Steve – MESAC https://dev.mesac.org Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communications Sun, 08 Jul 2018 18:51:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://i0.wp.com/dev.mesac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-MESAC-on-Blue-Field-Base-001-scaled-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Steve – MESAC https://dev.mesac.org 32 32 205438542 Photo Galleries Updated https://dev.mesac.org/photo-galleries-updated/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:03:22 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=931 Be sure to check out the MESAC Photo Galleries, Select Galleries from the main menu. The newest galleries document two 2015 events, National Night Out, and MARRITE.

]]> 931 MESAC At The Costa Mesa Scarecrow Festival https://dev.mesac.org/visit-mesac-at-the-costa-mesa-scarecrow-festival/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:32:24 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=803 MESAC participated in the Costa Mesa Scarecrow Festival Oct. 17 & 18, 2015, at Goat Hill Junction. Visitors to our booth learned more about how MESAC assists with emergency communications in times of need. Adjacent to our info booth was a group of Scouts operating ham radios for the worldwide JOTA (“Jamboree On The Air”), an annual scouting event involving ham radio communications.

 

]]> 803 Boy Scouts Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) https://dev.mesac.org/lets-have-a-scouts-jamboree/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:24:27 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=798 jota1_2015
MESAC hosted a group of local Scouts on October 17, 2015, at Goat Hill Junction. The event is known as “Jamboree On The Air” and scouts from around the world participate by operating ham radios and connecting with other scout groups. Scouts of all ages participate, from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts and Venturers. Temporary ham radio stations were set up at Goat Hill Park and the communication involved scouts speaking into a microphone and listening on the station speakers. The exchanges included such information as name, location (called QTH in ham speak), Scout rank, age, and hobbies. The World Scout Bureau reported that the 2014 JOTA had more than 1 million Scout participants from more than 11,500 stations, nearly 20,000 amateur radio operators, and reached 157 countries.

MESAC coordinated the scouting event along side an information booth set up for the Costa Mesa Scarecrow Festival.

 

]]> 798 MESAC AT CITY HALL CAR SHOW https://dev.mesac.org/mesac-at-city-hall-car-show/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:06:43 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=790 Members of the Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communications (MESAC) attended the Road Show on Friday night, Sept. 4, 2015, displaying ham radio communications equipment that may be used in a City emergency. Also displayed was vintage police radio equipment, a classic communications Road Show vehicle, plus state of the art digital radio equipment and ham radio mapping gear. Just look for the antennas!

]]> 790 MESAC Demos Emergency Communications At National Night Out Event https://dev.mesac.org/mesac-to-have-booth-at-national-night-out-event/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:45:56 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=680 MESAC manned a booth at the Costa Mesa Police Department National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 5:00 PM in the Target parking lot at 3030 Harbor Blvd. The booth was manned by MESAC members and displayed various radios used in emergency communications. The MESAC members answered many questions about Ham Radio and our role in assisting the Costa Mesa Police Department during times of emergency. There was great interest from the community about the role of MESAC in assisting the Costa Mesa Police Department with emergency communications.

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Costa Mesa Police Chief Rob Sharpnack visits MESAC booth at National Night Out on August 4, 2015.

 

 

 

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Costa Mesa Police Chief Rob Sharpnack and Gordon “Gordo” West at the MESAC booth.

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]]> 680 Concerts in The Park 2015 https://dev.mesac.org/mesac-to-have-booth-at-concerts-in-the-park/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:26:34 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=246
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]]> 246 July Dinner at Blair’s https://dev.mesac.org/dinner-at-blairs-week-before-normal-meeting-day/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:14:52 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=667 The MESAC July 2015 meeting, was once again be at Coach and Colleen Blair’s. As alwaus. we had a great turn out, as seen in this photo of very serious eaters from the 2014 summer festivities at the Blair’s (everyone was smiling before and after this picture).

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]]> 667 Field Day 2015 Photos https://dev.mesac.org/field-day-2015-photos-posted/ Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:36:40 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=653 A great time was had by all at the MESAC Field Day 2015. Check out the posted photos!

]]> 653 Busy Field Day Setup https://dev.mesac.org/busy-field-day-seto/ Sat, 27 Jun 2015 05:30:46 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=607 Friday 6/26/2015 was a busy day setting up antennas and equipment. The fun starts Saturday at 1100 hours and continues for 24 hours.

  
  

]]> 607 Important 2015 Field Day Bulletin From Gordo https://dev.mesac.org/important-field-day-bulletin-from-gordo/ Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:38:56 +0000 http://mesac.net/?p=601 All hands , Gordo will be setting up for 10 meters , 6 meters , 2 meters , and 432 MHz . All modes , lots of antennas , some vertical , some horizontal . EVERYONE invited to use the systems. This will allow me to feed 12 VDC to each rig INSIDE the tent area , where most of the gear will be set up for ALL to use . The van will have lots of 12 VDC + solar , inverter , and generator IF we need it for AC . Lots of long cords to reach just inside the south end of the tents .

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