BLACK SWAN 20 IPAWS Review (Radio KD8TTE Ep 028)

Note that there are both automated (Winlink) and manual (traffic net) portions of this exercise. The automated portions went relatively quickly (minutes). To prove the concept and test the procedure and various operating conditions that evolve on HF throughout the day, we had injects take place over a period of days where we had once-daily nets handling the relay of messages (pre-incident). Scheduling was not made to favor performance, but to give the greatest amount of time for operators to have messages on their station, to practice origination and relay before actually moving it to the next hop. This is the "crawl" phase of crawl-walk-run training. In the subsequent phases of testing we'll start analyzing performance of the relay under various conditions, measuring accuracy, relay latency, and total relay time.

Finally, keep an eye out for the complete After Action Report/Improvement Plan. We'll use the review to highlight what we've done well, identify where doctrine, procedures, and training need to change to achieve our objectives better.

Thanks to everyone who was part of this process. Thanks to Phil Sherrod W4PHS (Winlink Development Team), Scott Johnson of Sawdey Solutions (FEMA Contractor), and Ross Merlin WA2WDT, SHARES HF Radio Program Manager (Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency, DHS). ARRL's Ohio Section demonstrated the viability of amateur radio as a pathway to get critical messages through even in "black sky" events. This is the first ever case, but is certain not to be the last. Well done, Ohio!

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Charles
May name is Mark Spoo N9VDQ from the suburbs of Chicago. I look forward to and enjoy your videos. I do have a question however. Are these videos made for education for the general ham radio community or were they made specifically for the educating the Ohio armatures? I have shared a few of your videos within Illinois but find that getting past the 85 yo folks that feel 80 meters and 1200 baud is all there is.

Thanks again for you knowledge and willingness to share that knowledge

Respectfully
Mark Spoo
N9VDQ