterly hours report covering July-September 2024 member hours will be submitted on Saturday, October 5. If you have hours that weren't reported during Monday night nets please let me know by Thursday, October 3. (LMT-06) Routine: 09/29/2024 2115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 As follow-up to our recent District meetings: We now plan to participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, October 17, with members being able to operate from their home or workplace. More info to follow. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 09/23/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District 3/17 nets starting at 1930 hours will use the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency (voice net followed by an NBEMS message), the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter simplex TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on any or all frequencies. (LMT-01) Routine: 09/23//2024 0950 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who attended either of our District member meetings last week--we hope you found them informative. The PowerPoint presentation slides will be on our District website in the Members Only section. As mentioned during the meetings we still need another operator for our nets at the Lomita Station tonight to work alongside me. (LMT-02) Routine: 09/23/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 A non-DCS activity of possible interest to our members.....the Manhattan Beach 10K race on Saturday, October 5, needs to fill five operator positions for augmenting Manhattan Beach's city amateur radio group along the course. The shift begins at 0700 hours and ends between 0930 and 1000 hours. If you are interested, please email Steve T-101 at [email protected] for more information. As a reminder, DCS uniforms/ID are not to be worn at non-DCS activities but hours served for radio operation may be reported as "Other Hours." (LMT-03) Routine: 09/23/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-04) Routine: 09/23/2024 1020 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 09/23/2024 1040 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Districts 3/17 DCS quarterly hours report covering July-September 2024 member hours needs to be submitted on October 5. If you have hours to report that weren't reported during Monday night nets please let me know by October 3. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 09/16/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Due to a DCS Staff and District Communication Officers meeting this evening our local District 3/17 nets tonight at 1930 hours are using only the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in on either repeater. Our simplex frequencies and 440 PV-West repeater return next week. (LMT-01) Routine: 09/16//2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 As previously reported our virtual semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting via Zoom is this week: September 19 (Thursday, 1930-2030 hours) and again on September 21 (Saturday, 0830-0930 hours). Both sessions are identical--plan to attend the one best for your schedule. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed separately by Wednesday and we believe you will find the meeting information useful. See you there! (LMT-02) Routine: 09/16/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 09/16/2024 1020 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-04) Routine: 09/16/2024 1040 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Update regarding land movement and utility shutoffs on the Palos Verdes Peninsula: This afternoon natural gas service will be cut indefinitely to 34 homes in the gated city of Rolling Hills and on Wednesday afternoon SCE will shut off electric power to 51 homes there. These are due to land fissures developing at the top of Rancho Palos Verdes' landslide area. The City of Rolling Hills advises that L.A. County Fire Station 56 will not be affected by the electricity shutoff even though the station is sited at the cross-street where many of the 51 homes will be losing electric service. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 09/09/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets at 1930 hours will be using the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters, 2-meter simplex on TAC-1; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message after the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 09/09/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-02) Routine: 09/09//2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting via Zoom is September 19 (Thursday, 1930-2030 hours) and again on September 21 (Saturday, 0830-0930 hours). Both sessions will be identical--attend the one best suiting your schedule. (LMT-03) Routine: 09/09/2024 1020 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-04) Routine: 09/09/2024 1040 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Regarding the land movement and utility shutoffs in Rancho Palos Verdes: amateur radio isn't needed there yet as wireless communications to/from commercial, cellular, public safety, and amateur radio sites above and just outside the landslide area areas continue functioning normally. Among these: DCS' K6CPT-4a 440 repeater overlooks the landslide area. Residents affected (involving <2% of the city's housing units) may go to nearby Ladera Linda Park daily from 1000-1900 hours to recharge cellphones, computers, and other devices if needed. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 08/26/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets at 1930 hours will be using the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters, 2-meter simplex on TAC-1; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message after the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 08/26/2024 1005 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 There are no DCS nets next Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day. Our nets resume on Monday, September 9, at 1930 hours. (LMT-02) Routine: 08/26/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 08/26/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting via Zoom is September 19 (Thursday, 1930-2030 hours) and again on September 21 (Saturday, 0830-0930 hours). Both sessions will be identical--attend the one best suiting your schedule. (LMT-04) Routine: 08/26/2024 1020 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 08/26/2024 1040 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Mark your calendar for the next DCS quarterly training via Zoom scheduled for Saturday, September 14. