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November 16, 2023 2023 Medical Response and Surge Exercise
November 11, 2023 DCS Quarterly Training Net Control Training for various situations
October 22, 2023 Prepared Peninsula Expo 1000-1300 Thanks go to Deane, Staff 50; Gary, T-222; Cindy, T-223; and especially Bob, N-01 (Lakewood DCO) for staffing our DCS booth  There was good traffic and conversation with the visitors relevant to disaster communications  Other related agencies exhibiting: Rancho Palos Verdes' PVAN radio organization Lomita Station with the Explorers LASD Narcotics  PV Estates PD and their NART city radio group  PVP CERT Activity Request After Action Report Sign-In Sheet
October 19, 2023 Great California Shakeout @ 10:19
October 14, 2023 DCS Fall Drill Voice-only exercise inspired by the Great California Shakeout 0900-1300 Thank you to those participating in last Saturday's DCS Countywide communication exercise that was based on a magnitude 5.8 earthquake off Santa Monica. Saturday's exercise is in lieu of our usual Great ShakeOut exercise  DCS members checked in locally with Mercalli Scale reports & availability District NC reported status District NC took reports from local operators & report information to County NC District NC also tasked members responding to County tasking
October 07, 2023 DCS Quarterly Training Net Control Training for various situations Rescheduled
July 8, 2023 DCS Severe Weather Drill 0900-1400 hours County-wide drill Shift A from 0900 to 1130 Shift B from 1130 to 1400
June 24-25, 2023 ARRL Field Day We operated a class 1F (EOC) Field Day station from the Lomita radio room. Our main objective was to gain experience with the new HF radio and antenna installations.  There were some issues of familiarity with the radio settings, computer and software idiosynchroncies. More training is needed on the equipment before the next event Field Day provided a good opportunity to test simultaneous HF and VHF operations in a crowded contest situation. Activity Request After Action Report Sign-In Sheet
May 06, 2023  Gardena Public Safety Fair 1000 to 1400 Gardena City Hall Lawn 1670 W 162nd St Gardena Our District participated as an exhibitor at the City of Gardena Public Safety Day. Members staffing our booth were: Vickie T-217, Steve T-227, Diana S-60 & Deane S-50  We had a fair amount of interest at our booth and we made important contacts with Gardena Emergency Coordinator and other city leaders including the police chief. This event was sponsored by the Gardena Police Department along with L.A. County Fire Department which serves Gardena. Activity Request After Action Report Sign-In Sheet More Photos
April 20 & 22, 2023  District Member Meeting Online via WebEx TopicsCovered: Upcoming DCS operating activities Monday night nets from Lomita Station or home Recent technical developments at Lomita Station DCS room The South Bay cities EOCs: Where are they and some new directions Our next District member meeting will be in mid-October. Presentation Charts
March 20, 2023 DCS Annual Member Meeting Held Online
March 19, 2023 Los Angeles Marathon (Other Hours) The 38th running of the Los Angeles Marathon went from Dodger Stadium and finished on the Avenue of the Stars in Century City Amateurs staff the water stations, medical aid stations, the start and finish lines, and the Incident Command Post.  There were 8 DCS Members who participated:  Ray L-113, Mile 2 Koichi B-01, Mile 4 Martin Z-504, Med 8 Chuck M-32, Med 12 Diana S-60, Net Control  Deane S-50, LA City EOC  Eric N108 LA City EMD Intern
March 18, 2023 County-wide Drill Thank you to our 10 members and Manhattan Beach's city radio officer Paul, K6PEC, who participated in the DCS communication exercise simulating area-wide electric grid outages affecting portions of Los Angeles County. Besides voice traffic we also engaged in multiple NBEMS messages and one Winlink message between Lomita Station and the county command post for this exercise. DCS voice and digital operators were operating on portable power from district stations and from field locations
March 14, 2023 PVPUSD Disaster Radio Drill 0930 W6SBA Repeater Then simplex on our EOC Link
March 04, 2023 DCS Quarterly Training Held Online 3 Topics Radio Relays for DCS both voice and digital Having a power plan for power outages Digital radio soundcard interfaces
February 12, 2023 44th Annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K/5K We led a successful radio operation at the Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K.  Working with us were four Redondo Beach Police Department Volunteers who are also licensed hams and several other city radio group operators.  Serving from our DCS unit were: Diana, S-60, net control; Deane, S-50,  Shadow to the Race Director; Ray, T-88, Rover in the Start/Finish area; and Jeff, T-234, at Mile 4 on The Esplanade Activity Request After Action Report Sign-in Sheet