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Our August meeting will be held August 12, 2008 at  7:00 PM at the Rankin County EOC building. 601 Marquette RD.  Brandon, MS. Mr. Chad Entremont of the National Weather Service will have a presentation on Hurricane preparedness.                   Don't Forget!   Rankin County ARES NET Every Thursday night at 2030 hours. (8:30 PM). on the 147.345 repeater.  There is a 100hz tone on this machine.  You do not have to be an ARES member to participate.  To become a member of ARES, see me, K5FV, and I will get you set up!
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Field Day 2008 was a great success!  I wish to thank everyone that worked so hard to make Field Day 2008 a great event.  The food, fun, and fellowship, was more than I ever expected.  For those that could not make it, you missed a great time, and for those that did make it, thanks for your participation.
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Our August meeting will feature a presentation by the National Weather Service on Hurricane Preparedness.  This is an informative and entertaining presentation.  There are two courses available from FEMA that would be of great benefit to anyone living in the Gulf South.  These courses can be taken online and are free.
The first Course is "Community Hurricane Preparedness, IS-234" and can be accessed by going to: http://tinyurl.com/63clw8.   The second course is "IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk" and may be reached at:  http://tinyurl.com/arrlmsweather.   There are a number of other FEMA courses that relate to HAM radio and the recommended are:  ISO-100, ISO-200, ISO-700, and ISO-800.  To see all the available FEMA courses go to http://training.fema.gov/is/  .

Our first fox hunt has been scheduled for Aug. 2nd, 2008.  We will meet at the BASS Pro Shop in Pearl at 2:00 PM and the area and rules will be laid out.  The Fox Hunt will be on 2 meter simplex.  This is a fun event, not for points or prizes, however, if all goes well, and there is enough interest, we plan to make this a quarterly event.  As this is our first event, teams of two will be allowed.  In the future, we may adopt a more formal approach and follow established Fox Hunt rules.  Any questions contact k5fv@cmsara.org.