Members of Delta ARS deployed to various facilities to support Shake Out BC 2013.
We have participated in the past, but this year we activated the amateur stations in Fire Halls 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7. In times of emergency, the Fire Halls will become Community Emergency Coordination Centres (CECC). Also VA7DEP was operational from the Public Safety Building and VA7DCH at City Hall.
The following Delta ARS members manned these stations:
| Hall 1 | Rand VE7HRA Don VA7IQ |
| Hall 2 | John VE7JNH Oz VE7OSK |
| Hall 5 | Tom VE7DID Chris VE7QCS Stewart VA7SJT |
| Hall 6 | Dave VE7PKE |
| Hall 7 | Mark VE7CLX Larry VE7CFF |
| Public Safety Building VA7DEP |
Barry VE7WIT |
| City Hall VA7DCH |
Doug VE7WLF Darrel VE7CUS |
In addition to the 13 members at facilities, check-ins were received from Jeanne VA7QLT, Johann VA7CRE, Ralph VE7XF, Walter VE7BGJ, Gordon VE7FKY and Curtis VE7CQF. In the “interested amateur” category, David VE7EPP was mobile and Ralph VE7OM was at YVR airport. The long distance check-in goes to Ed VE7AFC in Murrayville, east of Langley.
Shake out BC was a good opportunity to exercise and radios and people. As a path test, we know we can talk to all CECC stations via a repeater and on simplex.
Thank you to all who participated and especially to Darrel who had to jump in early when my voice gave out!
Doug VE7WLF