SRQARES Orientation Course

• REQUIRED for ALL new members in first 90 days of membership
• 90 minutes duration. Includes tour of REDCOM radio room
• offered at multiple dates and times each year
• to be conducted at the ARC building in Sarasota

Course Outline:

• ICS local, Sarasota overview (WCF, SEC, DEC, EC, AECs, etc.)
• Mobilization Procedures (when and how)
• Dispatch Procedures (shelters, ARC, TFITs, EOC, DOCs, etc.)
• Radio Procedures (NCSs, tactical call signs, frequencies, etc)
• Go-Box orientation (basic setup and use for V/UHF phone mode)
• Record keeping and documentation when deployed (FEMA, ARRL, and EOC/ARC requirements)

Please download and print a copy of the following forms to bring to the training session:

• ICS-213
• ICS-214
• ROAR
• Gobox Receipt
• Registration Form

Purpose. Learn what Winlink is, what it does, and how to install the application on your computer and configure it to work with your radio. Part two of this training will focus on how to create, send, receive, and answer emails with the WinLink application.

Please review (or download and print) the following tutorial files that will be used during this training session.

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Please visit the winlink.org website and download the winlink software to your laptop computer. Please try to install the software on your computer if at all possible. You will be prompted to provide your call sign and furnish a username and password to establish your email account on the WinLink system. If you have an issue doing this that’s OK; just bring you computer to the training session and we will help you install, configure the software. If you don’t have a laptop that’s OK too. We will have some for you to learn with at the training session. Part of the winlink installation/setup process wil involve creating your personal winlink email account.