[TCARES 0657] Re: Warning Siren Test Net, Saturday at 10:45

[J. Martin Mlynarik]

There will be no siren test today - authority TEMA

Marty
K9ICQ

On 9/3/2015 9:41 PM, Stephen M. Parker, WR9A wrote:
> Fellow hams,
>
> We are asking you to continue your public service mission by helping 
> report the status of Tippecanoe County's warning sirens during their 
> monthly test. If you are available this coming Saturday morning and 
> can go to a siren location to observe its operation, please check into 
> the net at 10:45 a.m. and advise Net Control of which one you plan to 
> cover. The sirens are scheduled to activate at 11:00 a.m.
>
> We want to coordinate the siren coverage prior to Saturday to 
> facilitate quick and easy deployment of personnel, and maximize 
> reporting. Certain sirens are assigned by TEMA for amateur radio coverage.
>
> Please visit www.W9TCA.com <http://www.w9tca.com/> to view the amateur 
> radio assigned sirens for this month and sign up to cover one in your 
> area. The list and instructions are on the front page of the web site.
>
> IMPORTANT: If you plan to report a siren, please fill out the 
> assignment request form indicating which one. The list on the web page 
> will be updated (manually) after we receive your request, with your 
> callsign indicating which siren you plan to report. This will allow 
> everyone to see which sirens are spoken for and help prevent 
> duplication of effort. The goal is to cover as many of the listed 
> sirens as possible each month, and minimize last-minute location 
> changes by personnel in the field.
>
> We look forward to working with you and other members of the amateur 
> community to help TEMA collect status reports of the county's warning 
> sirens on the 1st Saturday of each month. Please consider helping with 
> this important public service. Thanks and 73.
>
>
>

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J. Martin Mlynarik
Technical and Safety Consultant
E-Mail: mlynarik at purdue.edu
Web Page: https://engineering.purdue.edu/~mlynarik/
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