Amateur radio clubs and operators across the country are preparing for the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on October 7 - 8, 2023. The SET is ARRL's annual national emergency exercise designed to assess the skills and preparedness of Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers, as well as those affiliated with other organizations involved in emergency and disaster responses. The SET is open to all radio amateurs and partner organizations, in addition to national, state, and local officials. To get involved, contact your local ARRL Emergency Coordinator or Net Manager. SET guidelines and report forms can be found at ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Guidelines+. Ahead of the exercise, the Fort Herkimer Amateur Radio Association (FHARA) recently acquired a 24-foot-long Disaster Action Response Trailer (DART). In conjunction with the Herkimer County Public Health Office, the trailer will be used in emergency situations, public service, and educational opportunities. The DART trailer was recently on display at the Herkimer County Fair in Frankfort, New York, and it was well received by state, local, and county officials. Meanwhile, members of the Calvert Amateur Radio Association (CARA) in Maryland attended a presentation by Ron Startzel, KB5LNC, on the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) to prepare for the ARRL Maryland-DC (MDC) Section SET exercise. Calvert County Emergency Coordinator Shawn Donley, N3AE, recently configured one of CARA's Kenwood TM-V71A radios in Barstow, Maryland, to be an APRS digipeater. Last fall, the site was proven to cover nearly all the county's land area. The APRS presentation helped give CARA members a greater understanding of the system. The presentation will be posted on the club's website for further reference. For more information on APRS, please visit http://www.aprs.org/. The MDC Section's SET will evaluate communications between field teams by locating National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and using APRS data and location services. The local Emergency Coordinator will pass the information to the MDC Section Emergency Coordinator using Winlink or other means. The MDC Section SET is part of ARRL's SET exercise.

 

73,

Erik- KC3QQD

 

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2023-10-05

 

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