Members of the NWMO ARES, Caldwell ARES and Livingston ARES groups will participating in a statewide drill based on an Earthquake happening somewhere in the state. The purpose of the drill is to test the abilities of ARES groups setting up in an open area and sending emails to the state EOC using nothing more than their radios and portable antennas using WINLINK email. This system allows ham radio operators to send emails over the air with no local internet.

Here is a run down of what types of stations that are going to be setup and locations:

1. WU0G will be set up at the EOC in Chillicothe which is located at the Chillicothe Fire Department. The EOC is just getting started so Mike will be setting up a temporary station in the parking lot using RMS Express on HF.
2. KG0CX is setting up at his home QTH in Kingston and is going to be setting up a temporary station using VHF thru the gateway in Kearney using an 11 element beam for his antenna. The Node is N0VX-10 on 145.070
3. KC0GP will be in Faucett, MO set up in his mobile using RMS Express on HF.
4. KC0QLU and NF0L will be set up on the North side of the Clinton County courthouse in downtown Plattsburg using RMS Express on HF.

For anyone wanting to learn more about this mode or to just come out and support these stations please feel free to stop by and check it out. We will be at these locations for the full 2 hours and we may try to send some PEER to PEER messages between the HF stations for practice. We will use the repeater link system to provide local communications for support and coordination. The Plattsburg, Osborn and Kingston repeaters will be linked for the event.