From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Sun Jun  1 20:15:59 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 15:15:59 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Message-ID: <11c.22d95b7e.2c0baaef@aol.com>

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS  

OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
ALL OF NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND 
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

TIMING...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... BUT THE MORE 
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER 7 PM ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF 
OF OKLAHOMA...AND AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND 
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

IMPACTS...
WINDS TO 70 MPH AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES...AUTOMOBILES...AND TENDER 
VEGETATION. 

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE 
RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS 
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN INCREASING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AS A 
WARM FRONT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF THIS FRONT ACROSS 
NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE 
POSSIBLE.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. 
THIS COMBINED WITH MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL 
PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HIGH PLAINS FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA 
SOUTHWARD INTO WEST TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE 
ATMOSPHERE...ALONG WITH AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET...WILL ALLOW ONE 
OR MORE COMPLEXES OF THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND POSSIBLY MOVE INTO 
NORTHERN OR WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST SEVERE 
WEATHER RISK WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THESE 
COMPLEXES...WITH SEVERE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS MOST LIKELY. AFTER 
MIDNIGHT...ONE OR MORE OF THESE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES COULD MOVE 
INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. 

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY JUN 2.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...95 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ONE OR MORE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES MAY PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN 
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING...WITH THIS ACTIVITY
LIKELY ENDING BY MIDDAY. ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURN 
TO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MONDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT 
SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS TO BE TUESDAY NIGHT AND 
EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM 
THE NORTHWEST.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE. 

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM 
MONDAY.
    



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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Mon Jun  2 20:38:44 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:38:44 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Message-ID: <1c7.a83126f.2c0d01c4@aol.com>

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AT MIDDAY WAS LOCATED ON AN AXIS FROM=20
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND EASTERN KANSAS...SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL=20
OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE=20
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE WAS=20
CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A COLD FRONT SOUTHWESTWARD=20
THROUGH EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. WARM=20
AND RELATIVELY UNSTABLE AIR REMAINED IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE=20
FRONT...BUT AS OF MIDDAY A CAP WAS PRESENT AND WAS PREVENTING=20
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...=20
COOLER AND SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR WAS MOVING IN ON GUSTY NORTH TO=20
NORTHWEST WINDS.=20

SINKING AIR BEHIND THE UPPER DISTURBANCE...ALONG WITH THE COOLER AND=20
MORE STABLE AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WILL LIMIT THE CHANCES OF=20
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THERE=20
IS STILL A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON OVER=20
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THAT=20
AREA...BUT THE CHANCES ARE LOW AND THE GREATER CHANCE OF SEVERE=20
WEATHER WILL BE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA.=20

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON OVER=20
THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST FROM THE=20
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD MOVE INTO=20
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE=20
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE HIGHER=20
TERRAIN WELL TO THE NORTHWEST OF OKLAHOMA.=20

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY JUN 3.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...40=20=
PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...20 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
CHANCES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR TO BE HIGHER BOTH TUESDAY=20
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE=20
AREA...AS ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES APPROACH FROM THE=20
NORTHWEST. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE=20
AREA INTO FRIDAY.=20

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS WEEK COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY=20
RAINFALL. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH=20
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM EVENTS...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING=20
POTENTIAL FOR MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK=20
IF AREAS RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY OR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL.=20





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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun  3 20:25:51 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:25:51 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Message-ID: <19b.15ea0873.2c0e503f@aol.com>

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND 
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS..
DAY ONE...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH 
TEXAS...AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF WESTERN 
OKLAHOMA AND THE REST OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.LOCATION...THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS 
SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM QUANAH TO ARCHER CITY. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS 
SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LAVERNE...TO CARNEGIE...TO RINGLING.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...
DAMAGE FROM LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH MAY 
CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN 
THE MODERATE RISK AREA. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE RISK AREAS SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER 
OPERATIONS THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY LASTING WELL AFTER DARK. 

