U.S. AIR FORCE AND ARMY MARS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE

TO ALL WNY/CNY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS:

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND ARMY MARS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS HOLDING ITS 3RD QUARTER COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE ON MONDAY AUGUST 15TH FROM 08:00 EST TO 20:00 EST AND THEY ARE AGAIN ASKING FOR AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT IN GATHERING INFORMATION.

THE PREMISE OF THE EXERCISE IS A TOTAL LOSS OF INTERNET AND LANDLINE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AREAS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS ASKING FOR AMATEUR OPERATORS TO PROVIDE A  COUNTY STATUS  MESSAGE TO MILITARY STATIONS USING THE 60 METER INTEROP FREQUNCIES.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS TYPE OF MESSAGE IS THE STATUS OF UTILITES SUCH AS WATER, POWER, LANDLINE, LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION.



AMATEURS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE A SIMPLE VOICE MESSAGE STATING THE COUNTY THEY ARE LOCATED IN OR IF INFORMATION IS FROM ANOTHER SOURCE THE COUNTY AND CALL OF THE STATION PROVIDING THE INFORMATION.

THIS IS  REAL WORLD  SO ONLY ACCURATE TRUE INFORMATION IS REQUESTED.
IF THERE ARE NO EMERGENCY ISSUES IN YOUR COUNTY THE ONLY INFO NEEDED IS YOUR COUNTY AND STATION PROVIDING THE INFORMATION.
IF YOU ARE REPORTING ANY TYPE OF ISSUE IN YOUR COUNTY BASIC INFORMATION IS ONLY REQUESTED.. SUCH AS POWER OUTAGE, WATER OUTAGE, COMM OUTAGE AND ECT.

STATIONS MAY USE LOCAL WIDE COVERAGE REPEATERS AND HF TO GATHER ANY COUNTY INFORMATION AND PASS IT ON MARS STATIONS ONTHE 60 METER FREQUNCIES PRIMAILARY USING Channel 1: 5330.5 kHz AND Channel 2: 5346.5 kHz.

MARS STATIONS WILL BE ONAIR AT RANDOM TIMES THROUGHOUT THE EXERCISE BUT WE ARE TRYING TO STAFF SOME DEDICATED TIMES WHEN INFORMATION CAN BE PASSED.

MORE TO COME FOR THE ON AIR SCHEUDLE BUT TENITIVLY WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE STATIONS ON 60 METERS AT 09:00EST, 12:00EST, 15:00EST AND 18:00EST TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM AMATEUR STATIONS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ALONG TO YOUR LOCAL ARES/RACES GROUPS AND CLUBS IN YOUR AREA SO WE CAN GET AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS WE CAN FOR THIS EXERCISE.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EXERCISE CAN BE DIRECTED TO THIS STATION, CONTACT INFORMATION FOLLOWS..


JOSEPH M. TEDESCO KC2DKP/AAR2JI
W.N.Y. Section Emergency Coordinator
RACES Coordinator New York State DHS/OEM Region 5 Asst. RACES Officer Erie County ARES/RACES United States ARMY MARS
716-574-9693 Cell (Best 24hr contact)
716-649-3611 Home

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