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The ARES Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

October 19, 2022

Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE <k1ce@arrl.net>

IN THIS ISSUE

- Hurricane Ian
- ARPSC Volunteers Support Biennial Nuclear Power Plant Exercises
- Fortieth Year of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon - October 2, 2022
- ARRL ARES Section News
- Letters: The RADO
- K1CE for a Final: Commentary on Hurricane Ian Deployment
- ARES® Resources
- ARRL Resources

ARES® Briefs, Links

The EmComm Training Organization (ETO) announces the date of the
November Semi-annual Drill -- For over 3 years, the ETO has been
training amateur radio operators to be skilled with the use of digital
Winlink communications. This effort stemmed from the aftermath of
Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, and the
subsequent call for competent Winlink operators. To develop
proficiency, weekly "Winlink Thursday" exercises have been practiced by
more than 800 international operators.

The upcoming November 12, 2022 semi-annual drill is open to all
participants who have or would like to build skills for digital radio
messaging -- such as sending attached forms or photos -- essential for emergency communications for any served agency, whether local
government, FEMA, or any NGO, including the Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) groups and the Radio Operators of Canada (RAC) Auxiliary Communications Service. The ETO believes this common pathway approach
to communications fosters the interoperability that is essential for
responding to a national or regional disaster.

The organization recognizes the varied levels of skill with Winlink.
Thus, simple and introductory tasks have been designed with a
progression to more complicated messaging, ranging from use of Telnet,
to VHF gateway messaging and finally to national "peer-to-peer" digital communication on high frequency (HF) bands without the use of the
internet infrastructure. International as well as domestic participants
are welcomed to join by visiting the ETO website
<https://emcomm-training.org>.

More than 2,000 participants are expected. The scenario is an area-wide
natural disaster affecting most communities in North America. The next
few weeks of Winlink Thursday exercises will be opportune for those who
wish to participate in the larger semi-annual drill. It is anticipated
that all participants will be mapped if the tasks are completed
appropriately, and an "honor roll" of competent participants be
published on the website for those who wish to deploy and become
operational.

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FEMA has published the updated EOC How-to Quick Reference Guide <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9. eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEwMTEuNjQ5NTM3MTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL2RvY3VtZW50cy9mZW1hX2VvYy1xdWljay1yZWZlcmVuY2VfZ3VpZGUucGRmIn0.tqGxUAtF2D_
jmomLaGetpNmfqY13hNAm-tWA3Ahjm-Q/s/131030018/br/145552398039-l>,
a collection of best practices that will contribute to developing an
EOC that can successfully meet the jurisdiction's needs, and will cover
topics such as hazard vulnerability assessments, physical site
selection, mitigation, considerations, EOC capabilities and
requirements, information management systems, and training and
exercises. The updates include considerations for virtual and hybrid
working environments.

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From the FEMA Disaster Emergency Communications News Clippings and

Topics of Interest Vol. 11, Issue 20, (October 1-15), 2022 -- Hurricane
Ian hero: Maryland firefighter uses ham radio to send rescuers to
Florida's Sanibel Island -- October 5, 2022. Dale Klonin, KC3TAU, a
firefighter at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Baltimore,
was off duty and busy running errands last Wednesday when he stumbled
upon a chance to save lives. Klonin, 46, lives in Hampstead, Maryland.
As an amateur ham radio operator with an interest in "any news or
weather event," he was keeping an eye and ear on Hurricane Ian. "Of
course, the hurricane was pretty big news," Klonin told Fox News
Digital in a phone interview. Thinking about family members who live
outside Sarasota, Florida, Klonin and his wife "were pretty concerned"
about the storm, he said. Klonin has only been involved with ham radio
-- also called amateur radio -- for about a year, he said. Ham radio is
a popular hobby and service that people all over the world use "to talk
across town, around the world or even into space, all without the
Internet or cell phones," according to the American Radio Relay League
website.

HURRICANE IAN

[Much of the folowing reporting comes from The ARRL Letter, John E.
Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor, and the ARRL news desk.] As Hurricane Ian, and
subsequent tropical storm, made its way across Florida, amateur radio
operators continued to provide communications support for weather
updates and requests for assistance.

The hurricane made landfall at 3:00 PM Eastern time on Wednesday,
September 28, 2022, just south of Tampa, Florida, as a Category 4
hurricane with winds of 150 miles per hour. Millions of residents were
without power, and damage was reported as extensive along the storm's
initial path.

ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, was in
regular contact with ARRL Section Managers and Section Emergency
Coordinators in Florida and throughout the southeastern US. Johnston
said ARRL was also in touch with national-level partners, including
FEMA and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
should any requests for direct emergency communications via amateur
radio be needed.

