[KL7AA] ARRL ALASKA SET 10/6/2007:

[Jim Larsen - AL7FS]

Subject: RE: ARRL ALASKA SET 10/6/2007:
WHEN:  SATURDAY: OCTOBER 6, 2007
TIME:  10AM – 4PM.

WHO: All Amateur Radio Operators: Major participants: AK MARS, ANC ARES, 
MATSU ARES, JNU ARES, FAIRBANKS ARES and Kodiak ARES

WHAT: Simulated Emergency Test

The ARRL Simulated Emergency Test is a nationwide exercise in emergency 
communications, administered by ARRL.  The Alaska ARES Section will be 
participating in this event and doing coordinated activities from ANC, the 
MATSU Valley, Fairbanks and ALASKA MARS.  Amateur Radio Emergency Service 
(ARES), National Traffic System (NTS), Radio Amateur Civil Emergency 
Service (RACES) and other public-service oriented groups may be involved. 
The SET weekend gives communicators the opportunity to focus on the 
emergency-communications capability within your community while interacting 
with NTS nets.  We will be sending practice NTS messages on VHF, HF, APRS 
and all modes of communication that are available.  Any operator that is 
available to practice, transmit and relay messages over all modes will be 
appreciated.  This will be a good test of our ability to pass on the spot 
traffic messages should a real emergency scenario occur. The SET will give 
all levels of NTS the chance to handle exercise-related traffic. The 
guidelines also recognize tactical traffic on behalf of served agencies.

Test messages should carry the word "TEST" before the precedence; that is, 
"Test Priority" on phone and "TEST P" on cw. The text of such messages 
should also begin wit h the words "TEST MESSAGE."

Purpose of SET

1.      To find out the strengths and weaknesses of ARES, NTS, RACES and 
other groups in providing emergency communications.

2.      To provide a public demonstration--to served agencies such as the 
American Red Cross, the emergency management agency and through the news 
media--of the value to the public that Amateur Radio provides, particularly 
in time of need.

3.      To help radio amateurs gain experience in communications using 
standard procedures and a variety of modes under simulated-emergency 
conditions.

Links to SET reporting forms and the EC Annual Report may be found at 
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/. You may e-mail your SET summaries 
to ec at kl7aa.net so that we can provide a full report to our Section Traffic 
Manager.

AK MARS-

Anchorage - KL7YK/ALM7BC
             WL7BMW/ALM7JH

Valley - KL7JFT/ALM7AM
          KL1BR/ALM7AR

Fairbanks -: KL1Y / ALM7AK
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For the purposes of the exercise use KL7YK as the Anchorage MARS POC and 
Don Bush KL7JFT/ALM7AM as the valley POC.

PRIMARY FREQUENCIES:

HF: 14.292 (Alaska Pacific Net frequency:  You may hear practice / test 
traffic from the lower 48 regarding the SET; if so please be prepared to 
relay and pass traffic as needed)

ANC:  ARES Repeater: 147.27 MHz, (+) PL 103.5 Hz

Once the Scenario starts, the frequencies may change based on the available 
bands, modes of operation and operator’s available so good participation is 
the key to a successful SET!

Thanks for all your help and participation.

73,

KL7SP, Heather

ANC ARES District 7 EC

ec at kl7aa.net

Please pass this message along to anyone I may have missed who may be a 
willing participant or who has inquired about our practice scenario.