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Operation Earwax: LCSA Deployment Exercise 23-24 June

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This month, the Lawrence County Sheriff's Auxiliary will have its first field deployment exercise, Operation Earwax, timed to coincide with the National Amateur Radio (Ham) Field Day. The purpose of the exercise will be group training and operational test of field equipment (communications, power, etc).

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CERT Course 8-9 June, Please Sign Up!

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We have scheduled the CERT Introductory course for 8 and 9 June (Friday evening and Saturday) in the Lawrence County Emergency Operations Center. This is a free training required for all LCSA volunteers. Several of us have also decided to have their older children or family members go through the training. We need at least 15 people signed up to run the course, so please RSVP.

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Class: Constitution, Law, and the Auxiliary I, 22 May Mount Vernon

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We will be teaching the Constitution, Law, and the Auxiliary (CLA-I) course on the evening of 22 May at the Mount Vernon Library, starting at 18:00 (6pm). It is a 3-hour course which shall meet the requirements of NCOs in the Auxiliary. Officers are also required to take the Constituion, Law, and the Auxiliary II course.

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LifeNet Emergency Communications Network - Voice over ad hoc Wi-Fi

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The LCSA is exploring local deployment of the prototype LifeNet software stack as "a WiFi-based data communication solution designed for post-disaster scenarios". LifeNet is a fault-tolerant multipath routing framework which uses COTS (Commodity Off-The-Shelf) 802.11.x WiFi equipment to route emergency traffic from device to device until it can reach functioning infrastructure.

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Aurora Hamfest 2012

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This is an annual amateur radio gathering in Aurora, Missouri which falls on Saturday 14 April. As discussed at our business meeting of 12 April, they will be conducting licensing tests at 10 am and this is a good opportunity to get your HAM Novice license as well as to meet local ARES volunteers and potentially, perform outreach for the Auxiliary. ARES, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, is the backbone for emergency communications in Missouri; working with amateur operators is critical to our mission.

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ARRL Field Day 2012 (Annual HAM Radio Event)

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The annual ARRL Field Day is 23-24 June 2012. This is the event where amateur radio operators turn out and test their radio equipment, often accompanied by contests, food, camping, and so forth. It is my personal goal for the LCSA to be organized enough for a test deployment and communications test with ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) as of this date. Field Day events are also a great way to meet local amateur radio folks, take tests, buy/sell/trade equipment.

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