[mdmars_members] //MARS R/ SMD 10-40 EXERCISE THIS WEEKEND
- From: John AAR3CK / AAA3MD <aar3ck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:47:36 -0400
DE AAR3CK NR 10-40
R 240005Z SEPTEMBER 2010
FM AAA3MD
TO ALL MDC MEMBERS
BT
SUBJECT: SMD 10-40 EXERCISE THIS WEEKEND
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE!
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE ALL WHO ARE ABLE, TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISE THIS WEEKEND AS PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED. BY
"PARTICIPATE" I MEAN TO DO MORE THAN JUST CHECK IN AND "RIDE THE GAIN."
PLAN TO GENERATE SOME PRACTICAL SOUNDING EXERCISE MESSAGES, IN/EEI, AND
BECOME PART OF THE EVENT BY CONTRIBUTING WHERE YOU CAN. YOU CAN ALWAYS
GENERATE NEW TRAFFIC DURING THE NET, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT
BEFORE ANYTHING GETS STARTED.
DON'T LIST ALL YOUR TRAFFIC IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES. RATHER, SPREAD YOUR
TRAFFIC OUT OVER THE 3 HOUR PERIOD SO THE NET, AND EACH NCS, HAS
MATERIAL TO TRAIN WITH.
FOLLOW ALONG AND KEEP YOUR OWN VERSION OF THE NET ROSTER AND MESSAGE
COUNT EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT NET CONTROL. YOU MIGHT BE ASKED TO ASSUME
CONTROL AND THEN YOU'LL BE FAIRLY WELL PREPARED TO TAKE OVER, EVEN IF IT
IS ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. ALSO, TRY TO COPY ALL THE MESSAGE TRAFFIC ON
YOUR FREQUENCY AS THOUGH IT WAS INTENDED FOR YOU.
THE EXERCISE IS NOT THE PLACE TO TEST THE ADJUSTMENTS ON YOUR SOUND CARD
OR THE ALC SETTINGS ON YOUR TRANSMITTER. IT IS THE PLACE TO USE
DIFFERENT MODES THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE WORKING TO PASS AND RECEIVE
TRAFFIC. WE HAVE PLENTY OF OTHER VENUES TO GET YOUR GEAR WORKING.
IF THE EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS ADVISE YOU TO SEND SOMETHING TO THE STATE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER, PLEASE DIRECT THAT TRAFFIC TO DAVE,
AAM3MD. HE IS ACTING EOO FOR THIS EXERCISE AND WILL BE GLAD TO RECEIVE
YOUR INFORMATION.
THIS IS AN EXERCISE MEANT TO HELP US TRAIN. WE WILL HEAR THINGS DONE
SUPERBLY, WE MIGHT HEAR THINGS DONE DIFFERENTLY THAN WE ARE USED TO, AND
WE MIGHT EVEN HEAR SOME THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE AREN'T CORRECT. THIS
FORUM IS NOT FOR "ON THE AIR" CRITICISM, OR ANYTHING REMOTELY RESEMBLING
THAT. I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE OPEN
FREQUENCIES SUBJECT TO MONITORING BY ANYONE WITH A RECEIVER, AND THAT
INCLUDES THOSE ENTITIES WE SUPPORT AND SERVE. THEY NEED TO HEAR HOW WE
HANDLE THINGS IN A PROFESSIONAL, ALBEIT LEARNING, MANNER. DO THEY
REALLY LISTEN? YOU BET THEY DO!
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR THE EXERCISE. THE
ACTUAL EXERCISE IS NOT THE PLACE TO VERIFY WHO SHOULD BE RECEIVING WHAT,
OR DOING WHAT. IT'S OK IF YOU ARE NOT SURE. JUST ASK NOW. WE HAVEN'T
DONE AN EXERCISE IN QUITE SOME TIME, SO I KNOW I'M RUSTY. WE HAVE THREE
IN THREE MONTHS COMING UP. MAYBE BY THEN I'LL START TO FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE.
FINALLY, IF YOU HAVE READ SOME OF THE EMAILS, YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE
LIKELY GOING TO HEAR SOME THINGS THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE WHAT WE ARE USED
TO. YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HEAR SOME MESSAGE TRAFFIC THAT IS NOT 16
LINE FORMAT. IT MIGHT BE FROM AN ICS-213 FORM, OR IT MIGHT NOT FOLLOW
ANY FORMAT KNOWN TO EARTH. THAT'S OKAY, PRACTICE DOING WHAT YOU HAVE
TRAINED TO DO WITH NON-CONFORMING MESSAGES. YOU MIGHT ALSO HEAR SOME
"TACTICAL" CALL SIGNS ON FREQUENCY. THESE CALL SIGNS REPRESENT THOSE
WHO WE SUPPORT, OR THEY MAY BE THE ACTUAL ENTITY WE SUPPORT. YOU WON'T
KNOW FOR SURE. YOU MAY ENCOUNTER OPERATORS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW PROTOCOL,
GET FLUSTERED, MAKE MISTAKES AND GENERALLY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IS
GOING ON. ROLL WITH IT, IT'S PART OF THE TRAINING. NEXT EXERCISE I MAY
NOT REMIND YOU ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING, SO BE PREPARED.
MOST OF ALL, LEARN AND HAVE SOME FUN. WE CAN MISTAKES AND BUILD ON OUR
EXPERIENCES EACH TIME. SO, GET IN THERE AND KICK SOME ELECTRONS!
THANKS ES 73,
JOHN AAA3MD
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