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 08/19/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Please note this week's District nets at 1930 hours tonight will use only the cross-linked 2-meter W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeaters as well as 2-meter simplex on TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. Our multi-band nets return to their usual format next week. (LMT-01) Routine: 08/19/2024 1005 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Besides earning DCS hours our weekly nets are intended to let you (and others in DCS) know that your radio is working properly. If you haven't checked-in much lately we look forward to hearing from you soon. (LMT-02) Routine: 08/19/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 08/19/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting via Zoom is on September 19 (Thursday evening 1930-2030 hours) and again on September 21 (Saturday morning 0830-0930 hours). Both sessions will be identical--attend the one best suiting your schedule. (LMT-04) Routine: 08/19/2024 1020 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are still encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 08/19/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 RSVP to [email protected] by this Wednesday if you will be attending the Saturday, August 24, DCS BBQ in Monterey Park at the Sheriff's Sybil Brand Institute complex. Tri-tip beef will be the BBQ entree and for food planning purposes the number of members attending is important. (LMT-06) Routine: 08/19/2024 1040 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Mark your calendar for the next DCS quarterly training via Zoom scheduled for Saturday, September 14. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 08/05/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2m TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 08/05/2024 1005 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our weekly nets are also intended to let you (and others in DCS) know that your radio is working properly. If you haven't checked-in much lately we look forward to hearing from you soon. (LMT-02) Routine: 08/05/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 08/05/2024 1015 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Take a moment now to see if if your LASD Volunteer badge has an expired date. If so, advise by tonight with your badge Volunteer number (V-----) and a recent headshot photo in JPEG format suitable for a new badge. We are compiling a list of all Districts 3/17 members needing new badges and aim for having these made by 3Q-2024. So far we've heard from five District 3//17 members with expired badges. (LMT-04) Routine: 08/05/2024 1020 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 08/05/2024 1030 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our newest Districts 3/17 members finally have their DCS tactical IDs: Steve, KN6YDX, is now T-101 and Joe, KK6KCM, is now T-102. We again welcome both to our unit. (LMT-06) Routine: 08/05/2024 1035 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Please RSVP to [email protected] as soon as possible if you will be attending the Saturday, August 24, DCS BBQ in Monterey Park at the Sheriff's Sybil Brand Institute complex. Tri-tip beef will be the BBQ entree and for food planning purposes the number of members attending is important. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 07/29/2024 1030 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2m TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 07/29/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Please take advantage of our operation tonight at the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station to test your simplex signal paths with that location. We'll be there for operating the DCS Countywide net at 1900 hours followed by our District nets at 1930 hours. Additionally if you wish to test your personal radio on the DCS 6-meter simplex FM frequency into South LA we'll be monitoring that frequency during 1930-1945 hours. For the County Monday Night Net we will operate on 10-meters, 6-meters, 2-meters, and 1.25-meters. (LMT-02) Routine: 07/29/2024 1055 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 07/29/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Take a moment now to see if if your LASD Volunteer badge has an expired date. If so, advise by August 5 with your badge Volunteer number (V-----) and a recent headshot photo in JPEG format suitable for a new badge. We are compiling a list of all Districts 3/17 members needing new badges and aim for having these made by 3Q-2024. So far we've heard from two District 3//17 members with expired badges but we believe there are others. (LMT-04) Routine: 07/29/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Members are encouraged to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 07/29/2024 1115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We would like more member check-ins on our simplex frequencies each week as these frequencies are also our "fallback" if District repeaters are down . If you are not recognized by Net Control when checking in on our 2-meter or 220 simplex nets ask for a relay from another member. Just say, "Relay needed for Tom-xxx (your tactical ID)." The station hearing you should first advise Net Control that a relay will be handled; then ask for your traffic to relay. