RI hams/GMRS/FRS users are needed to strengthen our regional auxcomm capabilities.
Consider making a small investment in time on April 30th. Sign up for 2026 BEACON Exercise.
BEACON is a large-scale, grid-down California exercise taking place at the same time and we’re leveraging their planning.
Over 15 counties, 300 organizations, and multiple states are participating.
All forms of auxcomm should be used to pass both informal and formal messages: Ham, FRS, GMRS, SMS Text, Meshtastic, MeshCore, Starlink …
You’ll be invited to play one or more roles:
local observer, auxcomm info hub, town emergency operations center lead, non-government organization partner, a state contact
You can operate from work, home, car, in the field, a served agency, wherever you’d like.
Hurricane season is approaching. Thursday April 30th. 30 minutes. One day. Real drill. Real impact.
Register: via the QR Code or the Google Form at https://forms.gle/
Send questions to Mike, K1NPT@arrl.net
