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STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  23/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.723)
SUBJECT:       PACKET RADIO DEMONSTRATIONS - PART 2 OF 4 PARTS
     Assure that everything works before demonstrating it -- or
don't demonstrate it at all.  A successful demo can be made by
communicating from the demonstration site to (a) a nearby packet
station previously prepared for the demo or (b) a previously
prepared nearby (not more than one digi away) packet bulletin
board.
     Previous preparation entails writing two or three messages
in advance.  These messages must then be pre-positioned at the
(a) offsite packet station or (b) in the packet bulletin board or
mailbox.
     Message content:  Messages tailored to the specific event
are always more effective.  At least one message should be at
least 30 lines to more effectively demonstrate real time
transmission time.  Use local place, agency and people's names in
your demo traffic.  Including the name(s) of politicians and the
person(s) influential in the budget process can be quite
effective if done properly.  Design disaster exercise messages to
reflect a plausible incident in your area, but be sure to preface
and end the message with the word "DRILL".
(To be continued.) For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on JULY 13, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  24/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.724)
SUBJECT:       PACKET RADIO DEMONSTRATIONS - PART 3 OF 4 PARTS
     If your local OES, Fire or other agency uses a SITREP
(situation report) or status report form, obtain it in advance
and draft your demo message around it.  It is very important to
write the message in their language and on topics they are
familiar with -- not in unfamiliar terms.  The same is true of
forms and formats; always use those of your agency and not those
of ARRL or any others if they conflict.  The potential users of
your packet will be favorably impressed by reading messages with
which they can relate.
     Use your own equipment and never equipment of others for the
first time, otherwise Murphy's Law is sure to strike.
     Always use a printer.  Tear off and hand hard copy to the
officials.
     Pre-survey the site if possible.  The most common oversight
is insufficient coaxial cable to enable you to place your antenna
where it will work best.  A hundred feet is recommended.
     (To be continued.)
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on JULY 20, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  25/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.725)
SUBJECT:       PACKET RADIO DEMONSTRATIONS - PART 4 OF 4 PARTS
     Avoid planning to or offering to connect with State OES
Headquarters station W6HIR-1.  Why?  First, in a real incident
you may be communicating with a county or your State OES Regional
office but not the Sacramento Headquarters.  Second, State OES HQ
will not be manned after-hours when most demos are made.
     A side comment is that we have heard a complaint or two from
packet operators unhappy with having to dismantle their home
packet station to relocate it to a demo site.  They might be
reminded that the emergency need for packet communications is
seldom if ever at home, but rather in the field.  This is true of
most RACES/ARES communications; the operators and their equipment
are invariably needed anywhere but at home.
     For copies of these procedures and sample demonstration
messages, write or call:  RACES, c/o your State OES Regional
Office.
Sgd/Stanly E. Harter, KH6GBX
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on JULY 27, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  26/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.726)
SUBJECT:                      HURRICANES
     THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION HAS
RELEASED ITS LIST OF 1987 SEASON HURRICANE NAMES, ALTERNATING
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE.  HURRICANES, SOMETIMES CALLED TYPHOONS
IN THE PACIFIC, ARE TROPICAL CYCLONES WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74
MPH OR MORE.
     THIS SUMMER'S HURRICANES OFF THE WEST COAST ARE ADRIAN,
BEATRIZ, CALVIN, DORA, EUGENE, FERNANDA, GREG, HILARY, IRWIN,
JOVA, KNUT, LIDIA, MAX, NORMA, OTIS, PILAR, RAMON, SELMA, TODD,
VERONICA AND WILEY.
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on AUGUST 3, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  28/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.728)
SUBJECT:     I.D. CARDS WANTED
ATTENTION:          CITY/COUNTY OES DIRECTORS/RADIO OFFICERS
     We are frequently asked to see examples of the ID cards
provided Amateur Radio operators enrolled as Disaster Service
Workers.  We are starting a collection of the cards to show
others seeking ideas and assistance.  Please send us two (2) of
your cards to Stanly E. Harter, State OES, 2800 Meadowview Rd.,
Sacramento, CA 95832.
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on 8/10/87

