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NFARC HISTORICAL EXERCISE / FIELD DAY  INFORMATION




Exercise
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OTHER GROUPS' EXERCISES:
The SEC-ARES groups.io forum began to collect examples of Amateur Radio volunteer Exercises.   Here are some that were provided, for comparison to our local group's exercises:
Lancaster County ARES/CERT Exercise

2023


January PDF Winlink File Transfer (VARA-FM) DRILL  -- Test of ability to transfer a signature-included ICS-214 file via our VARA-FM system (Winlink) to NF4AC.   16 members completed the drill successfully, which involved a lot of new knowledge for several and great accomplishment!   The successful participants included:   KX4Z, AA3YB, W4JIR (the hard way!), KN4TWS, K4ZSW, KG4VWI, AC4QS, KI4KEA, NH2KW, KO4LBS, WA4AMY, K9RFT, N5CBP, KO4ZSD and newcomer KN4JQB.   Lots of great practice -- team requested additional exercises in the fuure on diverse skills.


2022


Hurricanes Nicole / Ian AAR/IP - Brett Wallace NH2KW

BrettEmily2022FieldDayAARIP     Even more accomplishment than 2021!!!  And We learned a BUNCH.

2021
2021 Alachua County Simulated Emergency Test   After Action Report / Improvement Plan


2021 Field Day AAR/IP   WOW!  Did we have fun and DOUBLE our performance of the previous year in many ways!!

Whirldwind Boom AAR/IP     Largest volunteer-based communications exercise in North Florida in years and years.
          2021 SHARES Talk on HSEEP Exercise WhirlwindBoom  (pdf)
          Libre Office odp Slide Show and HSEEP Shares Talk
          PowerPoint Slide Show HSEEP Shares Talk - WhirlwindBoom


          Whirlwind Boom Unified Information Page


Available on AMAZON   (If you need a paperback version -- the free PDF is above)
WhirldwindBoom Paperback
20202020 Field Day AAR/IP
2020 Conference HSEEP Exercise
20192019 Power Out! AAR/IP
2019 Viral Duo Conference HSEEP AAR/IP
20182018 Hurricane Michael AAR/IP
2018 Waccasassa Wildfire Exercise AAR/IP
20172017 Hurricane Exercise AAR/IP
2017 Steinhatchee Storm Exercise (Deployment)
2016