2016 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test Montgomery County ARES® participated in the 2016 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test on the weekend on Oct. 1-2. We tested our ability to communicate between counties throughout Maryland and DC via HF Winlink in peer-to-peer (P2P) mode using NVIS methods. (Diagram below credited to Stephen C. Finch, AIØW.) NVIS stands for…

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is a nationwide exercise in disaster response and emergency communication, administered by ARRL emergency coordinators and net managers at the local level, in which volunteer communicators respond to a mock emergency or disaster. Saturday, October 7 was the date for the SET in Maryland/DC. The…