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT MIDDAY...OVER PARTS OF WESTERN 
OKLAHOMA AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BUT 
WILL LIKELY DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BASED AT MID 
LEVELS...AND WILL POSE LITTLE OR NO RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. A COMPLICATED 
SURFACE PATTERN WAS EVIDENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AREA TODAY. MIDDAY ANALYSES 
SHOWED A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS...AND A 
SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EAST INTO NORTHWEST AND 
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE COLD FRONT WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH...BUT IS FORECAST TO 
DISSIPATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ACROSS TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO LIFT 
SLOWLY NORTH AS A WARM FRONT INTO NORTHERN TEXAS BY EARLY EVENING.  ALTHOUGH THE 
CURRENT ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY WEAKEN...THE AIR MASS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST TEXAS 
WILL BECOME POTENTIALLY VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPE VALUES 
FORECAST TO REACH CLOSE TO 4000 BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE LOW LEVEL UNSTABLE AIR IS 
LIKELY TO REMAIN CAPPED FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT AFTERNOON HEATING AND 
WEAKENING OF THE CAP WILL LIKELY ALLOW SURFACE-BASED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP LATE 
THIS AFTERNOON NEAR AND NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT...MAINLY TO THE WEST OR 
NORTHWEST OF THE NORMAN FORECAST AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY TO 
SEVERE LEVELS QUICKLY...AND MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING 
THE EVENING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT LOW LEVELS...COUPLED WITH 
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS...WILL CREATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR PROFILES 
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS. VERY LARGE HAIL WILL 
BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER STORMS INITIATE...BUT DAMAGING 
WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE 
MODERATE RISK AREA. LATER TONIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS 
OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS MAY ORGANIZE INTO ONE OR MORE 
CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA AFTER DARK. DAMAGING WINDS 
WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE CLUSTERS...BUT LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL 
ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE.   
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY JUN 4.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING 
AREA...100 PERCENT.PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...50 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IF THEY OCCUR 
OVER AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE PAST DAY OR SO..

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY AND 
THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST INTO SATURDAY. A SERIES 
OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE 
NORTHWEST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEND TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF 
COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STORMS WILL 
THEN LIKELY ORGANIZE INTO ONE OR MORE LARGE CLUSTERS AGAIN AS THEY MOVE 
SOUTHEAST INTO OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY DURING THE NIGHT TIME 
HOURS.OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS WEEK COULD BE 
ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING 
WITH INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM EVENTS...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR 
MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK IF AREAS RECEIVE 
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY OR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL.    



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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Jun  6 14:02:48 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd A Colston)
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 08:02:48 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] 440 rig
Message-ID: <20030606.080251.-3582363.11.kc5fm@juno.com>

http://www.rigpix.com/lpdmm/telcom_te150pmr.htm

The link is to a page for a PMR radio (this is similar to FRS in USA)
which can be modified for amateur 440.

I have a friend in DK who is doing this.  If you'd like details, email me
off list (kc5fm@juno.com) and I'll forward your request on.

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Vigilance is the keystone to preparedness.

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 10 05:44:11 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Mark D. Conklin N7XYO)
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 23:44:11 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] PR101
Message-ID: <018201c32f0a$f04c0c40$60c214d0@olp.net>

When the call goes out for Amateur Radio operators to respond in an
emergency, many of us run through a checklist in our heads and go. We ask
ourselves what gear we need to take. Do we have all the components? Power?
Cables? Antennas? Next, we look at our personal items and go thought a
similar list. What to wear? What will the weather be? Do I need food? Water?
Will I be staying over night? Lots of items on our checklists.

Many ARES groups have taken the time to put together callout kit checklists.
These check lists are broken into length of call outs: 1 day, 2 days, 3 or
more days, etc. Such checklists contain a great deal of good information.
(For a example of such a list see
http://www.tulsahamradio.org./ares_call_out_kit.htm )

I have one more important item that should be add to your checklist. Has
your group's Public Information Office (PIO) or Public Relations Chairman
been called? Has the PIO or someone called the Section's Public Information
Coordinator (PIC)? Public relations is a very important part of any call out
or public service activity. The best opportunity for the efforts of amateur
radio to be recognized by the media it to be notified before a scheduled
public service event or in the early stages of an emergency. ARES team
members will be busy doing their part in the coordination of personal and
traffic, it's the PIO and PIC job to be working with the media.

