[PPRAANet] April Zero Beat

Tue Mar 27 11:56:19 EST 2007

Rob,

I just edit the articles. I don't write them. It helps to have people submit good articles. 

Jackie AC0CA

-----Original Message-----
>From: Rob Roller N7LV <n7lv at amsat.org>
>Sent: Mar 27, 2007 10:05 AM
>To: PPRAANET at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [PPRAANet] April Zero Beat
>
>The 0-Beat looks real nice this month, color photos, several good articles 
>... thanks, Jackie!
>
>I had a few notes to add, but Sunday night I had totally forgotten about the 
>deadline, and by Monday morning, the 0-Beat was already done.  So I'm going 
>to submit my items here on the reflector.  Sorry, no color photos from me.
>
>I'm scheduling a hamfest meeting for Apr 15 at 2 pm.  Location is likely to 
>be the Police station at 4110 Tutt Blvd (reservation hasn't been made yet) 
>and if not there, then at the police station at 7950 Goddard St.
>
>On the emergency communications side of things:
>
>Exercise Announcement - South Central Region Communications Test - April 13, 
>2007
>
>The five-county South Central Region, one of nine of the Colorado 
>All-Hazards regions, is conducting a WMD terrorism exercise in the coming 
>months.  As a precursor to this exercise, the exercise director, Jim Mesite. 
>The El Paso County Emergency Manager, wants to run a communications test 
>using not only their own modes of communications, but also amateur radio. 
>So the goal of the amateur radio portion of this communications test is to 
>demonstrate amateur radio's ability to provide backup communications in case 
>of the failure or overloading of their normal means of communications.  The 
>five counties involved are El Paso, Teller, Park, Lake and Chaffee counties. 
>Because of the geographic spread of this exercise, we will have hams from 
>the EPC RACES group as well as hams from other ARES/RACES groups in the 
>region supporting these locations.   The intent is to test communications 
>between the five county EOCs using HF frequencies most likely as our primary 
>frequency, and to test the coverage of various repeaters and repeater 
>systems that might provide coverage to some or all of the sites.  Other 
>modes and bands may be tested depending on availability of equipment.  Those 
>of you that are interested in volunteering for this communications test, 
>please replywith an e-mail to me at n7lv at arrl.net.  Volunteers need to be 
>registered with either El Paso Co. RACES or a bona fide ARES or RACES group. 
>Note that this exercise takes place on a Friday.
>
>
>The National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) is conducting a hospital 
>patient tracking exercise and amateur radio will be providing backup 
>emergency communications for the exercise.  Hams will be shadowing the 
>primary communications for this exercise.  This will take place all day on 
>May 5, with setup on May 4.  The Pikes Peak ARES has been involved in NDMS 
>exercises since 2004 with the first Mountain Move exercise, which involved 
>moving patients into the Evans Army Hospital.  In 2005 hams from all along 
>the East Slope were involved in an exercise moving patients from DIA to 30+ 
>Denver area hospitals.  This year the exercise will involve moving patients 
>into COS, PUB and some DEN area hospitals.  Hams will likely provide similar 
>communications as the 2005 event, which included HF and VHF/UHF, as well as 
>digital mode.  The El Paso Co. OEM will be involved, so RACES as well as 
>ARES support will be required.  If you're registered with either group, 
>again, drop me an e-mail if you are interested in participating.
>
>And I did want to note that thanks are in order for Doc Cornell W0MCT.  Doc 
>recently stepped down as the El Paso County RACES Officer.  I think that Doc 
>has held that position several times since I've known him over the years, 
>and he's been active in emergency communications for a long time ... a long, 
>LONG time, that is ... way longer than before I first started getting active 
>in this area in '92.  Doc has put in a lot of time and effort into this 
>group and into emergency communications in general for many years.  So Doc, 
>thanks for all the work you've done!
>
>Jim Mesite appointed Henry Russell KC0NAJ as the new El Paso County RACES 
>Officer at the last meeting in March.  Congratulations and good luck, Henry!
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "D Nielsen" <n7lem at n7lem.net>
>To: <PPRAANET at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 10:14 PM
>Subject: [PPRAANet] April Zero Beat
>
>
>The April issue of the Zero Beat has been posted to the PPRAA website.
>www.ppraa.org
>
>-- 
>D Nielsen, N7LEM
>PPRAA Vice President & Webmaster
>
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