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 07/22/2024 1230 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2m TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 07/22/2024 1245 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Next Monday, July 29, it's our turn operating DCS' Countywide nets at 1900 hours from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station, followed by our District nets at 1930 hours. Please advise if you can help operate these. We'll be carpooling to the South L.A. Station due to after-hours access limitations and can provide transportation from Torrance or Lomita areas. (LMT-02) Routine: 07/22/2024 1255 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 07/22/2024 1300 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Take a moment now to see if if your LASD Volunteer badge has an expired date. If so, advise by August 5 with your badge Volunteer number (V-----) and a recent headshot photo in JPEG format suitable for a new badge. We are compiling a list of all Districts 3 and 17 members needing updated badges and aim for having these made by 3Q-2024. So far we've only heard from one District 3//17 member with an expired badge but we believe there are others. (LMT-04) Routine: 07/22/2024 1310 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 07/22/2024 1315 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We would like more check-ins on our simplex frequencies each week. If you are not recognized by Net Control when trying to check in on our 2-meter or 220 simplex nets ask for a relay from another member. Just say, "Relay needed for Tom-xxx (your tactical ID)." The station hearing you should first advise Net Control that a relay will be handled; then ask for your traffic to relay. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 07/15/2024 1230 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We will not be conducting District nets this evening due to last-minute unforeseen circumstances. Meanwhile Deane, Staff 50, and I are both attending DCS staff and District Communication Officer meetings tonight during 1830-2030 hours. Our District nets return to normal next Monday, July 22, at 1930 hours but please check into your City nets tonight if you also belong to one of those groups. (LMT-01) Routine: 07/15/2024 1245 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 On Monday, July 29, from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station it's our turn operating DCS' Countywide nets at 1900 hours, followed by our District nets at 1930 hours. Please advise if you can help operate these. We'll be carpooling to the South L.A. Station due to after-hours access limitations and can provide transportation from Torrance or Lomita areas. (LMT-02) Routine: 07/15/2024 1255 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 07/15/2024 1300 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If your LASD Volunteer badge shows an expired date please advise me with your badge Volunteer number (V-----) and a recent headshot photo in JPEG format suitable for a new badge. We are compiling a list of all Districts 3 and 17 members needing updated badges and aim for having these made by 3Q-2024. (LMT-04) Routine: 07/15/2024 1310 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 07/15/2024 1315 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you are not recognized by Net Control when trying to check in on our 2-meter or 220 simplex nets ask for a relay from another member. Just say, "Relay needed for Tom-xxx (your tactical ID)." The station hearing you should first advise Net Control that a relay will be handled; then ask for your traffic to relay. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 07/08/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2m TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 07/08/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 On Monday, July 29, from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station it's our turn operating DCS' Countywide nets at 1900 hours, followed by our District nets at 1930 hours. Please advise if you can help operate these. We'll be carpooling to the South L.A. Station due to after-hours access limitations and can provide transportation from Torrance or Lomita areas. (LMT-02) Routine: 07/08/2024 0945 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 07/08/2024 0950 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS continues developing a new Countywide combined website and email system using Groups.io to communicate with/among members. This will replace DCS' legacy website. Please advise me if you wish to join the DCS Groups.io list and haven't received an invite. (LMT-04) Routine: 07/08/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 07/08/2024 1005 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you are not recognized by Net Control when trying to check in on our 2-meter or 220 simplex nets ask for a relay from another member. Just say, "Relay needed for Tom-xxx (your tactical ID)." The station hearing you should first advise Net Control that a relay will be handled; then ask for your traffic to relay. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 07/01/2024 1030 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2m TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 07/01/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 The W6TRW/440 Rolling Hills repeater crosslink is operational again for our nets after the K6RH controller was re-set at the site. The K6RH repeater owner believes a power surge might have locked up the controller last Monday. (LMT-02) Routine: 07/01/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 07/01/2024 1050 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS is developing a new Countywide combined website and email system using Groups.io to communicate with/among members and replace DCS' legacy website. Please advise me if you wish to join the DCS Groups.io list and haven't received an invite. (LMT-04) Routine: 07/01/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 07/01/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 This Wednesday we are compiling the Districts 3 & 17 2nd-Quarter 2024 hours report which is due by July 5. If you have any DCS or "Other" hours not already reported please let me know by tomorrow night, July 2. (LMT-06) Routine: 07/01/2024 1115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 It being the start of a new month please take time now to ensure all your radio batteries are appropriately charged and ready for use. