[PPRAANet] ARRL SET - Pikes Peak ARES Operation Light Up The Map

[Rob Roller N7LV]

As I mentioned at the PPRAA meeting this past Wednesday, and others have 
asked about this Simulated Emergency Test ...

Pikes Peak ARES will be participating an a statewide simulated emergency 
test this coming Saturday.  Even though it's an ARES exercise, it is also an 
opportunity for anyone interested in emergency communications in ARES to 
come out and see a station participating in an emergency exercise, and to 
learn more about ARES in general.

If anyone is interested in visiting one of the sites, please RSVP to me so 
we can get an idea how many are interested, and I can get you more 
information about where to go and when.

One site in Ellicott can probably handle additional visitors with no 
problem.  The downtown site has limited access and is in a controlled area, 
so it is not as easy to access.  We may not have the luxury of having too 
many visitors, if any, at that site.  Nevertheless, please let me know if 
you are interested in learning about ARES.

We'll also be discussing the SET at a PPARES meeting tomorrow evening at 
7:30 pm at the Gold Hill police station, 955 W Moreno.  Anyone interested in 
attending this meeting is welcome to join us.

And our PPARES net will be held on Tuesday at 7 pm on the 146.97 PPFMA 
repeater.  Feel free to check in and ask questions.

73
Rob N7LV
PPARES Emergency Coordinator

>
> SET - Simulated Emergency Test - As I mentioned in a previous 
> announcement,
> our Colorado Section Emergency Manager David Markham W0CBI is putting
> together a plan for a statewide exercise in which we will participate. 
> It's
> been given an name "Operation: Light Up The Map"; the goal is to get 
> traffic
> handled from every Colorado county.  Districts will be asked to cover 
> their
> own as well as a nearby county if one doesn't have its own ARES team
> already.  Traffic will consist of sending predefined messages to the state
> EOC in Centennial via as many modes and bands as possible (digital, voice,
> FM, SSB, etc).
>
> The primary date for this exercise is Nov 20 with an alternate date of Dec
> 4.
>
> Currently we have two locations defined:  the Colorado Springs EOC, and a
> field site in Ellicott.
>
> If you have any questions, please let me know.  I'll have more information
> in an upcoming announcement e-mail, and on the Tuesday night net at 7:00 
> pm.