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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.

Kansas City Emergency Operations Center 635 Woodland Avenue, Suite 2107 Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Telephone (816) 784-9040 The EOC is located on the first floor of the Century Towers Building (see inset). Please enter the building from the West side only. Go to the end of the hallway to Suite 2107.
Century Towers

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
www.jacoares.org



   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.

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Mike Bellinger

ARES® Emergency Coordinator
for Jackson County, MO

Home Phone: 816-363-1118
SMS Cell Phone: 816-719-0211
Email Address: MBBelling@aol.com
Home Street Address: 224 East 74th Street
Kansas City, MO 64114-1420
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Jackson County, Missouri ARES
http://www.jacoares.org

digita softwarel links

http://www.w1hkj.com/

Further information regarding the Northland ARES digital ops is found  http://www.kcnorthares.org/policys-procedures/digital/psk/

Even further information can obtained from http://www.pa-sitrep.com/NBEMS/index.html or http://berkscountynbems.homestead.com/

While there are many ways to interface the soundcard to the radio, one good means is http://www.tigertronics.com/ using the SignaLink USB. It may be purchased online or local at Associated Radio. The Internet can provide many suggestions on the actual interface wiring to your particular radio. Several HAMs use a ‘mini-din6’ connector that can be used for either Packet or PSK type interface.

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To Review the use of the ICS213 traffic form and the ARES approved version both available below.

ICS213