At many an event, I hear about the wonderful job hams have done AFTER the
event and it's now old news to the media. News for the media must be timely.
Does your group have a Public Information Office (PIO) or Public Relations
Chairman? Do you know how to reach him or her? Or does your group need a
Public Information Office (PIO) or Public Relations Chairman?

Please add my information (below) to your callout checklist. Please also
feel free to contact me with your recommendations for a PIO for your group;

Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Public Information Coordinator,
ARRL Oklahoma Section
(918) 366-2007 Eve.
(918) 622-6262 Ext. 25 Day
(918) 232-8346 Mobile
1-888-597-1492 Pager
n7xyo@arrl.net e-mail


From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 10 13:38:32 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd A Colston)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:38:32 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Deployment Bags
Message-ID: <20030610.073908.-3948379.0.kc5fm@juno.com>

http://www.tulsahamradio.org./ares_call_out_kit.htm

lists the contents of a response bag.  While geared toward the amateur
radio operator, the general contents of the "go kit" would, except for
the electronics, apply to the deployed person's needs.

What some groups do, as evidenced by the list, is make a team kit that
contains items the TEAM needs while each individual has his own "go bag".

Regardless of your experience or plans, it is prudent to have a 72-hour
kit (remember personal disaster plan, personal disaster kit?) even if you
are NOT deploying to a remote site.

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Vigilance is the keystone to preparedness.

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 10 13:48:36 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Craig Roszel (REMOTE))
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:48:36 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] PR101
In-Reply-To: <018201c32f0a$f04c0c40$60c214d0@olp.net>
Message-ID: <001c01c32f4e$9cb5a390$650a0a0a@computername>

I got the proclamation from Governor Henry. It is too big to scan in and
email. Would be nice to make into HTML pager for web site.

Craig

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	arrl-ok-admin@mailman.qth.net [mailto:arrl-ok-admin@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Mark D. Conklin N7XYO
Sent:	Monday, June 09, 2003 11:44 PM
To:	ARRL-OK Mailing Listserver
Subject:	[ARRL-OK] PR101

When the call goes out for Amateur Radio operators to respond in an
emergency, many of us run through a checklist in our heads and go. We ask
ourselves what gear we need to take. Do we have all the components? Power?
Cables? Antennas? Next, we look at our personal items and go thought a
similar list. What to wear? What will the weather be? Do I need food? Water?
Will I be staying over night? Lots of items on our checklists.

Many ARES groups have taken the time to put together callout kit checklists.
These check lists are broken into length of call outs: 1 day, 2 days, 3 or
more days, etc. Such checklists contain a great deal of good information.
(For a example of such a list see
http://www.tulsahamradio.org./ares_call_out_kit.htm )

I have one more important item that should be add to your checklist. Has
your group's Public Information Office (PIO) or Public Relations Chairman
been called? Has the PIO or someone called the Section's Public Information
Coordinator (PIC)? Public relations is a very important part of any call out
or public service activity. The best opportunity for the efforts of amateur
radio to be recognized by the media it to be notified before a scheduled
public service event or in the early stages of an emergency. ARES team
members will be busy doing their part in the coordination of personal and
traffic, it's the PIO and PIC job to be working with the media.

At many an event, I hear about the wonderful job hams have done AFTER the
event and it's now old news to the media. News for the media must be timely.
Does your group have a Public Information Office (PIO) or Public Relations
Chairman? Do you know how to reach him or her? Or does your group need a
Public Information Office (PIO) or Public Relations Chairman?

Please add my information (below) to your callout checklist. Please also
feel free to contact me with your recommendations for a PIO for your group;

Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Public Information Coordinator,
ARRL Oklahoma Section
(918) 366-2007 Eve.
(918) 622-6262 Ext. 25 Day
(918) 232-8346 Mobile
1-888-597-1492 Pager
n7xyo@arrl.net e-mail

_______________________________________________
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Oklahoma Section Web page http://members.cox.net/arrl-ok
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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 10 14:34:56 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Craig Roszel)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:34:56 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Oklahoma Governor Henry
Message-ID: <NDBBKBLIKDMKKHHBDOIFIEHMELAA.craig@oknews.cc>

Governor Henry has proclaimed June 22 through June 29th "Amateur Radio
Week".

