MARA 08-01-2012

A new resource for those who are professionally or seriously involved in community level Emergency Preparedness. SituationWare
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Twitter is down at the moment so our usual pre net Tweet did not go out at 8PM. I'll try again a little later. You can follow us HERE.

That address is twitter.com/MARA_SLC
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Twitter is back up. Just Tweeted tonight's net reminder.
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For those who do EchoLink...
Hamradio-Ticker ‏@Hamradio_Ticker
RT @HamTwitNet: #hamtwitnet in just under an hour on w5raw-r echolink node 387265. @KD0LOS is your friendly NCS. If you have time, hop on…
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Not all memory chips (SDHC, Thumb Drives, etc) are what they claim to be. Now there is software that will allow you to check what you buy and find out if you got what you paid for. Demand a refund if you were gyped. Check HERE.
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I've mentioned "Figure 9" rope tensioners before in relation to guying an emergency antenna. Here is what they look like. They sell these locally at Ace Hardware for less money than the eBay sellers are asking. Google these things to see how they work. More info HERE.

Google "rope tensioner" to get more info and see other types. Some are plastic and work just as well.
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If you are on the Harbor Freight mailing list, you should have recently received a BIG flyer with LOTS of stuff on sale. Two items worth mentioning are the LED Head Lamps and the Battery Trickle Chargers. The Trickle Chargers are on sale for $5.99, down from $12.99. I have several of the LED head lights and I am going to get more while they are on sale. I use mine at least once a month and sometimes more. I have used them in a power outage and they are FANTASTIC. Get AT LEAST one per family member. Consider extras for the cars and your office.
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