- FROM (Sender):
Enter your Ham Call Sign, AmRRON Call Sign, or other means of identification
(depending on the mode of transmission and FCC regulations).
- TO (Recipient):
Enter the intended recipient’s Ham Call Sign, AmRRON Call Sign,
or other means of identification (depending on the mode of transmission
and FCC regulations).
- Precedence:
Select "Flash," "Immediate," "Priority," or "Routine" in accordance with established guidelines.
- Current
DTG:
Enter the date and time in the Date-Time Group (DTG) format: YYYYMMDDHHMMZ.
The “Z” stands for “Zulu” Time, Greenwich Mean
Time, or Universal Time. If you don’t know the Zulu Time, indicate
your local time zone; for example, if it is 11/02/14 1:13 PM PST, enter
it as follows: 201411021313PST.
- Incident
Number:
If this is a new incident, enter the exact same thing you entered in
the “Current DTG” block. This will be the incident number.
If you are reporting an update on an incident that has already been
reported, enter that incident number.
- Expiration:
Enter the DTG that
you believe that it would no longer be beneficial for other stations
to relay your message.
- Location:
Enter the location of the incident. For the purposes of form, this is
of far more importance that your own location. Be concise, but descriptive.
You can enter latitude/longitude coordinates, maidenhead grid square
coordinates, cross-streets, or whatever description is necessary. If
there isn’t room in this portion of the form, enter “see
Remarks” and enter the location in the Remarks section.
- Incident
Status:
Select whether this is a New incident, an Ongoing
incident that you are giving an update on, or a Resolved
incident.
- Size and
Scope:
Select whether this incident is Local, Regional,
or National in scope.
- Overall
Hazard:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the overall hazard
status.
- Current
Weather:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the current weather
status.
- 48 hr Weather:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the anticipated weather
status in the next 48 hours.
- Infrastructure:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the infrastructure
status. This includes the availability of utilities, transportation,
medical, and other services.
- Political:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the status of political
stability and tenor.
- Civil:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the civil status.
Consider whether there is civil instability or unrest.
- Communications:
Select “Green,” “Yellow,”
or “Red” to describe the communications
status. This includes the ability to sustain communications. Consider
2nd and 3rd order influences such as the availability of power, internet,
surveillance, etc.
- Remarks:
This is where you enter everything else that doesn’t fit in the
form. Do not forget to indicate the source of your information. Did
you see this on the internet? If so, what is the source URL? Did you
see or hear this on broadcast news? If so, what station did you hear
it on? Did you see the incident yourself? Did you hear it from a second
party? Remember to be factual, concise, and specific.
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