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March 2019

Amateur Radio Technician Class

/ Training Beyond Basics /

The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club is offering a free, amateur radio technician license class at the Rockville Memorial Library on six Saturdays from March 30 – May 4, 2019 from 1200-1500 (12:00-3:00 p.m.).

This is a great opportunity to obtain an amateur radio license.

VE Test Session
There will be a Volunteer Examiner (VE) test session Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 1200 (12:00 p.m.).
 
For more information: 
http://www.marcclub.org/mweb/education/classes/index.html

Registration:
Please register by sending an email to education@marcclub.org.
 
Training Location:
Rockville Memorial Library
21 Maryland Ave, 2nd floor
Rockville, MD 20850

Please note – two-hour, free parking is available with ticket validation in the library. Parking information is provided on the Rockville Memorial Library Website.

To learn more about amateur radio, also known as ham radio, view the National Association for Ham Radio’s website, or watch this short video, “Discovering Amateur Radio.”

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Skywarn Spotter Course

/ News and Alerts / ,

Do you have an interest in weather? Would you like to be able to help your local National Weather Service (NWS) office by providing the ground truth on the atmosphere that we observe from radar, satellites, and various reporting stations? If so, consider attending the SKYWARN® program Basic course.

In this course, NWS personnel train attendees to recognize features associated with developing, mature, and dissipating thunderstorms that cause hazardous weather such as lightning, flooding, hail, tornadoes, and downbursts. The attendees will also learn basics about winter weather and
tropical hazards.

At the end of the course, graduates will be assigned a SKYWARN® spotter number which will be maintained in the official database at the NWS in Sterling. They will also be directed how to report this vital weather information. Those who have attended in the past but want a refresher, are welcome to attend again.

This SKYWARN® Spotter Class is offered free of charge from the combined efforts of the local NWS Forecast Office and Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management. A National Weather Service meteorologist will teach the class and provide related materials.

Registration is required to attend the class. Please click here to register.

Thursday, April 4, 2019
1830-2030 (6:30-8:30 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
7480 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Contact lwx-report@noaa.gov for questions or concerns regarding the class.

“Skywarn® and the Skywarn® logo are registered trademarks of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used with permission.”

Photo: Vasin Lee/Shutterstock.com

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019

/ See Us In Action / ,

On Sunday, March 10, 11 Anne Arundel-Annapolis Community Emergency Response Team (AAACERT) members served as City Parade Marshals for the 7th annual Annapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

As City Parade Marshals, AAACERT members serve as the city’s eyes and ears, helping authorities to keep the event safe by ensuring crowds stay clear of the parade elements, and participants engage safely. Not content to be mere safety spotters, many AAACERT members also sported first aid kits, standing ready to step in with immediate assistance if needed.

Parades serve as excellent opportunities for AAACERT members to practice their crowd management, emergency communication, and incident response training. AAACERT is the only volunteer group that is certified by the City of Annapolis to work as parade marshals.

Photo Credit: Shutterstock.

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