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Operations => Emergency Services & Operations => Topic started by: maverik on December 31, 2008, 02:20:05 AM

Title: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: maverik on December 31, 2008, 02:20:05 AM
Well for all the comms guys and wanna-bees(me!) NESA is having for the very first time a mission communications school that will go over but not limited to:Construction and application of Antennas,  assembly of operating positions,  basic trouble shooting, message handling.

Anybody going? I know I am.

http://nesa.cap.gov/mcs.htm
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: Duke Dillio on December 31, 2008, 04:27:08 AM
More than likely, I will be at the NESA GTL school this summer.  I might think about going to the FRS course but I doubt I will be able to swing that one...
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: maverik on December 31, 2008, 04:39:54 AM
Yeah I just really wish FRS and comms school were on seperate weeks so I could go to both. But I guess you can't have your cake and eat it to.(never really got that saying because if I have a fork I am going to eat my cake assuming I have it  ;D)
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: Duke Dillio on December 31, 2008, 05:49:13 AM
What do you need the fork for???  Don't you have fingers?

OK back on topic, anyone else planning on doing anything NESA this year? Fedor???
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: SJFedor on December 31, 2008, 06:19:31 PM
Hahaha.  ;D

You'll most likely find me at the Mission Aircrew School causing some form of trouble.
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: lordmonar on December 31, 2008, 08:22:42 PM
Not to gain say any more training.....I love training.

But, is there really a need for a week long comm course?

Being a 22 year comm technican it only takes so long to teach people how to set up the radios and antennas.
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: Duke Dillio on December 31, 2008, 08:29:07 PM
Maybe they go more in depth into tactical communications and planning considerations?  Like where to put your high bird or how to create a good communications plan?  Perhaps making field expedient antennas is part of it.  I'm sure they can fill a week with all of that stuff.  Not to mention the all important monitoring of four radios while trying to eat a ham sandwich...    >:D
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: maverik on December 31, 2008, 09:16:23 PM
i've done that before except it was mcdonalds haha.. anyways iam hoping no praying that they cover alot of the stuff a normal comms class wouldn't.
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: JayT on January 01, 2009, 12:45:48 AM
Quote from: Sqn72DO on December 31, 2008, 08:29:07 PM
Maybe they go more in depth into tactical communications and planning considerations?  Like where to put your high bird or how to create a good communications plan?  Perhaps making field expedient antennas is part of it.  I'm sure they can fill a week with all of that stuff.  Not to mention the all important monitoring of four radios while trying to eat a ham sandwich...    >:D

That's only fun when it's being eaten while sitting on the squad bench in the back of a moving ambulance while trying to explain to the newbie on your crew the life and death implications of your job.
Title: Re: NESA Mission Comm School
Post by: es_g0d on January 07, 2009, 02:35:33 AM
Steve J, we shall squash your NESA trouble.  Or encourage it, I forget which.

Good luck and good hunting,
-Scott
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