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<div data-externalstyle="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Calibri', 'Segoe UI', 'Meiryo', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft JhengHei UI', 'Malgun Gothic', 'sans-serif';font-size:12pt;"><div>Folks,</div><div><br></div><div>Welcome to the new year. Has been a slow start for me but am now on the move.</div><div><br></div><div>The WICEN Training Sub Committee meet and have put together a Training program for the year. This program will run at our meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the Ringwood East Hall.</div><div><br></div><div>Program is addressing a number of aspects to ensure WICEN people a ready to perform the role. </div><div><br></div><div>There are a number of requirements that Members are required to undertake to be members of WICEN. One of these is to participate in a minimum of two activations a year. We also now have the Message Handler Training Module. This years program will cover some Practical Projects like : VHF Antennas, UHF Antennas, HF Dipole for 3.6MHz, HF Dipole for 7MHz including Building and testing of this equipment. Preparedness for an Activation with things like; Radio Testing, Antenna testing, RF cable testing, Fields Station setup, Maps / Navigation / RF coverage, Power Supplies / Batteries / Noise suppression.</div><div><br></div><div>The program will start on Wednesday 4 March at 8:00PM at the East Ringwood Hall of Knaith Rd Ringwood East<br></div><div data-signatureblock="true"><div><br></div><div>-- <br>Regards<br>Ian Morris VK3IFM<br>0407805210<br>WICEN --- Regional Coordinator --- Central/Eastern Metropolitan Region:<br>Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges</div><div><br></div></div></div>
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