![]() "I know there is some discussion,but not sure how far it has or will go," she told ARRL. Goudreau said it's not yet clear if other FEMA regions will alsoconduct interoperability exercises. The next FEMA Region X HF InteroperabilityExercise will take place on February 15, 1730-1845 UTC. ![]() The interoperability net between federalstations and Amateur Radio licensees has been coordinated andauthorized by the NTIA and the FCC. The January numbers are up from 48 total check-ins, including 42 radioamateurs, in December. "During theexercise, voice and data (both BPSK31 and MT63-2KL) were successfullytested." "The propagation that day allowed stations to participate from as farnorth as Houston, British Columbia, as far east as Billings, Montana,and as far south as Cupertino, California," Goudreau said. Also checking in were six Army andtwo Air Force MARS stations, three SHARES stations, and one FEMAstation. Laura Goudreau, KG7BQR, Regional Emergency Communications Coordinatorfor FEMA Region X, said the January 18 exercise attracted 56 check-ins,47 of them Amateur Radio stations. ![]() FEMA Region X is made up of Alaska,Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, but all stations are welcome. Check-ins include state, tribal,federal, and Amateur Radio stations, to test HF interoperability in anemergency or disaster response. Participation appears to be growing in the monthly Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) Region X HF interoperability exercises, whichtake place on 60 meters (center channels 5,332 and 5,348 kHz) on thethird Wednesday of each month. FEMA Region X Reports Another Successful HF Interoperability Exercise:
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