1. Messaging Handling

2. ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Service®
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

3. RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Administered by local, county and state emergency management agencies, and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States government. It is a part of the Amateur Radio Service that provides radio communications for civil-preparedness purposes only, during periods of local, regional or national civil emergencies. These emergencies are not limited to war-related activities, but can include natural disasters such as fires, floods and earthquakes.
As defined in the rules, RACES is a radio communication service, conducted by volunteer licensed amateurs, designed to provide emergency communications to local or state civil-preparedness agencies. It is important to note that RACES operation is authorized by emergency management officials only, and this operation is strictly limited to official civil-preparedness activity in the event of an emergency-communications situation.

4. SATERN Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network
SATERN is dedicated to  assisting The Salvation Army during times of emergency. To provide all possible forms of communication when normal communications are impossible, and through cross training, assist The Salvation Army in any way possible. SATERN is an Amateur Radio operator volunteer based organization.

5. ICS IC The Incident Command System (ICS)
is a systematic tool used for the command, control, and coordination of emergency response according to the United States Federal Highway Administration.
IC incident commander
The incident commander is the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involved

6. Fred Weck’ Air Force Messaging System at March AFB

7. Fred then tried a different approach:
Smoke Signals!

8. Finally Fred found Radios!!
And a Radio club
And FRS
Radios

9. Messaging Handling

10. Messaging Handling

11. Messaging Handling

12. Sending the Message

13. 213 MESSAGE FORM

14. 213 MESSAGE FORM (TOP)

15. 213 MESSAGE FORM (BOTTOM)

16. Procedural Words

17. Sending the Message

18. Sending a Message

19. Sending the Message

20. Sending The Message

21. Procedural Words

22. Procedural Words

23. Procedural Words

24. Procedural Words

25. Procedural Words

26. Procedural Words

27. Phonetics

28. Phonetic Alphabet

29. Procedural Words

30. Message Handling Procedures

31. Letter and Mixed Groups

32. Letter and Mixed Groups

33. ARES Messaging Handling

34. ARES Messaging Handling

35. ARES Messaging Handling

36. Letter and Mixed Groups

37. Sample Message

38. Actual Message
“I just found out we are going to be receiving two busses of people needing food and meals for tonight and tomorrow. “Better figure on at least 45 additional shelter residents. “They should be here by about 3:00 PM. “We’ll need cots, blankets, and care kits for them. Send the message to Izzy Bagodonuts in Mass care at the EOC. Ask when we can expect delivery.”

39. Sample Message

40. Sample Message

41. Sample Message

42. Sample Message Reply

43. Final Comments

44. Message Flow

45. References, etc…
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