SET 2007

Greetings,

This Saturday, October 6th at 10:30 am following the NTS Day Net on
3.965 MHz we will begin the 2007 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) for the Alabama Section.

Follow the outline in the Section Emergency Manual to bring up the statewide Emergency HF net on 3.965 MHz as well as each local net on the assigned UHF/VHF emergency frequencies.

Test your emergency procedures by alerting all amateurs in your area that a Simulated Emergency Test event is taking place. Be sure to state and repeat often that is a test, drill or practice event.

All amateur stations should check in by voice on the State HF net as well as the local U/VHF nets and the HF Liaisons will forward those check-in numbers to the HF Net Control Station.

Those stations with digital capabilities can request a SET form via digital text. They will receive it, add their call and mode, then email it back via digital mode, internet or Winlink 2000 to the digital net control station K4GR@winlink.org

The following digital frequencies and modes have been checked and should work:

Winlink HF Pactor-1 3.594.1 MHz LSB Call sign K4GR

Telpac Madison Co W4HMC@winlink.org (primary Digital NCS station using HF to download message)

Telpac Madison Co N4TXI@winlink.org (secondary Digital NCS station using a VHF TelPac gateway)

Telpac Madison Co KE3Y@winlink.org (our backup station for Winlink) Packet BBS Elmore Co W4AP-1 145.690 simplex DigiPeater Elmore Co W4AP-2
PSK31 3.575mhz LSB Net Control WX4JIM
RTTY 3.565mhz LSB
D-STAR 145.350 Tall Tower and DCH Tuscaloosa

On other AL D-STAR repeaters, please post the TEST Message. See http://www.arrl-al.org/Alabama_link.htm for frequencies and information.
APRS 144.390 simplex

After Action Report:
All EC's, NM's and NCS are requested to send me a SET report within one week of this test. Reports should include number of check-ins, your local SET scenario, number of different bands and modes used. Also what worked well and not so well, outstanding amateurs and general comments.

References:
Alabama Section Emergency Manual,
http://www.arrl-al.org/ARES_Section_Plan3_v5.pdf
Alabama Section ARES page, http://www.arrl-al.org/ARES.html

Other AL 2007 SET information, http://www.arrl-al.org/set_2007.htm
ARRL SET information, http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/setguide.html

73 and God Bless
Jay Isbell KA4KUN
ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator, Alabama Section

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ARRL Alabama Section
Section Manager: Greg Sarratt, W4OZK
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This form has been sent from a simulated disaster site via the Amateur Radio Emergency Service as part of the

2007 Simulated Emergency Test.

Shelter Supplies Order for:
The Rock Creek School Shelter
2341 East Rock Creek Road
Anywhere, Alabama

To:
Shelter Supply Procurement Officer
Alabama Emergency Operation Center
Clanton, Alabama

We need the following list of supplies immediately

200 - Individual Folding Cots - FC-2113

200 - Personal Sanitation Kits - PSK-2514

250 - Blankets - PB-1230

250 Cases - Drinking Water .5 Liter bottles 25 per case

250 Cases - Meals Ready to Eat - 12 meals per case

Submitted by:
Sam Smith
Shelter Manager
Rock Creek School Shelter

Message Sent - (Date and Time) - via - (Radio Mode) - By - (Operator Call)
Message Received - (Date and Time) - By - (Operator Call and Location)

If Message Forwarded (1)- (Date and Time) - via - (Radio Mode) - By - (Operator Call)
Forward Received - (Date and Time) - By - (Operator Call and Location)

If Message Forwarded (2)- (Date and Time) - via - (Radio Mode) - By - (Operator Call)
Forward Received - (Date and Time) - By - (Operator Call and Location)

If Message Forwarded (3)- (Date and Time) - via - (Radio Mode) - By - (Operator Call)
Forward Received - (Date and Time) - By - (Operator Call and Location)

Final operator please paste this form to an email with all times and calls to:
K4GR@winlink.org

Greetings,

This will be the format for the Alabama Section Simulated Emergency Test this year on Saturday, October 6. We will start at 10:30 am following the NCS Day Net on 3965khz.

Follow the outline in the Section Emergency Manual to bring up the statewide Emergency HF net on 3965 as well as each local net on the assigned UHF/VHF emergency frequency. This is where it gets interesting:

The AEMA will issue a large, single page, Digital text form via Amateur Radio. This form may be sent via Winlink 2000, D-Star, PSK-31, TelPac, or any other Amateur Radio digital media that is available on both ends. Everyone wishing to participate should be comfortable with their mode before the drill. Stations with each mode will serve as digital NCSs for that mode, and forward messages as required. Stations with multiple modes will use those modes to insure that every Digital NCS has a copy of the message.

I am hoping all of the digital nets will get behind this and make sure everyone has the same software for their mode.
Field stations will notify their NCS of what format they can receive, and the AEMA station or subsidiary stations with that format will respond. The receiving station will add their call sign, location, media, emergency power note, and whether they are mobile or base, to the message before returning it to the AEMA Station.

Once a field station receives the form, they may send it on using any mode mentioned. Since Low Speed Data will work well, all of the D-Star repeaters such as Tall Tower, Birmingham, Cheaha, etc can be used effectively.

The mission is to locate and log as many stations in the state as possible, who are capable of handling complex text forms via Amateur radio. It may be shaky, but we need to practice with this mode, so this will give us a good chance. All voice only modes can check in as usual. The AEMA station will compile the report, and submit it to the SEC by Monday October 8.

Start working on this and we'll touch base again before the drill.
73 and God Bless
Jay KA4KUN