[W2CRA] Fwd: Net Control and Net Relay Operators Needed For International SATERN SSB Net During Maria Operations

[Tony Ploski]

CRA members

Info on what some ham radio operators are doing to help during the 
hurricane crisis.

SATERN is a Salvation Army emergency net.

Tony W2HWW



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Subject: 	Net Control and Net Relay Operators Needed For International 
SATERN SSB Net During Maria Operations
Date: 	Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:36:44 +0000
From: 	Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ <w9jj at arrl.org>
To: 	Contest <contest at arrl.org>



All,

If able to assist, see instructions in email below…

73,

Bart Jahnke, W9JJ

Contest Branch Manager

*ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™*

*225 Main St*

*Newington CT 06111***

860-594-0232

w9jj at arrl.org <mailto:w9jj at arrl.org>

*From:*Bill.Feist at uss.salvationarmy.org 
<mailto:Bill.Feist at uss.salvationarmy.org> 
[mailto:Bill.Feist at uss.salvationarmy.org]
*Sent:* Friday, September 22, 2017 11:03 AM
*To:* Corey, Michael, KI1U <KI1U at arrl.org <mailto:KI1U at arrl.org>>; 
Paul.A.English.civ at Mail.mil <mailto:Paul.A.English.civ at Mail.mil>; 
kc0yhm at hwn.org <mailto:kc0yhm at hwn.org>
*Cc:* AG6SV at att.net <mailto:AG6SV at att.net>; BobRgrs at Hotmail.com 
<mailto:BobRgrs at Hotmail.com>; Flo_Knox at usn.salvationarmy.org 
<mailto:Flo_Knox at usn.salvationarmy.org>; 
Tameka.Sharp at usn.salvationarmy.org 
<mailto:Tameka.Sharp at usn.salvationarmy.org>
*Subject:* Net Control and Net Relay Operators Needed For International 
SATERN SSB Net During Maria Operations

TO: Mike Corey (KI1U), ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager
Paul English (WD8DBY0, U.S. Army MARS Program Manager
Mike Webb (KCØYHM), Hurricane Watch Net Assistant Net Manager

CC: Ken Gilliand (AG6SV), International SATERN SSB Net Manager
Bob Rogers (WA5EEZ), International SATERN SSB Net Assistant Net Manager
Flo Knox (KB3YAT) Salvation Army National Disaster Specialist
Tameka Sharp, Salvation Army National Government Relations Specialist


Greetings:

The International SATERN SSB Net has been in daily operation from 0900 
(CT) / 1400 Z until at least 1800 (CT) / 2300 Z (at least until 1900 or 
2000 (CT) the last two days) since this past Tuesday, 19 September 2017. 
  SATERN had initially planned on terminating the Net operations for 
Hurricane Maria by today, Friday, 22 September 2017,  However, the 
amount of Health & Welfare messages flowing through the Net the last two 
days is expected to continue today and likely through at least Sunday or 
Monday (25 September).

Hurricane Maria is now the fourth activation of the International SATERN 
SSB Net in a month.  As a result, our dedicated group of Net Control and 
Net Relay Stations are very tired and it is time to reach out for some 
assistance.

Therefore, I am asking the ARRL, HWN and MARS to reach out to their 
operators to ask them to assist the International SATERN SSB Net in one 
of two ways:

1. By signing up for a one hour slot as Net Control Operators sometime 
on Saturday, Sunday and / or Monday.  To do this send an email to the 
following people indicating what time(s) they are available from 0900 
(CT) / 1400 Z until 1800 (CT) / 2300 Z any one or more of those three days:

Operators interested in being a Net Control Operator should contact:

Net Manager Ken Gilliland (AG6SV) at AG6SV at ATT.net <mailto:AG6SV at ATT.net>

Assistant Net Manager Bob Rogers (WA5EEZ) at BobRgrs at Hotmail.com 
<mailto:BobRgrs at Hotmail.com>

We are looking for experienced, qualified Net Control Operators who have 
had some experience as both a Net Control Operator and in handling 
messages by voice.  Net Control Operators with a strong signal (power, 
antennas, etc.) and / or bilingual would be a valuable additional asset 
/ skill.

The Net is operating on 14.265 MHz.

2. For those who may not wish to be a Net Control Operator or simply 
want to do more in addition to that, SATERN always needs Net Relay 
Stations to simply check-in and assist that hour's Net Control Station. 
  With Net Control Stations operating from all over the country, they 
often may not hear a station with message traffic.  As a result they 
rely on the Net Relay Stations to assist them with that.  Stations with 
a strong propagation path into the Caribbean (especially Puerto Rico, 
the U.S. Virgin Islands and others) are especially valuable.  Again, 
bilingual operators are a particular asset in this operation.


As National SATERN Liaison, I sincerely thank each of you for being 
willing to help out in this operation.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to 
contact me at any time.

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