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Talk about perks, my job has one of the best ones I can think of! I travel in the course of business, delivering classes for my employer. I am a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and teach classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2 way radio communications. I'm qualified to deliver approximately 30 different classes, but about half of those are 'Legacy' classes, and are not in demand anymore. My students are technicians, those who maintain, program, calibrate, and repair large 2-way radio systems. Some of these systems are statewide, and use TCP-IP networking to allow sites to communicate with others. Some are small, traditional type radio sites. The size doesn't matter, in each case the systems must be kept operational at all times, since many of them are Public Safety Systems. So I get to travel, sometimes frequently, 3-4 weeks in a row.... where am I this week? This probably won't have daily entries, but I will make entries when I get to go somewhere, and keep an updated list of coming trips. My schedule changes faster than the weather, so don't be too surprised to see me list an upcoming class, only to remark later on that it is cancelled, or delayed. Delays are fine of course, but a later date might mean that someone else gets to go instead of me,,, Well, here we go with this, let's see where it takes us.  Best Cultural And Regional Honorable Mention |
| Locale: Bloomington, Illinois Week of: October 19, 2020 This past week I taught from home once again. This was after having spent two weeks on vacation. Since I rarely take vacations, it was hard to get into the groove of not working, but then it was a little hard to get back in the practice of working again too! I was just getting used to relaxing, and it was time to hit the grindstone again.... This was a class on programming one of our two way radio brands. It was also a class on a relatively new piece of software that allows a customer to manage their radio fleet. I have taught each of these classes many times, but never back to back like this. What I quickly discovered, is that we seem to deliver this backwards. How so? Well, that second piece of software is also used to program those radios, but there's a few differences in how you go about it. Within the first hour of class, I realized we should be delivering that second software all along, while also showing them how to program radios. It's difficult to explain here without going into details. If I did that, I'd lose you rather quickly, so I really gloss over details to save you.  In Closing That class went well, everyone seemed happy with what was covered, and it's time to move on to the next class. I will spend the weekend at home, before traveling Sunday to my next class. Til next time, be good to yourselves and those you love, and WRITE!  Jim Dorrell |
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I then went to Taiwan for two weeks; but, although that was nice, it wasn't 'home'. 
