
Rolling up the information to the County EOCs, and in turn roll up the information to the State EOC. On Saturday, July 15, 2017, the objective is to test the overall effectiveness and efficiency ofĬollect information from the shelters and other locations in the field, The MP2017 hurricane will affect all islands in the State of Hawaii. Makani Pahili 2017 will initially be a Category 4 hurricane. The amateur radio component for Makani Pahili 2017. The amateur radio community recognizes Clem Jung KH7HO who has made major contributions in organizing and coordinating To simulate and practice passing net bulletins. Net Control Stations, bulletin stations and net liaison stations are encouraged to pass the net bulletins on the nets Stations are also encouraged to study and practice their use of key words during emergency communications. This is so that the receiving party can generate a message containing a simulated reply.Īll stations will use "THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE" at the beginning Stations are encouraged to generate ICS-213 messages that contain anĪctionable request as opposed to simply a message that has just status and is informational. Stations are encouraged to generate and send test messagesįor the exercise, gain practice and become proficient BEFORE the next emergency or disaster. It tests the operator's ability to generate and efficiently exchange FLDIGI messages under actual net operating conditions It tests existing arrangements and capabilities between the amateurs and the agencies and communities that we serve. In sending and receiving American Red Cross Shelter status and ICS-213 messages between the nets and under net operating conditions. This year, the Makani Pahili 2017 hurricane exercise will stress the post-landfall aspects of hurricane relief and recovery.Ī major part of the Makani Pahili exercise is for all operators to deploy and set up their stationsĪnd for the operators to gain experience, speed, accuracy and proficiency The messages were a mix of short messages and some that were multiple pages in length.īy voice communications as that was the means that most operators had operational. The amateurs on Kauai and Oahu were challenged to exchange and deliver hundreds of messages accurately in a timely fashion The most frequently heard remark after Hurricane Iniki was that we as amateur radio operators should have been better prepared.