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  29/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.729)
SUBJECT:                 1987 EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE - PART 1
     ITEM 1.  The annual earthquake exercise will be conducted
October 14 and 15, 1987.  The exercise will be played in real
time and will commence after a 0430 hypothetical major earthquake
in Southern California.
     ITEM 2.  The only communications at the offset for the State
Office of Emergency Services between Los Alamitos and Sacramento
will be HF-SSB.  For this we will be looking towards RACES, CAP
and MARS.
     ITEM 3.  The contact in Southern California for
communications planning and coordination is Don Root, telephone
[phone].  This will be an excellent opportunity to test the
capabilities of the frequencies, personnel and equipment of
RACES, CAP and MARS.  Operations each day will end around 1500.
                                            (To be continued)
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on 8/17/87

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  30/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.730)
SUBJECT:                      SAR CITY USA
     Register early for the SAR City USA seminar at Barstow
Community College on November 6,7,8.  There will be 80-100
different classes ranging from basic search and rescue to
advanced training for the veteran, both paid and volunteer.  An
average of 500 attendees each year.  Commercial displays and
latest equipment available.  Family camping area available.  Many
RACES personnel attend.  For more information contact executive
director Brian Zane at 619-253-2210.
Sgd/Blynn Mueller, Deputy Chief RACES Radio Officer, San
Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.               For
statewide broadcast by W6NKR on 8-24-87

