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SIMPLEX OPERATIONS AROUND THE IC AREA, ECHOLINK, INTERNET RADIO LINKING
PROGRAM IRLP AND HF 40 M AND 80 M OPERATIONS.  THE HAMS AT THE MUSCATATUCK
URBAN TRAINING CENTER MUTC IN BUTLERVILLE WERE CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN A
CROSS BAND REPEAT MODE WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE IC COMMANDER HANDHELD
ACCESS TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THE EOCS AND CAMP ATTERBURY FJOC STATIONS ON
FREQUENCY.  BY HAVING MULTIPLE BANDS AND MODES, WE WERE ASSURED OF GETTING
TRAFFIC PASSED.  THE AMATEUR RADIO MISSION THE DESIGNED MISSION OF THE
AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT WAS TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK THAT WOULD
ALLOW THE INCIDENT COMMAND TO SPEAK WITH ALL COUNTY EOCS, THE STATE EOC,
AND THE REMOTE SITE FOR INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IDHS AS
WELL AS MARS LIAISONS IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO A WIDER
AUDIENCE.  FIFTY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED.  JUST DAYS
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