[W1SMH] Fwd: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - April 2nd, 2018

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-------- Original message --------From: MEMA Region 2 RACES/ACS <wc1mab at gmail.com> Date: 4/1/18  20:51  (GMT-05:00) To:  Subject: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - April 2nd, 2018 

                                                                     
                            

             
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    Hello to all,

    

           I am writing to remind everyone that tomorrow, Monday April
    2nd, 2018 is the first non-holiday Monday of the month and, as such,
    is our monthly RACES/ACS drill night.  I would like to thank
    everyone for their patience with the cancellation of last month's
    nets. I would also like to thank those operators who assisted in our
    recent onslaught of snowstorms for their help in getting accurate
    and timely information to the weather service. A special thank you
    goes out to our Sector 2C (Cape and Island) operators for their
    tireless efforts in keeping communications online during the recent
    storms under some very daunting conditions!  

    

           While we are a separate entity from ARES, we often do have
    ARES operators check into our nets for training and awareness
    purposes. I would like to ask all Net Control Operators to continue
    to ask any ARES operators to identify themselves when checking in
    and annotate on the net log which stations did. I can pass this
    information along to their local EC's and DEC's to show them that
    their operators are indeed staying active and current which can be a
    challenge in the winter months. 

    

           I will again attempt to activate as WC1MAB-1 from Region #2
    HQ tomorrow night and I invite operators who have APRS capabilities
    to send me a message during the communications test activities. 

    

            I have continued to be contacted by individuals who are very
    interested in getting RACES "on-line" in their communities. This is
    a fantastic thing! I am working with the MEMA Region #2 staff to try
    to get these operators connected with willing EMDs to continue
    growing our net community. 

    

    The Region #2 and State Net Schedule for this evening is as follows:

    

    
      
        
          Net

          
          Frequency/Offset

          
          Time

          
        
        
          Sector 2A

          
          147.00 /+0.60  PL

          
          19:30 Local
        
        
          Sector 2B

          
          145.39/-0.60   PL 67.0

          
          20:00 Local

          
        
        
          Sector 2C

          
          146.955/-0.60  PL 88.5

          
          20:00 Local

          
        
        
          Sector 2D

          
          146.865/-0.60  PL 103.2

          
          19:30 Local

          
        
        
          6-Meter State Net

          
          53.31 / - 1.0  PL 71.9

          
          19:00 Local

          
        
        
          MA RACES HF Net

          
          3930 KHz LSB moving up to 3955
            KHz until there is a clear frequency 
          18:45 Local

          
        
      
    
    

        For the Region 2 operators and Net Control team members, I would
    like to know who may be available to assist from the Region 2 bunker
    or who may be able to assist as a NCO from home. Any operators who
    would like to take a net, please respond and let me know if and how
    you might be participating. While we do try to keep a log at Region
    2 Headquarters, it would be very helpful for Net Control Stations to
    please e-mail their net reports to me at WC1MAB at gmail.com
    in the days following the nets.

    

          As always, if anyone has been interested in participating as
    Net Control Stations, the call for operators is an open one. This is
    a great skill to practice and can be a big help for our region in
    the event that the State EOC is operating in lieu of the Region
    Office, but communications still need to happen. If any local RACES
    operators who have participated in nets recently are interested in
    acting as NCO please let me know and we will see how we can get you
    into the fray. As always, if anyone is receiving this note and does
    not wish to receive further messages of this kind, please reply and
    let me know. Also, if you know someone who would benefit from being
    on this list, please have them contact me at WC1MAB at gmail.com
    and I will add them to this distribution. Thank you all!

    

          If anyone has any questions or comments I can be reached by
    e-mail or cell phone. Thanks for being a part of our team and I look
    forward to hearing back on who can participate this month.

    

    Sincerely,

    

    Michael Leger (N1YLQ)

    MEMA Region 2

    Emergency Communications Officer

    C: 386-566-7666