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 06/24/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2m TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 06/24/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The 2024 Countywide DCS annual member meeting is this Saturday, June 29, during 1300-1700 hours at the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station, 26201 Golden Valley Road in Santa Clarita. The main meeting portion begins at 1400 hours. For food planning and other arrangements DCS needs an attendee headcount. If you plan to attend please RSVP ASAP to: [email protected] . We are still seeking a member willing to drive a carpool between the Lomita and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Stations that day. (LMT-02) Routine: 06/24/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We need your help operating our weekly District nets at 1930 hours or providing our District report on the weekly County net at 1900 hours each Monday. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 06/24/2024 1050 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS is developing a new Countywide combined website and email system using Groups.io to communicate with/among members and replace DCS' legacy website. Please advise me if you wish to join the DCS Groups.io list and haven't received an invite. (LMT-04) Routine: 06/24/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another repeater. (LMT-05) Routine: 06/24/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Next week we are compiling the Districts 3 & 17 2nd-Quarter 2024 hours report which is due by July 5. If you have any DCS or "Other" hours not already reported please let me know by July 1. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 06/17/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice ony); and the 440 PV-West repeater. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 06/17/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Two new members in Districts 3 and 17 attended DCS new member training on Saturday at the Sheriff Communication Center. Steve, KN6YDX of Redondo Beach, and Joe, KK6KCM of Palos Verdes Estates, will receive their DCS tactical calls soon and we welcome them to our unit. (LMT-02) Routine: 06/17/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We truly need your help for operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 06/17/2024 1050 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS is developing a new Countywide combined website and email system using Groups.io to communicate with/among members as well as replace DCS' legacy website. Please advise me if you wish to join the DCS Groups.io list and haven't received an invite. (LMT-04) Routine: 06/17/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We would like members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 06/17/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The 2024 Countywide DCS annual member meeting is Saturday, June 29, at the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station during 1300-1700 hours. For food planning and other arrangements DCS needs an attendee headcount. If you plan to attend please RSVP ASAP to: [email protected] . We are also looking for any members willing to drive a carpool between the Lomita and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Stations that day. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 06/10/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice followed by an NBEMS digital message); the 440 PV-West repeater; and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 06/10/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who attended DCS quarterly training this past Saturday. We hope you learned a few new aspects from the three subjects and the presentation slides will be posted on the DCS website by late tomorrow. (LMT-02) Routine: 06/10/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We truly need your help for operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 06/10/2024 1050 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS is developing a new Countywide website and initiating use of Groups.io to communicate with/among DCS members. Please advise me if you wish to join the DCS Groups.io list and haven't received an invite. (LMT-04) Routine: 06/10/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We would like members to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 06/10/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The 2024 Countywide DCS annual member meeting is Saturday, June 29, at the new Santa Clarita Sheriff Station during 1300-1700 hours. For food planning and other arrangements DCS needs a headcount of attendees. If you plan to attend please RSVP ASAP to: [email protected] . We are also looking for any members willing to drive a carpool between the Lomita and Santa Clarita Sheriff Stations that day. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 05/20/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency (voice only tonight); and the 440 PV-West repeater. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 05/20/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 There are no DCS nets next Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Our weekly nets will resume on Monday, June 3. (LMT-02) Routine: 05/20/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We really need your help for operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 05/20/2024 1050 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS members who operated at last Saturday's annual Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade may report "Other Hours" for their radio participation. Operating at the parade to support the City of Torrance's TARA radio team were: Deane, Staff 50; George, T-151; Joe, R-01; Steve, T-227; and prospective DCS member Steve, KN6YDX. (LMT-04) Routine: 05/20/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 05/20/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The next DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom is Saturday morning, June 8, during 0830-1030 hours with three subjects presented including a completely new class on DCS member safety. