Tactical Interoperability Exercise
New Mexico Preparedness Area #1
Ham Radio “After Action Report”
Roswell/ Chaves County
Mobile Command Post
ARES HF Net Control
Vehicle – W5ALL
(NVIS antenna in field behind van)
ARES VHF/UHF Net Control
Vehicle – W5TIC
Date: Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Time: 1315 to 1445 MDT
Where: Nine-county area – Guadalupe, Quay, De
Baca, Curry, Lincoln,
Chaves, Roosevelt,
Eddy, and Lea Counties – plus the State EOC in Santa Fe.
Who: Hams from the nine-county area and the State EOC in Santa Fe --
plus some hams from
other New Mexico Counties, Texas, and Arizona.
W5TIC VHF/UHF net control
Roswell. W5ALL HF and digital data net
control, Roswell.
KKFXZ and K5RIC
Lincoln County net controls.
Plan: Scroll
down for plan.
Results: All
SOP ARES frequencies and repeaters were tested. A link between ARES VHF and
Public Safety VHF was
established using ACU -1000 equipment.
With one exception, the
ARES portion of the exercise went as planned.
The one exception was we
were unable to establish a direct MT63 data circuit between
Roswell and the Santa
Fe EOC on either 80 meters or 40 meters HF.
We were,
however, able to
establish an excellent 40 meter MT63 circuit between Roswell and
Aztec (in the
Four-corners area of New Mexico). Data
could presumably have been
relayed from Aztec to
Santa Fe by ham radio, Internet or other means.
As an alternative to the
MT63 mode, we sent data from Roswell to the State EOC using
145.01 MHz TelPac
packet and the WL2K system. We also
communicated with the
State EOC in Santa Fe
a number of times by voice, utilizing the Mega Link ham repeater system.
Problems:
Aside from the problem with HF
direct to the EOC, the only other problem was a very
high acoustic noise
level at the net control location. W5TIC had a hard time hearing.
There were five
generators and more than five air-conditioners making noise in the
immediate area. Plus, there were numerous conversations and
vehicle traffic.
Headphones with a
boom mike would have helped.
The 40 Meter SSB sub-band
was “long,” requiring a rely from a N5TW in Georgetown, TX.
Statistics: The
following tables delineate the hams who participated via the various repeater
systems and frequencies. There were a total of 186 check-ins to the
various ham radio
nets (a number of
hams checked into more than one net).
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Participant Totals
|
Repeater Name |
Frequency |
Repeater Location |
No. of Participants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mega
Link Sys WA5IHL |
Various |
Various
throughout NM |
45 |
|
Capitan
Mtn. W5YFN |
146.610
MHz |
Top
of Capitan Mountain |
30 |
|
Caprock W8QD |
147.180
MHz |
KOB-R
tower near Caprock, NM |
29 |
|
Buck
Mtn. K5RIC |
146.980
MHz |
Top
of Buck Mountain |
26 |
|
FLETC W5COW |
444.975
MHz |
Approx.
7 Mi east of Artesia |
19 |
|
Roswell W5BLO |
146.940
MHz |
W.
Mc Gaffey Rd, Roswell |
11 |
|
75
Meter HF |
3939.00
kHz |
No
repeater used |
8 |
|
40
Meter HF |
7236.50
kHz |
No
repeater used |
14 |
|
40
Meter MT63 |
7103.50
kHz |
No
repeater used |
2 |
|
Telpac
Node W5ALL-9 |
145.010
MHz |
Estrellita
Dr, Roswell |
2 |
Details by Repeater/Frequency
|
Repeater Name |
Frequency |
Ham Callsign |
Ham Location |
County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buck Mtn. K5RIC |
146.980 MHz |
KE5IAY |
Lake
Arthur |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KE5IDY |
Mobile |
Chaves |
|
|
|
W0FOE |
Portable
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
W5ALL |
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
W5BLO |
Mobile
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KB5UFU |
Artesia |
Eddy |
|
|
|
KE5YD |
Artesia |
Eddy |
|
|
|
W5COW |
Hope |
Eddy |
|
|
|
AB5JR |
Loma
Grande |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
K5FBK |
Roswell
(Mobile Command) |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
K5JWE |
Alto |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
K5OI |
Ruidoso |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
K5RIC/M |
Mobile |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
K5YQ |
Ruidoso |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
KA5SKF |
Mobile
Hondo |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
KD5NDK |
Ruidoso |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
KE5MWK |
Mobile |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
KE5MWM |
Mobile |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
KE5OIE |
Mobile |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
KK5XZ |
Ruidoso |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
W0ZW |
San
Patricio |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
W5ZIT |
Ruidoso |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
W6RQR |
Ruidoso
Downs |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
WA6IFF |
Cherry
Creek |
Lincoln |
|
|
|
N7DRB |
Alamogordo |
Otero |
|
|
|
W5GEM |
James
Canyon |
Otero |
|
Mega Link |
VHF/UHF |
KE5IHC |
Mobile |
Bernalillo |
|
|
|
NM5BC |
Albu.
Bernalillo Co EOC |
Bernalillo |
|
|
|
WX5ABQ |
Albuquerque
Nat.Weather Ser. |
Bernalillo |
|
|
|
K5FBK |
Roswell
Lincoln Co. MCP |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KC5MU |
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KE5CWX |
Dexter |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KE5LEK |
Mobile
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KE5LIY |
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
KF4WC |
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
N4ILQ |
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
N5MMI |
NMMI
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
N5UBK |
Mobile
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
W5ALL |
Portable
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
W5BLO |
Mobile
|
Chaves |
|
|
|
W5PSA |
Mobile
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
W5TIC |
Mobile
Roswell |
Chaves |
|
|
|
WS5A |
Dexter |
Chaves |
|
|
|
WA5TYJ |
Grants
Cibola Co. EOC |
Cibola |
|
|
|
KB0QNW |
Mobile |
Eddy |
|
|
|
KB5UFU |
Artesia |
Eddy |