Folks,
I think this is a pretty intriguing idea. It sounds right for the time. The
details could surely use some polishing, but I would operate this one.
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Ron Rossi H/P SRAM Engineering -- IBM Microelectronics
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
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>>>"Ford Peterson" said:
> ...
> Design a contest that provides the basis for emergency communications
> training. Field day is one such excercise that grabs big applause from the
> home land security types. Turnout for field day is big but the number of
> logs submitted is limited. And the traffic handled is elementary. In a
> real disaster, the traffic is a list of dead and injured, supply orders,
> etc.
>
> Real emergencies are never planned. This contest won't be either. The
> schedule will be determined by a range of dates (e.g. 11/1/xx to 3/31/yy).
> Ask Mr. Powell to issue a press release (in real life you hear about
> disaster via media--this makes a good simulation) to all media (CNN, NBC,
> CBS, ABC, FOX, etc.) on a Friday or Saturday noon of his choosing. The
> press release would state something like: "All US radio amateurs are
> instructed to begin their emergency training exercise today at 02:00 UTC
> until 06:00 UTC." Just think of the press. Imagine all the questions you
> will get at work. Imagine all the local media trying to pick up on a local
> story. The "rubber hits the road" when the excitement surrounding
> contesting gains momentum.
>
> Teams would collect QSOs on the air. Individual team logs would be
> assembled by each station and delivered to a designated team member who
> would deliver the log information to one of several collection points. An
> AMTOR mode would be the mode of choice for final delivery and possibly for
> the entire contest. Final score would be driven by the number of QSOs in
> the log and the time delivered to the collection point. Multiple
> submissions throughout the evening would be encouraged to add to the
> excitement. No log entries are allowed after 06:00Z but log collections can
> continue until complete--up to 30 days. Final results would be tallied and
> delivered to Mr. Powell on Monday morning. This would impress the FCC,
> congress, and the home land security folks.
>
> Sign me up for a team slot on this one guys. Let's follow Haynie's lead.
>
> So what do you think? I admit the details are rough but you get the idea.
> Give Haynie some meat to deliver to the Washington folks. Contesting may
> even lose it's "hobby" classification. Ham radio may lose a bit of it's
> "amateur" status in the eyes of the press.
>
> Ford-N0FP
> ford@cmgate.com
>
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