[Wma-ares] October SET

[Chuck Chandler]

Thanks, Tom!

I encourage our SET planners to envision a scenario where Army MARS can be
a part of the whole.  The ARES mission could assist or complement MARS in
accomplishing objectives.

What sort of scenario would you like to see?

Severe weather - ice storm, tornado, hurricane, flooding
Natural disaster - wildfires, earthquake, pandemic, solar storms
Man-made disaster - Cyber attack, terrorism

Or, something else?

Define the scenario first, all else flows from that!

73 de Chuck, WS1L
Amateur Radio Emergency Service ®
Section Emergency Coordinator
Western Massachusetts
chandlerusm at gmail.com


On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM Tom Kinahan via WMA-ARES <
wma-ares at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Chuck, All,
>
> To the extent that there is information sharing with Army MARS, I can
> offer my support.
>
> I've got zero information on anything that is planned for this timeframe
> from Army MARS HQ so far, but I'll share what I can to include it in the
> scenario.
>
> There IS going to be a celebration of the 100th anniversary of MARS in
> the October time frame. It will involve a series of military stations
> transmitting a coded message by CW on a few (non-amateur) frequencies
> over 4-5 days. There will be a "one time pad"  in the form of a single
> page used to decode the message, available to everyone in advance so
> that the random CW characters can be translated into a meaningful
> message. Send in your copy and get a card.
>
> I have been promised that the message will not be "Drink more Ovaltine".
>
> Tom Kinahan
> US Army Military Auxiliary Radio System
> Region One Director
>
>
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