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Contest as Emergency Simulation
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by KG5VK on February 18, 2007
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Contesters have always made great communicators under any circumstances
If they are physically fit to travel and weather the conditions exposed to they definitely make great additions to any ECOM team.
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steve
KG5VK
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by K2GW on February 20, 2007
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>>Contesters have always made great communicators under any circumstances
We can alway use more Emergency Communicators. No doubt contestors have some great skills and stamina, but there are a few more skills one would also expect of an Emergency Communicator. These include:
1. Knowledge of how government and NGO Emergency Management operates in your area and how Amateur Radio supports them. In the USA, taking the ARRL ARECC I course and the FEMA IS-100 and IS-700 courses will get you through this.
2. Maintaining the ability to send and receive formal message traffic proficiently using ITU standard phonetics. Rarely in an emergency, do we send messages just consisting of "59 354 SNJ" ;-)
3. Ability to quickly deploy and set up (less than a half hour) a portable station using self-contained power at a remote location such as a shelter. The article that started this thread is a great example of practicing this. Unless you live at an EOC, your permanent contest station isn't as useful in an emergency.
4. Ability to work with the local hams and agencies that specialize in Emergency Communications. In the USA, let your local ARES Emergency Coordinator know of your ability and availability. Participate in their practice exercises.
So contestors, keep building those Emergency Communications skills to more effectively help out in an emergency.
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Gary Wilson, K2GW
Section Emergency Coordinator
Southern New Jersey Section, ARRL
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by KG5VK on February 20, 2007
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Gary
I agree with "using ITU standard phonetics"
it was one of my pet peeves while handling emergency traffic during Katrina
I disagree with a few other points but would rather not quibble
Nims and Cert will guarantee FEMA funding to the ARES group that has the members that are "qualified" on paper
But if you want someone able to get it done it may or may not be thru a "certification process"
I think the greatest mistake is buracratizing the process building another FEMA disasterous repsonse
and lack of action is surely not wanted by anyone that will be in need
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steve
KG5VK
by the way I was at Belle Chase NAS for 5 days and nights During the Katrina aftermath in New Orleans in direct support of the US Coast Guard as a civilian HF incoming emergency communicator. I deployed with all of my own gear and was set-up with 45 minutes of them (The US Coast Guard)getting me there.
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by kq6xa on May 26, 2007
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Automatic Link Establishment http://hflink.com
ALE or Automatic Link Establishment is increasingly needed for interoperative communications with emergency and disaster relief organisations and agencies. Hams who are interested in HF interoperation can use ALE software interfaced to an amateur radio transceiver. Current ALE software includes PCALE and MULTIPSK. More info is available on the HFLINK.COM Automatic Link Establishment website.
73 Bonnie KQ6XA
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