KF4LQK Activated - 09NOV09

KF4LQK, the Alabama EMA's ham station has been activated for Tropical Storm Ida. Station operators are N2TAR - Patrick Scott (Elmore County EC) and W4EGR - Jason Smith (Elmore County AEC/CERT Communications) until 2100L and then WX4AL - Mike Watkins will take over from there. We will be monitoring 3965kHz on HF and the DSTAR network on the REF2AL reflector. Please call KF4LQK for any storm related reports.

SECURE FROM EXERCISE

SECURE FROM EXERCISE 

At 14:00 PM CST, Mike Watkins, WX4AL instructed the Alabama EMA to issue orders to secure from exercise. All stations please stand down at this time.

A special thanks to everyone who participated in "Operation Highball". We saw a nice upsurge in the amount of traffic sent via digital modes, especially on the soundcard modes on 3570KHz USB. Also quite a bit of traffic was sent via APRS messaging and D-RATS.

Murphy was in full force at KF4LQK with D-RATS never working successfully here, despite successful use of it in the Hurrican exercise in May, and the Shelby County exercise just last month. We'll have to do some troubleshooting. APRS also needs attention at the State EMA.

On the bright side, the new Signalink USB soundcard interface worked well, allowing the State EMA to send and receive message traffic on both PSK-31 and MT63.

Thanks to all who participated! 

Now make sure that you efforts count. Please send your Alabama SET score sheet via e-mail to:

N1LF@ARRL.NET

Or via US Postal Service Mail to:

Les Rayburn, N1LF

121 Mayfair Park

Maylene, AL 35114

We need all entries by the end of the month...sooner is better.

73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF

 

New Net Control on 3965khz

From WX4AL

Relieved Jim, W4XWA as net control station for the 3965khz net. The Digital net has been
secured with one additional check-in: AB4WL from Tuscaloosa County on PSK-31.

WX4AL Assumed Tactical Voice Net duties at 1305HRS CT from W4XWA.

Shelby County SITREP

 THIS IS AN EXERCISE




001 ROUTINE HXC
W4SHL
CHECK 17
SHELBY COUNTY
12:58PM OCTOBER 3, 2009

TO: ALABAMA EMA, CLANTON, AL

A TOTAL OF 500 EVACUEES TRANSFERED TO RED CROSS SHELTERS X LEAKAGE CONTAINED X
CLEAN UP UNDERWAY

DON GREEN, SHELBY COUNTY EMA

Jefferson County SITREP 002

THIS IS AN EXERCISE

002 PRIORITY HXC
W4AVD CHECK 10
BIRMINGHAM, AL
12:52PM 3 OCTOBER 09

N1LF ALABAMA EMA EC

LEAK CONTAINED SHELTERS WILL BE CLOSED BY 1800Z X

CLINT HODGE, BIRMINGHAM RED CROSS
BY N4HUB HUB ON OCTOBER 3 AT 12:54PM

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Copied by voice NTS formatted message on D-STAR Reflector Net. 

Limestone County SITREP 005/006

THIS IS AN EXERCISE



N4SEV, LIMESTONE COUNTY 005 EMERGENCY 12:35AM CST
TO: ALABAMA EMA

CRANE ON SITE. UPRIGHTING TANK CAR. LEAK HAS STOPPED. NO EVACUATIONS WERE NECESSARY.

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N4SEV, LIMESTONE COUNTy 006 EMERGENCY 12:44 OCTOBER 3, 2009
TO: ALABAMA EMA

TANK CAR BACK ON TRACK. ATHENS HAZMAT CLEANING UP SPILL. HAZARD IS NOW OVER. WE ARE SECURING AT THIS TIME. THANKS TO EVERYONE. 73 N4SEV

Limestone County SITREP 004

THIS IS AN EXERCISE

N4SEV LIMESTONE COUNTY, 004 EMERGENCY
12:16 AM CST OCTOBER 3, 2009

TO: LES RAYBURN, KF4LQK ALABAMA EMA

FIRE UNDER CONTROL. TANK CAR WAS NOT OVERTURNED. TILTED CAUSING THE LEAK. HEAVY CONTRUCTION CRANE ON THE WAY TO UPRIGHT CAR.