[W2CRA] Reminder about Saturday's Excersize

[Michael N. Varas]

Reminder to all

This Saturday is the Hunterdon County RACES Drill, 9/6/03, the drill is 
to kick off at 9:00 am, it is not clear which repeater will be used, 
possibly both will be needed.

Hunterdon County, in part, supports our Club's efforts by providing a 
second repeater (147.015) and we can and should support their efforts to 
protect the community by doing what we do best, Communication Support 
for this drill.

Remember out motto; " Community Service Through Communication "

The Drills official start time is 9:00 am and it should last until 2:00 
pm,  you should arrive at you posts at 8:30 am and check into net 
control as soon as your able.

You'll need your IDs, photo copy of your Amateur Radio License, Hand 
Held Transceivers (2m) with gain antennas and spare batteries, food and 
water for the day, you'll also need a writing pad and pencil/pen (you 
need to keep a log).  Experienced people have been paired with less 
experienced people where ever possible for training, please work 
together seamlessly.

Don't discuss what your doing with people in general (including the 
press) when it comes to the Drill itself, this may also be part of the 
test and training.

We will use Tactical Call Signs for all positions, net control will be 
responsible for all the necessary FCC reporting requirements.

Do not criticize any one or anything on the air, people WILL be listening!

Do not use peoples names on the air, example; the name or phone numbers 
of victims!

Keep notes of your observations for a later discussions about the drill 
and be specific about any problems you encounter in the performance of 
your job.

This should be a sobering example of what could happen in this 
community, this drill is compressed which means what might happen over 
several days will be addressed in several hours so, keep your cool, 
prioritize your messages and take the time to get it right.  It won't 
mean anything if the wrong message is received.

I thank you all, in advance for your support and involvement!

The staging area for people awaiting assignments is the parking lot off 
Bloomfield Avenue between Main Street and Broad Street.
Take Main Street into town, make a right hand turn onto Bloomfield 
Avenue (after the Union Hotel) and the parking lot entrance is on you 
left about 50 to 75 feet down the road.

Michael Varas, KC2CMC