[KYHAM] ARRL Gathering Info on Yesterday's Storms

Ron Dodson [email protected]
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 09:59:24 -0500


Any of you who had activations yesterday due to the severe
weather are asked to send me a Public Service Activity
Report so I can submit it to HQ.  They are gathering info on
amateur radio's response to the storms that plagued the
country yesterday.  A sample blank is attached.  Ig you need
help filling it our contact me.  We need this ASAP!  Give as
much info as possible.

73, 
Ron, KA4MAP
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Public Service Activity Report

1. Nature of activity (Put an X on which applies).

__ Communications Emergency. Amateurs supplied
communications required to
   replace or supplement normal communications means.

__ Alert. Amateurs were deployed for emergency
communications, but emergency
   situation did not develop.


2. Brief description of activity:

3. Places or areas involved:

4. Number of amateurs participating:

5. Event start date/time:          6. Event end date/time:

7. Duration of event (hours):      8. Total man-hours:

9. Number of repeaters used:

10. Estimated manpower cost:            $ ______  (man-hours
times $10 per hr)

11. Estimated cost of equipment used:   $ ______
(hand-helds, repeaters, etc.) (You know about what rigs
cost, figure about 3,000 per repeater)

12. Total estimated cost of service:    $ _______ (add line
amounts from lines 10
and 11)


13. Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call
signs):


14. Number of messages handled: _____

15. Names of agencies receiving communications support:

16. Please list call signs of amateurs who were major
participants:

17. Other comments:

Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service:

Location of organization: City or town: 
Your name:      Call sign: 
Address: 
ARRL appointment, if any:   e-mail 
Telephone:  Days   Evenings

I attest that the information provided above is complete and
true to the best
of my knowledge.

(Signed)