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OES Emergency Drill

October 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am PDT

Ham Radio Operators will be assigned to key County locations like Resiliency Centers, Airports, Fairgrounds, Hospitals, etc to check in to prove county wide VHF communications between key operational buildings.

The Earthquake will be at 10:17 am tomorrow (OCT 17, 10:17)

NEW – The NET sequence will be…. (STARTING ABOUT 10:30 am)

1. ASSIGNED LOCATION NET (the below 15 locations)

2. GENERAL ANY HAM ANYWHERE NET (mobile or at home, out of county, etc)

3. NRW GMRS NET CONTROL reports from Hams.

CAN YOU HELP?

We will need 10 to 14 (possibly more) hams to take assignments to drive to a specific building parking lot and check in to a special NET Thursday morning.

What will you do?

  • Drive a few miles to assigned location.
  • Use hand held or mobile radio
  • Listen to NET and wait for your turn.
  • Check in when called and ready from provided script.
  • Finish listening to the Net and wait to be dismissed.
  • Go Home, the whole thing might last 60 minutes or so.