I receive a newsletter for ARRL called the ARES E-Letter. Its focus is on ARES type activities. I recommended you sign up for it at the ARRL website.
In the last edition there is an article on a Florida county’s response to Hurricane Matthew. As I read it I thought about our operations and wondered how we would do. Karl Martin, the EC interviewed, makes three issues come to our attention, and I wanted to share some thoughts as they might apply to us.
Well it’s begun, 2017 is now about three weeks old and already the calendar is alive with additions, updates and revisions to our plans for the year.
It’s near the end of the year. I know because at our ARES planning session last night we talked more about 2017 than 2016. While we still have a few things on the stove for this year, next year’s plans are intriguing. There will be a few more nets this year but because of holidays some changes are required. We will not have nets on November 27th nor December 25th due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays. Also our November training session normally held on the 4th Tuesday, falls in Thanksgiving week and will be moved to the week prior on the 15th. Considering December, our Santa Net will be on the 11th so that children will have a chance to talk with Santa and determine their Christmas gift wishes. I have been in communication with our friend at the North Pole, and he is making plans to come visit with us then. So yes, there is still a lot to do in the remaining months of this year.