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 05/13/2024 1000 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 05/13/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 This evening we are operating DCS' Countywide net at 1900 hours net from the Lomita Sheriff Station in addition to our District nets at 1930 hours. We need one additional operator to enable us using all four bands on the County net (10m, 6m, 2m, and 1.25m). Please advise as soon as possible if you can be with us at the Lomita Station tonight. (LMT-02) Routine: 05/13/2024 1045 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We really need your help for operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 05/13/2024 1050 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We will continue using our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency during the next several Monday night nets to determine if the "parrot" operator is still present. Last Monday we did not encounter any interference from the "parrot" but we experienced DMR signals entering the W6TRW/K6RH crosslink during our scheduled net. Let us know if you hear any interference or have indications of where it's coming from. (LMT-04) Routine: 05/13/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 05/13/2024 1110 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The next DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom will be Saturday morning, June 8, from 0830-1030 hours with three subjects presented. More info as the date nears. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 05/06/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 05/06/2024 1145 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The next DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom will be Saturday morning, June 8, from 0830-1030 hours with three subjects presented. More info as the date nears. (LMT-02) Routine: 05/06/2024 1145 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We really need your help for operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 05/06/2024 1150 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We will continue using our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency during the next several Monday night nets to determine if the "parrot" operator is still present. Last Monday we did not encounter any interference from the "parrot" but we experienced DMR signals entering the W6TRW/K6RH crosslink during our scheduled net. Let us know if you hear any interference or have indications of where it's coming from. (LMT-04) Routine: 05/06/2024 1205 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 05/06/2024 1210 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 It being early in a new month....take time now to ensure all your radio batteries are charged and ready for use. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 04/29/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 04/29/2024 1140 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The next DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom will be Saturday morning, June 8, from 0830-1030 hours with three subjects presented. More info as the date nears. (LMT-02) Routine: 04/29/2024 1145 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We really need your help for operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 04/29/2024 1150 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 During last Monday night's District net our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency had interference from someone with a Baofung radio "parroting" whatever was transmitted. The person involved recorded and immediately "played-back" whatever was transmitted on TAC-3, although not all our members were able to hear this, We'll be using TAC-3 again this Monday night and if you have a directional antenna hope you can help us find the direction this interference comes from. (LMT-04) Routine: 04/29/2024 1155 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 04/29/2024 1200 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission last Tuesday evening approved for City Council consideration the City's new municipal code sections for commercial and amateur radio. Although significant changes (and more difficult approval) are in store for commercial antennas the Planning Commission left unchanged the existing code for amateur radio. As a result, most amateur radio EmComm vertical antennas mounted to a home roof or chimney in RPV still won't require an antenna permit. (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 04/22/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 04/22/2024 1140 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The next DCS Quarterly Training via Zoom will be Saturday morning, June 8, during 0830-1030 hours with three subjects presented. More info as the date nears. LMT-02) Routine: 04/22/2024 1145 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We really need your help with operating our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 04/22/2024 1150 hours To: All Members rom: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-June 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license, including paying the new $35 fee for a 10-year license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf . (LMT-04) Routine: 04/22/2024 1155 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 04/22/2024 1200 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 After a two-year moratorium on all new antenna permits the City of Rancho Palos Verdes last Thursday published proposed new municipal code chapters covering antennas and antenna structures. Unlike the current code which applied uniformly to all antennas the new code has a separate chapter for commercial wireless sites and another for amateur radio. These will be discussed and voted on at the city's Tuesday, April 23, Planning Commission meeting for later approval by the City Council. An initial reading of the new code chapters suggests there are no changes for amateur radio antennas beyond additional requirements enacted in October 2020, but major changes are looming for commercial antennas (such as a 10-year permit life and a requirement to be at least 200 feet from any residence). To see the proposed code chapters and background info, or to participate in the Planning Commission meeting see: https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2635&meta_id=118460 (LMT-06) (End of Messages) Routine: 04/15/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 04/15/2024 1140 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Last Tuesday's Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District drill had several sites where the 220 radio equipment no longer functions...but there are no new 220 replacement units being sold. We continue to explore whether the District's amateur radio emergency communication net can be moved to the 70cm band (440) which