[ARRL-OK] Amateur Radio and EARTH WIND FIRE exercise

[Mark Conklin]

All Oklahoma Radio Amateurs, 
Please allow me to share some information with you about a upcoming Statewide exercise.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OKDEM) is conducting a STATEWIDE Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) exercise on Thursday November 17th (EX name: EARTH, WIND and FIRE).  
One of the key tasks for the EX is to communicate with SEOC and other EOC's around the state - if requested this may or could includes the use of amateur radio.  
Most of this traffic will be typical tactical traffic much like we hear for any public service event - such as a fun run, parade or bike ride.  This will be a office hours (0800-1700L) event and I do not anticipate any great crush of traffic - since the stakeholders in this EX have several different tools to use during this EX (radio amateurs being just one tool).
Several of the EOC's here in Oklahoma have either staff members or local radio amateur volunteers (many who are ARES-OK registered volunteers) that will be helping them during this EX.
Your approval of the use of any of the clubs Amateur Radio Repeater(s) - Is appreciated.
Thank you & 73, Mark Conklin, N7XYO  Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at yahoo.com
Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
www.ARESOK.org       
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