• Perfect Storm Exercise in California Gets Results

    From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Friday, March 14, 2025 17:33:10
    03/14/2025

    The ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section (SJV) conducted "Perfect Storm," an amateur
    radio emergency exercise, on March 5 - 7.

    Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) Dan Sohn, WL7COO, asked that a section-wide
    exercise be created that would engage both amateur radio operators and
    non-amateurs to become more active in their community's emergency preparedness
    and response capabilities. ÿ

    There were 120 participants from 9 counties within the SJV Section, including
    Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare,
    Tuolumne, and two counties outside the section, Los Angeles and San Diego. ÿ

    Both amateurs and participants equipped with General Mobile Radio Service
    (GMRS) radios gathered local situational awareness data. The exercise
    culminated with a two-hour period during which local groups forwarded their
    data to a mock Incident Command Post. At the same time, leaders of the groups
    were asked to participate in a live "hot wash" on Zoom, where the results were
    reviewed, and errors could be corrected in real time. ÿ

    SJV Section Manager Steven Hendricks, KK6JTB, said the Perfect Storm exceeded
    expectations and SEC Sohn reported the exercise was a resounding success. ÿ

    "We wanted to engage many different organizations and especially young hams,"
    said Hendricks. "It's important to tap into their excitement and engage them so
    when a disaster does strike, they can become a vital part of team."ÿ

    The SVJ Section is now planning to have two exercises every year. ÿ

    For more information about the ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section, visit their
    Facebook page San Joaquin Valley Section - ARRL | Facebook[1].


    [1] https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMjgwNTY2JnA9MSZ1PTUyNTgxODI4NCZsaT0zNzI2NzIyMw/index.html
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