[W1SMH] Fwd: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - Oct 1st, 2018

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-------- Original message --------From: MEMA Region 2 RACES/ACS <wc1mab at gmail.com> Date: 9/29/18  3:01 PM  (GMT-05:00) To:  Subject: Reminder: MEMA Communications Test - Oct 1st, 2018 

    

    
                                                                   
                             

             
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    Hello to all,

    

        With last month's nets occurring on the second Monday of the
    month due to the Labor Day Holiday and this month's nets falling on
    the very first day of the month, it really does seem like only
    yesterday that I was typing up a reminder e-mail for the nets! 

          

        I am writing to remind everyone that tomorrow, Monday October
    1st, 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 all
    operators who assisted with last month's nets. This month's nets
    will again be run facing the challenge of not having use of the MEMA
    Region #2 Headquarters communication setup.

    

        For the last couple of months that we have been operating
    "remotely" I have been able to participate in or monitor during
    nearly all of our Sector Nets. This month due to work requirements I
    will be unable to act as a Net Control Operator or monitor nets to
    take notes. Sector 2D and the HF net have Net Control Operators
    already designated and ready to go. Sectors 2A, 2B and 2C do
        not have NCOs lines up at this time. Operators who would like to
        act as Net Control for any of these nets are asked to please
        e-mail me at WC1MAB at gmail.com and I can get a copy of the Net
        Preamble and Roll Call List over to you straight away.

        

           Last months nets went extremely well especially given
    the unusual configuration of Net Control Operators.  I and MEMA very
    much appreciate everyone's flexibility and willingness to work
    together to overcome our temporary state of stationless-ness! For
    those operators from last month that served as Net Control
    Operators, I am missing the net attendance reports from a couple of
    nets. If you did not e-mail me the net report from last month or the
    month before for that matter, please do so as those numbers are
    reported to MEMA to show them our level of participation. 

    

    

    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 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. Since we will not have
    an operator at WC1MAB to maintain 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