EMCOMM ECI-Group Information

EMCOMM ECI INFORMATION

The group meets monthly on the first Saturday of the month at the Yorktown/Mt. Pleasant Fire Department at 10:00AM. Training sessions are conducted after the regular meeting around 11AM. Weekly nets are conducted on the 146.730 Repeater on Saturdays at 11AM.

We are a group of public service minded amateur radio operators interested in providing reliable and coordinated public service and emergency communications to our local communities and in promoting a positive public image of the Amateur Radio Service through professional behavior and proper radio operating practices. It shall be our purpose to serve the Yorktown/ Mt. Pleasant Fire Department by providing emergency communication assistance, further the exchange of information and cooperation between members, to promote radio knowledge, fraternalism and individual operating efficiency, and to so conduct programs and activities as to advance the general interest and welfare of Amateur Radio in the community.

If you are interested in seeing what the group is all about, you may attend a meeting, training session, or you may contact any member of the Board at any time. We do require a technician class or greater amateur radio license, criminal background check, ARRL ARECC Level I, and NIMS certifications. We are happy to help interested people obtain any or all of the training to become eligble for membership including the ham radio license.