[nrv-hams] Fwd: Be Ready for the Weekend and Beyond

[Danny Wylam]

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From: Glen Sage <glensage at centurylink.net>
Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:46 AM
Subject: Be Ready for the Weekend and Beyond
To: Timothy Lynch <tlync005 at gmail.com>, Randy Lilly <randy52 at centurylink.net>,
Lana Call <lana.call at gmail.com>, Rick Beaver <kq4az at outlook.com>, Taylor
Seigler <forestman at vt.edu>, Deanna Amsler <kj4vvl at embarqmail.com>, Louis
Westfall <louiswestfall24382 at yahoo.com>, Glen Sage <w4ghs at arrl.net>,
Beverly Tipton <btipton at va.net>, "Harbour, Anthony" <aharbour at harbour.net>,
Edward Vaughan <Valkries5 at yahoo.com>, Anne-Louise Bonda <yothereun at gmail.com>,
Christopher Bruce <clb239 at yahoo.com>, Bryan Daniels <k4rmy at comcast.net>,
Robert Forrest <aar3go at centurylink.net>, Michael Gale <
Michaelgale at virtualacres.net>, George Golding <w3ppy at arrl.net>, Jeff
Heavlin <jeff at k4olw.us>, John Hensley <johnhensley47 at gmail.com>, Eugene
Jacob <gjacob at vvfd.org>, James Junkins <jljunkins at hrecc.org>, Patrick
Sprague <pesprague at shentel.net>, Ron Stowell <rstowell at cellect.com>, Jason
Trautman <jwtrautman at gmail.com>, Jim Vanderwerff <jvanderwerff at vcapares.org>,
Danny Wylam <dannywylam at gmail.com>


To All:

In light of the Governors declaration of a State of Emergency for the
Commonwealth,  We are cancelling the Simulated Emergency Test scheduled for
Saturday October 3rd.  Many of those that have signed up for the exercise
belong to groups listed in the declaration, including RACES and the
Virginia Defense Force, CERTS etc.  It also would be risky to send people
to the Mt Rogers Wilderness Area with the weather forecast for Saturday.
It appears that the Commonwealth is going to experience widespread flooding
but exact locations are uncertain at this time.

As we are geared up for the SET, I would suggest that you monitor 3.947 or
7.240 MHz after 0700 hours Friday for possible activation of the Old
Dominion Emergency Net.  If you are in the western part of Virginia and
have a need to contact VDEM on VHF, the best path is 147.33 repeater on
Rock Mountain.  It has an up off-set and no tone is required.  We will be
connecting the K4EZ linked repeater system to the Raleigh NC IRLP reflector
9214 on Friday until the threat ends.  So if you have access to a VHF/UHF
IRLP equipped repeater you can reach the SW part of Virginia by dialing up
9214.

This coming weather event is why we train and serve.  Be sure and monitor
your local SKYWARN repeater.  If you don't have a rain gauge, set out a
straight walled glass (with no taper) and use a ruler to measure your
rainfall.  A rainfall report of "it is really raining hard here" has little
value.  The National Weather Service needs measured reports.  If someone
from your county is reporting, your report will still have value.
Conditions vary widely within a few miles.

If you lose Internet service and have Winlink, you can contact the Virginia
Department of Emergency Management  (VDEM) by sending your Winlink message
to N4VEM at Winlink.org.  This will go to the VDEM RACES station.  To find
other Winlink addresses use the listing at
http://www.w4ghs.org/Lights_Out_Hams.html. If you are registered as a
leader at the EmComm site, you can get additional Winlink address
information at http://www.w4ghs.org/VAEmComm.html then click on "Login".

Let local agencies that you serve be aware that you can help with
communications if needed.  Red Cross is already sending our inquiries
concerning availability.  They often need communications between shelters
and their chapter house.  If feeding or water distributions is needed, to
have ham radio as part of this effort can have a huge benefit.

I will be sending our an announcement to the EmComm database for them to be
prepared for service.  I will also be sending out an announcement to those
that recently completed the Virginia AUXCOMM training.  So you may receive
duplicated messages.  I would rather contact you twice than not at all.

It appears that conditions will begin to go down hill starting late tonight
and will continue for the next several days.

Glen Sage, W4GHS
276-398-3548
276-266-4456 cell