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Eclipse Mission

October 14, 2023, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM (America/Chicago)

Contact:
Capt Karen Padgett, CAP ( karen.padgett@akwg.cap.gov )
Phone:
9073508533
Location:
Radio Club (RSOC) 6721 Raspberry Rd

Who: All Lake Hood Squadron cadets and Senior Members welcome (please no guests or members from other squadrons for this activity)

Why: To complete many Emergency Services qualifications, including those necessary for the Solar Eclipse Mission

Uniform: Cadets ABUs (SM blue polo/gray pants)

Bring: Cold weather/rain gear, coats, hats, gloves, healthy snacks/lunch, water bottle, laptop/phone if you have them, notebook, your favorite leadership quote of ~50-75 words we may get to use to test transmission quality. If you were assigned a radio task to brief the group on, please be prepared for that (Link to Task Guide: https://nesa.cap.gov/media/cms/Mission_Base_Staff_Tasks_Guide_6C11E36F85477.pdf)

NASA has tasked us to collect data regarding VHF radio transmission quality, wind speed and direction, temperature, and cloud cover at intervals before and after the 

To prepare & get the most out of the day:

(1) Complete the online training portion of ICUT in eServices (~10 short videos each followed by a very short quiz you can retake immediately if you don't pass)

(log into eServices, online training, AXIS/Learning Management System, "Go to AXIS", look under the tabs for an icon that looks like this

(2) Download the "Global Observer" app (Dark blue icon with white globe & white magnifying glass) & register as a student

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