EMCOMM Topics 2011 to 2013

Date NCS Stations  Repeaters  Net Topic  (With link to more information if available)
 2011-10-06  VE9SK  17  9  Basic Emergency Radio Comms Skills
 2011-10-13  VE9MTB  31  13  Assorted Tips for Emcomm Net Protocol
 2011-10-20  VE9FCP  23  13  Communications in EOC's & Emer.Sites
 2011-10-27  VE9SK  20  12  Getting the Most from Your H.T.
 2011-11-03  VE9SK  24  14  Backup power of check-in stations available
 2011-11-10  VE9FCP  24  12  Using Anderson Power Poles
 2011-11-17  VE9SK  19  10  Recommendations for Emergency Preparedness
 2011-11-23  VE9MTB  20  10  ITU & NATO Phonetics
 2011-12-01  VE9FCP  22  12  Working with Public Safety Officers
 2011-12-08  VE9SK  25  14  CANWARN New Brunswick
 2011-12-15  VE9MTB  22  10  EMCOMM Net Protocol
 2011-12-22  VE9FCP  15  10  Portable Electric Generator Safety Tips
 2011-12-29  VE9SK  18  11  Winter Driving Tips
 2012-01-05  VE9MTB  21  14  Tips on: Checking into a Traffic Net  (Transmitting a Message)
 2012-01-12  VE9FCP  21  11  The Four "C"s of Emergency Communications
 2012-01-19  VE9SK  21  14  What's The Best Battery for Two-Way Radios?
 2012-01-26  VE9MTB  21  14  Reporting Motor Vehicle Accidents and  Autopatch
 2012-02-02  VE9FCP  19  11  NB EMO Message Form  (Part 1 - Precedence, Date-Time Group, Originator, Addressee)
 2012-02-09  VE9SK  26  15  NB EMO Message Form (Part 2 - Numbering, coding, delivery information)
 2012-02-16  VE9MTB  23  15  Call sign identification - normal and tactical  (link to be added at a later date)
 2012-02-23  VE9MTB  20  13  Urgency Signals
 2012-03-01  VE9SK  26  14  Environment Canada Public Alerting Program  (link to Environment Canada page)
 2012-03-08  VE9MTB  24  14  "Musings of an Emergency Coordinator" (from the Canadian Amateur magazine - Jan-Feb 2012)
 2012-03-15  VE9FCP  15  12 Three Steps to Emergency Preparedness  Available at www.getprepared.ca
 2012-03-22  VE9SK  24  11  40-year-old antenna updated to advance communications for Canada's North
 2012-03-29  VE9MTB      Information to come later
 2012-04-05  VE9FCP  15  14 Go Kit Contents  www.arrl.org/ares
 2012-04-12  VE9SK  16  10  "Should I be involved with emergency communications?" (no particular links)
 2012-04-19  VE9MTB  Nil  Nil  Net terminated due to repeater linking malfunction
 2012-04-26  VE9FCP  27  14  ARES Principles of Disaster Communication (from ARRL)
 2012-05-03  VE9SK  23 12 "The Role of the Amateur Radio Service in Response to Emergencies and Disasters" from www.iaru.org
 2012-05-10  VE9MTB  21  11  "On the repeater" from the IARU Handbook www.iaru.org
 2012-05-17  VE9FCP  24  12  The Emergency Telecommunications Plan  from the RAC Emergency Coordinator's Manual
2012-05-24  VE9SK  20  13  Emergency Communication Tips from www.w9tca.com/w9tca/emcomm-tips
 2012-05-31  VE9MTB  21  17  Using a dual band radio as a cross-band repeater in emergency communications
 2012-06-07  VE9FCP  22  15  "On Duty Etiquette" (Part 1) from the RAC Emergency Coordinator's Manual
 2012-06-14  VE9SK  18  15  "Lightning Safety" (Lightning Safety Week) Environment Canada - Lightning Safety:  ENG   FRE
 2012-06-21  VE9MTB  15  12  "Best Practices for Net Operations and Voice Communications"
 2012-06-28  VE9FCP  21  14  "On Duty Etiquette" (Part 2) from the RAC Emergency Coordinator's Manual
 2012-07-05  VE9SK  20  17  "Emergency Response - Creating a Personal Emergency Communications Plan"
 2012-07-12  VE9MTB  18  15  "Emergency Preparedness - What You Should Do"  (p. 44 of 2012 Maritime Call Book from HARC)
 2012-07-19  VE9FCP  21  17  "Sometimes we get noticed"  - from the July 11, 2012 editiion of ARRL ARES E-Letter
 2012-07-26  VE9SK  22  16  Mission of the Emergency Communicator  - from North Brevard ARC
 2012-08-02  VE9MTB  22  15 Various topics from Tippecanoe County ARES web site
2012-08-09  VE9FCP  17  14  "Emergency Preparedness - What You Should Do"  (p. 44 of 2012 Maritime Call Book from HARC)
 2012-08-16  VE9SK  21  15  Portable / Transportable Emergency HF Operations
 2012-08-23  VE9MTB  24  17  Radiotelephony Procedural Words and Phrases
 2012-08-30  VE9FCP  nil  nil  Net cancelled due to linking problems on the network
 2012-09-06  VE9SK  22  15  The Psychology of Disaster - from EMCOMM Monthly (now archived)
 2012-09-13  VE9MTB  23  12  Working with Public Safety Officials - Chapter 6 of the ARRL Public Service Comm Manual
 2012-09-20  VE9FCP  20  12  The Dangers of Being "In Charge" and the Dangers of "Following"   EMCOMM Ontario
 2012-09-27  VE9SK  21  13  Preparing for Deployment from www.qsl.net/nworkares/Deployment.htm
 2012-10-04  VE9MTB  20  12  (No training topic)
 2012-10-11  VE9FCP  26  15  Hazardous Material Incident Deployments, from ARES Field Resources Manual
2012-10-18  VE9SK 19 14 RaDAR - Rapid Deployment of Amateur Radio
2012-10-25 VE9MTB     Topic not available
2012-11-01 VE9FCP 24 15

