[FARC] MDC Digital Exercise April 25

[Jeff Fishman]

Herb,
Oops! That should be SATURDAY, the 24th. Please plan on joining us at the 
club station. Thanks.
73,
Jeff  KB3FIO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Palm" <herb65palm at earthlink.net>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [FARC] MDC Digital Exercise April 25


> Jeff.
>
> Clarification please - April 25 is a Sunday, not a Saturday.  I may
> come
> to the club station just to see what digital modes are all about.  I
> have heard some terms but know nothing as to how they work, etc.
>
> Herb  -  K3HCP
>
> PS.  This e-mail got away from me before I signed it.  Sorry.
>
> Jeff Fishman wrote:
>
>>Frederick County ARES/Emcomm will be conducting a  county-wide digital
>>exercise for all interested hams on Sat., April 25, starting about 0930.
>>This is part of a MDC Section-wide exercise to test the various digital
>>modes for disaster response. In Frederick County, we will be using the 
>>K3ERM
>>station at Independent Hose Co. as net control and would like to try at
>>least two or three RF only modes to establish communications between net
>>control and  simulated evacuation shelters. You can choose the name of a
>>nearby school to use as your simulated shelter location while operating 
>>from
>>your home QTH or mobile station.
>>
>>We plan to make this a fun learning experience, and will probably only be
>>requesting basic responses such as weather conditions, number of evacuees 
>>at
>>your shelter, etc. The modes that have been discussed include basic 
>>Packet,
>>APRS, PSK-31, Olivia, MT-63, Pactor, etc.
>>
>>Please contact me if you would to participate and what digital mode or 
>>modes
>>you would recommend we use within the county. Again, this is open to ALL
>>interested hams in or around Frederick County. ARES membership is not 
>>needed
>>to participate. Thanks.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Jeff Fishman KB3FIO
>>Fred. Co. ARES Emergency Coordinator
>>ljfish1 at comcast.net
>>H) 301-663-8187
>>C) 240-285-6596
>>
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