also requires replacing the building-mounted exterior antenna at nearly every school. (LMT-02)  Routine: 04/15/2024 1145 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 04/15/2024 1150 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-June 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license, including paying the new $35 fee for a 10-year license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf . (LMT-04) Routine: 04/15/2024 1155 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 04/08/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 04/08/2024 1140 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Tomorrow morning we are operating from the Lomita Sheriff Station as net control for the 1.25m simplex portion of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District's Disaster Communications Network monthly drill. We would like having additional operators who can run this net at the Lomita Station on the 2nd Tuesday each month during the academic year. A school district employee usually operates the repeater portion of this monthly exercise. (LMT-02) Routine: 04/08/2024 1145 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 04/08/2024 1150 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-June 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license, including paying the new $35 fee for a 10-year license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf . (LMT-04) Routine: 04/08/2024 1155 hours   To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages)  Routine: 04/01/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 04/01/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Not an April Fool's Day joke: It being the first of a new month please take a few minutes to ensure all your radio-related batteries are charged and other radio equipment is in ready condition. (LMT-02) Routine: 04/01/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 04/01/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-June 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license, including paying the new $35 fee for a 10-year license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf  . (LMT-04) Routine: 04/01/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 03/25/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 03/25/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who participated in the March 16th Countywide DCS communication exercise. Within our Districts we operated entirely on two 2m simplex frequencies and developed further understanding of simplex communication challenges in our area due to the varied terrain here. (LMT-02) Routine: 03/25/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 03/25/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-May 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf . (LMT-04) Routine: 03/25/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 03/18/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight's District nets starting at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater; our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency; our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion; the 440 PV-West repeater; and conclude with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 03/18/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to everyone who participated in last Saturday's Countywide DCS communication exercise. Within our Districts we operated entirely on two 2m simplex frequencies and developed further understanding of simplex communication challenges in our area due to the varied terrain here. (LMT-02) Routine: 03/18/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 03/18/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-May 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf . (LMT-04) Routine: 03/18/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 03/11/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets starting tonight at 1930 hours are using the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 03/11/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 The Countywide DCS communication exercise this Saturday will be responding to a solar flare event during 0900-1300 (simulating two shifts). More info to follow later this week. (LMT-02) Routine: 03/11/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 03/11/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you obtained your ham radio initial license or last license renewal during March-May 2014 you will need to take action very soon to renew your license. Simple-to-follow instructions are on the ARRL website in a freely-accessible page at: https://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/2023/10%20october%2023/10%2023%20Somma%20renew%20license%20online.pdf .  [webmaster's note:  There is also a link on the home page of this web site.] (LMT-04) Routine: 03/11/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 03/11/2024 0935 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thanks go to our operator team (Deane, S-50; Gary, T-222; Cindy, T-223; Jeff, T-230; and Jeff, T-234) at last Tuesday's Election Night ballot transport operation in Torrance. We all reported to Torrance Airport at the address shown in DCS Election Night instructions but found no LASD activity there. Team members discovered on their own the actual site was four miles away and the rest of us then travelled there. A great job of problem solving by all. (LMT-06) Routine: 03/11/2024 0950 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 The LA Marathon scheduled for March 17th is 25-30 amateur operators short. The event qualifies for “Other Hours”. The Events page on LMT DCS website has a link to the site to sign up. