Jackson County ARES activation notification
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Jackson County ARES members:
This is an exercise.
This is an exercise activation notice addressed to all Jackson County ARES members.
The exercise will be held on Saturday, October 1. Your participation is requested beginning with staging at 0800 until completion of the hotwash lasting until perhaps as late as 1400.
This exercise will be largely a deployment exercise supporting Kansas City CERT and Jackson County Health Department at field locations along with possible mutual aid deployment to additional venues.
The exercise will include a regional simplex reception test. Forms for logging will be provided at the staging site.
Staging will take place (0800) at the Kansas City EOC at 615 Woodland. Check in on 146.970 (-) MHz. repeater for directions. That same repeater will be used for the exercise. There will be no regular Jackson County ARES net on 1 October to keep the frequency of 146.970 MHz. free for the exercise.
Here is what to bring to the exercise. Bring as many of the following as you have. The more you bring, the more options we have for using you. In no case will lack of the following equipment or capabilities disqualify you from participation.
Current Jackson County ARES ID. IDs will be issued to members without.
Safety vest.
ICS -213 forms. Forms are available via link on Jackson County ARES homepage> Jackson County ARES
GPS or regional road maps
HT and batteries
Equipment to operate from within another vehicle. Including magnetic mount antenna and cigarette lighter power plug with at least six feet of lead.
Mobile rig/s to operate on FM simplex on 147.570, 446.100 and 52.54 MHz.
Mobile digital mode (BPSK-31, MT-63, APRS) capability. Digital net will be conducted on 147.015 (+) MHz. with a 151.4 Hz. PL.
Participants will be expected to return to the EOC at end of exercise to turn in all forms used during the exercise and to participate in the hotwash.
Jennifer Fales will be bringing pastries for breakfast and Robert Nitsch will provide a boxed lunch.
Keep an eye on your e-mail for possible additional exercise information and possible forms distribution via attached file.
This is an exercise.