Subj : Arkansas Section News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Aug 08 2021 23:08:20

This email is being addressed to person who may have a desire in
participating in the planned Arkansas Northeast Districts Planned SET
(Simulated Emergency Test). You can review the details of the planned
set included in this email.

The Cross County Amateur Radio Club will be sponsoring the 2021
Simulated Emergency Test for Northeast Arkansas in cooperation with Bill
Nicholson W5WPN the ARRL ARES DEC for the Northeast Arkansas District.
This years SET is planned to be a severe weather system that moves
through Northeast Arkansas in the early morning hours (7:30 to 9:30
am).

! What: Severe weather system producing rain, strong winds and
tornadoes
! When: October 2, 2021
! Time: 10am to 12pm

S.E.T. Plan Details

In this Simulated Emergency Test the severe weather system will begin to
move through Northeast Arkansas early on Saturday morning at around
7:30am and should clear Northeast Arkansas by 9:30 am. Due to the early
morning event the normal Skywarn activation will not occur.

The storms will not be a squall line but will pop up at different times
and place during that time frame (this allowing for ARES groups to fit
the time for their area). Most damage should occur between 8:30 and
9:30am.

Time Line

% The storm system will begin to form and start to move through the
area between 7:30 and 9:30am.

% The ARES net will began at 10 am and will start taking check ins at
that point, all stations are asked to use standard net & message
handling protocols.

% Damages should be limited to strong winds down bursts, flooding,
tornadoes of EF-0 to EF-2 (winds of 70 to 165 mph), with damages top
Trees, homes, closed roads (due to down trees, and flooding, lost of
power due to down power lines, lost of phones due to damages to phone
lines and Cell Towers.

Note: ECs and ARES team members set up a more detailed plan for their
areas as to which communities and what damages occur and what
communications need will needed. Radio Communications should be held on
local non impacted Repeaters or Direct if none are available. An 80
meter Net should begin on or near 3987.5 KHZ and can be moved to a 40
meter Net if needed.

Contact Terry Busby  (W5ARS) or Bill Nicholson (W5WPN) for more
information:
Written By: Terry Busby W5ARS
Email: w5ars@hotmail.com

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