Welcome
to the Western Washington Medical Services
Emergency Communications Team
Please review current
announcements appearing below in this section. If there is an ongoing
emergency or mobilization, current information and/or instructions will
appear on this page.
BREAKING NEWS
A
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 0100
UT on Feb. 18th (8:00 pm EST on Feb. 17th). The impact was not as strong as
expected considering the cloud's probable X-class origin. Nevertheless,
geomagnetic storms are possible in the hours ahead. High-latitude sky
watchers should be alert for auroras.
Current Auroral Oval:
Above
information from www.SpaceWeather.com
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Next
WWMST Training Meetings
District
M Training Meeting
Saturday,
February 19, 2011
Swedish
Edmonds
0900-100
hours
21601
76th Avenue West
Edmonds,
WA 98026
Region 6 MST-Seattle ACS Monthly Training Meeting
Saturday,
February 26, 2011
0830
- 1130 hours
Coffee
at 0830 – Training starts at 0900
South
Seattle Community College
6000
16th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Olympic
Hall Room 101
Tom
Cloonan from the Medical Services Team and a Red Cross Trainer will be
conducting training on CPR, AED and Blood Borne Pathogens - those
successfully completing the training will receive a signed certification.
Region
6 MST-Seattle ACS Training for March
Map
& Compass
Saturday
March 26, 2011
0830-1700
hours
South
Seattle Community College
Olympic
Hall Room 101
This
is a combination of classroom and field training Instructor Carl Leon N7KUW
This
is the same class that is the minimum basic requirement for King County SAR.
Most units have considerably more extensive training. This is an 8 hour class
and includes a lot of table top work with maps as well as 2 to 3 hours of
outside work using a compass over a defined course.
People
attending will need a compass, protractor, ruler, and a pencil or two. A
calculator doesn’t hurt but isn’t really needed. Students will be
expected to walk about a half to three-quarter mile during the practical
portion, and should dress accordingly (outside work based on the weather).
People at the same table can probably share, and outside they could probably
work in teams to share a compass if necessary, but it is better if each
person has their own.
Next
EOC to EOC Drill
Saturday,
April 30, 2011
WWMST
will be participating in the quarterly 5th Saturday EOC to EOC
drill. The drill runs from approximately 9am to Noon.
MST
members are encouraged to use this drill as an opportunity to exercise the
equipment at their assigned hospitals, make contact with MEDNET on the W7SRZ system,
as well as contact local EOCs in your community.
For
more information, contact Brian, WB7OML at wb7oml@arrl.net.
Western Washington Medical
Services Team Nets
WWMST Weekly Training Net
The weekly MST Training Nets will be held on the W7SRZ Repeater
System on all but the first Thursday of the month. All MST members and
visitors are encouraged to check in.
VA Hospital, Beacon Hill, Seattle:
146.90- pl103.5
VA Hospital, Beacon Hill, Seattle:
443.550+ pl103.5
Northwest Hospital,
Northgate, Seattle:
444.825+ pl103.5 (*currently standalone*)
Tacoma General Hospital,
Tacoma:
443.675+ pl103.5
St. Peter Hospital,
Olympia: 440.550+
pl103.5
The MST Training Net will be held on the K7MMI system on the first
Thursday of each month. The K7MMI system has the following frequencies:
Central repeater
(Everett to Olympia)
146.98 - pl107.2
South repeater (Olympia south, coastal
region) 147.200 + pl127.3
North repeater (Everett
to BC) 147.200 + pl118.8
See www.k7mmi.net for more information on the K7MMI system.
WWMSEC wishes to thank the owner of the
K7MMI repeater system for the use of the system.
WWMST HF Training Net
Thursday evenings at 1930H
on 3880 kHz
Washington State Emergency Net
MST members with HF are
encouraged to check in.
Every Monday at 1830H on
3985 kHz. (alt. 7245 kHz.)
(Winter Months: 1730 at 3985
kHz. or until band conditions improve)
Every Saturday at 0900H 3985
kHz. (alt. 7245 kHz.)