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  31/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.731)
SUBJECT:                 1987 EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE - PART 2
     ITEM 4.  It will be a limited scope exercise reflecting the
first 36-48 hours of the disaster.  The focus will be on
communications, using all radios available.  Emphasis on public
information functions, situation reports, priorities.  No canned
messages.  "Real time" time play.  City to county to State
Coordination Center (SCC) Los Alamitos to State Operations Center
(SOC) Sacramento.
     ITEM 5.  Players will include but not limited to Los Angeles
County, City of L.A., FIRESCOPE OCC, FEMA Region 9, State OES at
all Regions and the SCC and SOC, and the counties of Orange, San
Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Riverside and Ventura.
     ITEM 6.  We hope to  incorporate into the permanent
California State plans for emergency high frequency
communications the CAP and MARS organizations.
To be continued September 14th Bulletin #32.
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on August 31, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  32/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.732)
SUBJECT:            RESPONSE 87 EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE - PART 3
     7.  As noted by Headquarters W6HIR traffic the last couple
of weeks, the State will be participating in an earthquake
exercise on 14-15 October, 1987, along with city, county and
federal governments.  Under the exercise scenario, government and
telephone communications will be severely impacted in parts of
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Ventura, and
Santa Barbara counties.
     8.  RACES members of the above jurisdictions who wish to
participate, but cannot arrange time off during the normal
business hours on October 14th can still participate.  Contact
the person in your jurisdiction who is planning their
participation in the exercise or me at State OES Region 6 office
for details.  Telephone [phone].
To be continued next week.
Sgd/Don Root, WB6UCK, OES Southern Area RACES Coordinator
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on SEPTEMBER 14, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  33/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.733)
SUBJECT:            RESPONSE 87 EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE - PART 4
     9.  This exercise will provide OES the first opportunity to
test the new Southern California Earthquake Response Plan,
adopted by the Governor's Emergency Council last spring.  Under
the plan, cities in the impacted area coordinate their needs with
their counties; the counties coordinate with State OES.  As such,
OES will not accept message traffic from cities (with the
exception of the City of Los Angeles) during the "active"
portions of the exercise.
     10.  Also under the plan, the concept of OES Regions 1 and 6
as separate coordinating entities is replaced by one coordinating
facility: the State Coordination Center (SOC), currently located
on the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Los Alamitos in Orange
County.
To be continued next week.
SGD/DON ROOT, WB6UCK, State OES Southern Area RACES Coordinator
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on September 21, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  34/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.734)
SUBJECT:            RESPONSE 87 EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE - PART 5
     11.  A number of Amateurs think about the need for portable
operation and go so far as to put together a portable station,
and the forget a few basic items to include.  We all think about
VHF operating with a small two meter rig, complete with batteries
and magnetic mount antenna.  But what about the ground plane when
you do not have a metal surface to mount the antenna on or near?
Build 4 radials that are a quarter wavelength for the band
concerned out of coat hangers, welding rods  or spare antenna
rods, and place them in an X pattern under the mag mount to
provide a minimal ground plane.
     12.  When planning portable HF stations, remember a ground
rod and a solid connection.  Your tuner and your antenna wants to
see a counterpoise.  Also remember to carry some warning tape for
your radials and guys that are located where people may walk into
them.  A trip to your local lumber store will yield vinyl survey
tape in a number of colors including yellow and orange to warn
people of the hazard.  Tie 6 to 8 inch pieces of the tape to your
radiator or guys at eye level and every 12 to 18 inches downward
from there.     To be continued next week.
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on SEPTEMBER 28, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  35/87
SUBJECT:            RESPONSE '87 EXERCISE IS UPON US!
Response '87 exercise is now less than 10 days away.  Packet
radio is being featured as a mainstream method of message
handling. The State Coordination Center at Los Alamitos will be
on 145.03.....[more details no longer of interest].  As many
government agencies are experiencing packet for the first time
through this exercise, we would appreciate the cooperation of the
general Amateur community in keeping the channels for this
exercise free on non-exercise traffic. Thank you. 73, DON ROOT,
WB6UCK, Ass't. Chief, State Telecommunications Division, Southern
Area RACES Coordinator.
For statewide broadcast October 5, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  36/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.736)
SUBJECT:            DEFINITION OF RACES IN CALIFORNIA
ATTN:     ALL AMATEURS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WORKERS
     The term RACES in California is used to describe any Amateur
Radio operator who is enrolled in a specific government, in
accordance with California State Codes governing the registration
and use of Disaster Service Workers, to provide communications
via the Amateur Radio Service.  A disaster does NOT have to be
declared to use RACES personnel.  The RACES section is usually
attached to that government's emergency preparedness office, or
to the department it designates, such as Sheriff's,
Communications, etc.  It may be called something other than RACES
by the jurisdiction but the foregoing definition is the generic
definition in California.  An Amateur may be both a member of
ARES and RACES; this is, in fact, encouraged.  The distinction is
that RACES responds to and serves the State or a local
government;  ARES supports non-governmental activities and
organizations.
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on OCTOBER 12, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  37/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.737)
SUBJECT:            CCDN & RACES BULLETINS - PART 1 of 2
     The California Civil Defense Net has historically skipped
Mondays that fell on holidays. Effective immediately the CCDN
will be conducted every Monday of the year. At least one
California STATE RACES BULLETIN will be sent to QST and every OES
agency every Monday.  The BULLETINS are sent via (1) the CCDN,
Mondays at 1900 on CW and 1930 on RTTY on 3545.5 MHz; (2) all
WESTNET packet bulletin boards; and (3) by mail to selected
agencies and ARC's who use them in their club publications.
     The BULLETINS are of lessened value if they are not
delivered upon receipt to every county OES coordinator by a local
Amateur.
     BULLETINS will restart with number 001 in January 1988 to
simplify future reference and progress to number 999 regardless
of month or year.
     An index to past BULLETINS is available from this office.
Also copies of selected past BULLETINS are available to Radio
Officers and OES agencies on a limited basis.
Sgd/STANLY E. HARTER, KH6GBX

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  38/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.738)
SUBJECT:            CCDN & RACES BULLETINS - PART 2 of 2
     Not all RACES BULLETINS may be carried by the CCDN.  Time
critical BULLETINS may be sent by packet at any time.  RACES
program personnel statewide should check their packet mailbox
daily for traffic addressed to "RACES".  As pointed out at a
recent ARRL conference all emergency operations centers, RACES,
and ARES management personnel should be equipped with packet
communications.  It is the fastest and most accurate Amateur
communications mode readily available for message traffic,
management and training subjects.
     Again, it is requested that all STATE RACES BULLETINS be
read at reading speed over all voice radio nets throughout
California to keep all Amateurs informed of Amateur radio
emergency services.  The Governor's Office of Emergency Services
thanks all who have cooperated in this effort.
Sgd/STANLY E. HARTER, KH6GBX
    Coordinator, Amateur Radio Service
    Asst. Chief, Telecommunications Division

