GlobalSET

Global Simulated Emergency Tests –

What have we learned ?

Greg Mossop, G0DUB

Why do we need GlobalSET?

We are good at emergency communications

in our own countries – but disasters do not

stop at borders.

Demonstrate that Radio Amateurs ARE a

valuable asset for emergency

communications in any situation.

ITU recommendation M.1042-2

that administrations encourage the

development of amateur service and

amateur-satellite service networks capable of

providing communications in the event of

natural disasters;

ITU recommendation M.1042-2

that such networks be robust, flexible and

independent of other telecommunications

services and capable of operating from

emergency power; that amateur organizations be encouraged to

promote the design of robust systems

capable of providing communication during

disasters and relief operations;

ITU recommendation M.1042-2

that amateur organizations be allowed to

exercise their networks periodically during

normal non-disaster periods.

.... and that is what GlobalSET promotes !

It all started in 2006...

The first IARU 'EmCom Party on the Air”

organised by IARU Region 1 held on

November 18th 2006

27 countries and at least 100 operators

Limited publicity and objectives at first.

The Objectives

Increase the common interest in Emergency

Communications Test how usable the CoA frequencies are

across the IARU regions Create practices for international emergency

communications Practice the relaying of messages by voice

and data modes

Increasing interest

Some set up Special

Event Stations such

as AT7CD,

OE2008ZK etc. This promotes our

good work to the

public.

November 2006

May 2007

November 2007

May 2008

Disaster Risk Categories

ECHO Evaluation December 2003

Barriers

Eine laute und deutliche Sprache ist von

Vorteil. Zur Durchfuhrung von

internationalem Notfunkverkehr sind zudem

gute Englischkenntnisse erforderlich.

(schones Wort!)

http://www.carc.de/notfunk/files/Amateurfunk%20Notfunkdienst10.pdf

Amateurfunk Notfunk WEB DARC Distrikt N

Barriers

English is not the only language...

Emergency Communications Organisations

are not always part of the IARU/National

Society

Could the event get too big ?

How usable are the CoA?

Propagation We have to work with it, change times to

increase experience. Overload

We need to manage use for exercises QRM Data/CW

Bandplan issues for data modes

Creating common practices

The objective is to create practices for

INTERNATIONAL emergency

communications.

But for new groups, these should be able to

be used locally.

They already exist...

Common Message Format ?RAYNET MESSAGE FORM

NUMBER

1

PRECEDENCE

*

ROUTINE

PRIORITY

IMMEDIATE

EMERGENCY

STATION OF

ORIGIN

G8OJQ

CHECK

20

PLACE OF ORIGIN

NESS

FILING TIME

1400

FILING DATE

Feb 20

To: West Group Control ler, G0DUB

Message serial numbers should begin with 1

At the beginning of the year or month

Avoid large or confusing numbers

Originator’ s name in BLOCK letters : J Whitney

REC’D

FROM DATE TIME

SENT

TO DATE TIME

Relaying messages

We must pass messages accurately How would we cope with messages in different

languages ? We must pass messages quickly

Some modes are not as quick as we hoped. We must get messages to the right

destination.

Relaying messages

We must pass messages accurately Messages passed in a foreign language would

be a challenge Logging is no longer a requirement of some

countries Accurate logs were only available in May 2007

where there was a 30% error rate Data is able to pass messages accurately but is

it always available ?

Relaying messages

We must pass messages quickly The exercise messages have not included time

information. Not enough logs have been received, and a lot

of effort is needed to determine how long it takes

to get messages through on voice. Information is available for data – but it may

reflect more delays on the internet than in the

radio system.

Data/E-Mail Delivery times

E-Mail analysis from May 2008 Winlink (62 messages)

Fastest 41s, Slowest 7h 48m 57s Average 1h 55m 8s

ALE HFN (23 messages) Fastest 36s, Slowest 4h 46m 24s Average 1h 9m 5s

PSKMail, only 1 message in 16m 44s

The way forward

Next GlobalSET November 8th 2008

0400-0800UTC

CW included for the first time. No other changes to rules or exchange

Allow people to learn from this report Allow better testing of Data mode delivery times.

... and then ???

GlobalSET May 2nd 2009 1100-1500UTC

Stations to create a message in IARU format Message may be a greeting, weather report or

an information message for power/bands etc. These messages to be sent to a nominated

amateur in each region. Would this make every station in that country a

HQ station ?

... and then ???

Original text of messages sent to be

forwarded to an email address for checking

against the received copy.

The GlobalSET moves to passing real

messages, which are more complicated and

will still need to be relayed to get to their

destination – just like a real event !

Conclusions

The 'EmCom Parties on the Air' / GlobalSET

have laid the foundations for a Global

network. It is time to start passing 'real' messages or

stations will lose interest. This framework will allow National Exercises

to join in with GlobalSET if required.

Any Questions ?

.... in English please :-)

Links

http://lists.raynet-hf.net/mailman/listinfo/globalset

To join the 'globalset' mailing list.

http://www.gdacs.org

For alerts of natural disasters around the world.