[MRCA] Every Day Is Field Day

[Christopher Bowne]

UNCLASS

TO: MRCA
FROM: AJ1G DTG 01NOV1040Z

SUBJECT: AJ1G SITREP 1010Z 01 NOV 2012

ON EMERGENCY POWER SINCE 1400Z 29 0CT IN STONINGTON CT.  NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE 
AT THIS  STATION LOCATION, LARGE TREE DOWN AT  SECONDARY STATION LOCATION IN 
CHARLESTOWN RI, TOOK DOWN POWER LINES THERE.  STONINGTON STILL AT 94% POWER 
OUTAGE, CT LIGHT AND POWER SENT  1 TRUCK OUT OF 400 IN THE STATE.  CARRYING 
VITAL BUS LOADS FOR 3 NEIGHBORS ALONG WITH OUR OWN.  FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE 15 
GPD FOR 16 HOURS PER DAY OPERATION ON GENERAC 17.5 KW GENSET.  NO ESTIMATE ON 
RESTORATION OF SHORE POWER TIME/DATE, EXPECT IT WILL NOT BE VERY SOON.  AUX 4 KW 
GENSET CARRIED SON BEN'S  VITAL BUS LOADS IN WESTERLY RI THROUGH 31 OCT, POWER 
NOW RESTORED AT THAT LOCATION. PE-162 FOR AN/GRC-9 OOC, BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE 
NEEDED AT THIS TIME. 


MAX WINDS IN AREA PEAKED AT 86 MPH.  WORST SHORELINE DAMAGE SINCE 1938 
HURRICANE.  MISQUAMICUT BEACH AREA HIT VERY HARD.  W2ILA WORKED LAST NIGHT ON 80 
METER CW, HE WAS ON BATTERY POWER AND REPORTED JAMESTOWN RI ALSO HIT HARD, 3 
FEET OF SAND OVER ROAD AT MACKEREL COVE ROAD ON APPROACH  TO W1NZR AT FT 
BURNSIDE.

ALL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY LOST AT AJ1G AT 1600Z 29 NOV.  FILING THIS SITREP ON 
MORNING GENSET REFUELING TRIP FROM A DUNKIN DONUTS WIFI HOTSPOT IN WESTERLY RI.  
THIS PART OF AMERICA TRULY RUNS ON DUNKIN THIS WEEK.

COMMS WERE MAINTAINED AT HEIGHT OF STORM  ON 29 NOV ON 75 METER AM VOICE WITH 
KG21R ON LONG ISLAND AND SEVERAL OTHERS.  QRV NIGHTLY ON 80 METER CW AND 40 
METER CW MOBILE ON MORNING REFUELING RUNS.

GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED

AJ1G SENDS

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