Johnston said many ARRL ARES® volunteers and their groups were involved
across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. "Many ARES groups
throughout Florida were in a state of readiness since before that
weekend," said Johnston. "These amateur radio volunteers are
well-connected with their state and local emergency management partners
in government and non-government organizations." Johnston also said
that there are ARES members, at the request of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, serving in the state Emergency Operations Center.
Many ARES groups were also operating in several shelter locations.
[Your ARES Letter editor was one of them - see commentary below].

ARRL had previously deployed Ham Aid kits in the region. The kits
include amateur radio equipment for disaster response when
communications equipment is unavailable.

W1AW, the Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters in Connecticut,
activated its Winlink station to handle PACTOR III and IV messages and
traffic, and well as its SHARES station, NCS310.
"In [ARRL's] experience, amateur radio's response will continue to
play out, sometimes even more significantly, after the storm passes and communities enter a period of recovery," said Johnston. "As needs are
assessed, such as disruptions to power and communications, our ARRL
Section leaders and ARES groups may receive additional requests for
more activations and deployments."

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Net Manager for the Hurricane Watch Net <https://www.hwn.org/> (HWN), said the net transitioned from receiving
weather data to gathering post-storm reports (read "Hurricane Watch Net
Update for Ian
<https://www.arrl.org/news/hurricane-watch-net-update-for-ian>," ARRL
News, 9/29/2022). "These reports include damage and areas that are
flooded," said Graves. "This gives the forecasters additional
information they need. Also, since FEMA has an office in the National
Hurricane Center (NHC), they look over these reports to get a bigger
picture of what has happened, which in turn helps them to get help and humanitarian assistance where it is needed."

Graves added that the HWN will be assisting with emergency, priority,
and any Health and Welfare Traffic. The net continued operations for
days. The HWN will issue an after-action report to detail the number of
amateur radio operators who participated on the net.

Assistant HWN Net Manager Stan Broadway, N8BHL, said they had been
filing reports since September 26, 2022, and more than 125 specific
reports have been filed to the NHC from stations in the area. "We have
handled other reports, not included in the database, for damage and
other storm-related situations," said Broadway. "One such call involved
a relayed report of a woman trapped in her home with a collapsed wall
in the Ft. Myers area. That report was relayed to Lee County Emergency Communications to dispatch a rescue team."

The VoIP Hurricane Net was active as well. Director of Operations for
the VoIP Hurricane Net and ARRL Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section
Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, said the net remained active, supporting WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane
Center in Miami, Florida. WX4NHC was active through this period for as
long as needed.

Find more information at these additional links:

· The Hurricane Watch Net -- Useful Links <https://hwn.org/tools/useful-links.html>

· VoIP Hurricane Net <https://voipwx.net/>

· FCC Grants an ARRL Emergency Request to Permit Higher Data Rate
Transmissions for Hurricane Relief Communications <https://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-grants-an-arrl-emergency-request-to-permit-higher-data-rate-transmissions-for-hurricane-relief-c>

Updates

As Hurricane Ian was making its way to Tampa, Florida in late
September, the Sheriff's Tactical Amateur Radio Communications (STARC),
W4HSO, was preparing for activation. Tony DeAngelo, N2MFT, said STARC
was activated on Monday, September 26, and continued operations through Thursday, September 29, 2022.

STARC has amateur radio equipment in five of the Hillsborough County
Sheriff's Office (HCSO) locations, as well as a Homeland Security
office. "It's a great working arrangement with all of the equipment
provided for us," said DeAngelo. "Our volunteers staffed those
locations and the remainder worked from their homes."

Over the course of the 4-day activation, 16 STARC volunteers worked 24
hours a day passing information for aid and assistance through the
sheriff's office using WebEOC, a web-based emergency management
information system.

DeAngelo emphasized that STARC is not a club, but a service
organization. STARC volunteers are required to undergo an extensive
background investigation, including fingerprinting by the HCSO. STARC volunteers are civilians and employees of various Hillsborough County government agencies, Verizon, Tampa Electric, St. Joseph's Hospital,
Tampa Police Department, and other public and private agencies. In the
event of a disaster, radio operators provide communications between participating agencies if normal means of communications are lost. -
The ARRL Letter, October 13, 2022

Cleanup and damage assessment from Hurricane Ian continues. Power
outages peaked at 2.7 million customers, but new reports indicate power
has been restored for 99% of the outages, leaving fewer than 5,000
residents and businesses still offline. All power is expected to be
restored by Friday, October 14, 2022.

