‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE, THE AMATEUR RADIO MISSION CHANGED WHEN MIKE, N9FEB, WAS ASKED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO POST THEMSELVES AS STAGING AREA MANAGERS FOR INCIDENT COMMAND, WHICH IS A VITAL ROLE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE OVERALL DISASTER RESPONSE. THE HAMS WERE ALSO TO DISTRIBUTE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PPE CLOTHING TO RESPONDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THE HAMS ALSO ASSISTED METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY PERSONNEL IN DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOS TO ALL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, SIGNING THEM IN/OUT AS NEEDED. BY ACCEPTING THIS MISSION, ALL OTHER AMATEUR RADIO ACTIVITIES TOOK SECOND STAGE. THE EXERCISE WAS EVALUATED FOR ITS INTEROPERABILITY/ NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ‰ FROM PAGE 101 ‰ JA0CRG/342 JA0UUA/341 JA1BWA/362 JA1MOH/347 JA4LKB/341 JA7BJS/350 ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