Craig Roszel KC5TFI
ARRL PIO
TRO Public Relations
www.tulsahamradio.org
craig@oknews.cc



From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 10 19:36:54 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:36:54 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Message-ID: <1a5.1515526f.2c177f46@aol.com>

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND 
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS..

DAY ONE...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST 
AREA.IMPACTS...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY TO LOCALLY EXCESSIVE 
RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
FORECAST AREA SHOULD LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE 
DAY...AND PLAN FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
TONIGHT.  

DISCUSSION...
AT MIDDAY A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO THE 
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHILE A DRY LINE WAS DEVELOPING FROM THE TEXAS 
PANHANDLE SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL 
DISTURBANCE DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA WERE WEAKENING. 
HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE EARLIER STORMS WERE THINNING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS 
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND THIS WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING TO 
PRODUCE VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON. AT UPPER LEVELS...A 
WELL-DEFINED DISTURBANCE OVER WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST 
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DRY LINE OVER WEST 
TEXAS...SHOULD BECOME BETTER DEFINED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LIE ACROSS THE EASTERN 
TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE COLD FRONT OVER KANSAS WILL LIKELY DRIFT SOUTHEAST INTO 
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY THIS EVENING...AND WILL INTERSECT THE DRY LINE JUST WEST OF 
THE WESTERN BORDER OF OKLAHOMA.  LIFTING AND COOLING ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
APPROACHING UPPER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THE CAP THIS AFTERNOON. 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF THE DRY LINE 
AND ALSO NEAR THE COLD FRONT. ALTHOUGH MID LEVEL WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY 
WEAK...INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
DEVELOPMENT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. HEAVY RAIN WILL 
ALSO BE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.    

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY JUN 11.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THENWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING 
AREA...90 PERCENT.PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.OTHER 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL 
LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING.  .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 
NIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE AREAWIDE 
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.   

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...NONE IS EXPECTED.     



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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Jun 11 04:22:51 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:22:51 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: Re: [EM] Deployment Bags
Message-ID: <20030610.223454.-408265.51.kc5fm@juno.com>

Another item for your go kit come from this CA source.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Homeland Security begins at HOME.

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Earthquake SOLUTIONS" <earthquakesolutions@earthlink.net>
To: <Emergency-Management@yahoogroups.com>


There are various ways to build "go kits".  Without getting into a
discussion of all of the details, one new development everyone might want
to know about is the availability of WAG bags.  The WAG stands for "waste
alleviation gel", and it is a bag system that gels human liquid and solid
body wastes and renders them safe enough to dispose of in regular trash
and landfills -- no need to handle as infectious wastes.  They have EPA
certificates from every state in the union. This product is, at the
moment, one of the most ideal ways to handle a difficult problem in
disasters. 

Although the WAG bags can be used without a toilet, there is also a
well-designed sturdy portable toilet that is also available.  It has a
3-leg set up so it balances well in all sorts of terrain, can take a
weight load up to 400 pounds, and folds down to the size of a large
briefcase.  If an extra cover is also used, you can store other things or
many WAG bags right inside the underneath compartment.

My first customer for this set-up was a communications officer with LA
County Sheriff's who figures he'll be up on mountain alone relaying
messages in the next disaster.  He seems to love it.  They are being used
in some military applications, and I really think we will see more and
more of them.

Before the WAG bags came along, I recommended RM-1, which is a
biodegradeable liquid treatment, with a five-year shelf life, that offers
some real advantages over the standard Bio-blue or Bio-green.

April Kelcy, Consultant/Owner
Earthquake SOLUTIONS
(626) 795-4000
earthquakesolutions@earthlink.net
169 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107-3127

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Jun 11 18:46:38 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:46:38 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Message-ID: <108.23c02743.2c18c4fe@aol.com>

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

1206 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND 
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS..

