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- TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
- INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
- ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
- FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
- 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)427-4281
- RACESBUL.223 DATE: May 25, 1992
- CATEGORY: MGT
- SUBJECT: Skill categories for communications volunteers
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- First comes the management category: that of your Radio
- Officer, the assistant Radio Officers, shift supervisors, and
- administrative people of any level or skill.
- Then there is the technical group, such as installers,
- maintenance, engineers, consultants, technicians, who range from
- advice to hands-on work.
- Most importantly, there is the operations group: those who
- actually operate the equipment. Not all operators operate all
- equipment. Some have highly specialized skills. Operating VHF
- and HF radios are quite different and utilize varying skills and
- experience. An excellent VHF Net Control Operator may not grasp
- the subtle, but critical, nuances of HF nets. A digital
- communications operator may have little or no voice operations
- experience. Obviously, not all volunteers can do the same thing,
- nor should they. The "cookie cutter syndrome" has killed more
- than one organization, so don't let it do that to you. Recognize
- and utilize the unique interests and talents of the volunteers.
- Don't expect all of them to possess the same skills or the same
- interests. That's why it is important to staff the three major
- levels: management, technical and operations.
- ---Stan Harter, KH6GBX
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- EOM
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