Subj : Arkansas Section News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Apr 08 2023 14:18:27

Hello All:

We are exactly one year away from the eclipse! You know, when I was a
youngster, a year was a very long time. Especially at the beginning of
the school year, time was SLOOOOOOW. Now I'm not so young, and a year
is not a very long time anymore.

Failing to plan is the same thing as planning to fail. If you are going
to be a help to your community, do you have a plan? Have you begun
executing your plan? Do you need help getting started? Remember that
to be helpful hams must be integrated into Emergency Management in some
fashion, otherwise we are just talking to ourselves.

I have not heard anyone talking about a Special Event centered around
the eclipse in Arkansas. Is someone planning something?

The first 2023 AUXCOMM class was held in Bentonville this past weekend,
and it went great! I highly recommend it if you are interested in
EMCOMM. The class is designed to be twenty hours long, and will usually
be offered on a weekend. Right now the plan is to deliver it in several
areas of the State. Since it is offered by the Arkansas Division of
Emergency Management (ADEM), students are eligible for travel
reimbursements under the usual requirements. I will be publicizing the
dates and locations as they become available. Get your IS 100, 200,
700, and 800 classes done now as they are a prerequisite.

Let us know how we can help.

73,

J.M. Rowe N5XFW
Arkansas SEC

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