<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:13px">Fellow hams,</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">We are asking you to continue your public service mission by helping </span><span style="font-size:13px">report the status of Tippecanoe County's warning sirens during their </span><span style="font-size:13px">monthly test. If you are available this coming Saturday morning and </span><span style="font-size:13px">can go to a siren location to observe its operation, please check into </span><span style="font-size:13px">the net at 10:45 a.m., on the WI9RES 147.135 MHz repeater (131.8 Hz tone), and advise Net Control of which one you plan to </span><span style="font-size:13px">cover. The sirens are scheduled to activate at 11:00 a.m.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">We want to coordinate the siren coverage prior to Saturday to </span><span style="font-size:13px">facilitate quick and easy deployment of personnel, and maximize </span><span style="font-size:13px">reporting. Certain sirens are </span><span style="font-size:13px">assigned by TEMA for amateur radio coverage.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Please visit </span><a href="http://www.w9tca.com/" style="font-size:13px" target="_blank">www.W9TCA.com</a><span style="font-size:13px"> to view the amateur radio assigned sirens for this month </span><span style="font-size:13px">and sign up to cover one in your area. The list and instructions are </span><span style="font-size:13px">on the front page of the web site.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">NOTE: 10 sirens have been added to the list that amateur radio operators are encouraged to report on. This increases the pool of sirens that we may choose to cover. Please consider checking one of these newly-assigned sirens, or cover one that you do not usually report.</b><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">IMPORTANT: If you plan to report a siren, please fill out the </span><span style="font-size:13px">assignment request form indicating which one. The </span><span style="font-size:13px">list on the web page will be updated (manually) after we receive your </span><span style="font-size:13px">request, with your callsign indicating which siren you plan to report. </span><span style="font-size:13px">This will allow everyone to see which sirens are spoken for and help </span><span style="font-size:13px">prevent duplication of effort. The goal is to cover as many of the listed sirens as possible</span><span style="font-size:13px"> each month, and minimize last-minute location changes </span><span style="font-size:13px">by personnel in the field.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">We look forward to working with you and other members of the amateur </span><span style="font-size:13px">community to help TEMA collect status reports of the county's warning </span><span style="font-size:13px">sirens on the 1st Saturday of each month. Please consider helping </span><span style="font-size:13px">with this important public service. Thanks and 73.</span></div></div></div></div></div>
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<br clear="all"><div><div class="m_6647323405503671471gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">______________________________<wbr>__________<br>Stephen M. Parker, WR9A<br>ARRL District Emergency Coordinator<br>Indiana ARES District 4<br><a href="mailto:WR9Aradio@gmail.com" target="_blank">WR9Aradio@gmail.com</a><br>--<br>Assistant EC for Operations & Training<br>Tippecanoe County, Indiana ARES<br><a href="http://www.W9TCA.com" target="_blank">www.W9TCA.com</a><br>______________________________<wbr>__________<br></div></div><div class="m_6647323405503671471gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div>
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