[Oremem/Idamem] Oregon Army MARS Members

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This message is by of explaining the procedures for filing traffic to the
Oregon Gateway for other destinations, such as the Western Area Gateway
AAA9USA.  Included is an example of traffic filed on the Oregon Gateway for
auto-forwarding to a destination other than AAA9USA but going through
AAA9USA.  This is an EEI report sent to AAR0NH by email for posting on the
AAA9USA Gateway station.  Notice the first line.  The "ST" command means
"Send" and is a Winlink 2.9 command line. The "TO" line uses the "Z" code
for "relay to..." and has the complete address for the recipient.

ST AN3DOMS @ AN3DOMS
PP MTS 1P AN3DOMS
DE AAA0OR NR 505
P 230733Z AUG 03 ZOF ZEN
FM JOHN JEWKES/AAA0ID ID/AAA0OR OR
TO ZOF DOMS/ AN3DOMS MD/AAA9USA AZ
INFO ZEN AAA9W AZ
ZEN AFF5C UT UT/OR SMD AFMARS
ZEN NNN0GBP OR NMCM SMD
ZEN NNN0EHG OR NMCM ECOM
ZEN ALL OR/ID ARMY MARS STATIONS/ MEMBERS
BT
ACTUAL INCIDENT
SUBJ: EEI UPDATE NR 1/
1. REF: SCORCHED EARTH/CENTRAL OREGON
A. FOREST FIRE IN CAMP SHERMAN AREA OF DESCHUTES NATL
FOREST, DESCHUTES COUNTY OREGON /222356Z AUG 03
B. OPERATIONAL
C. US HIGHWAY 20 REMAINS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS 14
STATUTE MILES FROM FIRE'S CENTER. SOME FIRE ROADS ALSO
CLOSED, BUT CHANGES EVERY FEW MINUTES AS TO WHICH ONES.
D. APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ACRES BURNED, AND SPREADING RAPIDLY
WITH LIGHTNING IN THE OVERNIGHT FORECAST. SEVERAL CAMPSITES
AND PRIVATE LODGINGS KNOWN DESTROYED.
E. REMAIN DISRUPTED AS PHONE CREWS CANNOT ENTER THE AREAS
UNTIL FIRE SUPPRESSED.
F. RADIO SYSTEMS- HF FREQUENCIES STILL HAVE POOR TO NO
PROPAGATION BELOW 8 MHZ. FREQUENCIES OVER 12 MHZ HAVE LONG
PROPAGATION RENDERING THEM UNUSABLE AT CLOSE RANGE. VHF AND
UHF PORTABLE REPEATERS OPERABLE AT SCENE AT PRESENT.
CELLULAR PHONES- UNUSABLE IN VICINITY OF FIRE/NO TOWERS
REMAIN OPERATIONAL AT SCENE.
SATELLITE PHONES- OPERATIONAL, BUT ONLY A FEW AVAILABLE TO
FIRE BOSSES. NONE IN USE ON FIRE LINES DIRECTLY.
WIRED TELEPHONES- MOST ARE OUT IN VICINITY OF FIRE.
AMATEUR RADIO- VHF REPEATER ON MT. HOOD PERFORMING AS LINK
TO AREA ADMIRABLY. VHF REPEATER IN BEND OREGON INTERMITTENT
DUE TO DISTANCE VS. HEIGHTH/LOOK ANGLE OF UNIT TO SCENE.
G. USDA/FOREST SERVICE REGIONAL OPNS NET 173.250 MHZ
222344Z AUG 03; ECOM NET ON AMATEUR FREQUENCY 147.120 MHZ
222355Z AUG 03; ECOM NET ON AMATEUR FREQUENCY 147.060 MHZ
222359Z AUG 03; KATU-TV UPDATES 230520Z AUG 03; NOAA
STATION KIG-360 PORTLAND,OREGON NATL WEATHER SERVICE ALERT
SIGNAL 230545Z AUG 03;
H. HIGH WINDS AND LOW MOISTURE DENSITY COMBINED TO CREATE
AN QUICKLY EXPANDING FIRE. TONIGHT'S WEATHER PREDICTION BY
NATL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICIALS IN OREGON INCLUDES DRY
LIGHTNING AND/OR SMALL RAINFALL WITH LIGHTNING IN THE AREA
OF THE FIRE OPERATIONS. GOVERNOR KULONGOSKI OF OREGON HAS
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY AND HAS
ORDERED THE OREGON NATIONAL GUARD TO DEPLOY IN SUPPORT OF
THE EFFORT TO EXTINGUISH THIS FOREST FIRE. US FOREST
SERVICE (MT.HOOD DIST) PIO CLARK HAS STATED LESS THAN 5
PERCENT OF FIRE HAS BEEN CONTAINED AS OF LOCAL TIME 230120
AUG 03. MARS STATIONS IN OREGON, WASHINGTON AND IDAHO
SHOULD MONITOR THE NGB SUPPORT FREQUENCIES NOTED IN OPLAN
04-02 AND BE PREPARED TO OFFER NEEDED COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT. OREGON NATIONAL GUARD HAS A LIST OF OUR NET
SCHEDULES AND FREQUENCIES, AND MAY CONTACT US DURING A NET.
ALL NETS FOR OREGON/IDAHO SHOULD TRANSITION TO /E NETS
IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING A CALL FROM A NATIONAL GUARD
UNIT VIA RADIO OR OTHER MEANS.
BT
ACTUAL INCIDENT




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/EX

If one spends a moment analyzing the headers for this message, one sees
that, although at first glance it seems complicated, it really is a mere
extension of our usual system of headers for traffic. Nothing could be
easier once one grasps the addresses which must be used for Gateway
operations and these are shown quite clearly in this example.

AAM0TOR is going to schedule a training session for the sending of traffic
over the Gateway system in the future, as soon as the propagation and net
checkins improves.  It will consist of explanations of the procedures for
filing traffic on the Gateway and have an ample period for questions and
answers - with the admonition that the only dumb question is the one that
isn't asked !   Looking forward to this training session.

AAR0NH
Sysop - Oregon Gateway Station AT0TOR