Category: ARES

MS ARES SET

SEC KC5IMN advises that the upcoming Mississippi Section Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Simulated Emergency Test (SET), code named ‘Operation Undead,’ is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The scenario involves a disruption of commercial communications infrastructure, coupled with a localized biological threat that requires specialized public health coordination for quarantine and resource allocation.

The mission for Mississippi ARES will be to coordinate amateur radio operators to support overflow and emergency communications for Public Safety, Public Service, and State and Local Government entities, focusing on the Public Health sector. The exercise will utilize various Amateur Radio networks including HF, VHF, UHF, Analog, SSB, and Digital modes, with the primary goal being to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of emergency preparedness and demonstrate Amateur Radio capabilities to served agencies and the public.

EM COMM OPERATION

EMECT DE K5DDT

I AM REQUESTING ALL MEMEBERS OF THE EMECT NET TO SEND A LIST OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONejaeut3iIMES AND FGREQUENCIES YOU OPERATE OR PLAN TO OPERATEDURING A HURRICANE OR OTHER LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

AN EXAMPLE: ONE OF OUR MEMBERS CONVEYED TO ME, HIS RIG IS ON FLDIGI AT NIGHT AND MORNING UNTIL AFTER THE EMECT NET (3581). HE CHANGES OVER TO NET 40 (7104 LSB) DURING MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. OBVIOULSY THERE ARE TIMES HE WILL BE USING WINLINK FOR SENDING /RECEIVING MESSAGES.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW WE CAN EXPECT TO CONTACT SOMEONE IN CASE IT IS NEEDED. THIS IS WHAT EMERGENCY COMMS IS ABOUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR INFO OR QUESTIONS. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. WE WILL GET THE RESULTS COMPILED AND POSTED FOR THE GROUP AFTER IT IS RECEIVED.