HomeMy WebLinkAbout'Hams" to test emergency Plan for Brazos County Disasters 1965 `Hams To Test Emergency Plan
For Brazos County Disasters
By JANIE WALLACE an alternate control station will
Battalion Staff Writer be operated by David Hoffman,
Members of the Brazos County I WA5SQT. A number of mobile
Amateur Radio Emergency Corps,) short -range radio stations will
consisting mainly of A &M stu- be situated at strategic points .
dents, will conduct a simulated around Bryan - College Station and
emergency test of the Brazos a long -range fixed station will
County emergency plan on Jan. supply c o n t a c t with distant
25. points.
Also, a mobile cruising unit will
"The plan will provide the BrY- be operated by Jess Rhoden,
an- College Station area with WA5KXC. The local network will
emergency facilities, in the event be tied in with the National Traf-
of a disaster that might damage fic System for swift communica-
or incapacitate normal H Perry, tion with points outside the local
cations," said Franklin H. Perry, area
emergency coordinator of t h e
American Radio Relay. As a part of the test, partici-
pating amateurs will originate
The AREC is a group of ama- messages to their section emer-
teur radio operators who volun- gency coordinators and civil de-
teer their time and radio stations fense directors will communicate
so that the area will never be with civil defense officials at t
without communication because of state and federal level. Red Cross'```
failure of telephone, telegraph or chapter executive officers will re-
q. power lines, port by radio to area and national
The test, conducted nationally offices through the National Traf- .
by the Amateur Radio Public Ser- fic System and other facilities.
vice Corps, will emphasize coop- The AREC is a part of the Na- >•
eration with Red Cross chapters tional Amateur Radio Public Se
and civil defense agencies. vice Corps. Other local operatort -
Perry's control station with call participating are Ed Campbell,
letters WA5RXO, is located at K5SQT; Brian Derx, WB2HEY /5;
202 -D Spruce Street and will di- Steve Pearce, WN5UDV; a n d
rect all operations. If necessary, Gene Whitehurst, WA5GZX.