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 03/04/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets starting tonight at 1930 hours are using the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are especially encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 03/04/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to all who attended DCS quarterly training via Zoom last Saturday. We hope you learned more about preparing for Incident Command Post operating at a District or County level. The slides for that class and the presentation on learning from the AUXCOMM program will be posted on the County DCS website in the Members Only section as well as a link to the Zoom recording of both classes. (LMT-02) Routine: 03/04/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 03/04/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Vickie, T-218, would like to thank District 3/17 members for their friendship and fellow involvement since 2011 when she joined DCS. Vickie yesterday opted to retire from DCS and her other volunteer activities to deal with significant health issues she suddenly faces. We wish her all the best and thank her for serving with us. (LMT-04) Routine: 03/04/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 03/04/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We are now fully-staffed for operating at the Torrance heliport on Election Night--thank you to those who have volunteered. Information has been emailed directly from Staff 12 to all participating. (LMT-06) Routine: 03/04/2024 0950 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 The LA Marathon scheduled for March 17th is 25-30 amateur operators short. The event qualifies for “Other Hours”. The Events page on LMT DCS website has a link to the site to sign up. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 02/26/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets starting tonight at 1930 hours are using the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are especially encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 02/26/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Thank you to all who attended our virtual semi-annual District member meetings on Feb. 17 and Feb. 22. We wanted to provide everyone with updated information for accessing our DCS rooms at either Lomita or South LA Stations, along with an update on our equipment at each location. If you missed either meeting you will find the presentation slides in the Members Only section of our District website. Contact me or Deane Bouvier if you have any questions. (LMT-02) Routine: 02/26/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 02/26/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS quarterly training via Zoom is this Saturday, March 2, from 0830-1030 hours. Topics covered will be "Preparing for Operating at an Incident Command Post" and "Learning from AUXCOMM", plus brief information about renewing your amateur radio license. The Zoom link will be sent later this week. (LMT-04) Routine: 02/26/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) Routine: 02/26/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We are now fully-staffed for operating at the Torrance heliport on Election Night--thank you to those who have volunteered. Elsewhere DCS still needs operators at Santa Monica Airport and the Ballot Counting Center in the City of Industry. If you can serve at either of the latter two locations please advise Keith Prebble, S-12, at [email protected] and cc: me. (LMT-06) Routine: 02/26/2024 0950 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 The LA Marathon scheduled for March 17th is 25-30 amateur operators short. The event qualifies for “Other Hours”. The Events page on LMT DCS website has a link to the site to sign up. (LMT-07) (End of Messages) Routine: 02/19/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets will operate tonight from home stations at 1930 hours using the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are especially encouraged to check in. We realize some South Bay city radio nets will not be held this evening in observance of Presidents Day. (LMT-01) Routine: 02/19/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 If you did not attend our semi-annual District member meeting via Zoom last Saturday we hope to see you at the identical session this Thursday evening, February 22, during 1930-2030 hours. The Zoom meeting link will be sent later this week and we thank everyone who attended the Saturday session. (LMT-02) Routine: 02/19/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 02/19/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS is holding a Countywide meeting via Webex this Saturday, Feb. 24, to provide guidance and preparation for the March 16 Countywide quarterly communication exercise. The meeting link info will be sent later this week. (LMT-04) Routine: 02/19/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 02/12/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Tonight our District nets will mostly operate from the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station at 1930 hours using the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the South Bay city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups are especially encouraged to check in on 2m-simplex and 220-simplex for testing their signal paths into the South LA Station. (LMT-01) Routine: 02/12/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our operators at yesterday's Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K worked well alongside Redondo Beach PD Volunteers who are hams and the event organization. Thanks to Deane, S-50 for serving as net control and our DCS members on the course Ray, T-88; Mike, T-109; Jeff, T-230; and Jeff, T-234. (LMT-02) Routine: 02/12/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 02/12/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting via Zoom will be this Saturday, February 17, 0830-0930 hours and again on Thursday, February 22, during 1930-2030 hours. Both sessions will be identical...attend the one best fitting your schedule. The Zoom info will be sent later this week (LMT-04) Routine: 02/12/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We hope you can use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 02/05/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets tonight at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups of the South Bay are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 02/05/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We still need several more operators at the Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K on February 11 from 0630-1100 hours (depending on location). Let me know if you can serve at this colorful event between King Harbor and the Riviera Village with plenty of ocean air and nice long-sleeve T-shirts for all who volunteer. This is an approved DCS activity with hours including travel time counting towards the 48-hour