Hardee County Emergency Management in West Central Florida lost power
and all communications, but Hardee County Public Information Officer
Alicia Woodard said it was amateur radio that stepped in to help. "Our
amateur radio operators here began relaying information to our county agencies," said Woodard. "A special thanks to Mike Douglas, W4MDD, ARRL
West Central Florida Section Manager and ARRL Assistant Section Manager/Technical Coordinator Darrell Davis, KT4WX, for their
assistance during the storm." Hardee County received 27 inches of
water. Normal flooding for the area is 16 inches and most power is now
back on.

ARPSC VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT BIENNIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EXERCISES

Amateur Radio Public Service Corps (ARPSC) operators from Monroe
County, Michigan, participated in several recent exercises in
conjunction with the federally mandated biennial preparedness drills at
Fermi II Nuclear Power Plant in Newport, Michigan. During the exercises
at the county EOC, operators from Monroe County activated the radio
station in the Emergency Communications Center and made contact with surrounding counties in Michigan, Ohio and Essex County in Canada in
case of evacuations or additional hospital capacity would be needed. Communication was also established with the amateur radio desk WS8EOC
at Michigan State EOC, said County ARRL Emergency Coordinator Lance
Charter, KE8BYC.

Operators also participated in the Radiological Decontamination and
Congregate Care (RDCC) Shelter exercises for the county. For the RDCC
exercises at several local schools, operators set up amateur
communication stations to provide a communication link to the county
EOC, and monitor weather. Just-In-Time training was also provided by
operators to served agency shelter staff on use of county-supplied LMR
radios and proper communications technique.

Though amateur radio serves as a backup communications resource for
these exercises, County Emergency Management relies on the technical
knowledge and skills of local ARPSC members in many facets of the
emergency plan. "These drills are not high activity events for amateur
radio, but the skills and knowledge provided by participation are
invaluable," said Charter. Monroe County ARPSC is fortunate that county
served agencies recognize the benefits that Amateur Radio and its
licensees can provide, and include us in numerous exercises and
planning." For more information, visit the Monroe County Amateur Radio
website <http://www.monroearpsc.wordpress.com>. -- Lance Charter,
KE8BYC, Emergency Coordinator, Monroe County, Michigan Amateur Radio
Public Service Corp

FORTIETH YEAR OF THE MEDTRONIC TWIN CITIES MARATHON - OCTOBER 2,

2022

The largest outdoor sporting event in Minnesota was back to normal for
2022, our 40th year. We had many amateurs as volunteers, and filled an
even greater number of roles. We had the usual hams out on the course,
in a field observer and direct service capacity, reporting on the
location of injured and transported athletes, and supporting aid
stations. We helped sort out calls for multiple incidents at the same
address - our data was very up-to-date and detailed.

We used our Linux database (trivnetdb) for real-time tracking, and for
2022, live medical tent capacity graphs. This software was updated by
Peter Corbett, KD8GBL, and was shared via a Homeland Security
Information Network (HSIN) instance, which was set up for us by
Emergency Management. This is now common for inter-agency and partner
file and application sharing. We had our live mesh video feed up there
in 2021.

If you bring operational assets to the party, you can be part of the
Operations Team. This is a step up from just supporting the
Communications Unit. We deployed additional hams and US Coast Guard
Auxiliary volunteers on golf carts to transport injured athletes and
first responders as the temperature and humidity climbed near the end
of the race.

More than 30 student Emergency Medical Technicians, coordinated by our
command center via their instructor/leaders, were very effective when
calls for runners needing assistance exceeded ambulance supply -- many
runner injuries respond to trained, supervised first aid and do not
require formal hospital transport.

Several remote sites such as a runner information tent, family medical information center, and bus drop-off station were again supported by
our mesh network -- the existing backbone was augmented by several
tower trailers and a command truck.

As a Type Three incident, Unified Command again worked beautifully, and
every year we try to tighten up response times, while conserving scarce resources. -- Erik Westgard, NY9D, Medical Communications Coordinator, Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, ASEC-T MN Section

ARRL ARES SECTION NEWS

Nebraska Section

Dodge County Amateur Radio Emergency Services of Fremont, Nebraska, has
won the Disaster Volunteer award conferred by ServeNebraska <https://www.serve.nebraska.gov/> -- its Step Forward Awards are the
most prestigious awards given for volunteerism in the state of
Nebraska. The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission coordinates and
supports community involvement by Nebraskans to address the needs of
their communities. It coordinates AmeriCorps programming, ServeNebraska
Week, a coordinated statewide week of volunteerism, and celebrate
volunteer achievements through the annual Step Forward Awards. -- Steve
Narans, WB0VNF, EC, ARES Dodge County, Fremont, Nebraska

