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Officers:
Carlo Belella, K3ABH, RO, AEC Robert Long, KD3JK, RO, EC Herman Niedzielski, K2AVA, AEC
George Ferenz, KA3OTR, AEC Dean Boggs, KB3HOO, AEC

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There are two types of drills that occur on a regularly scheduled basis.  The first is the monthly RACES Drill, called COMMEX, or communications exercise. These drills are scheduled on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month and last for an hour or less.  There is usually no COMMEX during the months of July and August.

The second regularly scheduled drill is the annual SET, or Simulated Emergency Test.   This drill us usually held early in October. This drill is planned for us, to a large extent, by the leadership of the Maryland D. C. Section of the ARRL.  Given their guidance the details of the drill are refined by the local leadership.  The state leadership plans for a drill the might last as long as six hours. 

Current details of the drills are listed in the table below.

Local Commex Drills:

Date

Scenario

Local Support
January 9, 2007 Traffic Handling Training Traffic Messages (2)
February 13, 2007 Traffic Handling Training Traffic messages (3)
2M simplex
6 M Contact
March 13, 2007 Traffic Handling Training Traffic Messages (3)
10 M Net 28.450 +/- MHz
April 10, 2007 Traffic Handling Training Planning for future structure

SET   

Date

Scenario

Local Support
October ?, 2007 TBD TBD
     

 

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ACES is the name of the Washington County EmComm group serving RACES and ARES in Maryland.

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Last modified: Tuesday November 13, 2007.