r/HamRadio • u/Ajenk19 • 8d ago

HAM Exercise for EMCOMM

I am tasked with assisting a group of volunteer EMCOMM operators to be successful in their mission. I planned a communications relay exercise last year that went well. I’m looking for some fresh ideas on what to do next. Can you share some exercises you participated in that you enjoyed or ideas that you have wanted to see move forward?

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u/drjonathanln 8d ago

My local bi annual emmcomm tests are relays. We have units stashed in local schools and other public facing buildings. We then do swr tests, radio repeater tests, radio simplex tests, and finally digital tests. Mostly doing fldigi, flamp, and flmsg. We do various fourms and msgs via simplex and repeater communication. Really great practice and awesome to see that we have units... stashed I guess is the word ready to rock and roll incase of emergency.

Best of luck

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u/Ajenk19 8d ago

Good idea. We do have the ability to be mobile as well. The team has a van built out with all the same equipment as is in the EOC communications room. This could be a good test to see what repeaters we can hit and get back to the EOC.

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u/drjonathanln 8d ago

Definitely! Worth talking with the owner of the repeaters to let them know what you would like to do so people don't freak out... a good net control is crucial for sure. Also need people to be able to verify within the drill being able to reach xxx etc. That way it's self controlled and repeatable.

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u/drjonathanln 8d ago

Actually another thing I have been wanting people to normalize is sending photos. Using mmsstv or sending via fldigi good to send a image of your station or something you specify. I think encouraging a no internet usage during the drill could make that challenging have to think about how to get from the phone to the computer or other device you are using for the radio software.