Eastern Pennsylvania (EPA) Section

Eastern Pennsylvania's Montgomery County ARES/RACES: 2022 ARRL EPA SET
-- An early morning September 3 email from ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania
Section SEC Bob Wilson, W3BIG, brought an overview of the EPA Simulated Emergency Test (SET) scheduled to occur on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
Section Manager George Miller, W3GWM, followed up with an inspirational
message and plan for intensive simulated county SITREP, Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and FEMA message traffic on HF and
VHF using voice, CW, Winlink and other digital modes. Montgomery County
EC Chuck Farrell, W3AFV, forwarded both official Section messages to
all Montgomery County ARES/RACES (MCAR) members. Farrell scheduled a
Zoom planning meeting for MCAR leadership for September 6. The
resulting Plan of Operation -- with an increased emphasis placed upon
the proper use of pro-words -- was presented to the full MCAR
membership during MCAR's regular monthly meeting on September 10.

In the interim and thereafter, multiple MCAR communications took place
with Section and District ARES leadership. Liaison with adjacent county
ARES groups, representatives of the Red Cross, MARS operators and other potential served agencies was ongoing to coordinate the use of simplex frequencies. Implementing the Plan, MCAR leadership determined operator availability and capabilities, recruited stations for HF and data mode messaging, and assignments of MCAR operators to various specific roles
and locations were made.

Provisions were also made to staff the RACES Room at the Montgomery
County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Eagleville, Pennsylvania.
By Tuesday, September 27, a final set of Simulated Emergency Test
instructions was posted on the AA3E reflector. The Instructions
summarized operator roles, message formats, net frequencies and Winlink
message addressees. An off EOC site station was assigned as Auxiliary Communications Center to insure the relay and distribution of message
traffic. Final preparations were announced during MCAR's regular weekly
net on Thursday, September 29.

Activation

By 0900 Saturday, October 1, three MCAR operators were on site in the
RACES Room at the county EOC. A "SAFER" system text message was
dispatched announcing the anticipated simulated activation and
establishment of a Resource Net, which occurred at 1000 hours using the
AA3E 2-meter repeater. Stations checked in indicating their emergency
power, Winlink, deployment and other capabilities. Assigned HF stations reported their communication with the EPA SET Net on 7.227.5 MHz and
with the WPA SET Net on 3.918 MHz. The MCAR MESH system was also
utilized to establish a "Hot Line" to the EOC. On their own, individual
MCAR stations proceeded to send Winlink messages to the designated Red
Cross and Philadelphia ARES addressees.

Next, the MCAR EOC station AA3E originated and confirmed receipt of
fldigi (MT63 2KL) messages to MCAR stations using the AA3E repeater and
then 2-meter simplex, and finally over the AA3E 70 cm repeater. While
the number of stations checking into each net exceeded those stations confirming receipt, in each case five stations demonstrated their
digital message traffic capabilities. Operators at the EOC were also
busy establishing 2-meter simplex communication with adjacent Berks,
Bucks, Chester and Delaware County ARES groups and contact with
Philadelphia County ARES was established later in the day. In the
meantime, the Auxiliary Communications Center had been busy digitally
receiving and acknowledging a message from MARS. MCAR SET Nets were
terminated at 1118 hours and the 2022 MCAR SET concluded with status
reports to Section leadership on the EPA SET HF net. During its short
exercise, MCAR engaged 17 participants reporting from 14 locations with
12 stations operating on emergency power. -- Robert Griffiths, NE3I,
MCAR PIO

LETTERS: THE RADO

Previewing discussing the use of ICS for SET or other ham radio
exercises, it would be significant to recognize that the ICS position
Radio Operator (RADO) has absolutely nothing to do with operating a
radio as we would think of operating. Despite the recent addition of
the Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD) position, RADOs are still drawn
from public safety dispatchers, most of whom have never seen a radio
(at least not while on duty) even though they talk on the radio during
their shift sitting at a computer console.

The RADO is a person who talks on a radio, but the only controls they
are expected to use are the PTT and maybe the volume control. The
RADO's role in using a radio is essentially the same as a guest
speaking over ham radio while the control operator sits back to watch.
Amateur radio operators may occasionally serve in a RADO role, but
they generally have been recruited and used as Technical Specialists
(THSP) although we are starting to see some units adopting a position
title for an Auxiliary Communicator (AUXC). -- Tom Currie, N4AOF,
Louisville, Kentucky (Member, Louisville-Jefferson County RACES;
member, Auxcomm Louisville; Secretary, Kentucky Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (KyVOAD); President, Louisville METRO-REACT Team;
President, Kentucky State REACT Council; Past Chairman, Training &
Development Committee, REACT International, Inc.; Director, Region 2,
REACT International, Inc.)

