[Wma-ares] A few items of interest from the latest ARES Letter

[Chuck Chandler]

The *ARES Letter* is published on the third Wednesday of each month. ARRL
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Important: Don’t miss the October *QST* editorial by ARRL CEO David
Minster, NA2AA, on the topic of *Future-Proofing ARES*®. It makes for truly
insightful reading about the state of ARES and pushes to enhance its
capabilities using additional modalities and value into the future.

*ShakeOut 2025 – Amateur Radio Support for USGS*. On International ShakeOut
Day, October 16, 2025, at 10:16 AM local time, millions of people worldwide
will practice earthquake safety. After you “Drop, Cover, and Hold On,”
amateur radio operators have a unique role to play: supporting the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) by submitting Winlink DYFI (“Did You Feel It?”)
reports. These reports provide valuable ground-truth data that helps USGS
monitor and respond to earthquakes.



By sending your DYFI report via Winlink (cc: SHAKEOUT; ETO-DRILL), you are
not only testing our emergency communication readiness, but also
contributing directly to a critical USGS data stream that informs science,
emergency management, and community resilience.


In 2025, LAXNORTHEAST
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is
once again showcasing the Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map (ARCIM)—a
powerful tool that visualizes Winlink DYFI reports (cc: SHAKEOUT) in near
real-time. This demonstrates how amateur radio operators can rapidly
transform individual reports into actionable, map-based situational
awareness. In parallel, the EmComm Training Organization (ETO)
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strengthens
the exercise by providing its well-known message evaluation process for all
reports submitted with cc: ETO-DRILL, ensuring both accuracy and readiness
across the amateur radio community. View the Instructions for submitting
your Winlink DYFI report
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The EmComm Training Group Guide
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is
available for background. For more information on DYFI and earthquake
science, visit the official USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
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Let’s show the power of amateur radio in action—support science, improve
preparedness, and participate in ShakeOut 2025.


*Amateur Radio Serves During New England Tornadoes. *Amateur radio
volunteers serving in ARES® and the National Weather Service SKYWARN®
program were active in communities in New England as tornado-warned storms
moved across New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Five EF1 tornadoes
struck the central Massachusetts communities of Paxton, Holden, Berlin and
Stow.




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