Date: Thursday May 26, 2022 (updated 5-17-22)
Time: 0900-1100 EST (Please remember to ask N4CCF to secure)
Scope: All Charlotte County Sites
Exercise Objective:
The objective is for each site to provide a list of communication assets they can reliably send traffic either voice or data or both. This will provide the EOC (N4CCF) with the capabilities and/or limitations of each site as tasks arise in a real emergency. We are asking each site submit status via Winlink “Winlink Check-In Form” and/or Voice. Incorporate the Go-Boxes into the same cadence as the potential shelter sites. The Please document all activity for your site on an ICS 214 form to be submitted at the end of the exercise.
Sites Activated:
- CC EOC – Duwain W8JJV, Doug KE5ODR, John NA9J, Tom KK4YES Dave K3FHP, Joe KG9B,
- Fawcett Hospital – Bob-KC9DRY, Angelo-K3YUN
- Shorepoint Port Charlotte – KK4TOI-Joe, Mike-K4YG
- Shorepoint PG – KO4SPC-Steve, Richard-N9RJP
- New Day Church Special need Shelter (new site)Go Kit #3
- Englewood Hospital (Parking Lot) – Jim-KA8PB, Jon W4JP,Bernie KO4ZQL
- GoKit-#1 (North) – Dennis-W6BFK
- GoKit #2 (Babcock Ranch) – Doug-KM4LKC, Shirley & Tony Cooke
- GoKit #3 still available New Day Church Peachland
- Home Stations are welcome
Communication Modes:
- Voice (FM)
- Data (Winlink-VaraFM)
Radio Communications Network Assets:
(Please refer to ICS 205 attached)
Please plan to be at your site by 0830 to provide time to access and prepare the site.
During this exercise, the Charlotte County EOC (N4CCF) will be directing nets starting at 0900 on the WX4E linked repeater system on 444.975 (CH#1). Refer to ICS 205 attached.
Schedule
(Please Reference your ICS 205)
- 0830 to 0900 – Site Access / Setup / Comm Scan
- 0900 to 0930 – Begin Roll Call on Primary EOC Coordination Channel (CH#1)
- 0930 to 1030 – Report Comm Scan via Winlink and/or Voice on Assigned TAC Channel
- 1030 to 1050 – Report Issues on Assigned TAC Channel
- 1050 to 1100 – Ask Net Control for release on Coordination EOC Channel #1
- Please complete a 214a and Winlink to N4CCF;W8JJV before you secure
During initial roll call please check in with the following information:
- Name (First Name Only)
- Amateur Call
- Location Tactical Name or (Nearest Cross streets)
- Status: Deployable or Standby (Monitor Only)
- If you have Winlink capability, please use the “Winlink Check In” form and please update your status of both your Voice and Digital capabilities
- Please infor Net Control if you have any guests at your site
Here are a few guidelines:
- Be precise in your communication. This is not a contest. This is an exercise. Use good radio communication techniques such as phonetics. Always ask for a repeat if information is not clear or transcribed properly and / or repeat the information to the requestor for confirmation.
- Stay calm – This is not a race. We are adapting to the requests. In a real disaster, the requests are out of the norm.
- EOC Coordination channel is a directed net – always ask for net control
- Please use Winlink quick form for results of Comm Scan– Please use Channel Names for reference from ICS 205 to document your results.
- Ask your leader for advice and discuss the situation.
Forms Included:
ICS 205 Form: This form has the communication assets we are going to use for this exercise for Charlotte County
ICS 214a Form: Complete an send Via Winlink before securing
Net Control Script Outline – K3FHP
Begin Directed Net at 0900 Local Time
- Beginning of CCFLARES Monthly Exercise (again this is an exercise)
- We will pause for any emergency traffic
- This is a test of the ECOMM assets within Charlotte County and exercising the use of good ECOMM practices
- This is a directed NET – all traffic must go thru net control
- All Winlink traffic will be directed to the EOC (N4CCF), Incident Command Tom K9XV and addressed to N4CCF; W8JJV; KG9B
- This is a drill
- Begin Roll Call
- I would go down the supplied tactical sites first
- If a site has multiple ops, have each check-in
- Ask for the following
- Name (first Name Only)
- Amateur Call
- Tactical call sign (if at a tactical site)
- Location Tactical Name or (Nearest Cross streets)
- Status: Deployable (Participating) or Standby (Monitor Only)
- If you have Winlink capability, please use the “Winlink Check In” form and please update your status of both your Voice and Digital capabilities
- Please stay on the coordination channel unless directed
- Ask for home stations participating
- Ask for standby Stations (all are welcome)