K1CE FOR A FINAL: COMMENTARY ON HURRICANE IAN DEPLOYMENT

I live in Columbia County, a very rural county in northern Florida, not
far from the Georgia border. For a time, our county was in the
crosshairs of catastrophic Hurricane Ian. ARRL Northern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Arc Thames, W4CPD, had conducted Zoom ARES
planning meetings, drafted Incident Action Plans and coordinated
communications with the state's Division of Emergency Management
headquartered in Tallahassee and, of course, all northern Florida
county Emergency Coordinators. I had attended his meetings on the
now-postponed Service DENIED statewide ARRL SET exercise, and was
grateful to know that the Section and our county would be in good hands radiocommunications-wise.

At our county level, EC Brad Swartz, N5CBP, relatively new on the job,
reported regularly on county ARES activation plans via the local ARES
net, and recruited operators for possible assignment to the EOC in the
county seat, Lake City. For years, ARES has enjoyed its own room at the
EOC for its station and equipment: an Icom IC-7100, IC-9700, and an
IC-7300, among other radios and peripherals. Swartz has a good
relationship with the county emergency manager in charge of the large
EOC.

As an ARES member, I was asked to report for duty at the EOC to serve
as an operator if needed. I checked first with my wife, who would be
left home alone for the duration of my EOC assignment: after discussion
and a check of the storm's track, with an estimate of when conditions
would possibly deteriorate, she released me for duty at the EOC. (This
kind of discussion between family members is absolutely mandated in any
such ARES deployment scenario. Family first.) I told her that if
potentially perilous conditions would be arriving, I would drive home immediately to be with her and our home. We do have a 10' by 20' heavy
steel shipping container on our 2-acre property that would serve as our
shelter and family "EOC." See the October 2022 issue of QST, pp. 68-69,
on "Developing Your Own Personal Emergency Operations Center and Plan."

After my stint at the EOC, I was assigned to relieve the operator at
one of the three Red Cross emergency shelters opened in the county. He
had been on duty for over 24 hours. He checked out of, and I checked
into, the ARES net on the city's 146.94 MHz repeater, and introduced
myself and my function to the Red Cross staff on duty there. I also
politely answered questions from a few of the dozen or so shelter
residents.

I explained that my sole function there was to receive any messages
from the Red Cross shelter staff, and relay them to the on-duty
operator at the EOC for delivery to the Red Cross manager for the
city/county. Later, when it was patently evident the storm track had
changed to the east and we would not be subject to dangerous
conditions, the Red Cross closed the shelter, and I was released from
duty. I notified the net control station at the EOC, took down the
radio equipment and antenna, thanked the Red Cross staff for allowing
me the privilege of serving them, and drove home to watch TV in horror
of the destructive force of Hurricane Ian in southwest, central and
eastern portions of the state.

Takeaways

At Red Cross shelters, we are there to receive and relay messages,
period, with the possible exception of helping with moving tables or
other furniture, and hand out food and snacks as requested. (It's
important that we don't take any food or snacks for ourselves; it's unprofessional at best, and at worst we could be taking food that might
be in short supply for the residents.)

We are not there to tell the Red Cross personnel how to do their jobs.
That old adage applies: We should be seen, but not heard!

And lastly, and most importantly, we must make absolutely sure that
each member of our families approves of us leaving home to serve.
Remember, they will not have us at home while they watch TV and listen
to radio reports of possible danger, and most certainly will develop a
sense of growing anxiety. Calculate the decision to leave home with the
utmost care. - Rick Palm, K1CE, Columbia County (Florida) ARES

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ARES® RESOURCES

· Download the ARES Manual [PDF] <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARESmanual2015.pdf>

· ARES Field Resources Manual [PDF] <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ARES_FR_Manual.pdf>

· ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book [Fillable PDF] <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARRL-ARES-FILLABLE-TRAINING-TASK-BOOK-V2_1_1.pdf>

· ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book [Word] <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARRL-ARES-STANDARDIZED-TRAINING-TASK-BOOK-V1_2_2.doc>

· ARES Plan <http://www.arrl.org/ares-plan>

· ARES Group Registration
<http://www.arrl.org/ares-group-id-request-form>

· Emergency Communications Training <http://www.arrl.org/emergency-communications-training>

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