[FLARES] AF4NR: AFTER ACTION REPORT: SFL SET

Wed Jun 15 12:48:26 EDT 2005

Book of 2 R AF4NR 664 DANIA BEACH FL JUN 15

63 WA4AW SFL SEC
64 ALL FL ARES MEMBERS

BT
SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT: SFL SET

A. NOTIFICATION
STATIONS WERE NOTIFIED BY SEC WA4AW ON FLARES 
EMAIL REFLECTOR ON Fri Jun 10 11:54 EDT 2005
SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE ON THE REGULAR
SESSIONS OF THE SFAN SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO SET.

B. ISSUES
THE EVENT SCENARIO WAS FOR OUR RADIO NETWORK TO SEMITANEOUSLY
SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS IN MULTIPLE DISASTER AREAS OF OUR 
SECTION. EVENTS WERE REPORTED IN THE NORTH AND WESTERN AREAS 
OF OUR SECTION BUT NOT IN THE FAR SOUTHERN AREA OF THE ARRL
SOUTHERN FLORIDA SECTION.

C. SFAN CALLED INTO SESSION ON JUNE 10 AND ON JUNE 11, 2005

SYNOPSIS OF NET OPERATIONS
DATE: JUNE 10, 2005 6:05PM 3.940 mHz.
STATIONS PARTICIPATING: 12
AF4NR	NCS
WB2LEZ	ANCS
K4SCL
AA4CH	NCS / ANCS
WA4ASJ
AA4BN
N1XC
AD4RZ
KI4EMT RELAY FROM 2M SSB
KC4ZHF
AB4ET
K9SHT

DATE: 8am JUNE 11, 2005 3.940 mHz.
STATIONS PARTICIPATING: APROXIMATELY 25
AF4NR 	2M SSB, EM POW. NCS
KC4YRR 		EM POW.	ANCS
WB2LEZ 	2M SSB, EM POW.	ANCS
WA4AW 		EM POW.
W4STB 		EM POW.
AG4HC 
WA4GUK 		EM POW.
WA4EIC 		EM POW.
AA4BN 		EM POW.
W4DKB 		EM POW.
KG4CS 	2M SSB, EM POW.
AD4RZ 	N/A
N9MN 	2M SSB, EM POW.
KB1E 		EM POW.
W4NHL 	2M SSB, EM POW.
KE4WU 		EM POW.
N4GD 	2M SSB, EM POW.
W4WU 	2M SSB, EM POW.
KI4EMT 	2M SSB, EM POW.
K4EOC 	N/A

8:50 am JUNE 11, 2005 Move to 7.242 mHz.
No Stations Heard

9:05 am JUNE 11, 2005 Move to 144.24 mHz.
AG4RJ 	2M SSB, EM POW.

9:15 am JUNE 11, 2005 Move to 7.242 mHz.
AG4RJ 	2M SSB, EM POW.

9:32 am JUNE 11, 2005 Move to 3.940 mHz.
AF4NR 	2M SSB, EM POW. NCS
N4LEM 	N/A

9:41 am JUNE 11, 2005 NCS CHANGED
KC4YRR			NCS
KI4HWT 	N/A
AB4ET 	N/A

10:00 am JUNE 11, 2005 NCS CHANGED
AF4NR			NCS
WB2LEZ	RECHECK		ANCS
KI4EZY 	???
W4SCL 	N/A
K4EOC 	RECHECK	

10:15 am JUNE 11, 2005 NCS CHANGED
WB2LEZ			NCS
WA4AW	RECHECK	
W4SCL
W4DKB	RECHECK	

11:35 am JUNE 11, 2005 SFAN SPECIAL SESSION CLOSED

D. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PARTICIPATION WAS GOOD. TEAMWORK WAS UTILILIZED. 
STATIONS FROM ALL 3 FL ARRL SECTIONS PARTICIPATED.
THE USE OF RELAYS WORKED WELL. STATIONS REPORTING
HAVING EMERGENCY POWER WAS GOOD.
AF4NR AA4CH KC4YRR WB2LEZ STATIONS SERVED AS NCS.

E. PROPAGATION / WEATHTER
RADIO CONDITIONS WERE GOOD TO FAIR ON 75 METERS FOR MOST OF
THE NET. LOCAL CONTACTS WERE GOOD ON 2 METER SSB.
40 METERS WAS NOT GOOD FOR FLORIDA INTRASTATE TRAFFIC.
WEATHER WAS CLEAR IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SOME THUNDER REPORTED
IN NORTH FLORIDA EARLIER ON ARRL AIN. WEATHTER DID NOT
APPEAR TO BE A COMMUNICATIONS FACTOR.

F. TRAFFIC
A SMALL AMOUNT OF TACTICAL TRAFFIC WAS PASSED TOWARDS 
THE SECOND HALF OF THE SESSION ON SAT. FORMAL TRAFFIC WAS 
ALSO PASSED. NO REPORT ON TRAFFIC NUMBERS FROM NCS WB2LEZ.
A FINAL TRAFFIC COUNT WAS NOT OBTAINED FROM NCS WB2LEZ AT 
CLOSING OF NET DUE TO FADING SIGNAL.

G. CRITIQUE
THE GOAL OF EXPANDING OUR RADIO NETWORK WITH THE 
ADDITION OF 2 METER SSB STATIONS WAS POOR DUE TO 
LESS THAN 50% OF HF STATIONS WITH 2 METER SSB CAPABILITIES.
A PORTION OF THOSE WITH 2 METER SSB CAPABILITIES WERE 
REPORTED IN MOBILES AND NOT CONVENIENT FOR USE FROM THEIR 
FIXED LOCATION. NCS AF4NR MADE CRITICAL MISTAKE BY ONLY
SENDING ONE STATION TO SECURE A FREQUENCY ON 40 METERS PRIOR
TO CHANGING NET FREQ TO 40 METERS. TWO STATIONS SHOULD HAVE 
BEEN SENT AND A PROPAGATION REPORT SHOULD HAVE SHARED WITH THE 
ENTIRE NET BEFORE MOVING THE NET. THE NET 
REGROUPED 42 MINUTES LATER ON  3940. UNFORTUNATELY A MAJORITY
OF STATIONS DID NOT REJOIN THE NET. POSSIBLE DUE TO A 42 MINUTE
WAIT. CONDITIONS WERE NOT KNOWN AT MOST 
NET MEMBERS LOCATIONS DURING THE 42 MINUTES PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED BUT IT APPEARS NO NET MEMBERS TOOK THE INTIATIVE
TO REOPEN AND SECURE THE NET ON 3940 PRIOR TO THE LAPSE OF
42 MINUTES. NO DIGITAL MODES WERE USED NOR SOLICITED FROM
NCS STATIONS.

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DON AF4NR SFAN NET MANAGER

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