DAY ONE...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST 
AREA.IMPACTS...LARGE HAIL...POSSIBLY TO GOLFBALL SIZE OR LARGER...WILL BE THE 
MAIN CONCERN. DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND THERE 
WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TORNADOES. 

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
FORECAST AREA SHOULD LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE 
DAY...AND PLAN FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
TONIGHT.  

DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY...GENERATED BY THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT 
AND THIS MORNING...EXTENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...INTO SOUTHEASTERN AND 
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. WARM MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR REMAINED IN PLACE SOUTH OF THIS 
BOUNDARY. A DRY LINE EXTENDED FROM THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES 
SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE BIG BEND AREA OF TEXAS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE ALOFT WAS 
LOCATED OVER NEW MEXICO. SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH 
LAST NIGHT WILL LIKELY LIMIT THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BY THAT TIME...THE WARM AND UNSTABLE SURFACE AIR WILL 
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. THE BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
THE DRY LINE WILL MOVE ONLY SLIGHTLY EASTWARD DURING THE DAY...POSSIBLY AS FAR 
AS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA BORDER BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AND THE 
DRY LINE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOCUSING MECHANISMS FOR LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY 
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. IN PARTICULAR...THE AREA WHERE THESE TWO BOUNDARIES 
INTERSECT WILL BE A FAVORED LOCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES CLIMB 
INTO THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S THIS AFTERNOON...AND DEW POINTS RISE INTO THE 
LOWER 70S...VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WITH CAPE VALUES EXPECTED TO 
REACH 3000 OR MORE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING AS THE 
DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO APPROACHES. WINDS ALOFT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE 
PARTICULARLY STRONG...BUT GIVEN THE VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...VERTICAL WIND 
SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW STORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. THE COMBINATION 
OF EXTREME INSTABILITY AND ONLY MODEST VERTICAL WIND SHEAR TYPICALLY RESULTS 
IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. 
HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORMS THAT FORM THIS 
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY ORGANIZE INTO ANOTHER LINE OR LARGE 
CLUSTER BY LATE EVENING AND TRACK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. LARGE 
HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS AFTER DARK. 

PROBABILITY TABLE...VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY JUN 12.PROBABILITY OF 
THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THENWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...90 
PERCENT.PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT 
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT 
OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE AREAWIDE 
EACH DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.    

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...NONE IS EXPECTED. 


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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Jun 12 00:23:33 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 19:23:33 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HWO Supplemental Issued 1610L
Message-ID: <1de.a5a93f0.2c1913f5@aol.com>

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
410 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND 
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS..
DAY ONE...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN 
OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA.LOCATIONS...THE MODERATE RISK 
AREA IS LOCATED SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HOLLIS...TO ALTUS...TO 
WALTERS...TO HENRIETTA. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 5 PM THROUGH 
OVERNIGHT. 

IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL... POSSIBLY BASEBALL SIZED OR 
LARGER... AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCES OF 70 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST SUPERCELLS 
THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT OVERNIGHT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS... WITH THE 
LARGE HAIL THREAT DECREASING WITH TIME. SUPERCELLS THIS EVENING WILL BE 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINORSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE.RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...STORM SPOTTER 
GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SHOULD 
LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND PLAN FOR 
POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.  

DISCUSSION...A SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED TO THE NORTHWEST OF CHILDRESS THIS 
AFTERNOON...WITH A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY...GENERATED BY THUNDERSTORMS LAST 
NIGHT AND THIS MORNING...EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW ALONG THE RED RIVER. A DRYLINE 
WAS LOCATED FROM EAST OF AMARILLO...TO JUST WEST OF CHILDRESS...TO EAST OF 
MIDLAND. THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SHARPEN THIS AFTERNOON. WARM MOIST 
AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR IS IN PLACE EAST OF THE DRYLINE.THE CAP WHICH DEVELOPED 
OVER THE AREA DUE TO THE SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT MOVED 
THROUGH LAST NIGHT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY AND THE DRY LINE 
WILL BE POTENTIAL FOCUSING MECHANISMS FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN 
PARTICULAR...THE AREA WHERE THESE TWO BOUNDARIES INTERSECT WILL BE A FAVORED 
LOCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT. SURFACE TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE MID 80S TO MID 
90S ACROSS THE AREA...WITH DEWPOINTS RANGING FROM THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. 
THIS VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS ALLOWED CAPE VALUES OF 3500 TO 6000 TO DEVELOP 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS ALOFT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY 
STRONG...BUT GIVEN THE VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS... VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL BE 
SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW STORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME 
INSTABILITY AND MODEST VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR HIGH PRECIPITATION 
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL 
RAINFALL.  THE PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES WILL BE VERY LOW.STORMS THAT FORM LATE 
THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY ORGANIZE INTO ANOTHER LINE OR 
LARGE CLUSTER BY LATE EVENING AND TRACK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. LARGE 
HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS AFTER DARK. 

