Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, Spring is in the air. Along with that goes hamfest season. Hamcation has come and gone.  The next up is our local Georgetown then Dayton. The manufacturers use the larger arenas to launch their latest and greatest.

With the warming weather POTA activities will increase. I’ve been talking to Eric Hudson about a combined POTA activation and Fox Hunt clinic at Killens Pond this Spring. More information to come.

Today I took a refresher course at DEMA, ICS 700/100 combined. It was eight hours of interaction and fellowship. A great class. The instructors did a wonderful job of presenting the material in a manner that it could be understood and retained.  If you didn’t know it, the classes are free and available to all interested. Their training calendar is available at www.dema.delaware.gov. If you have trouble sitting in front of your computer taking classes by yourself this is the way to go. You will be able to participate with a group and be able to ask questions about things you don’t understand. Some of the material is so cut and dry you may feel as though you have grit in your eyes, but the class atmosphere removes most of the grit.

On another note, two weeks ago the club hosted a very interesting and informative DMR clinic at the EOC, Friday evening and Saturday. Nick N3YMS and John KA3LAO were our primary instructors.

Enjoy the warmer weather.

73 for now,

Paul Tuley