2006

• April, 2006 -  Radio Group established, 20 new hams licensed
• May, 2006-  Current equipment surveyed, Through a grant, ten HT radios purchased for the group
• July, 2006 -  First drill with HT radios established need for High power radios for ARC vehicles
• September, 2006 - Six High power radios installed in ARC Chapter Vehicles
• October, 2006-  Establish emergency net,  drill with six vehicles and new radios. 
• November, 2006- Upgrade low band radio in National ERV, Obtain and install low band radio in chapter ERV.  Test all radios and emergency communications capability.

• December, 2006-

  • First use of radios in ARC operation- Little Falls river search. 

  • Phonetic alphabet and directed net drill

  • Commence design of emergency response vehicle project

• January, 2007  New Year finds us planning drills and looking for a source to fund the purchase of some needed equipment
• March, 2007.  Drill with chapter equipment proves that we can communicate all over the former Metro chapter's service area.
• June  ARCSquared runs fund raiser, raises $425 for new equipment
• July, 2007  Obtain Club Call sign,  KC2RMP for the base station in the DOC, which will simplify disaster communication since the DOC can be called with a common call sign no matter which licensee is physically located at the station.
• August, 2007  Run second Ham Radio Technician Crash Course and VE session.   License 15 new volunteers as Ham Radio Operators.  Additionally, four members have upgraded from Technician to General class licenses, giving us redundant HF capability.
• September, 2007  Drill with chapter equipment  Begin to "Feel our way" as part of the merged Regional chapter.
• October, 2007. Complete and put 4 "Go Kits" or "Shelter Kits" in service.   These are transportable radio stations that can be set up in a shelter or remote care dispensing location, providing instant communications with the chapter and chapter vehicles, as well as others using amateur radio for disaster communications.  This equipment is fully functional 2 meter ham radio transceivers, with  a power supply and antenna.
• Obtain an older donated HF radio for radio room. Still need to get permission to install an HF antenna on the roof.
• December, 2007  Apply to obtain "Vanity" call sign NJ2RC for Club Station, retiring KC2RMP sequential call sign.  Actual license received in January 2008.

• January, 2008  Run third  Ham Radio Technician Crash Course and VE session.   License additional Regional Chapter regional volunteers as Ham Radio Operators.  The first time the course is offered to the Region after the merger of Bergen Hudson and Metro chapters. Also, NJ2RC call sign issued to club station in Fairfield.