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY JUN 12.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THENWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING 
AREA...100 PERCENT.PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...100 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY 
RAIN WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT 
OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE AREAWIDE 
EACH DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.    

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...NONE IS EXPECTED.     



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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Jun 12 17:19:52 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Craig Roszel)
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:19:52 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] TulsaMayor makes proclamation
Message-ID: <NDBBKBLIKDMKKHHBDOIFGEKCELAA.craig@oknews.cc>

Mayor Bill LaFortune of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma has Proclaimed June 22 -
29, 2003, as "Amateur Radio Week" in the City of Tulsa.

Craig Roszel KC5TFI
Public Information Officer
Tulsa Repeater Organization
www.TulsaHamRadio.org
craig@oknews.cc




From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Jun 18 12:41:42 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:41:42 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Re: Message Form ?
Message-ID: <20030618.064149.-89725455.41.kc5fm@juno.com>

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 04:01:17 -0400 (EDT) "Charles Jouglard, K5CFJ"
<k5cfj@cox.net> writes:


> After working another Hurricane drill with the local Red Cross 
> chapter we
> are re-visiting the need to develop a better message form.  The 

Let me add a wrinkle to this discussion from the Emergency Management
table.

ALL disasters from September forward will expected to use of the Incident
Command System (Federal funds may not flow, if this is not the case). 
ICS, for those who are not aware, is a standardized method for managing
disasters.

ICS is heavy in forms.  There are forms for logistics, planning,
operations, finance, and, yes, even a message form.  Additionally, there
is a software package (free to download from the Net) that helps the
responders fill out the forms they need.

Now FEMA is going to expect to see some sort of form.  I suspect that the
response community is going to want to use what's learned by them.  While
we can continue to use our forms, we may be placed in a situation where
it is not convenient to use our forms.  So us crusty old NTS operators
may be stressed to adapt.        :)

Now the software package is NOT networked without some costs involved. 
One thought I had was to use packet radio from the IC to the EOC and to
the various other sites that need it.  The forms are exportable to a
file.  The file could be zapped down the radio line and imported at the
other end.  Detractors to that thought are lack of operators (not all
responders are hams), lack of equipment (many are moving away from packet
to APRS or the wireless net), and time it takes to move the file and
import it.

ICS trivia:  ICS uses four deputies under the Incident Commander. 
Deputies of Operations, Logistics, Planning, and Finance deal with issues
in their sphere of influence.  Communications falls under which deputy's
oversight?

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Homeland Security begins at HOME.

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Jun 19 15:54:39 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Gnad, Brian (BGNAD))
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:54:39 -0400
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Re: Message Form ?
Message-ID: <BF4201D3A997D311814B00508B7337AA0102A7C9@EXTULMB1>

>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:41:42 -0500
>From: Lloyd Colston <kc5fm@juno.com>
>Subject: [ARRL-OK] Re: Message Form ?
...
>ICS is heavy in forms.  There are forms for logistics, planning,
>operations, finance, and, yes, even a message form.  Additionally, there
>is a software package (free to download from the Net) that helps the
>responders fill out the forms they need.
...

Lloyd, can you tell us where to get the forms/software you mentioned?

Thanks!