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  39/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.739)
SUBJECT:   USE OF ID CARD POLICY
ATTENTION:  ALL STATE RACES STAFF AND OPERATORS
INFO:       ALL COUNTY AND CITY RACES IN CALIFORNIA
     The ID card issued by any California government jurisdiction
to a RACES operator is for the official use only of that
volunteer or employee while serving that or another government on
a mutual aid basis.  Please do not embarrass your agency or
jeopardize the retention of an official identification card by
using it to gain access or for personal advantage if you are not
on official business for your agency.  Infractions have a way of
filtering back to authorities.  One action of poor judgment can
undo the hard fought gains of many fine volunteers.  Good deeds
are quickly forgotten but negative ones long remembered.  There
are reportedly counties which will not use volunteers because of
one bad episode in the past.  It is recommended that program
managers and training officers in agencies using volunteers
stress this subject of ID card use and misuse.
For statewide broadcast by W6NKR on November 2, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  40/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.740)
SUBJECT:             VOLUNTEERS RESPONDING POLICY
ATTENTION:  RACES PROGRAM MANAGERS AND TRAINING OFFICERS
     For every public safety function or problem there is a
government agency charged with the primary response, control and
mitigation.    Some agencies use volunteers on a regular basis
and others do not.  Such regular or professional volunteers are
generally expected to meet certain qualifications prior to
acceptance and enrollment.  We know of no public safety function
in California provided solely by volunteers.  Skilled volunteers,
properly trained and registered, are a part of and support a
specific public agency. Public agencies do not take kindly to
unrequested volunteers showing up at an emergency.  By the same
token, properly registered volunteers do not self-dispatch
themselves; they respond by authorization from competent
authority.  One of the prerequisites in California for a
volunteer to serve a public agency is to first become a
registered Disaster Service Worker in accordance with State
Government Code 8580 et al.   See your local OES Coordinator for
further information if you are interested.
For statewide broadcast on NOVEMBER 9, 1987.