Get on the Air? http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2012-03-21

2012-11-08 VE9SK 21 14 Topic not available
2012-11-15 VE9MTB 24 13 Excerpts from Chapters 5 and 6 of the EMCG Manual
2012-11-22 VE9FCP 20 13

"What it takes to be the volunteer every leader wants on his or her team? http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2011-05-25

2012-11-29 VE9SK 21 17 First lessons from Superstorm Sandy - Improve Communications
2012-12-06 VE9MTB 21 13 Section 15 - Station Configuration - RAC ARES Operation Training Manual
2012-12-13 VE9FCP 21 20 The Emergency Coordinator's Most Important Job - From ARRL E-Letter Jan 2011
2012-12-20 VE9SK 20 16 Anatomy of a Communications Emergency
2012-12-28 VE9MTB 21 18 Department of Public Safety News Release - Winter Storm Advisory
2013-01-03 VE9FCP 21 17 The Incident Command System (from various sources)
2013-01-10 VE9SK 15 16 Planning for Emcomm Response During Power Outages - from EMCOMM Monthly
2013-01-17 VE9MTB     What to do about obvious errors in traffic - from EMCOMM Monthly - May 2008
2013-01-24 VE9FCP 24 17 Amateur Radio Myths from Emergency Measures Radio Group Ottawa ARES
2013-01-31 VE9SK 19 16 HF makes a comeback from Urgent Communications
2013-02-07 VE9MTB 28 17 Backup power hints from Tippecanoe ARES  w9tca.com
2013-02-14 VE9FCP      
2013-02-21 VE9SK      
2013-02-28 VE9MTB     "Mis-manners" from EMCOMM Monthly August 2007
2013-03-07 VE9FCP      
2013-03-14 VE9SK      
2013-03-21 VE9MTB      
2013-03-28 VE9FCP 27 22 Tips:  Batteries at the heart of Portable Comms -  ARRL ARES e-letter  Mar 20 2013
2013-04-04 VE9SK 26 18