[CC-ARES-RACES] APRS Experiment, June 3-8

[Tom Abernethy - W3TOM]

APRS, Amateur Radio Experiment


Precision Emergency Automated Position Reporting System (PEAPRS) test
set: The Air Force Research Lab, Rome (New York) Research Site, will be
conducting an experiment using Amateur Radio operators as an auxiliary
line of defense against aircraft disasters in conjunction with the
annual Team Patriot exercise. The ARRL is co-sponsoring the test. The
test will consist of two aircraft flights some time between June 3 and
June 8, 2002. During these flights the aircraft will transmit a distress
message, using the call sign WA2ZXS. Amateurs wishing to participate in
this exercise should, upon receipt of the distress message, send an
email message to peaprs@rl.af.mil detailing the time, characteristics of
the message received as well as the method they used for reception
(direct, via digipeater, via wide relay, Web, etc). Those who do not
have e-mail available to them may participate by calling their
observation info into the PEAPRS Command Center at 315-330-7444. The
objective of this exercise will be to measure the timeliness and
accuracy of the reports received from the amateur community. Amateurs
that participate in this program will qualify for a special certificate
from ARRL recognizing their participation.