[FARC] Disaster Exercise this Saturday

[Ray Wright]

Hello all

I tried to make contact for the Disaster Exercise on Saturday.  I was able
to hit the 146640 repeater marginally.  I was unable to make contact
simplex or with mobile command.  My location was 900ft at buffalo and rt 26
the extreme eastern end of Frederick county.  I was using yaesu ft 2900
pushing 75 watts

Ray kb3vwk


On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Jeff Fishman <ljfish1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Frederick ARES and the Emcomm community around the state will be
> participating in a Disaster Exercise this Saturday, March 15th, from 1100
> to 1200, and we would like you to participate. The scenario is that a
> late-season major ice storm has caused power and phone outages across most
> of the county, and that the Red Cross has opened a number of warming
> shelters as temperatures drop close to zero.
>
> As communicators, we would like you to simulate operating from a location
> close to your home QTH that you feel might be used as a shelter, such as a
> school, church, or community center. As we did in the Simulated Emergency
> Test last fall, we would like you to give us information such as the number
> of persons at your shelter, requests for blankets, cots, food, etc.
>
> Net Control will be K3ERM located at the Red Cross in Walkersville, and we
> will start out using the FARC 146.640 - (PL 156.7) repeater, and switch to
> 146.580 simplex as conditions worsen. We will also be using simple terminal
> packet through K3MMB-10 on 145.770. Our new Mobile Command Post will be
> operating as K3MMB and he will act as a relay for 146.580 simplex, and be
> located on top of Braddock Mtn.
>
> This exercise is open to all hams and ARES membership is not required. If
> you would like to participate, listen for the net to begin at 1100 on
> 146.640, and be ready to QSY to 146.580. If you have packet, monitor simple
> terminal on 145.770.
>
> Use your imagination, and have fun!
>
> 73,
>
> Jeff Fishman KB3FIO
> Frederick ARES Emergency Coordinator
> C) 240-285-6596
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