PUBLIC SERVICE
             ACTIVITY REPORT
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About This Form

Amateur Radio donates thousands of man-hours of supplementary public service communications in civil emergencies, official drills and events such as parades and marathons each year. Such events show Amateur Radio in its best light, and it is critically important that ARRL bring documentation of this public service work to the attention of the Congress, the FCC and other public officials. Your information below is an important addition to the record. Please complete and return this form to the Public Service Branch at ARRL Headquarters. Thank you.
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1. Nature of activity (Check one).

Communications Emergency. Amateurs supplied communications required to replace or supplement normal communications means. X       Alert. Amateurs were deployed for emergency communications, but emergency situation did not develop. Special exercise. Amateurs supplied communications for a parade, race, etc.

Test or drill. A training activity in which amateurs participated.

 2. Brief description of activity: Earthquake, Anchorage, AK, 15 Mar 00, 2349L

3. Places or areas involved: Anchorage, AK; Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska

4. Number of amateurs participating: 30

5. Event start date/time: 15 Mar 00/2349L                   6. Event end date/time: 16 Mar 00/0010L

7. Duration of event (hours): .3                                     8. Total man-hours: 10

9. Number of repeaters used: 1

10. Estimated manpower cost: $100 (man-hours times $10/hr)

11. Estimated cost of equipment used: $15,950 (hand-helds, repeaters, etc.)

12. Total estimated cost of service: $16,050 (add amounts from lines 10 and 11)

13. Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call signs): 147.300/147.900 MHz, KL7ION repeater, Anchorage ARES Net

14. Number of messages handled: 30 initial damage assessment reports

15. Names of agencies receiving communications support: N/A, no damage reported.

16. Please list call signs of amateurs who were major participants:  KL7HIU

17. Other comments: WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED MAR 16 AT 0856 UTC

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION MESSAGE...

AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 5.2, OCCURRED AT
2349 AST ON MAR 15, OR 0049 PST ON MAR 16, OR 0849 UTC ON MAR 16.
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED 15 MILES N OF ANCHORAGE, AK
OR 30 MILES SW OF PALMER, AK  AT 61.4N, 150.0W, 19 MILES DEEP.

THE QUAKE WAS FELT SHARPLY IN PALMER AND ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

EVALUATION: THE MAGNITUDE IS SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE
GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED.

Please attach photos of amateurs in action, newspaper clippings or other data.
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Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service: ARES

Location of organization: City or town: Anchorage State: AK

Your name: Kent Petty             Call sign: KL5T

Address: 2229 Turnagain Parkway, Anchorage, AK 99517

ARRL appointment, if any: Alaska Section Manager, Volunteer Examineer

e-mail address: [email protected]

Telephone:  (907) 552-9780           (907) 243-5856
                           (days)                         (evenings)

I attest that the information provided above is complete and true to the best of my knowledge.


Larry K Petty, KL5T                                                                              16 Mar 00