1. Nature of activity:
Test or drill

 2. Brief description of activity:
Link Cordova to Valdez ARES Comm. Drill

 3. Places or areas involved:
Cordova-Valdez

 4. Number of amateurs participating:
3

 5. Event start date/time:
Oct. 5, 2002, 1400 AST

 6. Event end date/time:
Oct. 5, 2002, 1500 AST

 7. Duration of event:
1 hour

 8. Total man-hours:
3

 9. Number of repeaters used:
0

10. Estimated manpower cost (man-hours times $10/hr):
$30

11. Estimated cost of equipment used (hand-helds, repeaters,
etc.):
$800

12. Total estimated cost of service (add amounts from lines 10
and 11):
$830

13. Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call
signs):
3920 KHz SSB

14. Number of messages handled:
2

15. Names of agencies receiving communications support:
Valdez ARES Drill

16. Please list call signs of amateurs who were major
participants:
Cordova: AL7G, KL1AL, KL0PW (total ham population of Cordova).
Using KL1AL's station.

17. Other comments:
High local QRN level in Cordova limited reception from
portable emergency station in Valdez. Successfully relayed
traffic thru fixed station in Valdez running full power. Hope
to experiment with mobile/portable station here to find
quieter spot.

Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service:
Cordova ARES

Location of organization:
Cordova AK

Your name and callsign:
Jim Vansant, AL7G

Your address and telephone:
PO Box 1263
Cordova, AK 99574
907-424-3180

ARRL appointment(s), if any:
Cordova EC

Your email address:
[email protected]