[Ccarc] FW: [Inares] Statewide RACES Communication Test July 26

[Tom Murray]

To: IN_DHS_ARDC at yahoogroups.com; idhs_ht at yahoogroups.com; Inares at yahoogroups.com; IN_PACKET at yahoogroups.com
From: dwest at dhs.in.gov
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:43:39 -0400
Subject: [Inares] Statewide RACES Communication Test July 26

                
Start planning for the State Test: NOW NOW NOW

To All County EMA directors and Amateur Radio Operators

Guidelines for the Indiana RACES Semi-Annual Test.  To be conducted on July 26, 2008 (SAT) at 1400 UTC (9:00--10:00 local).  These guidelines are the same as the January test.  For this test we will NOT use 6 or 60 meters. 

WILL YOU BE READY???  This test format will be the way initial contacts will be made to the State EOC via Amateur Radio.  These test procedures will allow the county EMA Director and his/her local amateurs to use whatever means they have to their discretion using the frequencies and modes listed below. County EMA Directors are encouraged to check in to as many frequencies as possible for the test.  Results will be posted on the State website.  The State will have the EOC up and running monitoring the test frequencies listening for check-ins.  When checking in please report the number of checkins from your local nets if any.  For Test purposes only, please use the telephone as a last resort to check in.  For those with packet stations there will be a check-in via packet on Operators are encouraged to use relays with other counties to insure checking in.  Lets all do our part to have a great turnout for this test.

PROCEDURES

The State EOC (IDHS Ham Team) will be monitoring on the following Frequencies during the testing times:

1.	3920 kHz LSB    up or down around QRM 
2.	7298 kHz LSB    up or down around QRM 
3.	NO 6 Meters for this test 
4.	146.52 FM Simplex                (relay thru other counties if needed) 
5.	 440 MHz will be thru the W9WIN Repeater system (Check W9WIN.ORG for local area frequencies.)  Echo link connection nodes are N9UMJ-R or 338340 on the W9WIN System. 
6.	Echo link in South Central Indiana will also use the Columbus 146.490 repeater-using node 296563, or   N9KVX-L. 
7.	3.580 kHz PSK31, USB, Stream at 800 Hz, copy message traffic and relay receipt of message on above frequencies or email to KB9RDS at arrl .net with PSK message. 
8.	As an experiment, if you have a packet station, send a packet email. In Subject line, put State Test. and all info in message section as if checking into one of the HF frequencies as a county checkin.  (This is not HF Packet, but the 'store and forward' packet system, if available.'  Packet email is W9DEW at K9CTB.  This can be mailed anytime Saturday. 
9.	LAST RESORT,   use the Telephone (317) 233-3681

Keep in mind that Amateur Radio Communications could be requested just to handle the overflow message traffic or damage assessment including digital modes, helping to prevent any communication shortfalls.  Once IDHS EOC is notified of a communication request.  The IDHS Ham Team would follow the same procedures used in this Indiana State Wide Test.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me.

73,
 
Don West, W9DEW
 
Communications Director
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Office - 317-232-3849
Cell -   317-650-5405

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