annual minimum. Communication is again using the Palos Verdes Estates NART group's W6PVE 440 repeater which offers excellent coverage of the entire 10K/5K route. We'll also be working with hams who are Redondo Beach Police Department Volunteers. (LMT-02) Routine: 02/05/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 02/05/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 members meeting will be held via Zoom on both Saturday, February 17, 0830-0930 hours and on Thursday, February 22, during 1930-2030 hours. Both sessions will be identical...attend the one that best fits your schedule. More info to follow. (LMT-04) Routine: 02/05/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage you to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 01/29/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets tonight at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups of the South Bay are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 01/29/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS members are still needed to operate at the Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K on February 11 from 0630-1100 hours (depending on location). Please advise if you can serve at this colorful event between King Harbor and the Riviera Village with plenty of ocean air and nice long-sleeve T-shirts for all who volunteer. This is an approved DCS activity with hours including travel time counting towards the 48-hour annual minimum. Our communication is again using the Palos Verdes Estates NART group's W6PVE 440 repeater offering excellent coverage of the entire 10K/5K route and we'll be working with hams who are also Redondo Beach Police Department Volunteers. (LMT-02) Routine: 01/29/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 01/29/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting will be held via Zoom in mid-February with identical sessions on both a Thursday night and a Saturday morning. More info to follow. (LMT-04) Routine: 01/29/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage you to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 01/22/2024 0900 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets tonight at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups of the South Bay are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 01/22/2024 0905 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 DCS members are needed to operate at this year's Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K on February 11 from 0630-1100 hours (depending on location). Please advise if you can serve at this colorful event between King Harbor and the Riviera Village with plenty of ocean air. This is an approved DCS activity--hours including travel time count towards the 48-hour annual minimum. Our communication is again using the Palos Verdes Estates NART group's W6PVE 440 repeater offering excellent coverage of the entire 10K/5K route and we'll be working with hams who are also Redondo Beach Police Department Volunteers. (LMT-02) Routine: 01/22/2024 0910 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-03) Routine: 01/22/2024 0915 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting will be held via Zoom in mid-February with identical sessions on both a Thursday night and a Saturday morning. More info to follow. (LMT-04) Routine: 01/22/2024 0930 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage you to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-05) (End of Messages) Routine: 01/15/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our District nets tonight at 1930 hours will use the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-1 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-1. All DCS members and members of the city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups of the South Bay are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 01/15/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected] with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will again be enforced this year. (LMT-02) Routine: 01/15/2024 1115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 Our next semi-annual Districts 3/17 member meeting will be held via Zoom in mid-February with identical sessions on both a Thursday night and a Saturday morning. More info to follow. (LMT-03) Routine: 01/15/2024 1130 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage you to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-04) (End of Messages) Routine: 01/08/2024 1100 hours To: All Members From: Jerry Kendrick, T-03 Our first 2024 District nets are tonight at 1930 hours using the 2-meter W6TRW repeater cross-linked with the 440 Rolling Hills repeater, our 2-meter TAC-3 simplex frequency, our 220 simplex frequency with an NBEMS message following the voice portion, the 440 PV-West repeater, and concluding with another NBEMS message on 2-meter TAC-3. All DCS members and members of the city-affiliated disaster amateur radio groups of the South Bay are encouraged to check in. (LMT-01) Routine: 01/08/2024 1105 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 Please sign up to help with our District nets or to provide our District report on the weekly County net. We encourage you to come to the Lomita station or operate from home. Even without good simplex coverage you could do the main net on the crosslinked repeaters from home. Scripts and the net assignments are on the District website. Contact me at [email protected]t with any Monday when you can help. The 48 hour participation requirement will be enforced this year. (LMT-02) Routine: 01/08/2024 1115 hours To: All Members From: Diana Feinberg, Staff 60 We look forward to having more operating opportunities and other events in 2024 for members to earn DCS hours. Quarterly training classes and communication drills will continue as well. (LMT-03) Routine: 01/08/2024 1130 hours To: All Members From: Deane Bouvier, Staff 50 We encourage you to use the 440 PV-West repeater during non-net hours to keep this frequency active. The PV-West owner's other repeater on this frequency at Running Springs above Redlands with a different PL recently went off the air after losing its transmit site. We would like to ensure PV-West's frequency isn't encroached by another organization. (LMT-04) (End of Messages)

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