See http://wsen.wastateares.org/schedule.htm
for more information.
WWMST Region 5 Training Net
First Monday of each month
at 1900H on 145.370- pl136.5
All other Monday’s at
1900H on 442.625+ pl103.5
WWMST Region 6 Training Net
Coming Soon!
Weekly Seattle
Auxillary Communications Services Training Net
MST members located in the
City of Seattle and surrounding areas of King County
are encouraged to check into the Seattle Auxillary Communication Service
weekly net at 1900h Monday evenings on the PSRG Repeater, 146.96- pl103.5
See www.seattleacs.com for
more information.
Buyer Beware!
Counterfeit Product Alert
Recently there has been sold
counterfeit ICOM IC-V8 radio transceivers on e-bay by an individual in Hong Kong.
These are difficult to distinguish from the genuine ones, but there is one
giveaway. Key no.2 on the alphanumeric keypad has the digit -2- and the
letters -P.BEEP- printed on it if it's a genuine ICOM, the counterfeit has
the digit -2- and the letters -VOX- printed on it.
Upon comparison with a genuine
IC-V8 it was easy to spot the differences. They are as follows, but not
necessarily limited to:
·
Upon powering up, -icom- does not flash in the
display as with the genuine IV-V8.
·
Display numbers and icons are different.
·
Menus work differently.
·
The manual is of a different size and contains
a lot less and different info.
·
The 7.2 v -1100 mAh rechargeable battery pack
is marked BP-208 in stead of BP-209. The
optional BP-208 is actyally for AA dry cell batteries.
·
The antenna is shorter and slightly different
looking.
·
One of the keypad buttons is differently
marked, key no. 2 says -vox- in stead of
-p.beep- .
·
The desktop charger is smaller and has a
different size/outline than a genuine one.
·
The power adaptor is different and potentially
dangerous.(220V version)
·
The rotary selector does not fully rotate, as
it has end stops.
·
The radio powers up immediately when the
battery pack is installed, without pushing the power button .
·
The rubber cover for the speaker/mic is
different, -Opt- and -Sp/Mic- is marked on the radio chassis rather than on
the rubber cover.
The radios are most likely
Jiangnan FB-368s and are not FCC approved.
Statement from Icom:
Counterfeit
products have become a serious concern for Icom. Icom continues to fight
against counterfeits. Counterfeit products are hurting not only Icom’s
business, but also authorized dealers’ and distributors’, and
above all, users are the number one victim. Counterfeit products are often
sold at very low price, but of inferior quality and performance.
Using
fake transceivers, battery packs and chargers may even cause safety problems
including the risk of fire hazards.
Genuine
Icom products should be purchased from Icom authorized dealers and
distributors. Please be advised that Icom is not responsible, will not be
liable for any damage or loss resulting from the use of counterfeit products
and will not provide any technical support of counterfeit products.
Some
time it is difficult to identify counterfeit products in the market because
some of them look almost identical to genuine ICOM products.
This
is to show physical characteristics of the counterfeit products that we have
found. There may be more different types of counterfeit products in the
market.
If
you find a product that you may suspect is counterfeit, please report it to
ICOM world support center (see www.icom.com).
Training Opportunity
IS-200.HCa – Applying ICS to
Healthcare Organizations
FEMA
has developed a new IS course. IS-200.HCa – Applying ICS to Healthcare
Organizations. IS-200 follows National Incident Management System (NIMS)
guidelines and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for IS-200.
IS-200.HCa
is designed to provide training on the Incident Command System (ICS) to
healthcare professionals whose primary responsibility is emergency
management, to include middle management within a hospital or healthcare
system. Such professionals may include physicians, department managers, unit
leaders, charge nurses, and hospital administrators that would have a
leadership role during an incident..
This course is available on-line at
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200HCa.asp
Communications Academy – April 16-17, 2011
South Seattle Community College
Visit the CommAcademy Web page
for more information:
www.CommAcademy.org
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