[W1SMH] Fw: Reminder: August 2nd, 2021 MEMA RACES/ACS Communications Test Net

Sun Aug 1 19:45:49 EDT 2021

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On Sunday, August 1, 2021, 7:38 PM, wc1mab at gmail.com <wc1mab at gmail.com> wrote:

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Hello to all,

      This email is a reminder that tomorrow evening, August 2nd, 2021 is the first non-holiday Monday of the month and, as such, is our RACES/ACS/Preparedness Net night. We will be holding our sector nets on the normally assigned frequencies. 

    Per the Sector 2D team, the Sharon repeater is back on the air and will be hosting our Sector 2D net this month. The repeater frequency has been updated in the table below in this e-mail. We again are very thankful to the Walpole repeater trustees and users for allowing us to use their repeater to keep our preparedness operations up and running while the Sharon machine was being worked on.

     As always, I am looking for Net Control stations to staff our sector nets for the evening. This month I will not be able to run the Sector 2A net.  I am looking for NCS operators to lead the Sector 2A (Bristol County), 2B (Plymouth County) & 2C (Cape and Islands) nets. Sector 2D has already arranged for an NCS operator for this months net. 

   I continue to ask that any operators who have the time, please try to check into sector nets from near-by sections. This will allow our Net Control Operators to practice fielding nets with a strong check-in count and will also serve to help practice with relays or modified sector assignments in the event that a single repeater is out of service. 

   For those operators who serve as Net Control Operators, please try to remember to send me a list of the stations and communities that check into your nets. The numbers are reported to MEMA to show them our level of participation. I am continuing to work on a graphical map based report to show which parts of our section have strong coverage and which areas may need a more targeted recruitment campaign to improve our ability to provide back-up communications in an emergency.

   Another note for this month is that the HF NBEMS Net will be taking on a new level of permanence in our roster of monthly nets this month. The information for the net has been added in the table below. Use of NBEMS to transfer messages and information quickly and efficiently may prove to be an invaluable asset to our served agencies during large scale events. Familiarization with the tools now could pay big dividends later on! 

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 146.2
 | 
19:30 Local
 |
| 
6-Meter State Net
 | 
53.31 / -1.0  PL 71.9  

Note: 53.31 has been reported to be having difficulties lately.

    I appreciate you all answering the call to help our communities remain prepared. Thank you all for helping us keep things on track and prove that we remain a consistent source of communication capability to the Commonwealth. This net provides a monthly reminder to our communities and served agencies that we stand ready with a quiet professionalism prepared to serve as a voice to whomever needs one to get help and resources to where they need to be.

 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 RACES Officer

C: 386-566-7666