[GA ARES] Long Overdue SOC Update

[Lowry Rouse]

Hello to all. After such a long time of not e-mailing the group as a whole, I'm sure to get several addresses bounced back as undeliverable. This is an attempt to get back into regular communication with the GEMA Team and update everyone on what's going on at the State Operations Center (SOC). 
 
If you haven't heard, Greg Tilman (N4VAD) has stepped down as the Operations ASEC. Scott Royal (KK4Z), MATS DEC, has stepped into that position. Scott requested that I confirm who within the GEMA Team is still active and interested in operating the SOC station during times of emergency. His specific question was, "How many days can you maintain 24 hour a day operations from the existing team members?"
 
So the first step is to find out who is still interested in supporting the SOC when not needed with your own ARES® group's activities. Please respond to this e-mail with answers to the following questions:
          
1. Are you still interested in being a GEMA Team Member?
2. If yes, please furnish additional or preferred e-mail addresses and all phone numbers where you can be contacted.
3. In the event of a emergency, how long a time period would you be able to operate the SOC station, keeping in mind your family and   
    job obligations?
 
With those few questions to begin, especially since a lot of the e-mail addresses that won't work now will have to be researched, let me stop here for now and see what  responses I get back.  When I get some idea of who I'm still in contact with, additional information will be passed on to you.
 
Please be advised that the SOC station will be activated on SET Saturday, Oct 6th from 8AM to 2PM local time. The SOC will be operating on 3.975 MHz on HF, 146.82- pl 146.2 on VHF, and using WINLINK. The SOC will also be testing PSK 31 with the Digital DEC Tom Olley (KG4VUB). Other modes are being considered but no specific plans are in place now. Operating at the SOC on SET Saturday will be David Ziskind (KE4QLH) ADEC for OHS/GEMA, Tom Holcomb (K5AES), Victor Wasilov (KI4HPX), the State Warning Officers Robert Belcher (W4AEO) and Charles Bryant have been invited to attend and myself. Scott (KK4Z) may drop by also for a while to visit the station.
 
I hope all of you will want to remain an active GEMA Team member and look forward to hearing from you. If you do not want to remain a GEMA Team member and have an SOC ID card, the card will need to be returned to the SOC or myself for security reasons. If you choose to send your ID card back to the SOC directly, please advise me so I can keep up with how many cards are still in circulation. Please contact me for any questions you have relating to this request.
 
Thanks for your time to be an ARES® member and lets keep our ranks active and ready to serve the community.
 
Best Regards,
 
Lowry Rouse KM4Z
OHS/GEMA DEC
 
If you need to call me, use the following numbers:  home (770) 972-7248
                                                                            work (770) 688-2583
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