REQUEST FOR WINLINK NET SUPPORT - ***For Kentucky and surrounding states stations***

[Kentucky Winlink Net]

EOC ACTIVATION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING 24 JANUARY 2026

REQUEST FOR AUXCOMM/AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT

GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DECLARED THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY EXISTS IN KENTUCKY BEGINNING 24 JANUARY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND THAT THE EOC WILL BE ACTIVATED TO SUPPORT POSSIBLE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.

 1. THE HAM SHACK IN THE EOC WILL BE OPERATIONAL REMOTELY BEGINNING AT 0700 SATURDAY MORNING.

 2. THERE WILL BE NO DIRECTED OR INFORMAL VOICE NET MANAGED BY THE EOC. THE EOC WILL BE MONITORING 7.228 MHz LSB REMOTELY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

 3. THE EOC WILL BE MONITORING 3.972.5 MHz LSB REMOTELY DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS (CONDITIONS PERMITTING).

 4. THE EOC WILL BE MONITORING 146.55 VHF FM REMOTELY.

 5. THE EOC WILL BE MONITORING THE SHELBYVILLE WIDE AREA REPEATER SYSTEM ON 444.050 UHF FM REMOTELY.

 6. WE REQUEST THAT EMAIL OR WINLINK BE THE PRIMARY METHODS OF SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE EOC AND EMAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO KY4EOC (WINLINK ADDRESS), KY4...@WINLINK.ORG, AND/OR COPY TO KY4...@GMAIL.COM

7. STATIONS DESIRING TO PARTICIPATE ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THE WINLINK "FIELD STATUS REPORT" FORM. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED INTO WEBEOC UNDER ESF2 (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 2).

8. THE EOC WILL NOT REPLY TO WINLINK REQUESTS TO VERIFY THE COMMUNICATIONS UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT TO DO SO.

 9. BLUESKY REPORTS ARE WELCOME (NOTHING WRONG TO REPORT)

10. IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU SUBMIT A "FIELD STATUS REPORT" ON SATURDAY MORNING BEGINNING 24 JANUARY 2026 THEN FOLLOW WITH A REPORT EVERY 6 HOURS IF THERE IS INFORMATION TO SHARE.

11. BORDERING STATES’ FIELD STATUS REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED AND WELCOME.

12. OTHER FORMS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO REPORT EMERGENCY INFORMATION.

A COPY/EXAMPLE OF THE WINLINK FIELD STATUS REPORT IS ATTACHED.