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NTS,  Field Day - Stanly County  How to send RADIOGRAM NTS messages

Note: When I visit Field Day locations I normally leave a RADIOGRAM form for NTS message.  I ask that they assign it to someone at their F.D. gathering to send me information (I enclosed) on my visit. I ask for a Norman New Person to send me my request information. They can provide guidance from a NTS trained person if they have one.  My returned messages are about 60%.  Point here, is a number of county’s have on their Website a "How to send NTS messages".  You may want to follow Stanly County’s method of have a set meeting just for the how too of NTS messages and procedures. Old ham and especially new hams should be made aware that it not an oh, I‘ve been there and done that. I can assure you that during and emergency, NTS type message the standard RADIOGRAM form on the left and your County EOC standard (ICS-213) form. 
Talk with your E.C. to find out what form your County EOC is using.


  



  When the phone line go’s dead, when the cell phone battery gives up, when the cell phone towers no longer works, when your computer won’t fire up. “How Are You Going to Call” ?

As you can see I have modified my COMMENT ABOUT EOC.  Thanks toLarry (K4AEC) for correcting me.  I though that I would never forget the changes to the ICS-213 form it was a battle at one time.  Also the Radio Gram Form does not have to be limited to the standard 25 words form.

Paul - KD4OZI
5/04/15