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From: Hans Zimmermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 05:33
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: GlobalSET - November 2008
To all participants of GAREC-05-06-07-08:
The next GlobalSET has been announced for 8 November 2008. Below please find
the details for this second global emergency communications exercise,
provided by the organizer of the event, Greg Mossop, G0DUB.
PSE QSP - pass on the information to your emergency communications groups
!
TNX in advance and 73
Hans, F5VKP / HB9AQS
IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications
(This message is being sent to all participants of GAREC-05, -06, -07, -08;
I have tried to consolidate all the addresses, but please let me know in
case you receive more than one copy, so that I can correct the list
accordingly, tnx.)
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Global Simulated Emergency Test - November 2008
*****Saturday November 8th 2008 04.00 - 08.00 UTC*****
IARU Region 1 invites the HQ-Stations of all IARU member societies and
stations of Emergency Communications Groups to participate in a Global
Simulated Emergency Test on
Saturday November 8th, 2008 04.00 - 08.00 UTC.
The operation will take place on and near the emergency Centre-of-Activity
(CoA) frequencies on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres (+-QRM ).
The objectives of the test are;
1/ increase the common interest in emergency communications.
2/ test how usable the CoA frequencies are across ITU regions.
3/ create practices for international emergency communication and 4/
practice the relaying of messages using all modes.
Please remember that this is not a contest, it is an emergency
communications exercise !
Following the recommendation of the GAREC conferences, participating
stations are requested to use /D in their callsign (D=distress/disaster)
where permitted by their licensing administration.
Traffic may be passed on voice (SSB), Data or CW modes as detailed below.
Voice mode
Each IARU Region will have a HQ station operating on voice as follows:
Region 1 - TBA
Region 2 - TBA
Region 3 - TBA
HQ stations will be QRV simultaneously on all CoA frequencies appropriate to
their region +- QRM as shown below.
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
3760 3750 or 3985 3760
7060 7060, 7240 or 7290 7060
14300
18160
21360
Stations intending to participate are requested to send their callsigns to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] before the exercise so that HQ stations can be
aware of the number of stations calling them. A list of participating
stations will also be available at www.raynet-hf.net
To practice relaying messages, each participating station is allowed to send
six (6) messages: three during the first two hours and three more during the
last two hours of the test.
After sending their own messages, participating stations should start to
relay messages of other stations, when a message has been relayed twice it
should then be sent to the HQ station of their own region. It is very useful
if messages 'jump'' between countries and/or Regions.
Participating stations should call 'CQ GLOBALSET' giving their callsign and
organisation ( ARES,RAYNET, NETMAR etc. ).
Each participating station will send up to six messages to their Regional HQ
station as follows;
- Time of sending the message in UTC
- The callsign of the sending station
- Message number - 1,2 or 3 in the first half of the exercise, 4,5 or 6 in
the second half.
- Bands available for use - use the meter band designation NOT frrequency.
- Number of operators at the station
- Emergency power available - 1=None, 2=Battery, 3=Generator (of any kind),
4= Battery and Generator.
- Emergency Communications Group or National Society
- As messages are relayed, add via... via... to show the callsigns of
stations which have relayed this message.
A one-character prefix will be used before each part of the message in order
to make it easier to decode
Where:
- M(ike) = Message number
- B(ravo) = Band available
- O(scar) = Operators
- P(apa) = Power available
When a station other than an HQ station receives a message, it should relay
the message towards the destination in whatever way it can.
For example :- a message originated by SU1KM in Egypt for the Region 1 HQ
station might be passed initially to a station in Malta on 40m, from there
to a French station on 80m, and finally to the destination HQ station on
80m.
For example :-
1. ZS6BUU sending message number 1 at 0430UTC, 80,40,20,10m bands
available, 3 operators, no emergency power, member of HAMNET.
"0430 ZS6BUU M1 B80 B40 B20 B10 O03 P1 HAMNET"
2. MM3UJL/P sending message number 4 at 0700UTC, 160,80,40,20,10m bands
available, 2 operators, both battery and generator available, member of
RAYNET
"0700 MM3UJL/P M4 B160 B80 B40 B20 B10 O02 P4 RAYNET"
Regional HQ stations will not sending messages, only receive them. To avoid
QRMing the HQ stations, please move to frequencies near the CoA in steps of
5KHz for contacts with others.
To create a more realistic situation, please limit your transmitting power
during the exercise to 100 Watts. Special value is given to stations
operating mobile/portable and/or on emergency power.
Data modes
Data stations must send the same format as used for voice messages.
There will not be any HQ stations for data modes, data stations should use
the frequencies defined for their preferred mode in national bandplans. This
makes the use of 'CQ GLOBALSET' and registering your intended participation
particularly important.
'Structured' modes such as Winlink, ALE, PSKmail should send their messages
directly to [EMAIL PROTECTED] , other data modes should attempt
to relay the messages through two other stations before sending them to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for analysis.
CW Mode
CW is included in this SET to increase the possiblility of stations making
contacts in difficult conditions and should be used when SSB or data
contacts are proving impossible. There will not be any HQ stations for CW,
CW stations should operate near the CoA frequencies when SSB traffic cannot
be heard.
CW stations must send the same format as used for voice messages and not
exceed 15wpm. If necessary CW messages can be relayed through two other
stations before sending them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for analysis.
Conclusion
Please send your logs with comments, pictures and suggestions for future
exercises to; [EMAIL PROTECTED] as soon as possible after the SET. A
brief report of the event is required for the IARU Region 1 conference in
Cavtat on 16th November but the full report is hoped to be available in
December 2008.
To be fair to all regions we use three different time slots for the
exercise, the next exercise will be on May 2nd 2009 at 11.00 -15.00 UTC with
the event in November 2009 being at 18.00 - 22.00 UTC.
Thanks for your support of emergency communications.
Greg Mossop, G0DUB
GlobalSET Organiser
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