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Hi Cam,<br>
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I am having work done on the house and will not have the antenna
connected to the rig until the work is completed this week or next.<br>
<br>
Ron, K1PEC<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07-Nov-15 3:04 AM, Cameron wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Good
Evening:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">DOD MARS is
running a disaster exercise. The most intense time is
SUNDAY. They really, really, really want to talk to
you.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">IN A NUT
SHELL:</span></u></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">I’ve spoken
with them. The DOD wants MARS to establish contact
with many Amateur Radio operators during the period
11/8 through 11/10 (Sunday through Tuesday). They plan
to visit established HF nets. I plan to be a liaison
station at the OEM and check into the Texas RACES net
on SUNDAY, 2 PM local, 7.255 MHz. You are encouraged
to check into the Texas RACES net or the EMROG net
that will start on Sunday, 1:45 PM on 145.49 MHz. As a
liaison, I will relay between you and MARS. (For the
Texas RACES net you will need your Texas RACES
number.)</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">For each
contact, MARS will request the following:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif;
BACKGROUND: white">- state/county name</span><span
style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif"><br>
<span style="BACKGROUND: white">- status of the
following services: power, water, sanitation,
medical, </span><span style="BACKGROUND: white">communications,
and transportation</span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif;
BACKGROUND: white"></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif;
BACKGROUND: white">I encourage any who wish to be at
the OEM during this net to come, just let me know. The
HF radio will be made available even to those without
HF privilege as there will be a grade appropriate
operator at the “control point”.</span><span
style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">PLEASE
REPLY STATING IF YOU WILL OR WILL NOT PARTICIPATE.</span></u></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">BACKGROUND:</span></u></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Source:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">ARRL News,
09/28/2015</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.arrl.org/news/mars-invites-ares-races-participation-in-coronal-mass-ejection-disaster-exercise">http://www.arrl.org/news/mars-invites-ares-races-participation-in-coronal-mass-ejection-disaster-exercise</a></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Start of Snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Event:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">MARS
Invites ARES/RACES Participation in Coronal Mass
Ejection Disaster Exercise</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Body:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">A
disastrous coronal mass ejection (CME) will be the
focus of a national Military Auxiliary Radio System
(MARS) communication exercise in early November, and
MARS is hoping to collaborate with Amateur Radio
Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES) groups. The MARS exercise
will get under way on November 8 and continue into
November 10. It will be a quarterly contingency HF
exercise in support of the US Department of Defense.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">“The
exercise scenario will simulate a CME event and focus
on actions that radio operators should take prior to
and following a CME event,” explained Army MARS
Program Manager Paul English, WD8DBY. “One thing we
want to continue to work on is the interface with the
greater Amateur Radio community.”</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">CMEs are
huge explosions of gas, plasma, and electromagnetic
radiation from the Sun, which are responsible for
geomagnetic storms. Solar flares can accompany CMEs,
but they are not the same thing. A CME can take
anywhere from 1 day to 3 days to reach Earth. CMEs
occur all the time, but most bypass Earth with minor
effects. A major CME that hits Earth directly could
damage or destroy satellites as well as terrestrial
communication and electrical power infrastructure.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">English
said the November would simulate a radio blackout as
well as infrastructure damage. “During the exercise,
we will simulate the blackout with a 3 hour pause, and
then we will bring stations back on air and begin
handling requests for information,” he told ARRL.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Training
objectives for this exercise will include
understanding what a CME is and how much forecast lead
time can be expected; the effects associated with a
CME, and what precautions radio operators take to
protect their equipment, prior to a severe CME.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">After the
simulated CME, operators will assess its effects and
begin reporting that information. This will involve
“interoperation with Amateur Radio operators and
groups to assist in assessment.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Amateur
Radio operators, ARES, and RACES are encouraged to
participate in this exercise. Contact MARS and
provide your contact information, if your organization
group is interested.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">~~~~~~~~~~
End of Snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p>
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"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span> </p>
<br>
Pete<br>
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