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  41/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.741)
SUBJECT:         FLOW OF COMMUNICATIONS
Attention:  RACES Training Officers
     A reminder to all local OES agencies and RACES operators is
in order following several county exercises in October.  State
OES Headquarters in Sacramento received several messages direct
from counties.  This is not normally proper.
     All repeat all OES-related communications flow from cities
to counties to State OES Region offices to State OES HQ and vice
versa.
     Some county exercise messages were sent direct to Sacramento
instead of to their OES Region.  Several county radio operators
said the messages were addressed to State OES and they assumed
that meant Sacramento.  In other words they were not familiar
with the OES Region structure and traffic flow and telephoned the
Sacramento headquarters to simulate the radio traffic.
     There are  two  exceptions to this rule:
(1) Counties in OES Region 4 send RACES traffic to OES
Headquarters (W6HIR) because Region 4 has no separate RACES
facility.  It is co-located with OES HQ.
(2) In the event your Region office is incapacitated or has not
yet come up on the air.
Sgd/ STANLY E. HARTER, KH6GBX
     Coordinator, Amateur Radio Services
For statewide broadcast on NOVEMBER 16, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  42/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.742)
SUBJECT:       TRAINING WRITEUPS WANTED
ATTENTION: Amateur Radio emergency services instructors, managers
and others with emergency experience.
     This is your opportunity to share your advice with others.
Many hams with little or no experience are asking for guidance.
A role of this office is to collect and distribute guidance to
hams interested in becoming a professional volunteer resource to
emergency response agencies.
     Anything worth doing right should be put into writing.  Now
is your chance to speak up and be heard -- or rather -- read.  We
know there are many fine RACES/ARES instructors/managers/members
out there.  Send in your contributions now.  Any topic.  As many
as you want, no limit.  Mail or packet them to me.
     Authors will be credited.  Items we edit will be sent back
to the author for final approval prior to release.
     RACES and ARES units are constantly asking us for training
materials and outlines.  This can and should be a joint effort
for all who have good advice or procedures to share with all
Amateur Radio operators seeking to sharpen their skills.  Topics
should include management, operations, technical or policy.
     Questions?  Call me at 916-427-4281, write, or packet W6HIR-
1 @ WA6NWE-1 in the WESTNET PBBS system.
Sgd/ STANLY E. HARTER, KH6GBX, Amateur Radio Service Coordinator
     2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832
For statewide broadcast on NOVEMBER 23, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  43/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.743)
SUBJECT:      WILL ATTEND THE ERI'88?
     The first RACES Radio Officer orientation seminar will be
conducted Saturday, 26 March 1988, from 1400-1700 at the
Emergency Response Institute '88 in San Jose. We urge all State,
county and city radio officers to attend. Planning, organizing,
staffing, direction, coordination, operations, reporting and
budget topics will be presented by State OES.  If you plan to
attend, let me know now so that the ERI'88 staff can make
necessary preparations.  We will understand that it may not be a
firm commitment on your part at this early date but we would like
a feel for how many may come.  Please reply by name and callsign
(or number of tentative spaces) and the jurisdiction being
represented.  Reply to me by packet or mail. Please give this
bulletin widest dissemination.  See packet bulletin RACESBUL.7X1,
subject "ERI'88 Agenda" for details.
Sgd/STAN HARTER, KH6GBX
    State RACES Coordinator
For statewide broadcast on NOVEMBER 30, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  44/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.744)
SUBJECT:                 TSUNAMI
      A tsunami is a seismic seawave usually caused by a
submarine earthquake.  A tsunami warning is generally
automatically issued  after a quake off the coast of Alaska of
Richter 6.8 and Richter 7.5 if offshore British Columbia and the
western U.S.  A Warning means immediate evacuation of low lying
areas is required. A Watch means a Warning may follow.
Authorities will cancel Watches and Warnings whenever sufficient
information permits the decision. Emergency workers and the media
must know (1) the difference between a Watch and a Warning, and
(2) that a tsunami may be several waves over several hours. It is
not, repeat not, just one wave.
For statewide broadcast on DECEMBER 4, 1987
                      TRAINING DISCUSSION:
People who use the term "tidal wave" should be corrected whenever
possible.  The correct term is tsunami.  The tsunami is a shock
wave that travels over the open sea at speeds close to 500 miles
per hour.  One cannot see this shock wave in the open ocean.  As
it approaches land, several things happen.  It slows down.  The
water frequently recedes from the ocean bottom, leaving fish
flopping in vast tide pools. This can often attract people to
catch fish with their hands instead of heading immediately for
high ground as they should.  Then the tsunami bores in at speeds
ranging from 30-100 mph and from 20 to over 100 feet high. Your
being above the runup is the only escape from a tsunami. There
may be several waves over a period of time. Subsequent waves may
be larger than the first of preceding waves.  There are no rules
that govern the speed, height, and how many waves will affect any
given coast.  When you are told to evacuate--don't be a dead
hero. Get out! Civil Defense warning sirens and the Emergency
Broadcast System should be activated simultaneously two hours
prior to the ETA of the first wave in your locality. CAP aircraft
in Hawaii are equipped with electronic sirens and P.A. systems
that effectively warn fishermen, campers and swimmers away from
the shorelines.  -73-          KH6GBX

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  45/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.745)
SUBJECT:               ICS VIDEOTAPE
     A VHS videotape of a FEMA videoconference on 6/17/87 titled
"The Incident Command System: Professionalism in Managing
Emergencies" is available for loan from the State OES HQ Public
Information Office
For statewide broadcast on DECEMBER 14, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  46/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.746)
SUBJECT:          SEASON'S GREETINGS
     As we enter the holiday season I wish to extend my thanks
and sincere appreciation to all of the dedicated and skilled
volunteers who have supported the State OES and local agencies in
1987. Many of you work quietly behind the scenes and away from
the TV camera's glare, so that the public is largely unaware of
the selfless service you provide your government and community.
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services is most appreciative
and will let your contributions be known at every opportunity.
We look forward to a long and growing association.
(Signed) WILLIAM MEDIGOVICH, Director
For statewide broadcast on DECEMBER 21, 1987

STATE RACES BULLETIN NR  47/87   (PACKET # RACESBUL.747)
SUBJECT:         RACES BULLETIN NUMBERING SYSTEM
     The State RACES Bulletin numbers will begin with 001 with
the next bulletin in January 1988 and run consecutively
thereafter and without starting over every year.  This will
facilitate future reference and filing.  The WESTNET packet
numbering will be RACESBUL.001, etc.  An index of past bulletins
is available to any agency from this office.
For statewide broadcast on DECEMBER 28, 1987


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