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Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:49:09 +0000
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by: ARRL de WD1CKS - Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:49 UTC

08/26/2022

The Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES¿) just completed a dry-run
exercise for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County, Ohio. ARRL Ohio
Section Emergency Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL, said the drill was practice
for the federally judged exercise scheduled for September.

The Ohio Emergency Operations Center (EOC) amateur station, W8SGT, was utilized
and on the air to communicate with several counties in northeast Ohio. Amateur
radio serves in the emergency planning as a backup communications resource. The
actual exercise is focused more on the power plant and its operation, but the
state EOC is involved for the process.

"In real life, this was a low-key type of exercise for us. It does not involve
a lot of hams or activity, just establishes the line of communication," said
Broadway. "It's satisfying to know, through many conversations during the
planning stage, that amateur radio is a key ingredient to assure communication
with the state."

Ohio ARES[1] is also working on a Simulated Emergency Test (SET) drill for
October 1, 2022. For more information about the Amateur Radio Emergency
Service¿, visit www.arrl.org/ares[2].

[1] http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/
[2] http://www.arrl.org/ares

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