[ARRL-OK] [ARES-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET NOTICE!

[AE5MH]

That "alpha" group would be the suffix

Mark
AE5MH

On Feb 7, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Mark Conklin <n7xyo at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Everyone,
>  
> Thank you for your patients and your efforts in providing a great learning experience for our net controllers today.
>  
> Well over 150 check-ins in just over an hour.   (The LIVE experience was the goal not the numbers... but number are good measurements of participation.) 
>  
> Several lessons learned already:
>  
> STRONGEST station/NCS should open the net.
>  
> On a regional net... take stations BY STATE, 
> And by three alpha groups at a time (using the first letter AFTER the region number in you call) Starting with A, B, & C then D, E, & F and so on. 
>  
> Having more then one logger was a big help. 
>  
> If you have constructive comments or suggestions please e-mail them to n7xyo at arrl.net
>  
> On behalf of ARES-OK let me say thanks.  
>  
> 73 
>  
> Mark Conklin, N7XYO
> Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
> Amateur Radio Emergency Service
> 918.232.8346
> n7xyo at arrl.net
> Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
> 
> www.ARESOK.org
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Mark Conklin <n7xyo at yahoo.com>
> To: ARES Yahoogroup <aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>; ARRL-OK List <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:18 AM
> Subject: [ARES-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET NOTICE!
> 
> 
>   
>  
> On February 7, 2012, beginning at 10:15 a.m.* CST Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma will be calling a radio HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) a in participation with the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
>  
> More than one million people across nine states will participate in the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
>  
> During this drill “Drop, Cover and Hold On” - Dropto the ground, take Cover under a table or desk, and Hold On to it as if a major earthquake were happening (stay down for at least 60 seconds). Practice now so you will immediately protect yourself during earthquakes
>  
> Then, get up, dust off and ALL radio amateurs in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, Mississippi & Alabama are requested to check in to the HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) and participate with ARES.
>  
> Following the KISS principal this net will be a CHECK IN ONLY net only. Check in with your call sign and location.  No traffic will be handled by this net.  The net will open at 10:15 a.m.* CST on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM)  and run no more than one hour.
>  
> The Net Control Stations will be Joe N5TEX and Jack KB5KKT.
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> Mark Conklin, N7XYO
> Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
> Amateur Radio Emergency Service
> 918.232.8346
> 
> Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
> n7xyo at arrl.net
> www.ARESOK.org
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