***NOTE TIME CHANGE TO 6PM***
The next OEM Comm meeting, Thursday September 28th at 6:00pm will occur ON-AIR
***NOTE TIME CHANGE TO 6PM***
The General meeting scheduled for 28 Sept, 2023 will be an on air meeting. At 6pm, come up on the 146.880 repeater (PL 110.9). This will be a special action meeting. Following roll call using the Saturday afternoon VHF net list, the exercise will be announced. At that time the scenario will be read and additional instructions given.
The exercise is planned to be a fun simulation of collecting and sending information to the Base Team in the radio room that would then be sent to ESF 2 in the EOC.
We will be using the latest community status report (CSR) provided by Bob Campbell, W6IK. That form can be downloaded here: CSR ICS-213 Adopted 01-2016
We will be using the Fldigi/Flmsg suite, Packet and voice on various repeaters.
An ICS form 205 can be downloaded here: ICS form 205, indicating the repeaters we will be using and which mode we will use them for. It might be a good idea to check your radios to see that they are programmed with the listed frequencies.
Prior to the on air meeting please test your FLDIGI and/or Packet systems to see that they are in working order.
The attached CSR may not attach to the FLMSG in FLDIGI. In that case, just bring up the ICS 213 form found in FLMSG > form > ICS > ICS213. Fill in the information in the proper boxes and send as you normally would.
The attached CSR should attach to the packet email just as it would in a regular email.
Some important things to remember:
1. ALWAYS begin and end EVERY communication with:
EXERCISE, EXERCISE, THIS IS ONLY AN EXERCISE.
2. If a real world event should present itself, state the following:
REAL WORLD, REAL WORLD, REAL WORLD
PLEASE CLEAR THE CHANNEL FOR A REAL WORLD EMERGENCY.
3. You must identify with your assigned call sign according to the FCC rules.
