The Oregon Fall SET is this Saturday, 9 Nov 2024.
This is also second Saturday which we usually use for training. We are going to deviate slightly from the Oregon ARES exercise concept. Download Frequencies below.
Our primary activations will be from home locations. This simulates an emergency that has significant travel restrictions.
Several EOC’s activated for Iron OR last week and demonstrated capabilities. If an EOC wishes to activate, it is at the station manager’s discretion. Just make sure you coordinate with your agency before showing up.
Oregon ARES Fall SET Objectives:
1. Demonstrate the ability to contact other Oregon counties directly on various frequency bands.
2. Demonstrate the ability to send correctly formatted WinLink messages between counties.
Frequencies:
ICS-205’s for the Washington County Basic Comm Plan: ICS-205 – Washington County ARES – Basic Plan
ICS-205’s for the Oregon EM comm out plan: ICS-205 – Oregon EM Comm Out .
Portland Metro region frequencies are available in the 2023 Oregon Regional Ham Template which is at: Oregon Regional Ham Template
Other county frequencies are downloadable at the Benton County ARES web site: http://bcares.org/state.html or download directly: All Oregon Counties .
Objectives:
1. 100% of neighboring counties will be contacted on repeaters and simplex.
2. 50% of the participating county units will be sent WinLink messages.
3. 50% of the participating county units will be contacted on HF (80 or 40 meters).
Schedule of Events:
10:00 – 11:00 Contact all neighboring counties and second-level neighbors, if possible, on their repeaters.
11:00 – 12:00 Contact all neighboring counties and second-level neighbors, if possible, on VHF/UHF Simplex.
12:00 – 13:00 Contact as many participating counties as possible on HF (80 and/or 40 meters) and record signal reports for counties heard, indicating whether they are located at the county EOC or other location.
13:00 – 14:00 Complete any contacts pending and wrap-up the exercise.
After Action Paperwork:
Please send a basic summary of which counties worked, station location, what frequency band you used and a signal report.
Don’t forget your callsign and physical address. We will attempt to map the data.
Report to me is due as soon as possible but no later than the third Tuesday monthly meeting.
Report via email to:
kd****@wa********.org
with subj: your callsign/Fall Set numbers
I have to consolidate the reports and forward them to Oregon ARES.
Thanks
Bill
