October MARS Interoperability Exercise
The Amateur Radio Service (ARS) is invited to participate in an Army and Air Force MARS interoperability exercise during the month of October.
Dates: 03 Oct 2020 – 26 Oct 2020
Time: Daily “noon-time local” Nets
Frequency: 60m Channel 1 – USB Dial 5.330.50 MHz – (Real-World Events have priority. Be aware that emergency traffic may preempt a planned net or interrupt an ongoing net)
Requested Exchange:
Please be prepared to pass your –
- Amateur Callsign
- City
- State
Other information may be requested at the time of contact.
Do not pass any simulated or made up information.
Additional Info:
- Feel free to make contact with MARS nets in any region, on any date
- MARS Net operators in Colorado will ID as “Hotel Main”
- Have fun participating in the MARS/ARS interoperability exercise
Schedule (Colorado is located in FEMA Region 8):
Regions groups below will be responsible for MARS Net operation on the dates listed for the group.
- Group A FEMA Regions: 1, 4, 7, 9
- Group A Oct Dates: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24
- Group B FEMA Regions: 2, 5, 6, 8
- Group B Oct Dates: 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25
- Group C FEMA Regions: 3, 7, 10
- Group C Oct Dates: 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26