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Today's FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net
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Hello Everyone, Today is the second Sunday of the month and time for the next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net.? This net occurs on the second and fourth Sunday of each month.? It is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere.? The net helps familiarize participants with the Winlink system and use of the available message templates.? Please check into the net anytime Sunday before midnight. Today, please send a Field Situation Report. Here's how to prepare a Field Situation Report: If you have a Winlink Account: 1. Open Winlink Express. 2. Open a new message form: ? 2a. Click the new message icon or click 'Message' then 'New Message'. 3. Open a new Field Situation Report form. ? 3a. In the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. ? 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. ? 3c. Click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. ? 3d. Double click 'Field Situation Report'. 4. The first six fields make up the message header most of which are self-explanatory. ? 4a. In the 'Task' field, enter Exercise 2022-15. 5. The bulk of the remaining fields, Blocks 1 through 11, make up the body of the report. ? 5a. Block 1 'Is There An 'EMERGENCY/LIFE SAFETY Need'? (Yes/No): This would be a good place to report disruptions to lifelines noted above. ? 5b. Block 2 'Territory':? If you are reporting from a tribal reservation, enter it here.?? ? 5c. Block 3 'Lat' and 'Lon': This information is used to populate the map of participating stations. For security reasons I recommend entering the latitude and longitude of a nearby public place and NOT your home location. ? 5d. Block 3: The MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) and Grid fields are automatically filled in. 6. Block 13'POC':? Point of Contact: Enter the name, contact information, and agency providing the information for this report. 7. If you wish, click the 'Save Field Situation Data' button to save your information to your computer. 8. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 9. On Winlink Express, you should see the information from your form in the new message form you opened earlier. 10. On the ribbon menu near the top of the screen, click 'Post To Outbox'. 11. On Sunday (August 14th): ? 11a. Open Winlink Express.?? ? 11b. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session', select the mode you want to use to send your message(s).? Then click 'Open Session'.? Then click 'Start'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one.? Winlink Express is free as is use of the system.? In the meantime, use the following procedure to send an email via the Winlink system. 1. Open your email client. 2. Open a new message form 3. In the 'To' field enter 'W9REL@...' 4. In the 'Subject line' enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-2 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'.? The '//WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state. 6. Enter Yes, No, or Unknown-NA to the following: ? 6a: Is this an EMERGENCY/LIFE SAFETY Need? If Yes, enter details. ? 6b: City, County, State, Territory (including native American Indian reservation) information. ? 6c: Latitude and Longitude. For security reasons I recommend entering the latitude and longitude of a nearby public place and NOT your home location. ? 6d: POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) Landline Functioning? If No, enter details. ? 6e: VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocols) landlines functioning? If No, enter details. ? 6f: Cell phone voice calls functioning? If No, provide details. ? 6g: Cell phone texts functioning? If No, provide details. ? 6h: AM/FM Broadcast Stations functioning? If No, provide details. ? 6i: OTA (Over The Air) TV functioning? If No, Provide details. ? 6j: Satellite TV functioning? If No, Provide details.? ? 6k: Cable TV functioning? If No, Provide details. ? 6l: Public Water Works functioning? If No, Provide details. ? 6m: Commercial Power functioning? If No, Provide details. ? 6n: Commercial Power Stable? If No, Provide details. ? 6o: Natural Gas Supply (or LP gas supplies) functioning? If No, Provide details. ? 6p: Internet functioning? If No, Provide details. ? 6q: NOAA weather radio functioning? If No, Provide callsign, frequency, or location. ? 6r: NOAA weather radio audio degraded? If No, Provide callsign, frequency, or location. ? 6s: Additional Comments: Brief summary of current situation - expected outage times, major observations, etc. ? 6t: Point of Contact: Enter the name, contact information, and agency providing the information for this report. 7. On Sunday (August 14th) send your email to Skip.Sharpe@... Thanks for your participation.? I look forward to getting check-ins from all of you.? In the meantime... Keep cool, safe, and healthy Skip W9REL/Net Manager Always keep good situational awareness --------------------------- |
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