-Brian Lee Gnad - KB5TSI
Tulsa CERT


From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Jun 19 23:13:14 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:13:14 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Central Oklahoma ARES Net reminder
Message-ID: <a9.42aa539f.2c238f7a@aol.com>

All

Net tonight 146.820 at 1930

Clay Mayrose, WA6LBU


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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Jun 20 05:22:16 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 00:22:16 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Re: Message Form ?
Message-ID: <10c.25c4f893.2c23e5f8@aol.com>

In a message dated 6/18/03 4:46:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kc5fm@juno.com 
writes:


> ICS trivia:  ICS uses four deputies under the Incident Commander. 
> Deputies of Operations, Logistics, Planning, and Finance deal with issues
> in their sphere of influence.  Communications falls under which deputy's
> oversight?
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________

I know that Communications falls under Logistics in the ICS.  In every other 
government agency it falls under Operations.

Clay


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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Jun 20 12:28:07 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:28:07 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ICS Forms
Message-ID: <20030620.063635.-48483099.10.kc5fm@juno.com>

ftp://ftp.orr.noaa.gov/pub/hazmat/icsforms/ICS_DB_FORMS.exe
is the link to the ICS forms software.  

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Homeland Security begins at HOME.

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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Jun 20 11:10:24 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Nick Meacher)
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:10:24 -0800
Subject: [ARRL-OK] RE: [Ares-races] Re: Message Form ?
Message-ID: <6D66553E346DD311A5B000062950959BA4B2CC@JPD_MAIL>

I have a word formatted message for that I adapted from the ARES format and
the ICS formats that I'll share if anyone wants.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lloyd Colston [mailto:kc5fm@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 03:42
To: ares-races@mailman.qth.net; arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net;
mchams@yahoogroups.com; okham@yahoogroups.com; okham@mailman.qth.net;
ok-mars@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Ares-races] Re: Message Form ?



On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 04:01:17 -0400 (EDT) "Charles Jouglard, K5CFJ"
<k5cfj@cox.net> writes:


> After working another Hurricane drill with the local Red Cross 
> chapter we
> are re-visiting the need to develop a better message form.  The 

Let me add a wrinkle to this discussion from the Emergency Management
table.

ALL disasters from September forward will expected to use of the Incident
Command System (Federal funds may not flow, if this is not the case). 
ICS, for those who are not aware, is a standardized method for managing
disasters.

ICS is heavy in forms.  There are forms for logistics, planning,
operations, finance, and, yes, even a message form.  Additionally, there
is a software package (free to download from the Net) that helps the
responders fill out the forms they need.

Now FEMA is going to expect to see some sort of form.  I suspect that the
response community is going to want to use what's learned by them.  While
we can continue to use our forms, we may be placed in a situation where
it is not convenient to use our forms.  So us crusty old NTS operators
may be stressed to adapt.        :)

Now the software package is NOT networked without some costs involved. 
One thought I had was to use packet radio from the IC to the EOC and to
the various other sites that need it.  The forms are exportable to a
file.  The file could be zapped down the radio line and imported at the
other end.  Detractors to that thought are lack of operators (not all
responders are hams), lack of equipment (many are moving away from packet
to APRS or the wireless net), and time it takes to move the file and
import it.

ICS trivia:  ICS uses four deputies under the Incident Commander. 
Deputies of Operations, Logistics, Planning, and Finance deal with issues
in their sphere of influence.  Communications falls under which deputy's
oversight?

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Homeland Security begins at HOME.
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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 24 20:42:13 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Mark D. Conklin N7XYO)
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:42:13 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FIELD DAY - PRESS RELEASE
Message-ID: <000901c33a88$b64bf3a0$60c214d0@olp.net>

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 23, 2003

Contact : Mark D. Conklin
918-232-8346 or 1-888-597-1492 digital pager

OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR HENRY
PROCLAIMS JUNE 22 - 29, 2003
"AMATEUR RADIO WEEK"

Tulsa, OK -- The ARRL - the national association for amateur radio, and all
Oklahoma amateur radio operators who are dedicated to public service - were
recognized this week for their service to their communities. The
proclamation from Oklahoma's Governor Brad Henry proclaimed June 22 -29,
2003, as Amateur Radio Week. Governor Henry recognized amateur radio
operators' "value in public assistance by providing emergency radio
communications and for these services they donate to the state."
The highlight of amateur radio week will be "Field Day" (an emergency
communications preparedness exercise), which take place June 28-29 in
locations all over the state (and thought out the nation). To find your
local Amateur Radio club, go to www.arrl.org click on the link to clubs and
locate local clubs by state or zip code. There are 17 ARRL-affiliated clubs
in Oklahoma; most will be holding Field Day activities.

Field Day is an annual nationwide event that was designed to test operators'
abilities to set up and operate portable stations under emergency
conditions, such as the loss of electricity, during severe weather
conditions, or other disasters. The event is a serious test of skill and a
contest for fun, too. During the weekend, the radio operators try to contact
as many other Field Day stations as possible. More than 35,000 Amateur Radio
operators across the country participated in last year's event. The first
Field Day was held in 1933.

(MORE)




AMATEUR RADIO - FIELD DAY - PAGE 2

"Amateur Radio is a lot of fun, but the serious side can't be stressed
enough," says John Thomason, WB5SYT (Oklahoma ARRL Section Manager) "We can
and do play a vital communications role during emergencies. Events such as
Field Day ensure that we're ready to handle any type of disaster or
emergency."  Ham radio operators typically help with communication during
weather-related emergencies such as the devastating tornadoes in the Midwest
earlier this spring. But, the need for their services doesn't stop there. A
federal grant awarded for emergency communications training in 2002
emphasizes support for ham radio's role in homeland defense.
.
Today there are more than 700,000 Amateur Radio operators in the United
States and more than 2.5 million worldwide. Information on how to become
involved in Amateur Radio is available from ARRL - the national association
for Amateur Radio, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111 or by calling
1-800-32-NEW HAM. Visit ARRL on the Web at www.arrl.org.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Mark Conklin, N7XYO - Oklahoma Public Information Coordinator
Phone: 918-232-8346 or 1-888-597-1492 digital pager
E-mail: n7xyo@arrl.net

John Thomason, WB5SYT - Oklahoma Section Manager
Phone: 405-844-1800
E-mail: wb5yst@arrl.org


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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Jun 24 23:05:30 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:05:30 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: [EM] ICS in amateur radio
Message-ID: <20030624.171019.-513971.14.kc5fm@juno.com>

http://ema.arrl.org/fd/FD_ICS.html 
is an article written to amateur radio operators.  It explains
how to use the Incident Command System in this week's exercise
called Field Day.

It has some pretty interesting links and resources for ICS training.

Let me know how more I can help.


Lloyd Colston, OCEM  Mayes County EMA
Pryor, OK  http://www.geocties.com/mccem
Homeland Security begins at HOME.

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Jun 26 23:46:09 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:46:09 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] eague Warns of Bogus Solicitation
Message-ID: <1dc.cb4355b.2c2cd1b1@aol.com>

(Jun 25, 2003) -- NEWINGTON, CT. Somebody out there is trying to "sell" 
subscriptions to QST, but it's not the ARRL. ARRL Customer Service/Circulation 
Manager Kathy Capodicasa, N1GZO, said she has received several phone calls and 
e-mails from members reporting the scam."Apparently, there is some kind of bogus 
telephone solicitor out there trying to get people's names, addresses and 
credit card numbers," she said. "ARRL does not solicit for 'subscriptions' to QST. 
Under no circumstances should a member give out their credit card numbers to 
someone trying to sell them QST."QST is the official membership journal of the 
ARRL and is not available to the general public from a magazine distributor 
or publishing house. Should you receive a call from the phony solicitor, 
Capodicasa asks that you try to get the solicitor's name and check the caller ID 
box, if one is installed, for the caller's number. The information can be 
e-mailed to her at <A HREF="mailto:n1gzo@arrl.org">n1gzo@arrl.org</A>, or you can reach her at 860-594-0257.


    





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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Jun 27 17:29:29 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Mark D. Conklin N7XYO)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:29:29 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Very good story for amateur radio
Message-ID: <004101c33cc9$4863d0e0$60c214d0@olp.net>

Very good story for amateur radio

http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2914159,00.html

73
Richie
W5OKL

